Champions Creed

Chapter 252 Chapter 251: The Proud God and the Opponent Who Kneels and Begs for Mercy (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Sprewell doesn't want to be Roger's toy, and he's trying to sign a big contract this summer, so he needs to let the whole league know that he's worth it.

And 50 points?
How dare this bastard say that!
Roger scored 50 points many times in the regular season, and Jamal Mashben had experienced it.

But in the playoffs, Roger only scored 50 points in a single game once.

That happened in the legendary series between the Magic and the Knicks in 1997. In Game 1, Roger made 8 three-pointers in the first half, breaking the record set by Jordan, and also scored 50 points for the first time in his career.

But 8 three-pointers in the first half is not a record that can be easily replicated, even Roger himself can't do it.

Without the support of such low-probability events as 8 three-pointers in the first half, 50 points in the playoffs is just wishful thinking!
Sprewell would never allow himself to be labeled as "a poor guy who was scored 50 points on in the playoffs." Once labeled as such, he would never get the contract he wanted.

He is already 30 years old, and this is almost his last chance to get a big contract, he must not let it go!
The madman began to run harder on the offensive end, both to score points and to further consume Roger.

But the Heat did not look for the madman in this attack. Alan Houston cut out and made a steady mid-range shot after receiving the ball.

Roger spread his hands and said, "Don't waste your energy. Even your teammates don't believe that a loser like you can score a goal over my head."

"Oh, you think I care about data as much as you do? You cancer!"

"You don't care about the stats? Who was the one who almost strangled his coach to death after he was scolded by the head coach for 'you should pass the ball more actively' when he was shooting crazily in the Warriors? Admit it, it's not that you don't care, it's that you are not qualified to brush up the stats!"

While Roger and Sprewell were arguing with each other, he raised his hand and asked for the ball again.

He still has to play singles!

Sprewell was right about one thing, Roger is a cancer today.

He plays a toxic basketball, but it's a toxic basketball that his teammates are willing to play with.

Roger approached Sprewell, and the madman now didn't know whether to defend the shot or the breakthrough.

Last season, he could confront Roger without restraint because there were people behind him to help him defend.

But this season, the distance from the three-point line to the free throw line is a vacuum distance, and Sprewell has no protection within this distance.

He was in a dilemma.

He had a feeling that he was playing a completely different kind of basketball than before.

He and Roger were like two medieval knights, fighting a life-and-death duel.

There is no interference from outsiders. It's just two men facing each other. Either they kill each other or they are killed by each other.

Part of the charm of the sport was lost tonight, no teamwork, no fine tactical moves. Two people were dueling, and the other eight were just spectators.

But the cruelty and excitement of the sport has increased, with a bloody spectacle of one player destroying another.

After Roger approached Sprewell, he just looked at the basket, then slightly raised his center of gravity, and Sprewell jumped up.

He was too nervous and overreacted to any disturbance.

Roger walked past him and even glanced back at him.

Then he jumped and shot. The spear thrust down, piercing the armor. One man stood, the other fell.

Kobe Bryant slapped his thigh in front of the TV: "That's right, this kind of basketball is right! Damn Phil Jackson and Shaq, when will they learn to play the right way?"

Kobe hated the triangle offense, and he hated giving the ball to that useless Shark even more.

Wouldn't it make the game of basketball easier if Roger played like that?
Roger scored again, making it 12 points.

Sprewell felt a chill down his spine as he realized that this was all directed at him.

Roger wants to destroy himself completely!
Sprewell remembered his swagger during the summer league, his previous actions and remarks, and his words in an interview: "Roger is not scary without the shark."

Then, for the first time, a thought popped into his mind: "Am I in trouble?"

He had thought about it when Roger bullied him during the regular season, but the thought only flashed through his mind because at that time he was still fantasizing about revenge.

But now, this idea stayed in his mind permanently.

But it was too late.

Last season, Sprewell's unexpected success inflated his self-confidence.

For him, last season was like a meteoric rise from the bottom.

What did Sprewell experience before joining the Heat?
Because of the "choking incident", he was suspended for one year, and the Warriors even cancelled the remaining three-year contract. In the end, he submitted the case to arbitration, and the contract was overturned, but the league still maintained the 68-game suspension.

The ban record was not broken until the gentle boy who liked to lie on the technical table and look at the stars appeared.

Players are not paid during the suspension period, so Sprewell was deducted one year's contract money.

But he was not done yet. During the suspension period, Sprewell was placed under house arrest for three months for dangerous driving that caused injuries to two people.

Sometimes you really don't know what's going on in these smart minds.

He had completely ruined his reputation, and almost everyone thought his career was over.

What team would let this asshole play?
Considering that he has many illegitimate children, he will probably have to work as a male model to support his family in the future.

They all make money by working hard and controlling the ball, not shabby at all!

So when Riley traded for Sprewell, everyone in the media thought Riley was a gambler.

SportsCenter commented on him: "I believe Pat Riley has thought about this deal for a long time. Betting is something that needs to be studied slowly, with more observation and summary. Once you have studied the rules thoroughly, you are not far from jumping off a building. The local authorities in Miami should ban Pat Riley from entering any high-rise buildings next."

No one was optimistic about the Heat's deal for Sprewell. Although the Heat's lineup at the time was not enough to win the championship, it was at least a strong team in the Eastern Conference.

But if Riley is strangled, the Heat will be completely finished.

As a result, everyone has seen that the Miami Heat fought back in the shortened season and even eliminated the defending champion Hawks.

And Sprewell was one of the players who performed best.

In just half a year, Sprewell turned himself around.

He went from being a player abandoned by the world to appearing on the cover of Slam Magazine, taking on countless endorsements, and opening a nationwide chain of car modification shops.

After experiencing all this, a person will become inflated and feel that he can overcome all difficulties and defeat any opponent.

So he was blunt and disrespectful to Roger, and he felt he had the right to do so.

And tonight, Sprewell will wake up from his dream!

The game continued, and Jamal Mashburn back-up Pippen, making the score 4 to 12.

But everyone knows that the Heat's foundation is defense.

Unable to contain Roger, with the Heat's firepower, it was difficult to catch up with the score.

Pat Riley couldn't stand it anymore, so he decided to test the touch of the Hawks' role players: "Double-team!"

In this round, Roger was double-teamed just after crossing the midfield line, a scene that reminded Eagles fans of last year.

But Roger found Pierce in the first time, and the latter hit a three-pointer with no one guarding him.

15 to 4, the Hawks showed a trend of widening the score in the first quarter.

Nowadays, it would be suicide to over-tighten Roger.

Paul Pierce's response ability is enough to kill the game.

He is definitely the biggest omission from this year's All-Stars, averaging 18.4 points per game this season. Considering that Roger took most of the shots, this number is not Pierce's true level.

And unlike Steve Smith, he has the ability to take over the game for a period of time.

To put it bluntly, Steve Smith is just an advanced off-ball scorer, but Pierce's ball-handling skills are excellent.

Also, Steve Smith never had Pierce's bellicosity.

He is no longer the rookie who shot 9 of 1 in a crucial game last season because he couldn't stand the intensity of the playoffs.

The duo of Paul Pierce and Roger alone cannot reach the level of the strongest duo in history during the Magic period, but leaving Paul Pierce alone will only accelerate his death.

After scoring the goal, Pierce shook his head and looked at Alan Houston: "You should solve your own problems first, don't rush to lick Latrell's ass!"

"Shut up, you can lick Roger's ass, but I can't lick Latrell's?" Alan Houston tried to defeat magic with magic.

But he failed in front of Pierce, a master of trash talk.

"God, comparing Latrell to Roger? It's like me licking the honey of a Victoria's Secret supermodel, but you can only lick the stinky hug of an old grandmother. Do you still think you are so glorious?"

Roger:
This was the first piece of trash talk that even Roger couldn't stand.

Pierce can.

"Shut up, Paul, and do more work and talk less."

"okay."

Pierce shut up for the moment, but Alan Houston and Sprewell had already suffered tons of damage.

In the next attack, Mourning forced a foul in the paint and got two free throws, all of which he made.

The Heat continued to score, but as mentioned before, the foundation of the Heat is defense, and they cannot let the game turn into an offensive one.

But the Heat's several attempts at early double-teaming failed.

Even if Pierce is not released, Pippen and Marion can both cut into the air quickly, and it is equally dangerous to double-team Roger and let them get through.

In the end, the Heat had no choice but to revert to their old method - single defense above the free throw line.

Thus, the torture of the madman began again!
Roger dribbled the ball between his legs, accelerated past the opponent, and made a quick stop jump shot.

He broke into the penalty area and made a layup under the defense of Mourning.

He made another pull-up three-pointer - although it was finally changed to 2 points because his toes stepped on the line, Roger believed that the long night was coming because the torch was not in Sprewell's hand.

The more Kobe watched, the more excited he became. He really felt that O'Neal and Zen Master should watch the video of this game 100 times until they understood the essence of it.

Sprewell was getting more and more tormented as the game went on. If you were playing a basketball game and faced someone who could embarrass you in every round, you would probably just want to shoot or retreat.

Who would want to fully experience the feeling of being abused by others?

But Sprewell couldn't surrender, and he couldn't quit the game.

He could only take the beatings, round after round, as punishment for challenging the gods with his mortal body!

In the last two minutes of the first quarter, when Sprewell was substituted, Roger was also substituted. He had already scored 18 points.

Sprewell was dejected, while Roger raised his fist high and enjoyed the cheers of the fans.

All the fans felt very satisfied, this damn bitch finally got his day of judgment!
"An immortal performance, perhaps the greatest one-on-one show in NBA playoff history! Sprewell went through a long quarter, and I bet he felt like every second was an eternity when he was on the court! Because not only did he fail to defend Roger, he also failed to score even one point against him!" Steve Jones roared.

Sprewell was in a daze. He couldn't believe that Roger could oppress him on the defensive end and torture him on the offensive end.

This guy, who felt like a big shot after his success last season, felt insignificant at this moment.

One thing that's special about team sports is that each individual player has some breathing space.

But Sprewell had no such opportunity at all. He was tortured by Roger in every round, whether on offense or defense.

After walking off the court, the madman's first words stunned Riley.

"Damn, why is it only the first quarter!?" Sprewell looked at the game time and felt as if he had traveled through time and space.

As Steve Jones said, Sprewell really felt like every second counted for him on the court.

He felt like he had been holding out for a long time, and was beaten so hard that he even forgot about time.

When I looked up, it was only the first quarter.

This means that the trial has just begun. In the transition period, the Heat recovered some points with Jamal Mashburn's elbow singles. Bowen's less aggressive defense is not suitable for dealing with players like Mashburn.

But Roger was happy to see this situation.

As expected of Pat Riley's team, they have a strong fighting spirit.

But this will also reduce the probability of garbage time.

good, very good.

If you guys work harder, this cancer of mine will be able to continue to exist alone.

Three minutes into the second quarter, Pat Riley replaced Sprewell.

As the Heat's second-leading scorer during the regular season, he has yet to score a point.

He desperately needs to score for the team and he can't be humiliated like this anymore.

But at the same time Sprewell came on the court, Roger also returned to the field.

He was targeting Sprewell today!
"Hi Latrell, nice to see you again."

"Go away, I don't want to talk to you. Damn it, what will make you satisfied?" Sprewell was on the verge of collapse. The huge sense of frustration made him feel unprecedented shame and pain.

"I don't want to talk to you either, but I have to correct some of your misconceptions. No one can say that I can't live without Shaq. That's an insult to me, the most extreme insult! Considering that this is not the first time you have disrespected me, Latrell, I decided to continue this game. I will defend you to death and score 50 points. Don't be nervous, it's almost over."

The huge deterrent force made Sprewell fall into fear. When Roger said that he would defend himself to death and still score 50 points, Sprewell's first reaction was "You are so arrogant."

But this time, when Roger emphasized this, Sprewell was thinking, "Damn it, I'm done!"

Roger was only 32 points behind, and I...I couldn't stop him at all!
Sprewell was self-aware and knew he couldn't stop Roger, as he scored again soon after.

A man who was protected by the system last season finally experienced the wrath of a superstar this season.

Last season, Sprewell was like a dog on a leash. He could bark at Roger without restraint because he knew there was someone protecting him behind him.

But tonight, that rope broke.

Roger would never pass up an opportunity to teach him a lesson.

This time, Roger held the ball with his back to the basket in the low post at the elbow, then leaned inward, trying to back down Sprewell.

When Alan Houston was hesitating whether to double-team, Roger suddenly faced the basket with the ball and took a step inside.

The madman immediately retreated, but Roger turned his back again. Sprewell was ready to meet Roger's collision, but Roger turned his back and broke through. This series of continuous rhythm changes stunned Sprewell, and Roger broke into the inside without any hindrance and dunked against Alonzo Mourning who was guarding the basket.

Alonzo Mourning is a frequent guest in dunk highlights of major stars, but there is nothing shameful about it, because it just shows that he is a truly active rim protector.

Being blocked is better than being recorded in a highlight reel of you with your hands on your hips on the defensive end.

Tonight, Mourning also made it into Roger's highlights.

20 points in a single game. The second quarter had just begun and Roger had already scored 20 points.

Sprewell looked at the basket, a little dazed.

What on earth am I going through?
Roger patted Sprewell's butt and said, "Move now, I don't like playing with dead fish!"

"This is the most brutal destruction scene in NBA history. Sprewell is being completely destroyed by Roger. Will Pat Riley change his player to defend Roger? Who will save him? "

It's a pity that Riley didn't plan to replace someone else to defend Roger.

At present, besides Madman, the only player who is best suited to defend Roger is Jamal Mashburn.

But today Mashburn is an important attacking point for the Heat on the offensive end. If the Heat want to continue to keep the score close, they need Mashburn's elbow singles.

Moreover, it has long been proven that Mashburn cannot defend against Roger.

Roger scored 50+ and 40+ against Mashburn, and 30+ was even more numerous.

Instead of letting Mashburn do useless work on the defensive end, it is better to let him focus on offense, which can at least help the team.

As for Sprewell, he is in poor form and even if he is freed up he will not be able to help the team on the offensive end.

So unfortunately, no one will be taking Sprewell's place.

More and more fans turned on TV to watch the game, and no one wanted to miss such an extreme singles performance.

In the following games, Roger tortured Sprewell's nerves in various ways.

Even fans feel that Sprewell's experience is too tragic.

He will be beaten in every round and targeted in every round.

In the fifth minute of the second quarter, Sprewell finally earned a foul with a breakthrough, but because his mentality had collapsed, he only made one of two free throws and scored only 1 point.

This is also his only score so far.

Bob Costa sentenced the madman to death in the offseason: "Latrell can't play high-end games. He can't compete with top stars and doesn't even have the ability to fight back. Therefore, championship teams should not meet his contract demands."

After getting one point, Sprewell continued to be beaten in a fancy way.

It had nothing to do with how Roger dealt with Sprewell, because no matter how Roger dealt with Sprewell, he would lose.

At the end of the first half, Roger had scored 34 points, 16 points in a single quarter.

All 16 points came on singles from Sprewell.

The Hawks led the Heat by 15 points entering the second half.

The trial will continue!

The thought of the second half made Sprewell feel desperate.

Sprewell looked at the cheering Eagles players and breathed heavily and rapidly.

Because he had a strong feeling of suffocation, he could only feel alive by taking deep breaths.

Back in the locker room, Pierce jokingly asked Roger: "Is it enjoyable?"

Roger shook his head: "Only 34 points. Considering the series of crimes committed by Latrell, this is far from enough."

Apostle Paul began to help God make arrangements: "Let Roger continue to play in the second half. Who is in favor and who is against it?"

There are no discordant sounds.

Tonight is undoubtedly a legendary playoff game that will be remembered forever by the world, and no one wants to ruin the beauty of Roger's legendary night.

If it's just one game, everyone can accept it.

In the second half, the killing continued.

Sprewell was humiliating himself at every turn. It was as one-sided as the Gulf War, a complete bullying of the weak.

At the end of the third quarter, Roger scored his 47th point of the half with two free throws.

Pat Riley had a blank expression on his face. He couldn't remember how many times Roger had scored such a high score over his team's head.

Bob Costa also shouted: "Latrell is as lifeless as a dead man!"

At this time, the score between Roger and Sprewell was 47 to 3!

Sprewell's spirit has been completely broken. Time and time again, his physical strength has been wasted, his basketball shots have failed, his defense has failed, his dignity has been completely torn apart, and he silently recalls the pain and inferiority. Sprewell even has an illusion that "as long as Roger wants, he can score 100 points on my head at any time."

In the fourth quarter, Roger continued to play.

The Heat trailed by 21 points but were unwilling to give up, so Sprewell was also on the court.

As soon as he came on the court, Roger scored his 50th point of the game with a long shot.

Sprewell actually felt a sense of relief.

It's over. It's finally over.

This evil day is over.

Roger scored 50 points, so he should stop, right?

One round later, Alan Houston made a miraculous four-point shot, narrowing the gap to 17 points.

But the gap was still huge, and Roger had already scored 50 points, so Sprewell felt that he would not be tortured anymore.

As a result, Roger ran across half court and raised his hand: "Give me the ball!"

Sprewell felt like the sky was falling. Isn't this guy satisfied yet?
"Roger."

"Hey, I'm a man of my word. I said I would defend you and score 50 points, but the 10 points I scored before I said that don't count. So, I actually only scored 40 points now."

Then Roger changed direction and passed Sprewell who had completely given up. Roger's eyes were cold and indifferent, without any trace of mercy.

He also wanted to torture Sprewell. He wanted to let the whole world know what the consequences would be if one touched his taboos.

brush.

With 52 points, Roger set a new career high in playoff scoring.

"Damn, hasn't he played enough!?" Pat Riley turned his head and looked at Spoelstra.

He hoped that Roger's good friend could give an answer.

Spoelstra sighed: "Latrell finished Pat, replace him, otherwise he will become the most miserable player in playoff history. No, he already is. Roger is such a person, he will mercilessly retaliate against all opponents who disrespect him, Roger is such a person."

In the following games, Roger continued to rub salt into Sprewell's wounds.

Sprewell's breathing became more and more rapid. He opened his mouth as wide as possible and exhaled as much as possible to ensure that he would not die on the field.

But the more he breathed, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Some feel dizzy, some feel weak in the limbs, and there is even a tingling sensation on the skin.

How is this going?

Am I going to die in shame on the field?
In the fourth minute of the fourth quarter, when Roger scored his 62nd point of the night with a three-pointer over Sprewell, Sprewell could no longer support his body.

His legs went limp and he knelt down in front of Roger, holding onto Roger's thighs with both hands to support his upper body, as if seeking God's mercy.

Roger looked at him coldly, "Well, now this is only the 50th point. Show me some respect and I can forgive you."

The whole place was in an uproar. Even the experienced Steve Jones was not calm. "Did Roger knock Ratrell down to his knees?"

Countless reporters recorded this moment with their cameras.

At this time, the Heat team doctors rushed onto the court, suspecting that Sprewell was suffering from respiratory alkalosis.

Respiratory alkalosis can be understood as a symptom of poisoning caused by excessive carbon dioxide discharge due to excessive breathing, decreased acidity and increased alkali in the body.

This condition can cause paralysis of the limbs, and in severe cases it can be life-threatening.

Yes, everyone knows that overeating can lead to death, but overbreathing can also cause problems.

This usually happens when people are extremely angry or extremely sad, and at such moments people usually exhale deeply and continuously.

And Sprewell? He was breathing heavily from excessive shame.

Whatever the reason, whatever the situation.

A proud god and an opponent kneeling down and begging for mercy.

This has become the first world famous painting in the basketball world in the 21st century.

(End of this chapter)