Champions Creed

Chapter 196 195: That guy looks gentle and refined (ask for monthly ticket!)
The Portland Trail Blazers are indeed a team with a very strange player composition.

It's rare for a team to have so many problematic people gathered together at the same time.

Last season, the Portland Trail Blazers traded for Rasheed Wallace, who was known for his bad temper.

He lived up to expectations and was accused of assault twice by the Blazers in the first two months of joining the Trail Blazers.
It stands to reason that having such a poisonous locker room would be a headache. But the Trail Blazers did the opposite and fought poison with poison.

Soon, they traded for Isaiah Rider, who had been having trouble off the court, from the Timberwolves.

This one is even more of a heavyweight. Before joining the Trail Blazers, he was arrested three times in two months.

After arriving in Portland, he did not forget his original intention. He was arrested twice before the season started and got to know the Portland police officers.

One of the incidents was when he cursed at airline staff at the airport, broke their cell phone, and spit at them.

After doing all this, Ryder did not forget to use his ultimate move: "They are racist against me!"

For this person, there is no need to look at his ability. His style is very consistent with the corporate culture of the Trail Blazers.

However, the Trail Blazers, who already have these two great players, are still not satisfied.

Soon, they brought in Kenny Anderson, the strongest second pick in 91. Although his off-court record was not as dazzling as Roaring Heavenly Master and Rider, he was serious enough on the court.

Last season, in the Trail Blazers team full of great players, Kenny Anderson stood out from the crowd and won the honor of technical foul king in the team, even the Roaring God was inferior to him.

As a result, the name "Portland Prison Squad" began to appear in the media and became increasingly popular.

It's not just because there are many people on the Trail Blazers who have been in jail, but also because the playing style of this Trail Blazers team is quite prison-like.

They'll hit each other with dirty tricks, rough defense, swinging elbows and iron fists.

They will attack their opponents with trash talk that has no technical content but is full of motherfucking content.

Their playing style has nothing to do with the romantic name of their home stadium, "Rose Garden".

Walking into the rose garden, you feel like you are in a prison.

You will be greeted by a group of notorious villains.

This is the Portland Trail Blazers this season, and this is why they have been able to win consecutive games so far this season and why they are so feared.

The Trail Blazers are also very enthusiastic about the Eagles' arrival.

These guys who are a little too arrogant like to do the most, which is to make the stars fall.

They are all eager to try, hoping to become famous in one battle.

When Roger stepped onto the court, he felt as if he had walked into a jungle, surrounded by hunters who were eyeing him eagerly.

Clifford Robinson greeted his old teammates. Although he was not of the same kind as those prison bosses, there were no conflicts between them.

After Isaiah Rider hugged Robinson, he pointed at Roger and said, "Tell that guy to keep a low profile and be careful. This is Portland."

"Hey, we're just here to play the game, we don't want to get in any trouble."

"Are we the kind of people who like to cause trouble? But we all know Roger's style. If he has a foul mouth, we will be very angry. Don't you think so, Rashid?"

After Isaiah Rider finished speaking, he glanced at the Roaring Lord who was shooting on the side.

"You can't take the victory away today, Clifford." Rasheed Wallace said as he continued to shoot jump shots.

Clifford Robinson returned to his own half, and it seemed that they were not very friendly to Roger.

Why? Clifford Robinson didn't want to think about this question at all.

Do you need any reason why this group of troubled youths are unfriendly to you?

They may not like that you make so much money, they may not like that you are in the spotlight, they may not like that you dominate this black sport with your unique skin color.

If you have seen how Caitlin Clark, the most commercially valuable female basketball player in history, was targeted by a group of black girls in the WNBA, you will understand Roger's situation.

Except for her own teammates, people from other teams would do whatever they could to jinx her, treating her like a public enemy.

The reason? Probably because in the WNBA, where the average annual salary is less than $10, Caitlin Clark's endorsement contract alone is $4000 million.

In the NBA, the situation is slightly better. After all, everyone earns a lot, and the gap is not as exaggerated as 4000 million versus 10.

But the jealousy still exists.

In Portland, facing this group of guys who are born rebellious and particularly like to attack stars, this kind of targeting will obviously be stronger.

They are enemies of everyone and are hostile to everyone.

If they were polite, the Blazers wouldn't be called the "prison team."

Clifford Robinson reminded Roger once again, asking him to be careful today: "Those people are not very friendly to you."

But Roger disagreed: "What a coincidence. I don't plan to be friendly with them either."

The game is about to begin. The starting lineup of the Trail Blazers is Kenny Anderson, Isaiah Rider, Brian Grant, Rasheed Wallace and Sabonis.

The Hawks won the first attack and the Portland Trail Blazers immediately showed their strong defensive muscles in the first round.

Roger and Pippen made a hand-off, and then Pippen immediately cut in and received the basketball fed by Roger.

But as soon as Pippen entered the penalty area, he was surrounded by three tall Trail Blazers players.

Stepping into the encirclement of Grant + Roaring God + Sabonis is no different from stepping into a minefield, the final result is the same as being crushed to pieces.

Pippen immediately passed the ball in the crowd, trying to find Alan Henderson who was cutting from the other side.

However, before he could pass the ball, he was knocked down by Grant and Roaring Lord.

In the end, Pippen's pass lost its aim and flew out of bounds.

"How can we attack at this scale!?" Lenny Wilkens began to yell.

Roaring God immediately shouted back: "Shut up, old man. That idiot bumped into us on his own. We didn't do anything."

Generally speaking, players will not criticize the opposing head coach, but Roger and Riley, who have personal grudges, are exceptions.

But the Trail Blazers were aggressive towards everyone, and even though Lenny Wilkens was a Hall of Fame-level figure, he could not gain any respect.

The game continued, and the Trail Blazers passed the ball to Roaring Heavenly Lord. The moment Heavenly Lord received the ball, he turned over and shot a straight-arm jump shot, and the 206-cm Alan Henderson could not interfere at all.

Fortunately, perhaps because his touch was not hot enough at the beginning of the game, Roaring Tianzun's straight-arm jump shot missed.

Isaiah Rider clapped his hands in annoyance: "Roger, you bastard are really lucky, but we won't keep failing."

"Since when do you, a scumbag who drugged girls, have the right to talk to me?"

Roger hit back at him with one of Ryder's previous cases, when he was arrested last May for allegedly drugging a girl at a hotel.

Later, perhaps because of his money skills, the victim's account of the incident suddenly became inconsistent, so the charges were dropped.

Ryder was angry at Roger's remarks: "You are maliciously slandering me!"

"You stink more than the shit in the toilet, do you still need to slander me?"

"Damn it, didn't Clifford tell you to keep a low profile in Portland!?"

After saying that, Reidel stuck to Roger who was running outside the three-point line and kept harassing him with small moves.

Roger was still trying to break free from Isaiah Rider's defense, but Steve Smith had already shot from the top of the arc outside the three-point line.

He just received a breakthrough pass from Pippen, which was indeed an opportunity.

But he missed the shot and the three-pointer bounced off the rim.

Reidel was just feeling lucky that his defense prevented Roger from catching the ball, but Roger suddenly pushed him away, ran into the penalty area, jumped high and grabbed the rebound.

This was a long rebound, so the four inside players of both teams failed to grab it, and Roger took advantage of it.

Seeing Roger get the ball, Rasheed Wallace immediately followed closely.

Roger leaned against the Roaring God with his back, jumped directly with his back to the basket, turned in the air, and forcefully slammed the ball into the goal during the confrontation!

This goal is a combination of gorgeousness and ruggedness. Roger can jump on the spot and turn in the air, and he can also score steadily in the confrontation.

He was sending a signal: "I'm not afraid of the Blazers' defense!"

After scoring the goal, Roger looked at Rider, then smiled and shook his head.

This is a silent mockery.

"Damn it, why don't you just foul?" The angry Reidel transferred his anger to Roaring Lord.

"Foul? Do you think everyone is Shaquille O'Neal? It was you who didn't stop him, and you are criticizing me." Rasheed Wallace roared back even more fiercely.

This is the close-knit Portland Prison Team, where players often yell at each other.

Rider was so angry that he tried to use his strong body to hit Roger from behind in the next round. Rider, who weighs 98 kg and has beautiful muscle lines, has always had an advantage in this regard.

But Roger was not at a disadvantage in the confrontation, he easily resisted Rider. The moment Rider turned over, Roger took the ball.

Roger now rarely makes mistakes when defending players of this level.

Seeing Rider's mistake, the Trail Blazers players immediately retreated and formed a small encirclement in front of Roger who was advancing from the middle with the ball, curbing Roger's counterattack speed.

Roger stopped outside the three-point line to observe, and found that there were no good passing opportunities, so he accelerated again, ready to attack the basket directly!

Rider behind him laughed. In the Rose Garden, this was the worst offensive choice!

No one can easily score in the penalty area with the Trail Blazers' tough rim protection!

What's more, the Trail Blazers will not let Roger go today. For this group of people, watching a star struggling in the Rose Garden is their greatest pleasure!

Roger rushed into the penalty area and jumped, using a pull-up move in the air to avoid the fierce blocking of Brian Grant and Kenny Anderson.

But after avoiding them, everything is not over yet.

Roger collided with Rasheed Wallace again in the air. When he pulled the lever to dodge, Roger's center of gravity was already affected. Now he collided heavily with Roaring Lord, causing Roger to lose balance completely and fall face down.

Isaiah Rider was very proud. Look, this is the consequence of challenging us.

But after Roger completely lost his balance, he lightly lifted the ball with his five fingers and miraculously made the basketball hit the backboard and go into the net!
In two consecutive rounds, Roger scored in the penalty area.

The Portland Trail Blazers' tough letting go, which everyone feared, seemed to have no effect in front of Roger.

After falling to the ground, Roger quickly got up and patted the dust off his shoulders: "Even if God comes, he can't take away the victory, huh? Wild dogs love to bully the weak and fear the strong. You guys vividly illustrate this point."

4-0, after Roger scored the goal, he arrogantly scolded the entire Trail Blazers team.

The Portland Trail Blazers, who had been invincible defensively in the previous five games, did not seem so strong in front of Roger.

Unlike other players who would be silent when facing the Trail Blazers, Roger could still score against this group of ferocious prison inmates!

Roger's arrogant roar made the Trail Blazers players, led by Rider, very dissatisfied.

Roaring Heavenly Master cursed as he picked up the basketball: "Didn't Clifford tell him to be more low-key here?"

"That bastard is looking down on us, fuck!" Ryder was also angry.

"Guys, we have to be more vicious, tougher, and more unscrupulous! That guy must understand that there will be a price to pay for doing this in the Rose Garden!" Kenny Anderson also echoed.

Rasheed Wallace took a look at the Hawks' lineup.

Steve Smith is a famous nice guy, Alan Henderson is not the aggressive type, Pippen is just a teddy bear, he yells but doesn't really have much strength in a fight. Kurt Thomas, Ben Wallace and Eric Snow are too small, and Bruce Bowen? That guy looks gentle.

Some other players who did not enter the rotation have even less fighting power.

Roger has no help!

Most of the stars have a bodyguard around them, but Roger doesn't.

It's not like in the Magic, where there are so many people who will help him out.

So, the Trail Blazers can boldly do anything to Roger!

Roaring Lord nodded, "You are right brother, you are right, we have to make him understand that. Come on, let's do what we do best and fight harder. He is finished, no one can protect him, and no one can respond to us! He will die here!"

The prison bosses of the Trail Blazers are actually quite naive.

(End of this chapter)