Champions Creed

Chapter 228 227: The shark's blood became the fuel for Roger's anger (asking for a monthly ticket!)

Today may be the first time that Lakers fans feel that Kobe really has the potential to become the team's top player in the future.

He put on a superstar-level performance on offense.

On the defensive end, he humiliated Paul Pierce, the highly-anticipated rookie.

A true integrated offense and defense.

Although many of Kobe's shots were unreasonable, and many of his attacks were scored against Pierce's defense. With this kind of play, Kobe can't even enter the CBA. After all, the CBA doesn't need players like Curry and Kobe who have unreasonable shots.

But in the low-level NBA, Jerry West was pleased with Kobe's performance today.

He was very glad that he did not make a mistake in choosing the right person.

Kobe became the darling of Staples tonight, but O'Neal's performance on the offensive end was actually quite good. However, the basket he protected was invaded again and again by Roger, which lowered his impression score in the eyes of fans.

Especially the last goal, how beautifully Roger completed it made the Sharks seem so incompetent.

But it’s really not the shark’s fault.

The sharks are already taking their defense very seriously.

Roger's improvement is the reason why he was able to attack the basket and score frequently tonight.

But the fans don’t care about these. They only know that O’Neal was stomped on the head by Roger.

The shark was really helpless. He had destroyed Roger's center of gravity in many balls and gave the most rigorous interference and confrontation. But Roger could still stabilize his center of gravity as much as possible and score the ball with various incredible postures.

Roger's finishing ability was not bad before, but now? He is the best among the best.

The game turned into a performance by Roger and Kobe. Both of them used beautiful goals to make the fans' tickets worth the money and added color to this season without Christmas games, All-Stars and highlights.

With the two players' gorgeous performances, the score remained tense until the end of the third quarter.

The Lakers entered the final intermission with a 6-point deficit.

During the intermission, as expected, Lenny Wilkens got mad at Pierce for his defense:
"Paul, it's been two months, and your defense hasn't improved at all! I don't expect you to become a defensive master overnight, I just ask you not to act rashly, and what's the result? God, is this that difficult!?"

Roger did not criticize Pierce because he knew very well that it was impossible to change this guy in a short period of time.

Failure is the price of growth.

Pierce can fail, but Roger doesn't want to!
Losing to the Sharks just because of Kobe or Pierce is the most unacceptable way for Roger to lose.

"I'll keep an eye on Kobe in the fourth quarter." Roger wiped the sweat off his face calmly.

"No Roger, I can handle him." Pierce didn't want to be a deserter, he still wanted to save the situation.

"You can't handle shit!" Roger raised his voice to show his authority, "You can't handle any offensive player with a little bit of skill, so shut up. I'm not negotiating with you, I'm telling you, in the fourth quarter, I'll guard Kobe and you'll guard Glen Rice, that's it!"

Pierce was completely silent. He had nothing to refute. In the first three quarters today, he was completely beaten by Kobe.

Moreover, he was already defending seriously, but it was useless.

He always thought that as long as he wanted to and worked a little harder, he could become a defensive stalwart.

So he was full of disdain for the advice of Roger and Lenny Wilkens.

He feels like he doesn't need any coaching at all, and as long as he's serious, he's a formidable defender.

This is the difference between most lottery rookies and ordinary rookies.

If it's an undrafted player like Ben, OK, he'll do whatever you say.

High-draft rookies like Pierce always get into trouble because of their arrogance.

But today, Pierce saw himself clearly.

He is not a genius, nor is he a chosen one like Roger.

He can't even defend a damn trash player!

Well, Kobe thinks Pierce is a garbage player, but in fact, Pierce also thinks Kobe is a garbage player.

As a person who has experienced this, Roger knows that Kobe's transformation began in 1999. He is very good.

But in Pierce's eyes, Kobe was just a young man next to Shaq.

This kind of person actually tortured himself.

The impact on Pierce was so strong that it hit deep into his core.

Pierce didn't say anything else. Lenny Wilkens also knew that the only one who could limit Kobe now was Roger.

Roger has also made great progress on the defensive end this year. Before, Roger was already a second-defense player, and this season, Roger has become even better in one-on-one defense.

Like Kobe, Roger's footwork in single defense has improved a lot. When he locks on his opponent seriously, it's like a door that moves 180 degrees back and forth in front of you. No matter how you move or how you think, he can always keep you out.

Since Pippen was ruled out for the season in March, Roger has played in many games in which he locked down the opponent's top outside scoring point in the final quarter.

Of course, defense is very physically demanding, so Roger only takes over the opponent's top scoring point in the fourth quarter.

But there is still a problem, that is, Roger's own offense in the fourth quarter will be affected.

No player can play at full capacity on both offense and defense at the same time.

If he invests too much in defense, his energy on offense will definitely be reduced.

Lenny Wilkens glanced at Pippen in a suit and tie and missed him again.

Right now, Kobe's strong shooting ability is very restraining to Bowen.

Kobe's offensive sense can restrain the impetuous Pierce.

Snow can defend Kobe, but his offense is too poor, so he can only be used during rotations and cannot be used for a long time. If Snow is used for a long time, Roger will be targeted more severely on the offensive end.

In the end, Lenny Wilkens had no choice but to use this helpless method and let Roger take charge of both offense and defense.

In the fourth quarter, Roger had to handle the offense while defending Kobe.

On the other side, on the Lakers bench, Kobe was in a good mood.

Tonight, he proved that he is Roger's equal.

Paul Pierce? Don't throw that kind of crap at me again!

O'Neal was in a very bad mood. He was simply Roger's background board tonight.

So O'Neal told the team's coach, Kurt Rambis, a member of the 80s Showtime Lakers: "We have to get the ball into the paint more!"

He wanted to vent his anger on the offensive end, but other than that, the Shark still had the same mentality - if Roger dared to challenge him again, he would definitely make him bleed!

This year, "Silver Fox" Harris was fired shortly after the start of the season because of the team's poor record and excessive preference for Kobe. Kurt Rambis took over, but he did not do better than Harris.

This was Kurt Rambis' first year as a coach, so he lacked coaching experience. And unlike Harris who favored Kobe, Kurt Rambis favored everyone.

Simply put, he is not a very independent head coach and is easily led by his players.

So when O'Neal said this, Kurt Rambis nodded immediately: "That's right, we have to play more inside. They will definitely adjust their defense against Kobe, so the outside chances will be reduced! Kobe, in the fourth quarter, you will defend Roger and let Shaq attack!"

Kobe had no objection. After all, defending Roger was a good opportunity to show his strength.

Defending against a dead fish face like Pierce doesn't give me any sense of accomplishment.

As for offense? It doesn't matter. Although the coach asked him to focus on offense, the fat guy will need him at the critical moment.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers really got the ball into the paint. O'Neal turned around and made a small hook shot to score the ball and recover 2 points.

Then, Kobe began to pester Roger.

Roger temporarily handed the offensive task to Pierce. Pierce used his strong body to push Glen Rice away and shot to the basket, but he failed to score when he relied on the shark to finish.

The pressure and confrontation from the Sharks in the air were so strong that Pierce didn't know how Roger scored so easily.

"This is not the place you should be, idiot!" The successful rim protection made the Shark very proud. Today, he was almost beaten to death by Roger on the defensive end.

Pierce's mentality was somewhat broken. Not only was he disciplined by Kobe on defense, but now even his most proud offense was difficult to work.

The Lakers immediately counterattacked. Glen Rice wanted to make a fast break, but was entangled by Bowen, forcing him to slow down his advance.

The offense was dragged into the position, and Big Ben began to move forward with all his might, making it difficult for the Sharks to receive the ball temporarily.

O'Neal pointed at Kobe, so Fisher passed the ball to No. 8.

Well, as Kobe said, that fat guy will need his own.

Roger opened his arms and looked intently.

Kobe holds the ball, triple threat, looking for flaws.

When Kobe was about to break through to the left, he saw Roger move a step, so he immediately passed the ball to the right.

But the moment the ball was dropped, Roger immediately adjusted his pace, moved quickly, and continued to block Kobe.

Kobe wanted to wait for Roger to steal the ball, and then turn around when he had the chance.

But Roger didn't get greedy for stats, he just continued to stay ahead of Kobe.

It is very difficult to suppress the desire to gamble on steals or blocks. Anyone who has played 2K knows that even when playing games, you can't help but press the steal button, always feeling that you can definitely steal the ball if you take a gamble.

Roger completely suppressed this desire. Unless it was a great opportunity, he would not easily steal the ball.

Kobe was unable to get rid of Roger and could only lean back and shoot.

But Roger's timing of blocking was just right, leaving no space for Kobe to shoot, so Kobe could only adjust the arc.

As expected, after adjusting the arc, the shot was too short and bounced off the rim, where it was rebounded by Kurt Thomas.

Kobe was invincible in the first three quarters, but was defended by Roger at the beginning of the fourth quarter!

In the transition from offense to defense, Roger immediately asked for the ball and participated in the offense after completing the defense. After Pierce's offense failed just now, Roger knew that he could only rely on himself in the fourth quarter.

Facing Kobe's defense, Roger certainly can't just rely on his body to crush him like before. Kobe, who is entering his third season in the NBA, has made great progress in his confrontation ability.

Roger called for a screen and broke through, Kobe quickly grabbed the ball, but still allowed Roger half a body of space.

Using this half body position, Roger made a drifting shot and scored, and the Eagles continued to lead!

"Even if Kobe defends Roger, the Lakers still have no way to hold him down! Roger can defend Kobe and break through Kobe. This is the difference between a superstar and a rookie!" Bob Costa was very excited.

He had a feeling that Roger would perform a brilliant double play tonight.

It’s not enough that the Sharks are embarrassing themselves, Kobe must also join in!

This was indeed the case in the game after the fourth quarter, when Kobe's filter was shattered by Roger.

Defensively, he didn't have much to do with Roger.

On the offensive end, Kobe was almost locked down!
Bob Costa joked: "Roger gave Kobe a kind of Paul Pierce beauty."

Although the Shark was able to score continuously in the paint, he was unable to lead the Lakers to a climax that could change the situation.

Until less than two minutes before the end of the game, the Lakers were still trailing by 5 points.

In other words, the Lakers only managed to recover 1 point in the fourth quarter against Roger who was good at both offense and defense!
Kobe scored 22 points in the first three quarters, but only scored 4 points in the fourth quarter because of shooting rights and being defended by Roger and Eric Snow.

O'Neal scored 36 points in the game.

Roger has already scored 45 points, including 14 points in the fourth quarter.

What annoyed the Sharks was that Roger scored all 14 points in the fourth quarter via mid-range and long-range jump shots.

Roger didn't step into the penalty area again, so he didn't have the chance to make Roger bleed.

Roger is certainly not afraid of the shark, but facing Kobe, who has strong stealing ability, Roger does not want to dribble the ball too much. As long as there is a little space, Roger will shoot directly.

As for Pierce, he only scored 2 points in the fourth quarter and 9 points in the whole game. Although he didn't let Glen Rice score, his presence was still not high.

Pierce blames himself a lot. He played too smoothly in the first half of the season and felt that the NBA was easy.

But today he realized how far he still lacked.

The game was still undecided, and the Lakers had the ball. Ben continued to move forward and deal with the Shark.

At the critical moment, O'Neal's disadvantages began to emerge.

It's not just the Sharks, all inside players have a similar disadvantage in the final moments, which is that it is difficult to even catch the ball.

During this period, the center's offense naturally requires one more step than the outside line, which is to be able to receive the ball first.

You can't just catch the ball and shoot from outside the three-point line like McGrady did.

It is also impossible to be like LeBron, who can easily receive the ball outside the three-point line and then just walk away.

Centers, especially those old-school centers who can't float out and shoot, must go through fierce competition in the interior to get a chance to catch the ball.

In this round, O'Neal tried his best to fight with Big Ben. 24 seconds of the 18-second offensive time had passed before the ball was given to the Shark.

But just as the Shark received the basketball and was about to attack, Roger popped up and suddenly appeared in front of the Shark!
Roger has been staring at the shark for a long time, just waiting for that bastard to catch the ball!

Just as O'Neal was about to pass the ball, Roger was faster and slapped the ball away, successfully stealing the ball!

Now O'Neal can understand why the Jazz lost so badly last season and why Karl Malone was defended so poorly.

Big Ben will consume your energy, Roger will pop up at any time to double-team you, and the Hawks had an extra Pippen last season.

I can't believe what Karl Malone went through.

After the steal, Roger quickly ran across half court, but Kobe used his efforts to force Roger to slow down outside the three-point line.

Roger wanted to pass the ball to Pierce who was following up from the middle, but Glenn Rice pulled Pierce's jersey to block the passing route.

Roger then slowed down the pace and waited for everyone to be seated.

Kobe continued to press. He thought he could prove today that he was as good as Roger, but he was still humiliated by Roger in the fourth quarter.

O'Neal was also concentrating, he had been waiting to teach Roger a lesson, but Roger didn't even enter the restricted area in the fourth quarter. But he thought, that bastard will definitely come in, definitely!

Pierce was still trying to get rid of Glen Rice, but he could no longer speed up.

His defense was terrible today and his physical management was terrible.

In order to defend Kobe, Pierce had not considered the following matters at all. However, his impulsive defense was useless.

Roger tried to break through several times, but Kobe kept track of him every time.

Moreover, even if Roger broke through, it would be useless because the shark was waiting behind him, ready to defend Roger at any time.

When the Shaq is playing defense, you can trust him with your back.

The 24-second shot clock was getting shorter and shorter. Kobe let the sweat drip down his chin and stared at Roger intently: "Hey, it's time for you to use plan B. Give the ball to poor Paul Pierce."

Roger laughed and said, "Do you think I don't want to pass it on?"
Pierce, that idiot who was already exhausted as a dog, couldn't even get out!
You can't just force it at the critical moment knowing that you will make a mistake, right?
With 8 seconds left in the game, Roger forced a breakthrough on Kobe, but suddenly retreated the next second after starting.

Kobe immediately followed Roger, thinking that Roger would definitely take a step back and jump shot.

But after retreating outside the three-point line, Roger adjusted his center again and broke through!
Kobe, who had completely lost his center of gravity and was about to block Roger's shot, was completely out of position and could only watch Roger pass by him.

Roger successfully passed Kobe, shallow, retreat, and deep. This rhythm has worked well for Roger in various confrontations.

After breaking through Kobe, Roger faced O'Neal who had already been promoted to a very high position.

O'Neal is ready, he must make Roger bleed!

In the end, Roger did not fight with the shark. He suddenly jumped up and threw the ball quickly while running. The shark did not react at all, and did not even jump. It just watched the basketball pass over it and fall into the net like a big fool!
"He passed Kobe, challenged Shaq, and successfully scored the ball. This is Roger! The score difference has reached 7 points. The Los Angeles Lakers are only one step away from death. Kobe and Shaq cannot defy Roger's will even if they work together!" Bob Costa was extremely excited. This was the outcome he had anticipated long ago.

After scoring the goal, Roger pointed at Kobe and yelled, "God never needs a plan B. You are telling me what to do, Motherfxxker!"

At this moment, Paul Pierce also understood what true toughness meant.

Being tough is more than just endless trash talking and fierce confrontation.

He eliminated the opponent's two strongest players at the most critical moment and never let the team down in the game-killing phase.

This is called tough!
The score difference was 7 points, and there was less than 1 minute left in the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers began to panic, and Kurt Rambis immediately called a halt to the game.

Kobe and Shark did not complain to each other because they both knew that there were problems with their defense just now and everyone was responsible.

But fans don't think so.

They just saw O'Neal fail to protect the rim again.

So after sitting on the bench, O'Neal heard the Lakers fans in the stands behind him cursing.

"Go away, Shaq. You'll never beat Roger, ever!" "Damn it, you should just rot in the swamps of Orlando!"

"Roger is dancing on your fucking head again, and I've had enough!"

Lakers fans are very disappointed. They have always fantasized that the OK combination could win the championship, but they have been disappointed time and time again.

It’s okay that we were swept by the Jazz last year, after all, the Jazz are indeed a strong team.

But what about today? This is still a remnant of the Eagles!
This is a Hawks team without Steve Smith, Alan Henderson and Scott Pippen!

Moreover, Paul Pierce's performance today was simply rubbish and can be almost ignored.

What about the Lakers? They just traded for the Hornets' absolute leader of the past three seasons.

In this situation, the Lakers were beaten and fell behind by 53 points in the last 7 seconds!
What a shame!
O'Neal was already tired of being scolded, and Roger's behavior of breaking into the penalty area and scoring again, as well as the scolding from the fans at the scene, made the Shark's anger level reach the maximum again.

The shark can't bear it anymore and he starts biting!
The timeout ended and the game continued. Kobe held the ball and challenged Roger in this crucial round, but missed the shot.

But O'Neal grabbed the offensive rebound, but the moment he got the basketball, he was pushed out of the court by Ben fiercely, and the Hawks committed a foul in advance.

Big Ben was also venting his anger. He had been holding his anger since he was knocked down by O'Neal at the beginning of today's game.

O'Neal wanted to get angry, but he also wanted to win the game.

So he held back and stood at the free throw line.

In the end, O'Neal made one of two free throws, and the Lakers were still trailing by 6 points, but there were only 41 seconds left in the game.

Kurt Rambis didn't want to foul early, he wanted to defend hard.

Even if the Hawks dragged the game to the full 24 seconds, the Lakers would still have more than ten seconds to catch up to 6 points.

At that time, we can catch up by grabbing three points.

Thus, the game entered the decisive round.

The Eagles scored in this round and the game ended immediately.

Even if they fail to win, the Lakers still have a glimmer of hope.

The whole audience was tense, except for the referee who was the most relaxed.

The game that nearly got out of control before the jump ball was even started was finally coming to a safe end.

Roger controlled the time outside the three-point line and consumed as much time as possible.

But in the last 10 seconds of the offensive time, Roger passed the ball to Pierce.

Is it to let Pierce control the final attack?

of course not!
After Roger gave the ball to Pierce, he began to get rid of the off-ball screen. In the last round, he wanted to play without the ball!

Finally, Roger ran to the left side of the middle distance and successfully caught the ball.

There were only 4 seconds left, but Roger still didn't shoot. He was very patient and made a fake shot. After shaking Kobe off, Roger ran towards O'Neal under the basket and took off!

Everyone's eyes widened. As far as they could remember, apart from Jordan, no other guard could dunk over the Shark.

Seeing this, O'Neill rushed towards Roger.

But he wasn't going for the ball, and he didn't even think about successfully blocking the shot.

The strong smell of blood has made it impossible for the shark to suppress its killing instinct.

Then, people saw O'Neal push Roger directly to the ground in the air, making a "clothesline-style" flagrant foul!

"Boom!"

All the players on the court heard the dull sound of a heavy object falling. This foul was shocking to the referee. O'Neal was simply making Roger free fall in the air after experiencing a wave of gravity acceleration!

Even the referees smelled a gas leak, and they immediately blew the whistle to send the "fire starter" Shark off the field to avoid a gas explosion.

But it was too late.

Shaquille O'Neal lit a fire in a room filled with leaking gas.

Then it blew everything up!
"Damn it, you bastard!"

Ben, who had been holding a grudge for a long time, immediately rushed towards O'Neal with a roar and knocked O'Neal down.

Pierce also ran towards the Shark. He also needed a breakthrough to vent his frustration tonight.

Anyway, with Ben holding the Shark down, all you have to do is beat him, just as easily as Dr. J beating Bird.

As soon as Pierce rushed forward, O'Neal had already pushed Big Ben away and stood up.

Looking at the huge shark staring at him, Pierce swallowed.

Wait, why?
boom!
O'Neal knocked Pierce to the ground with one palm. At this time, the players on the court had entered a state of frenzy, and everyone instinctively wanted to protect themselves.

Several players have already grabbed Shark, and just when Shark thought it was over, Roger rushed in front of Shark again!

Roger was not seriously injured after being knocked over just now, but that doesn't mean he can tolerate the shark's crippling actions on him.

The shark broke free and punched Roger subconsciously, but Roger bent down to avoid the attack and hugged one of O'Neal's legs, knocking the giant down!
Then Roger rode on the shark and punched O'Neal twice in the face.

Seeing Roger knock down the huge shark, Pierce, who was sitting on the ground, was stunned.

It turns out Roger's weird hobbies were waiting for this moment!

"Oh, Shaq is in big trouble, he is in big trouble, this is a heavy blow from the champion!" Bob Costa's commentary immediately crossed the field.

When Roger was about to throw the third punch, Kobe pushed Roger, who was riding on the shark, away and tried to pull O'Neal up.

Before O'Neal could feel moved, he saw Pierce rush up and punch Kobe in the face.

If I can't beat the shark, I can still beat you!

The second battlefield was opened, and Kobe and Pierce wrestled with each other.

But what is shocking is that the Lakers' No. 8, who is usually so arrogant, actually throws his fist like a turtle when fighting.

Pierce, a kid who grew up on the streets, understood instantly: That idiot doesn't know how to fight!

Kobe's family background has determined that he usually just pretends to be bad.

Pierce landed several hits on Kobe that were much more accurate than his shots tonight, and Kobe's jab hit nothing.

Pierce finally beat Kobe in a one-on-one match!
Players from both sides quickly pulled Kobe and Pierce apart, temporarily calming the fight. On the other side, people were also trying to separate Roger and O'Neal.

But the joining of Andre Patterson changed the situation. He had a good relationship with Roger, so when he saw Roger being fouled, his anger instantly burned to the top of his head.

The sharks had already been pulled apart, and normally the conflict would have cooled down at this point.

But Andre Patterson rushed into the crowd again and wrestled with the shark again.

The conflict continues to escalate!

Several referees on duty were stunned. Instead of the game ending safely, a fight that would rank among the top three in NBA history continued to escalate!
"Damn it, grab him and pin him down!"

"Damn, Shaq is crazy, doesn't he know this is the Hawks!? Why did he do that to Roger!?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Hey, grab Roger, he's breaking free again!"

As everyone ran up to pull Patterson down, Roger rushed out of the crowd, jumped right up and rode on the shark, knocking him down again!
Roger is angry today, very angry.

This was not the first time Roger was fouled flagrantly, but it was the first time he was so angry.

Because he and O'Neal were teammates after all.

They had worked together before.

They used to be very good friends!
Even though they had fallen out over basketball, and even though they were rivals, Roger never expected the Shark to be so cruel to him.

He felt that he had thought too highly of him!
An extremely angry Roger rode on the shark and punched it twice. The shark used all its strength to push Roger away.

A behemoth like O'Neal will never be easily brought down. Yes, he is not good at fighting, but he is a giant with terrifying strength after all.

Besides, if Grandma Odessa knew that he was beaten and didn't fight back, she would be furious.

Before O'Neal could get up after pushing Roger away, the two sides controlled them again.

O'Neal was surrounded by people, and his hands were held tightly. However, it can be seen that O'Neal's nose and eyebrow arch were cut, and the floor was covered with blood.

Roger was carried away by several people, and the blood stains on his fists revealed the origin of the shark wound.

Although they were pulled apart, the two were still swearing at each other.

"Roger, if someone hadn't pulled you back, you would have been kneeling on the floor begging for mercy!"

"Hahahaha, you really are just tough on the outside. Hey, it's not me, Shaq, who's getting beaten!"

"You should be thankful that you are on a basketball court!"

"Whatever you say, the blood on the floor is yours, you damned piece of shit!"

"Fuck, let me go, let me go!"

"Let him go and see what he can do!"

The two people quarreled more and more fiercely, and their emotions were very excited.

Players from both teams and the referee worked together to drag Roger and O'Neal to the player tunnel.

But just as he approached the audience seats, O'Neal suddenly broke free from the crowd, rushed straight to the audience seats, picked up a chair, and smashed it hard in the direction of Roger.

During the riot, Roger also seized the opportunity to break through the siege and jumped into the audience.

The third round begins!
Roger and the Shark fought on the floor of the audience, and players from both teams crowded in. With the addition of water bottles and popcorn thrown by fans, the entire Staples Center was like a re-enactment of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

During the scuffle, O'Neal was punched several more times, and the burning pain on his face became more and more intense.

O'Neal just seized the opportunity to change hands, but was pulled away by people from both sides who were trying to separate them.

At this time, the camera gave a close-up of Roger and O'Neill.

O'Neal's face was covered in blood and he looked extremely miserable.

Where is Roger?
His face is as clean as Tom Cruise in Top Gun!
This was undoubtedly another moment of great humiliation for the sharks.

He was so big and so overwhelming.

But he was beaten all over the face and couldn't hurt Roger at all!
"I'm going to make you fall here, damn it!" O'Neal was still mad. In this fight, except for the slap he gave to Pierce, he had been at a disadvantage.

He didn't even let Roger bleed!

He was unwilling to let the conflict end like this, he was determined to make Roger see blood as well!

Because the stands are very narrow and stepped, it is difficult for the people who are trying to mediate the fight to stand firmly.

This gave O'Neal a chance, and he broke free again and kicked forward.

But he didn't kick Roger, but kicked Andre Patterson who had been blocking Roger.

Patterson fell down and crushed a group of people, including Roger.

But Roger quickly got up and the fourth round began!
This time O'Neill threw a punch with all his strength, and considering his disgust for Roger, the power of this punch was enough to send any adult male straight to sleep.

The premise is that you can hit the target.

The shark, who had no idea how to fight and only had brute strength, didn't manage the distance well, and his fist just grazed Roger's nose.

As Roger approached the shark, he punched with all his strength, aiming at its chin.

"boom!"

After a muffled sound, Shaquille O'Neal fell off the stands with his whole body limp as if his soul had been sucked out.

He finally fell into a baby-like sleep.

Everyone was stunned. Roger actually knocked down this huge monster!
The conflict was finally resolved in the most tragic way!
The shark's blood became the fuel for Roger's anger.

Roger was quickly taken into the player tunnel by a group of people. He looked at the bloodstains on his hands and gritted his teeth.

The shark's useless move in the air really chilled Roger's heart.

He knew that after tonight, his relationship with the sharks would deteriorate further.

There is no mercy left between them.

Every encounter from now on will be a fight to the death!

At the beginning of the millennium, either Roger the God falls, or he will be covered in shark blood!

Lenny Wilkens caught up with him and checked Roger's physical condition: "No injuries?"

"Shaq can't even touch Roger's hair." Pierce laughed on the side.

"Very good," an old-school coach like Lenny Wilkens would not criticize players for such things, "I think all Lakers players know that we are a real team made up of men! Boys, never let anyone step on your heads!"

From coach, to star player, to role player.

The temperament of this team has long been determined.

In the subsequent games, the Lakers were unable to catch up to the last 6 points because most of the players on both sides were sent off.

The Hawks eventually won the game and won this heavyweight matchup with the Lakers.

In fact, Roger won twice.

Playing basketball, he destroyed both Kobe and Shaq.

Outside of basketball, he knocked out O'Neal on the spot.

But the seeds of grievances that would define an era were also planted at this moment.

Roger and Shark, once the strongest duo, are now true enemies.
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Is Roger wrong? Shouldn't he fight back after being attacked? Roger was just protecting himself, that's all! - Lenny Wilkens supports Roger.

Shaquille O'Neal deserved to be beaten for his dirty tricks. He was a petty jerk. Roger beat him up! - Ben Wallace on Roger's beating of O'Neal.

Our entire team will not tolerate this kind of thing. If you touch one of us, you touch all of us. We will all come after you. I am also a member of this team, so of course I have to go to Shaq to settle the score! - Andre Patterson answered why he rushed out from the bench to help Roger.

Kobe was bruised and battered, and Shaq fell asleep. Ha, do they still dare to act tough? -- Pierce was showing off his record of beating Kobe today.

No, it's different, Shaq was careless, but Kevin McHale was intentional! - Lakers coach Kurt Rambis talks about the difference between Shaq's foul on Roger and the foul McHale made on him.

Believe it or not, the first thing Shaq said when he woke up was to ask me what happened. After that, he spat out six teeth. I hate to say it, but Roger really beat him up. - Derek Fisher talked about O'Neal's injury.

No fans were hurt, I know, this crazy fight went into the stands. But I repeat, no fans were hurt! - The referee on duty talked about the fight in the stands.

At this time, in the locker room, Roger accepted an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated.

Andrew Sharp thought Roger would be very happy, but Roger had a gloomy expression.

"Roger, why did Shaq do that? That foul was an unsportsmanlike foul. What happened on the court?"

"What happened? I humiliated him with my actual performance and made him a supporting role, and then he got unhappy, it's that simple! Last time he didn't become the protagonist, so he was jealous and dismantled the magic. This time, the bastard actually wanted to dismantle me! Bastard, bastard!"

"Roger, you look angry."

"Yes! I have reason to be angry! Basketball competition is one thing, and wanting to destroy me is another! To me, these are two different levels of things!"

"How's Shaq?"

"I do not care."

"Okay, one last question. This time, you guys made a big fuss and had a serious fight. Do you think this will be the end of everything?"

"The end?" Roger smiled.

"Let me tell you what the end is, when I see Shaq never wins a championship, when I can beat him again and again in the game, when I wear more championship rings and show off in front of him, that's the end! Our war has begun, just begun!
From today on, if he can't make me bleed like a river, I will make sure he can never raise his head!
Either he is finished or I am finished!
This is war, Andrew, a war, a war escalated by Shaq! It will never end until one of the parties dies completely!

Trust me, tonight won't be the only time I knock Shaq down!
Many years later, people will see news like this in newspapers:
Shaquille O'Neal, after more than a dozen fruitless seasons without Roger, announced his retirement last night.

This is Shaq's basketball obituary!"

This brawl in 1999 was the NBA's own Sarajevo.

Lakers vs. Hawks, Roger vs. Sharks.

A brutal and long-lasting dynastic war officially began.

(Today is also a new update, but it is a two-in-one update of 10,000 words)

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