Champions Creed

Chapter 118 Chapter 117: Voting (asking for monthly votes!)

The media will select photos.

When people saw the photo of Saroo crying while holding O'Neal's photo frame on the front page of the newspaper, they thought that the Shark had joined the Paradise Club with Reggie Lewis (an NBA player who died of a sudden heart attack in 93).

The story starts with a picture, and the entire content depends on the reader's imagination.

When readers excitedly bought the newspapers, they found out that yesterday's game had nothing to do with the shark, and he was still alive and well.

But what can readers do? The money they paid for the newspaper cannot be refunded.

All I can say is that American newspapers in the 90s had already figured out how to use attractive cover images to attract clicks on future video software.

O'Neal was also convinced. He hadn't been back to O'Neal Village for just a few days, but the villagers had already started to spread the rumor that he had died outside!
But it is undeniable that this was indeed the regular season game in which O'Neal participated the most this year.

From this perspective, Roger's work was quite efficient, except that his methods were a little shady.

In any case, Roger was quite happy that he won the comeback match beautifully, avoided four consecutive losses, and scored 40 points.

Another thing that made Roger feel good was that Saru turned his reputation around almost overnight.

Before this, Salu was always criticized by the media because of his poor competitive form.

But yesterday's game was enough to shut up all the media.

Of course, in the long journey to win the championship, just one game of excellent performance is insignificant, but this at least gave Saru a good start to his recovery.

He must first regain his confidence, and then he can play better and better.

Maybe he can't turn back into the strong contender for the best sixth man with an average of 18.9 points per game, but Roger thinks he can definitely become an excellent role player.

After yesterday's game, Saroo has become more lively. He is still polite and still works hard. While maintaining these qualities, he also has a better sense of humor.

At the end of regular training this afternoon, Sarrou invited everyone in the locker room to attend the charity dinner he was hosting in a few days.

"There are delicious food and fine wine waiting for you. Oh, I've also invited the best symphony orchestra in Florida. Don't worry, coach. I'll keep a close eye on them and make sure they don't get drunk.

You can bring your wife or your girlfriend, just don’t bring both of them together.”

Harper asked, "What about single guys like Roger?"

The locker room immediately erupted in laughter.

Roger rolled his eyes at Harper and said nothing more.

Single? Ha!
Soon, Roger will start his French lessons at home with Laetitia Costa!
With a good locker room atmosphere, the Orlando Magic once again entered a rhythm of winning consecutive games.

On November 11, in their second game after returning, the Magic traveled to Oakland to face the Golden State Warriors.

When the Warriors fans saw Roger, they were as nervous as if they had seen the god of plague.

They all remembered Roger's 40 points in the first half in Oakland last season, which was the nightmare of all Warriors fans.

安芬尼.哈达威今天表现不错，全场22中11，拿下29分7个篮板3次助攻。

But Roger responded with 35 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. The 6 assists were also Roger's career high in assists in a single game.

As expected, the Magic defeated the Warriors again.

Chris Cohen, the television industry magnate who bought the Warriors for $94 million in 1.3, was at the event. He originally bought the team for Hardaway. He believed that Hardaway could turn the Warriors into a super popular team that would receive countless nationally televised games, and by then he would be able to completely develop the Bay Area market and make him a fortune.

The result? He felt that his 1.3 million was completely wasted!
If we only talk about his personal performance, Penny is indeed good, but being defeated by Roger again and again makes him worthless.

After the game today, no one even asked Roger what he thought of Hardaway's performance.

Because no one regards them as opponents of the same level anymore.

On the 22nd, the Magic defeated the Vancouver Grizzlies who had just entered the league.

There's not much to say about this game. The Grizzlies didn't have the strength or the determination to win.

The entire team now looks forward to the 1996 NBA Draft.

It would be great if Tim Duncan declared for the draft.

If Tim Duncan doesn't play, the Grizzlies have plenty of other quality options.

Grizzlies fans were even grateful to Roger for making the team lose badly, because the Grizzlies actually won two games in the past week, which was really unorthodox.

The Toronto Raptors next door have only won one game so far!

Thanks to Roger, the Grizzlies are back on track.

On the 23rd, Roger met with Kevin Garnett, the second pick in the draft who was represented by the same agent as him.

He had a meal with Garnett before the game. Garnett seemed to have met an intimate older brother. He talked to Roger about the bad weather in Minneapolis and the huge gap from a high school star to an NBA substitute.

The dinner lasted for four hours, until 11 o'clock in the evening, when Abunassar, a trainer and part-time driver, picked up Roger.

After getting in the car, Roger was very tired.

"This was the most difficult dinner I've ever had. I had to use up almost all the English words I knew just to keep the conversation going," Roger complained.

"What's making conversation so difficult? You and Kevin should have a lot in common."

"Common topic? Damn, how can I understand the gap between going from a high school star to an NBA substitute? I only played as a substitute in one game when I was on the Bulls! You have no idea how hard it is to comfort him!"

"Well, I don't hear you showing off at all, really."

"It's not easy being a big brother, Joe."

"Not everyone can adapt to the NBA as quickly as you. Did you encourage him? You should encourage him."

"Of course, I encouraged him. I encouraged him to shoot more in his own style, just like me."

Abunasa didn't say anything else. Roger's method was not suitable for everyone.

Sure enough, with Roger's encouragement, KG made 7 of 1 shots and scored 2 points in the game the next day.

"Don't just look at the statistics, he is actually finding himself again." Roger commented on Garnett after the game.

No. 25, the Washington Bullets were no match for the defending champions, even if they were back-to-back defending champions.

On the 27th, the young and promising Pistons met the Magic. They were the first team that could cause some trouble to the Magic since Roger's comeback.

Grant Hill used his terrifying first step quickness to attack the basket and scored 23 points.

Alan Houston added 19 points and made 7 of 4 three-pointers.

Webber's performance was also gratifying. He scored 21 points and 6 assists in the game. It seemed that he really had a new life in Detroit.

But it was all ruined by Saru's pass and Roger's shot in the final moments.

With 1.7 seconds left in the game, the Magic were still trailing by 1 point.

The worst thing was that Brian Hill had no more timeouts, so the Magic could only serve the ball from the backcourt. For the Pistons, victory was almost in their grasp.

Brian Hill arranged for Salu to serve the ball. Roger and his teammates stood near the midfield line, as if they were going to receive the ball near the midfield line and then dribble and shoot.

As a result, the moment Saroo threw the ball, Roger suddenly ran to the opponent's three-point line. From the beginning, the Magic's strategy was to pass the ball directly to the opponent's three-point line!

Weber saw the path of the ball and jumped high in the passing lane to intercept it, but he was a little short.

The last time Saroo passed the alley-oop to Roger, Danny Ferry was also just a little bit shorter.

Roger successfully jumped up and caught the basketball one step inside the three-point line. He turned around directly after landing and had almost no time to aim, and he shot under the interference of Grant Hill.

As soon as the basketball flew out of Roger's fingertips, the red light on the backboard lit up immediately.

The basketball immediately went into the net!

The Magic served the ball from the backcourt, and Roger's unaimed turnaround shot successfully defeated the Pistons! This was undoubtedly the most exciting goal in the entire month of November, bar none!

But Roger was very calm. He just pointed at Saroo who passed the ball to him and said, "Very accurate."

"To be honest, I just threw it randomly." Saroo replied with a smile.

After the game, Grant Hill put his hands on his hips and shook his head helplessly.

Jordan's successor?
I'm afraid that it won't be long before I become Roger's successor.

96 to 95, the Orlando Magic defeated the Pistons on the road.

After the game, Pistons coach Doug Collins did not feel pressured by the interview. After a loss, he always had a very familiar rhetoric: "You know, we have a bunch of extremely good young players, and every failure is a test for them. They played well today, but the result was not good."

But after saying this, Collins himself was stunned for a moment.

No, nine out of ten things are wrong.

Collins can use this rhetoric in any game, but not in the game against the Magic!
Grant Hill is 23 years old, Alan Houston is 24 years old, and Chris Webber is 22 years old. They are very young.

But. Roger is only fucking 20!
In front of Roger, there is no way to use youth as an excuse!

Doug Collins laughed. "Well, damn, we can't find an excuse to lose today. What else can I say? At the age of 20, he has already performed like a superstar. This is why Roger is worth million."

So far, since his comeback, Roger has led the team to a six-game winning streak.

The record instantly became a dazzling 11 wins and 3 losses!
However, after a series of consecutive victories, the Magic still only ranked second in the Eastern Conference.

Because the Chicago Bulls had a terrifying record of 14 wins and 13 loss in the first 1 games of the season!
Since the start of the season, the Bulls have never lost to any opponent except the Seattle SuperSonics!

Chicago's victory this season has been overwhelming, with one conquest story after another.

Even though Rodman was suspended for five games, the Bulls survived safely.

After Rodman's return, he was invincible.

In countless third quarters, the Chicago Bulls waved their hands gently, the sickle fell, and they reaped victory.

Michael Jordan has once again become the most respected and watched athlete.

He seemed to have finally turned back into the three-peat champion.

Just as the bulls were getting excited about killing, they encountered the hardest stone on their road to conquest.

The Orlando Magic and the Chicago Bulls are about to meet for the second time.

It’s not quite accurate to say that it’s about to start, as the two sides will not play their second game for another half a month.

But the media and fans couldn't wait and started promoting it early.

This time, the Chicago Bulls are more confident.

Although they were still playing away, they almost strangled the Magic in the third quarter in their last meeting.

However, due to an unexpected fight, the harvest could not continue.

For Jordan, the last victory was not a complete victory. He did not get what he wanted - he did not dig out Roger's heart himself!
This time, he must kill Roger fairly and take back everything he lost!
The good news for Magic fans is that Shaq may return on the day of the second game against the Bulls.

The bad news is that the Magic found that even if O'Neal recovered from his injury, he would be completely unable to play.

In the general manager's office of Advant Health Center, John Gabriel frowned, "What do you mean he can't play? I saw the injury report and his thumb should be healed by the middle of the month."

"Yes, as expected, Shaq will be able to return on the 13th against the Bulls, or on the 15th against the Jazz. But now, we have a new problem," Brian Hill replied.

"what is the problem?"

"Shaquille O'Neal is completely overweight. Damn, he's as fat as a pig! And because he hasn't trained properly during this period, his physical fitness, his state, and his physical condition are all a mess! If you ask him to come to your office right now and not take the elevator, he will be out of breath!
Basically, I have to give him another preseason training camp just for him!

So given his condition, he may not be able to catch up with the game on the 13th!"

Brian Hill was very angry. When he saw O'Neal yesterday, he couldn't believe that he was a professional player!
His belly rivals Barkley's butt!
"So, No. 13 still has to rely on Roger to fight Michael alone?" Gabriel asked.

Brian Hill shrugged helplessly: "This is a high probability event. In fact, I am thankful that Shaq can play before the Christmas game."

"Damn it." John Gabriel sighed. He didn't want the Magic to be swept in the regular season.

The boss didn't pay so much money to become a laughing stock.

“Are you confident about the match on the 13th?”

"I can't give you any guarantees."

"Okay, go ahead, tell Shaq to take it seriously."

Brian Hill left the office and John Gabriel frowned.

He didn't like O'Neal's free and easy attitude, but who could persuade him?

Well, maybe the media can.

It is well known that sharks love their reputation.

If the media criticized him, he would feel very embarrassed, and perhaps his attitude would be corrected.

That's right, the media.

Using the media is a skill that every excellent general manager should master.

Since Shaq is not decent, let's help him be decent.
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Roger still leads the scoring list with an average of 34.1 points per game. Now, no one will doubt that he is a top scorer. The only suspense is: Can he break Michael Jordan's monopoly on the top scorer? - Sports Illustrated.

Madonna revealed that after Dennis finished with her, he would often turn on the TV to watch the game video and study the opponent's offense and rebounding points. I don't know what magic Phil Jackson has, but he has indeed restrained that demon, and he never forgets the game and basketball even when he is doing things. - The New York Times.

What does this mean? It means that even a beast like Dennis would focus on the area he is most familiar with after that shock. Stop praising him, it's nothing great. During that time, any man would do some deep thinking. -- Rainman Kemp, who had friction with Rodman during the regular season, complained about the Worm's serious watching of videos.

Shaq's work ethic is disappointing. During his recovery, he appeared in almost every place in the United States, except Orlando. Because he played too much, he needs to spend more time to get back to form, which makes him almost certain to miss the second game against the Bulls. He was not there when the team needed him the most. If Roger can lead the team to an 11-3 record and a six-game winning streak without Shaq, do we still need to renew Shaq's contract with a high salary? Please call to participate in the vote and make your choice. - Orlando Sentinel.

(End of this chapter)