Champions Creed

Chapter 183 182: He can drink the blood of his enemies! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
The final result of Game 4 was a huge blow to the Utah Jazz.

They had done their best, holding the defending champions to less than 80 points in a single game in the rarefied air of the Triangle Center.

This is the first time this season that the Magic have failed to score 80 points in a single game.

You can recall how many nights it was that Roger and Shark alone could easily score 60 or 70 points.

But the iron-blooded Utah Jazz actually forced the offense of this terrifying team to this point.

But they still lost.

They lost because of Karl Malone's weakness at the critical moment.

The team lost because of Roger's bold three-pointer.

Or you can explain it this way - the Jazz lost because of the toughness of their star player.

That's right, it's hardness, not accuracy.

Is Karl Malone's free throw accuracy really bad? Looking at the great centers of his time, whether it is the four major centers, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Barkley, or Kemp, none of them has a career free throw percentage higher than Karl Malone.

There is no problem with Malone's free throw accuracy. In the last two free throws, Karl Malone was distracted by Roger's trash talk, and the result was "I gave you the chance but you didn't use it."

It turns out that hardness is far more important to a man than accuracy.

Marvin Albert tried to analyze Karl Malone's incredible two missed free throws at the end:

"We all know that Roger yelled something at Carl when he was shooting free throws. We don't know what Roger said, but it's not hard to guess.

The best way to trash talk is to be either very cruel, very brazen, or very clever. You have an ideal image of yourself, and when that image is destroyed by trash talk, you begin to question who you are and what your identity is, which triggers a strong reaction of anger and shame.

Roger's trash talk must have damaged Carl's 'tough guy' image, and that really bothered him."

In a post-match interview, Roger bluntly said, "Karl Malone is the league's number one fake tough guy."

Karl Malone's tough image was trampled on by Roger, which really hurt Karl Malone's self-esteem.

But this is not the worst thing. The worst thing is the total score of 3 to 1.

Any adult who dares to face reality knows that the winner of the championship has been determined.

After Game 4, the Magic players returned to the locker room and hugged each other.

At this time, another staff member brought in a box of "Dynasty Feast" and placed it in the corner.

Right now, there are four boxes of Dynasty Feast in the locker room, representing the four opponents the Magic have defeated along the way in the playoffs.

It seems that what is brought in every time is not wine, but the soul of the opponent.

However, in the past, alcohol was only brought into the locker room after the series was over.

This time the wine was brought in before the series was even over.

Saru smiled and said, "The final battle hasn't started yet, Roger. Are you in such a hurry?"

"It hasn't started yet, but it's over, brother." Roger looked at the four boxes of wine he had collected. Finally, he could put a beautiful end to this last chapter.

Game 5 of the series will be the end of everything.

Before the start of Game 5 of the series, the lottery teams were busy trying out their favorite rookies.

Tracy McGrady has become a hot commodity that every team is vying to invite for tryouts.

Because of his outstanding performance at Roger's training camp last year, McGrady became famous early on.

Moreover, the high school players selected before him have also developed very well.

Roger has become a Mount Rushmore-level player in just his fourth year of pro career.

Kevin Garnett has also proven that he is worth a billion-dollar contract.

Kobe Bryant is the new darling of Los Angeles.

Therefore, people's expectations of McGrady are also very high.

It is generally believed that he is the product of Garnett and Kobe.

He has the size and athleticism of Garnett, with the skills and scoring ability of Kobe.

McGrady's popularity may not be able to shake Duncan, but he is considered to be the most worthwhile rookie in the small year of the 97 draft besides Duncan.

Today, McGrady had a tryout in Chicago.

Jerry Krause looked at McGrady's picturesque shooting movements, as if he was watching a graceful young woman dancing, and the more he watched, the more he liked her.

This kid from Florida is simply an offensive Pippen!
Although the Bulls don't even have a lottery pick because they made the playoffs, Jerry Krause hopes to obtain a draft pick through a trade.

Chips? Needless to say, who is more lovable than Pippen?
However, the transaction was not smooth.

In order to disgust Krause, Pippen announced early that he would not undergo ankle surgery during the offseason, and instead told reporters confidently:
"Of course, I need to work to recover from the injury caused during work. I will have the surgery when the pre-season training camp starts."

In other words, any team that gets Pippen must endure Pippen's absence for half a season.

Also, no one knows how good Pippen can be after the surgery.

This made many teams eager to get Pippen back off.

Sometimes it's really hard to say who is the smartest person in basketball, Scott Pippen or JaVale McGee.

A player who was in his last year of contract actually dared to miss half a season to undergo surgery.

He is indeed a man who has made himself a unit of measurement.

Krause was very satisfied with McGrady's performance. Although the trade for Pippen did not go smoothly due to injury, he felt that there would definitely be a lottery team willing to take the risk.

But after McGrady left, Jerry Krause received bad news from the team's sports medicine expert: "Tracy was born with scoliosis. With this condition, he can only play professional basketball for five or six years at most. Of course, there is a possibility of a miracle, but Tracy will never be able to stay healthy for a long time."

This news was like a bolt from the blue to Krause: "How many teams do you think know about this?"

"I think all the teams that have tried him out know that scoliosis is not a hidden danger that is difficult to detect."

Krause remained silent, which made McGrady's draft pick even more uncertain.

He has top talent and fame, but also has serious injury risks.

Is there any team willing to take a gamble on him?

Would I take a gamble for him?

Tracy McGrady has become the biggest uncertainty in this year's draft.

Roger would never have thought that his decision to make McGrady famous just for fun last summer might also affect him.
At this moment, Roger is preparing for tomorrow's finals G5.

The day before the game, the Salt Lake City media was still shouting about "miracle" and "reversal", words that made people tired.

But these self-consoling articles cannot change the fact that the Jazz are doomed.

At this time, Joe Abunassar took a large package and walked into Roger's room.

After opening it, it turned out to be a huge glass container in the shape of a championship trophy.

Abunassar looked at the huge glass product with great curiosity. "First, the four boxes of wine in the locker room, and now this thing. Can you tell me what you want to do?"

"You'll know tomorrow, Old Joe. I'm a little hungry, so please order room service for me."

"Seriously, Roger? You've started using room service too? I know you haven't had a female companion in a while, but what's the price for room service?"

"What the hell are you talking about? I'm talking about real room service. Order me something to eat. Pasta!"

Roger was speechless. How could a decent person like me, who only had a one-night stand with Cindy Crawford, be misunderstood by others?

absurd!

Soon, the things delivered by the hotel were delivered to the door of the room, and Joe Abunassar opened the door to take them.

Just as Roger was about to pick up his knife and fork to finish the plate of spaghetti, Abunassar complained about the waiter who had just delivered the meal: "Five people deliver one meal. Even if we know it's for you, the scene is too exaggerated."

"What did you say?" Roger became alert.

"I said, there were five of them just now serving you this plate of noodles, and each of them looked very nervous."

Roger put down his knife and fork, luckily he didn't eat it.

This is exactly the same as Jordan's "toxic pizza incident".

But it can also be seen that the people of Salt Lake City are really desperate.

"Old Joe, help me contact Eric."

"What do you want to do again?"

"I want him to help me call the police and contact the food hygiene department. I want the whole world to know how bad the simple Salt Lake City fans are. I want the whole world to know how unscrupulous they are in order to bring me down."

"Huh?" Joe Abunassar looked confused.

"Just do as you are told."

The next day, the whole world saw the news.

"Toxic ingredients were detected in the food sent to Roger by the kitchen staff of the hotel where the Magic team stayed. The police have intervened in the investigation!"

This is shocking news. Throughout the history of the NBA, fans from anywhere have never dared to interfere with the opponent's star player in this way.

Bostonians have been seen tinkering with the garden's air conditioning and flooring.

I've seen the Spurs put cute little animals (bats, snakes) in the visiting team's locker room.

But poisoning the players' meals?
Marvin Albert, who was in charge of the commentary, couldn't help but yell after hearing the news: "Salt Lake City, don't be too outrageous!"

This news brought shame to the fans in Salt Lake City. Losing is not scary, what is scary is losing in an unfair way.

Steve Jones talked about the poisoning incident and came to a conclusion: "I think this is the best proof of Roger's terrible dominance. How desperate must the fans in Salt Lake City be to think of using this method to deal with Roger."

Salt Lake City fans were humiliated, of course, because they were humiliated by the revelation.

If Roger really had food poisoning and was in poor condition like Jordan, they would definitely cheer.

But unfortunately, Roger won't give Salt Lake City fans any more chances.

In Roger's opinion, given the Jazz's strength, winning one game is already their limit.

In the original history, the 97 Finals ended in a 4-2 score purely because Jordan was really unlucky.

In addition to the well-known "flu game" (actually food poisoning), the Bulls also encountered an incredible accident in Game 4 of the series.

Due to the negligence of the team staff, he mistakenly gave a drink called "Gatorade" to the players during the timeout instead of Gatorade.

Gatorade is also a product of Gatorade, so the packaging is somewhat similar, but the effects are completely different.

Gatorade is a carbohydrate-heavy drink designed to provide a bigger energy boost than Gatorade, but drinking it in excess can give players the same feeling as if they had eaten 20 baked potatoes in one sitting.

So in the second half of Game 4 of the series, half of the Bulls had stomach cramps, and Jordan's condition was greatly affected. If Jordan is Superman, then Jared Lord is Jordan's kryptonite.

Because of this low-level mistake, the Bulls allowed the Jazz to steal another game.

If it weren't for this nonsensical mistake and the sensory difficulty brought by the "Flu Game", the Bulls' game against the Jazz in 97 should have been easy.

Unfortunately, good luck will not come to the Jazz.

No Magic staff member made the mistake in giving the players drinks, and Roger avoided food poisoning.

Although the Jazz now have Dikembe Mutombo, Roger feels he can't change anything.

The Magic won't give the Jazz any chance!
There is no chance for one more game!
All the Salt Lake City fans were very nervous. They knew the team was in danger, but they were still hoping for a miracle.

But they soon discovered that tonight was not a game at all.

Because before the game even started, Roger turned it into a celebration.

Before the game started, Roger asked two on-site staff to move the giant O'Brien Cup-shaped glass container to the Magic's bench.

Then, the Magic players and coaching staff walked out of the player tunnel, each holding a bottle of Roger's brand red wine.

When everyone stepped onto the court, they would pour the bottle in their hands into the glass container.

Even sharks are no exception.

Logically speaking, the Sharks, who had already fallen out with Roger, shouldn't have taken the initiative to help him promote this red wine brand. In fact, no one on the Magic team had any need to do so.

But each of them poured the wine in willingly and even excitedly.

This unique appearance attracted everyone's attention, and almost every reporter pointed their cameras at the O'Brien glass filled with red wine.

When Roger was the last one to come out and poured the wine in his hand into the giant glass container, Sager came up to Roger.

"Roger, I think fans all over the world are curious now. Is the purpose of doing this to sober up early to celebrate winning the championship?"

"Yes, but this is also a ritual." Roger glanced at the dark red wine behind him that looked like blood. "Every time I defeat an opponent in the playoffs, I will bring a box of wine into the locker room. Today, we just collected four boxes. My wine is called Champion Blood. When we collect the blood of our enemies, it will be the beginning of the dynasty feast!"

Sager felt that Roger was definitely a genius in advertising and marketing.

He first gained fame by giving George Karl his own wine, and then did this in the finals.

What is the ultimate marketing tool? It’s storytelling.

If you want to sell a car, you cannot talk about performance, chassis materials, safety and other things in your advertising.

You have to shoot a short film to show the warm scene of you driving your car to take your family out to play on the weekend. Although you may not have weekends at all, and although this advertisement has little to do with cars, the warm advertisement will give you the illusion that "my life will be so happy if I buy it."

Even in the most vulgar places, people inside know how to market themselves by telling stories: the father gambles, the mother is sick, the younger brother studies, and they have just started and are not familiar with each other. They have no income from raising children, so they have no choice but to take the road of no return.

Roger also told a story, a story about the blood of enemies and a dynastic feast.

This is a successful story, no wonder all the Magic players are willing to cooperate with Roger. After all, who doesn't want to experience the pleasure of collecting the opponent's blood and then drinking it all?

Of course, what Roger didn't tell Sugg was that he was willing to share 50% of his wine brand's sales in the first three years with his Magic teammates.

Roger created a perfect opening for the celebration, but there was only one hidden danger: "Roger, are you sure it's a good idea to irritate the Jazz players and fans in their home stadium?"

There is no doubt that Roger's actions angered everyone present.

Although the total score was 3 to 1, the outcome of this game is unknown after all.

Others would open champagne at halftime, but Roger was different. He sobered up before the game even started.

Facing Sage's question, Roger smiled contemptuously: "When they start using poisoning to deal with me, do you think they still have a chance of winning? Come on, even their own fans have no confidence in them! I'm not afraid of angering them, because it doesn't matter if they get angry. What do you expect a fake tough guy like Karl Malone to do to me?"

It wasn't long before Roger felt the consequences of his actions.

When the starting players of both teams gathered in the center circle, Karl Malone's eyes widened as if they were about to burst out: "No one can humiliate us like this in my home court! You will regret it!"

"Humiliation? Missing two free throws at a crucial moment is a humiliation to Salt Lake City fans. If you could really do something, your team wouldn't be trailing 1-3. If you could really do something, I wouldn't be the MVP. Accept the reality, you are destined to be a loser before the finals begin. Karl, you are different from others, don't waste your time on the finals."

"asshole!"

"Is that the only word you know? How about I teach you a curse word: copper-refined soft egg."

"Damn it, I'm going to kill you! Luck doesn't come twice in a row!"

"Look, scolding people this way is very effective."

"Okay, stop talking!" The referee in charge of the opening kickoff reminded Roger and Malone. He didn't want the two sides to fight before the game even started.

Malone was furious and he swore that there would be no problem with his free throws today!
The basketball was thrown into the air and the ball belonged to Magic.

In this game, the Jazz used the same defensive strategy as in the previous game.

Boldly ignore everyone else and focus on attacking Shark and Roger.

This trick still works. So far this season, it is hard to expect Harper, Wilkins, Mackay and Anthony Bowie to maintain their touch.

In the 90s, when role players' shooting abilities were generally low, this was the offensive space that the stars had to deal with.

Throughout the first half, the Magic's shooting percentage was limited to only 34%.

Except for Roger and O'Neal, the others scored only 8 points in total!
The best defensive player Mutombo even had the weird stats of 0 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks in the first half.

All of this highlights the Jazz's strength on the defensive end.

With this defensive intensity, the Utah Jazz should have been able to beat the Magic in the first half and ruin their celebration night.

But they failed to do so.

The reason? Their star player is a wimp.

In the second quarter, the Jazz controlled the last attack. Carl Mackay dribbled past McKay and then broke through against Wilkins who came to help defend. Facing Michael Cage who was guarding the basket, Malone swung his elbow in the air and rushed forward.

In the fierce confrontation, the basketball bounced off the rim, the referee blew the whistle, and Karl Malone went to the free throw line.

Seeing this, the Jazz fans at the scene were so nervous that they dared not breathe deeply.

They were really afraid that any slight disturbance would affect Malone's free throws.

After getting the basketball, Karl Malone took a deep breath, patted the ball, silently chanted a "spell" with a pious attitude, then looked at the basket and followed up with an unusually standard free throw action.

But then Malone saw Roger standing by and smiling at him, as if to say, "Look at this idiot, doing all these useless things, it's so funny, he can't even make the shot."

On the first free throw, the basketball missed the basket.

Karl Malone looked at the basket in confusion and sighed.

The second free throw followed, and the basketball bounced on the rim several times but bounced out again.

The fans at the Triangle Center put their heads in their hands, they were extremely disappointed.

In the entire first half, Karl Malone only made 11 of 4 free throws!
There is a reason why some people never win a championship in their lifetime. Karl Malone's almost useless free throw ability in crucial games even reminded O'Neal of his old teammates Nick Anderson and Chris Webber.

Michael Cage grabbed the rebound and the first half ended. The Jazz entered the second half with a 44-point lead of 37 to 7.

Although they were ahead, no Jazz player or fan was satisfied with the result. If Karl Malone's free throws were not so poor, the Jazz could have led by double digits!
Roger looked at Malone and shook his head. "It's true that luck doesn't come twice in a row, but Carl, this has nothing to do with luck. It has to do with your incompetence."

Karl Malone's confidence in free throws has been destroyed. He now trembles and sweats profusely whenever he steps on the free throw line.

In an interview at halftime, O'Neal said bluntly: "It's a pity that they didn't seize the opportunity to kill us, because we will not miss the same opportunity!"

In the second half, the game was still intense.

The Utah Jazz are just like the Supersonics last season. They will not give up easily and will fight to the end even if there is only a slight chance.

But because their own shooting percentage was also declining, the Magic were closing the gap little by little.

The Magic were on the verge of draining the Jazz's blood, but they were always just a little bit short of overtaking.

Every time he was close to overtaking, Stockton would always find Karl Malone with a long pass and launch a counterattack.

When it comes to fast forwards who are tank-type forwards, Karl Malone was definitely the strongest in the 90s.

Malone's childhood dream was to be a long-distance truck driver.
In order to realize his dream, he obtained truck driver's licenses in 25 states in the United States while playing basketball.

He may not be able to drive an 18-wheeler down the freeway, but he can drive like a runaway truck on the basketball court.

Of course, Karl Malone cannot be called the fastest muscular forward in fast break in history.

That person is the real GOAT in terms of fast break, but that’s a story for later.

Time passed quickly and the second half of the game was coming to an end.

O'Neal and Roger failed to score in the second half.

O'Neal found it difficult to dominate the paint under the close defense of Malone and Mutombo.

Roger found it difficult to score consecutive goals facing the Jazz's aggressive double-teaming strategy.

So, although they fought very hard and tied the game countless times, the Magic were never able to overtake.

All the fans in Salt Lake City were cheering wildly. The live broadcast camera occasionally showed the huge decanter. No one knew whether the Magic could drink the blood of their enemies today.

In the last 1 minute and 25 seconds, Stockton and Malone played a signature pick-and-roll. Karl Malone received the ball and took a mid-range jump shot.

Unfortunately, the basketball still bounced off the rim. Now Malone not only missed free throws, but also missed his favorite mid-range shots.

The Jazz's shooting percentage has hit rock bottom.

Thousands of kilometers away, in Spokane, Washington, Jack Stockton, John Stockton's father, angrily pounded the table in the tavern he ran: "Damn it!"

The other guests in the bar were also a little disappointed, but they still comforted Old Jack: "It's okay, John never makes mistakes at critical moments, right? With him around, the Jazz will not lose."

The score is still 87-87, and it's the Magic's turn to attack.

Roger passed the ball to Salu during a double-team, but the Loyal Knights' three-pointer failed to go into the net in this game.

He complained to the referee: "That bastard John Stockton tripped me when I was jumping!"

As expected, he got no response.

At this point in the finals, it has become a complete melee.

The referee himself has fallen into this scale, so he can't see any problem at all.

The score is still 87 to 87, and the Utah Jazz continue.

Malone cut out to receive the ball and made a jump shot before the double team came up.

But just like a free throw, the basketball bounced out again.

Jazz fans were greatly disappointed, and Karl Malone's tough guy image was completely overturned.

Brian Hill is suspended from playing, and now someone has to step up to break the balance.

Sitting on the bench, everyone looked at the red wine next to them.

Wilkins, sweating profusely, asked, "Is he almost awake?"

Harper laughed and continued, "I can smell the alcohol! Roger, when the hell are we going to drink the blood of those bastards!?"

"39 seconds later!" Roger replied. 39 seconds was exactly the time left in the game.

Brian Hill tapped the tactical board: "Let's discuss drinking later, gentlemen. Next offensive round, Shaq, you hold the ball in the high post!"

"You idiot must be crazy!" O'Neal yelled in dissatisfaction. Anyway, he was leaving next season, so he didn't need to leave any dignity in this relationship. If he was dissatisfied, he would just yell it out.

"That's better than not even daring to take the ball in the low post! You know very well that as long as the game enters the last 2 minutes, you will be fouled as soon as you take the ball in the low post. Damn, if your damn free throws could be more accurate, we wouldn't have to play so hard! Go to the high post, I have a way to make you score!" Brian Hill also let himself go, completely ignoring whether the Shark would be angry or not.

"Tell me, what should I do in a high position?"

Seeing that the shark's attitude had softened, Brian Hill immediately deployed tactics.

The reason why he chose Shark is because the Jazz would habitually believe that the Magic's offense at critical moments would not be handed over to Shark, who has a terrible free throw record.

So, they will definitely focus more defensive attention on Roger.

OK, let's play a wicked joke on the Utah Jazz!

The game resumed and the fans at the Triangle Center screamed wildly as if they were on an out-of-control roller coaster.

In fact, their lives were indeed hanging by a thread.

How they hoped that this deafening scream could help the team out of trouble.

The Magic were on offense, and Salu was controlling the ball outside the three-point line. Just when everyone thought he was going to give the ball to Roger, the shark suddenly jumped out.

Saroo passed the ball to Shark near the free throw line. Mutombo, who followed, hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to foul because Shark posed no threat at all in this position.

While Africa hesitated, O'Neal had already passed the ball to Roger outside the 45° three-point line on the left. Roger quickly broke through the middle after holding the ball, and Mutombo's defensive focus was indeed on Roger, who stepped forward to block him.

He and Brian Russell formed an impenetrable wall that Roger couldn't break through and had no room to shoot.

But the next second, Mutombo felt cold in his heart because he saw Roger pass the ball with both hands, passing the ball through his crotch and to O'Neal who was running down the court!
It was a perfect cooperation. After Roger helped attract the defense, the shark finally broke free from the cage and rushed towards the basket.

The shark got the basketball, took two big steps and jumped up to dunk.

Karl Malone wanted to foul again, so he jumped up to block it.

But the shark completely ignored the wimp, roared and smashed the ball hard with one hand!
"boom!"

Karl Malone flew out of the baseline, the Shark hung on the basket with one hand and roared, and the referee blew the whistle.

O'Neal got the chance to shoot a three-pointer!

At the last moment, Roger and O'Neal, the combination that was destined to fall apart, once again destroyed the vocal cords of the Salt Lake City fans with their tacit cooperation and made the scene quiet!
This was a heart-wrenching attack, and the Salt Lake City fans really wanted to ask: "Roger and Shaq, can this combination really be defeated?"

For three years, this is the answer every Magic opponent has been looking for.

Roger and O'Neal did not celebrate, nor did they come up with some dramatic reconciliation of the century when they were about to win the championship.

They still ignored each other, not to mention high-fiving, they didn't even look at each other.

O'Neal just walked to the free throw line, while Roger glanced at the red wine on the sidelines.

"He can't wait to drink the blood of his enemies, and he can't wait to start his own dynasty feast!" Marvin Albert spoke out all of Roger's thoughts.

At the scene, Jazz fans roared again.

They knew how bad the Sharks were at free throws, and if O'Neal missed the free throw, the team would still have a chance.

But unfortunately, O'Neal did not make the same mistake as in the Eastern Conference Finals this time.

He pushed the ball out with one hand in an extremely awkward posture. The only thing uglier in the world than this is probably Feizhu playing golf.

Karl Malone and Mutombo were stuck under the basket, while Stockton and Brian Russell were already running forward waiting for a long pass.

But the basketball went straight through the net with a "whoosh".

O'Neal punched, roared, and made a three-pointer!

When you still meet a shark who is making free throws at the last moment of the game, it means your luck is over.

Roger looked at Malone, who was already beginning to feel terrified, and shook his head gently: "You are the first idiot I have ever seen who shoots free throws worse than Shaq."

With 20 seconds left, the Utah Jazz trailed by 3 points.

They are only 3 points away from the end of this season.

Jerry Sloan didn't like this situation very much. Being behind by 3 points meant that there were few offensive options and they could only shoot from beyond the three-point line, which would greatly reduce the difficulty for the opponent to defend.

Of course, Sloan could choose to hit a quick 2 and then foul the Shark.

However, regardless of whether the quick 2-pointer can be made, based on the free throw touch that Shark just had, he will never miss it easily again.

Score 2, the risk is too great.

Jerry Sloan finally chose to pass the ball to John Stockton, the guy who had killed the Rockets' Big Three in the Western Conference Finals and who was always extremely calm.

The pause is over, and all the customers in Spokane, Washington, are staring at the TV nervously.

Among them, Jack Stockton's palms were already sweating.

"Jack, your son should be able to execute this offense, right? The Jazz need three-pointers."

"Stop talking, Leon!"

"Why? Our voices won't affect the scene."

"Shut up!"

The entire bar fell silent, and only Marvin Albert's commentary could be heard on TV:
"John Stockton, his resting heart rate is 41, he has a fighter pilot's license, he can fly supersonic fighters, he even bought one. You could say that on the basketball court, nothing can make his heart beat faster. So, will he get the ball? Will he make the equalizer?"

Marvin Albert bet that there was not a single Magic fan watching the game at that moment who was not nervous.

Because in times of crisis, John Stockton's big heart attribute is simply off the charts.

Although Stockton has not yet performed a buzzer-beater in the finals, he has also had many highlight performances in key moments.

In Game 1, with less than a minute left in the game, Stockton received a pass from Karl Malone and made a three-pointer, allowing the Jazz to overtake the Magic 1-82.

In Game 3, the Magic trailed by only 5 points after Roger scored a three-pointer in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter. But in the following game, Stockton scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation, and in the final moments, he made 6 free throws to completely kill the game.

In the just-concluded G4, when Roger ran to the frontcourt, Stockton was the first to appear beside Roger to interfere.

John Stockton was born for the big occasion.

He was very calm and didn't feel nervous at all.

Until No. 14 stood in front of him and said, "I'll play with you."

As a pilot, Stockton could clearly feel his heartbeat accelerating.

Why is this happening?

Because in the previous game, Roger had made him miss the final equalizer.

This season, Roger has killed the game with his defense at critical moments more than once.

As basketball commentators have said countless times, "Roger can now influence the game by doing more than just scoring."

Completely different from his rookie season, Roger now has a lion-like keen sense of smell on the defensive end.

The referee blew the whistle, the game began, and Karl Malone threw the sideline ball.

If there is anyone in this world who can sense Stockton's position with his eyes closed, it must be Karl Malone.

Stockton pushed Roger away and stepped on the instep of Roger when he started, interfering with Roger's pursuit.

Roger gritted his teeth, Stockton was truly a beast in human clothing.

He shook off Roger and ran back outside the three-point line.

Karl Malone passed the ball at the best time and at the right speed.

The tacit understanding between them is even better than the most precise calculating machine.

According to the flying speed of the ball and the running speed of Stockton, when Stockton runs outside the three-point line, the basketball will just be in his hands.

Stockton was already adjusting. He would shoot the ball the moment he caught it, not giving Roger the chance to jump over and interfere with his shot.

But suddenly, Stockton felt a sharp pain in his ribs.

His steps became messy and he slowed down by two steps.

Stockton turned around and saw that it was Roger who showed an evil smile and hit him in the ribs with an elbow!
This is the method we need to use to deal with such a sword tomb!
Sportsmanship depends on who your opponent is!
Stockton, whose pace slowed down, could only watch Roger pass by him. Roger was the first to run out of the three-point line and intercepted Malone's pass to Stockton under the horrified gaze of more than 20,000 fans at the Triangle Center!

For two consecutive games, Roger defended the man who is known as the least likely to make mistakes!

For two consecutive games, Roger put Karl Malone to shame at critical moments!

His performance and toughness at critical moments completely blew away the Bloody Postman.

He not only broke Malone's myth with an elbow in the regular season.

He completely destroyed his reputation with basketball in the finals.

This is the most ruthless crushing of star against star!
The bar in Spokane, Washington, was dead silent.

There was dead silence in the Triangle Center Arena.

All that remains is fear.

After Roger stole the basketball, he ran down the court quickly. At this time, no one on the Jazz could catch up with Roger.

Roger ran frantically. For the first time, he felt that the basketball court was so big.

I ran for a long time but still couldn't reach the other half.

Finally, after what felt like a full minute, Roger ran into the penalty area.

He exerted force with his legs and made his body soar into the air.

The backboard seemed to have turned into a curtain, replaying various scenes.

Talks between the golf course and Magic management in the summer of 1994.

In the fall of 1994, O'Neal lay on the carpet in the locker room, hugging his legs: Finally! I finally saw you in the locker room!
In the autumn of 1994, Roger confidently told reporters: No one wants to face us next season.

This was the beginning of a brutal rule, and after that, there was one killing after another that was a sign of victory.

He defeated the Dream and Jordan. In this journey, Karl Malone's name is not worth mentioning.

From 1994 to 1997, three seasons. It's time to win the third championship.

Now, it's Roger's dynasty!
"Roger's tomahawk slam dunk! It's over, the game is over! With an assist, a steal and a score, Roger ended the suspense again! The Orlando Magic are the 1997 NBA champions!" Marvin Albert looked at Roger's slam dunk, jumped up and shouted.

Roger landed and excitedly jumped onto the technical table again.

He can drink the blood of his enemies!
(Today there is only one update, two in one)
(End of this chapter)