Champions Creed

Chapter 256 255: He can really make Shaq doubt his life (please give me a monthly ticket!)

The Hawks continued their dominance over the Lakers, winning their 12th straight playoff game.

Since April, Atlanta fans haven't known what it feels like to lose.

From Ray Allen to AI to the Heat, the Hawks have not only won the series, but have also not allowed any opponent to beat them.

A question is raised: Can the Hawks be beaten in the playoffs?

This is a rather serious issue.

If the Hawks continue their winning streak and remain undefeated in the finals, they will make history.

A history that is enough to shake the entire NBA.

You know, even in the era when there were no more than ten teams in the league and the championship could be won in just two rounds of the playoffs, no one could win the championship with a perfect record in the playoffs.

Nowadays, the playoffs have to be played in four rounds, and winning the trophy with all wins is a fantasy.

In fact, there are only two teams that won the championship by losing less than two games, the 89 Pistons and the 91 Bulls.

That's why going undefeated in the playoffs is a great accomplishment.

If a team can win 72 games in the regular season and remain undefeated in the playoffs, it will undoubtedly be called the most dominant team in North American sports history.

Of course, it is too early to talk about complete victory now.

Although the Lakers lost by double digits in the last game, they did not suffer a direct defeat like their previous opponents.

What really opened up the score was Paul Pierce's three consecutive three-pointers in the final moments.
And it is worth noting that those three three-pointers of Pierce were not chance shots, they were all made against the defense.

In other words, the Lakers were still defending seriously in the final moments and did not surrender. It was just that Pierce used his personal ability to crush the Lakers' excellent defense.

In the eyes of Phil Jackson and most careful fans, this was not a defeat.

Therefore, for G2, both sides will definitely still have a fight to fight, and the outcome has not yet been determined.

After G1 ended, the finals became even more exciting.

Because this is not a boring round of the finals, the Lakers and the Hawks are both excellent in defense, but both teams have extremely talented stars in their lineups, so the scenes of hard-breaking offense are extremely exciting.

Just one game is certainly not enough to satisfy the fans' appetite. The popularity of G2 is even higher than that of G1.

The day before G2 started, many TV stations made special programs about the finals.

ESPN invited Roger's high school classmate, current clothing advertising director Andy Li, to do an interview show.

Of course, the purpose was not to interview him about how he made the models' breasts look so sexy, but to let him talk about Roger's high school days.

This is normal. When a player becomes famous, his high school classmates will also become frequent guests on TV.

In this episode, people learned for the first time that Andre Patterson, who is now Roger's bodyguard, almost became a mountain that Roger could not overcome in his basketball career.

"From his freshman year to his junior year in high school, Roger was not selected for the basketball team. This seems normal. An Asian-looking boy who is not over 2 meters tall and has no strong muscles - Roger has only grown stronger since entering the NBA. If you don't believe me, go and look at his rookie season photos. This kind of person doesn't seem to be good at playing basketball.

I don’t even want to talk about how badly Andre bullied Roger in high school. I’m afraid it will affect the relationship between their teammates, hahahaha.

That’s right, Roger really became famous in his senior year of high school. He defeated all the top ten players in the United States in just one year, and his success was like a rocket taking off into the sky.

But his success was not due to luck. He practiced day and night even when he was not selected for the basketball team and was looked down upon. I don't know if anyone has taken a photo of Roger's room in high school. The walls of the room were covered with pages of tactics and training plans, all written by Roger himself.

At this point, Li Andy paused deliberately, then said seriously: "At that time, I knew that wolves would not be trapped."

"So I told him, I believe in you, sooner or later you will be able to make a name for yourself and become a professional player."

Li Andy showed his bragging skills to the fullest, because when he learned that Roger was going to try out for the basketball team, he was clearly persuading Roger that it would be better to play the sea instead of basketball.

Well, it is necessary to add some artistic touch to this kind of story.

The story of a poor basketball star who has been fighting against fate since high school is so correct and so consistent with the identity of an inspirational sports star. It is also a story that the league and Reebok are keen to create.

Of course, much of this story remains true.

Andy Li's interview program allows fans to get to know Roger more deeply and makes them look forward to the next game even more.

They hope that this extremely inspiring legend can continue.

The finals G2 officially started on June 6th.

Countless families across the United States turned on their televisions, waiting to witness the entire battle.

It is undeniable that the era of live television has brought many benefits to players like Roger and Jordan.

Unlike Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, when live TV became popular in the NBA, he was playing his most embarrassing last six seasons. Few people witnessed his true glory. Most fans could only watch him on TV, unable to grab rebounds, unable to play against Moses Malone, slowing down the Lakers' exquisite Showtime, losing all his hair and growing many age spots.

But Roger and Jordan will not have such a problem. They have built their own glory under the watchful eyes of countless people, and their influence is unparalleled.

This represents the success of the NBA's star-making program, and also allows Roger to influence many young people who love basketball around the world.

Dwyane Wade stared at the TV. If Roger could create greatness with a devastating start, why couldn't I save my mother?

When his parents divorced, Wade's mother, Jo Linda, gained custody of Wade and his sister.

However, Jo Linda was unable to overcome her drug addiction, and when Wade was eight years old she abandoned them to live with their father and stepmother.

This is another heartbreaking story of an eight-year-old child being abandoned by his mother.

But Wade still cares about his mother. Now that Wade's basketball career is on the right track, his mother has vowed to change herself and never touch drugs again.

Wade hopes that this restraint can continue. He wants to be rich and he wants a mother who will never smoke again. As he is about to start his college basketball career, he also needs some encouragement to tell himself: "I can do it."

Carmelo Anthony was also watching TV. He would never forget the magical moment in 1994 when Roger defeated the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. It was his first time to watch an NBA game live, and also his last time. He believed Roger could defeat all opponents without mercy.

LeBron James was chewing his fingernails in front of the TV. He regarded Roger as his goal. He wanted to bring light back to the cursed city of Cleveland, just as Roger saved Atlanta.

The giant in the far east watched the CCTV live broadcast, thinking. If Wang Zhizhi and Roger can do it, why can't I?
Five-year-old Nikola Jokic dozed off on the couch. He didn't understand why his two older brothers and father were so obsessed with the sport. All he wanted to do was play carriage racing.

The whole world was staring at the Philips Arena seriously, and in this serious atmosphere, the noise made by Paul Pierce silenced the entire locker room.

The "crackling" sound made people who didn't know think that Pierce was setting off firecrackers and blowing up feces in the toilet for fun.

Lenny Wilkens, who was originally drawing tactics, was disturbed by the noise and stopped writing. He shrugged and said, "No matter who takes over the team instead of Ted, we have to ask him to install soundproof glass in every toilet cubicle in the locker room. You know, it's not Paul who is embarrassed, it's us."

The whole team burst into laughter. Lenny Wilkens always likes to use the most serious expression to say the most irrelevant words. This is the way for this old-school tough guy to show his humor.

Soon, Pierce walked out of the bathroom holding his stomach and sat back in front of the locker next to Roger.

Roger began to worry because this guy had gone to the bathroom for the third time today. "Are you okay?"

"Sure, it's just a little problem. Damn it, I shouldn't have eaten that frozen pasta in the freezer yesterday!"

"When you get on the field, can your sphincter withstand this kind of pressure?"

"Don't mention my sphincter, Roger! All I can tell you is there's nothing wrong with me!"

"Oh," Roger then turned to look at the team doctor, "We have wheelchairs here, right?"

"Of course, why are you asking this?" the team doctor was puzzled.

"Nothing, just ask."

Roger just recalled some past events from the 2008 finals.

Hopefully that won't happen.

Pierce's playing with firecrackers added a touch of levity to the serious game, but in the end everyone still had to face tonight's adjustments.

The much-anticipated Game 2 of the Finals soon began at the bustling Philips Arena. The Lakers fought a desperate battle, hoping to bring the home-court advantage safely back to Los Angeles.

If the series score becomes 1-1 and then the Lakers play three consecutive home games, they are confident that they will have the advantage in the series.

It’s an old question: Is the 2-3-2 format in the finals fair?

This format has been controversial since its inception. The original purpose was to reduce the number of times players have to travel. After all, it is the finals, and the two teams need to fly across the east and west. For example, this year's Los Angeles and Atlanta, the flight between these two places almost spans the entire United States, from the west coast to the east coast.

So from the perspective of reducing player fatigue, this competition system is completely fine.

But from a competitive perspective, the team that has three consecutive home games will definitely have an advantage.

Three consecutive home games are enough to make your opponent collapse before going home.

But whether this competition system is fair or not is not something the players should discuss. The OK combination is only responsible for bringing such an advantage back to Los Angeles.

The defeat in the last game did not discourage the Lakers. At the beginning of today's game, O'Neal expressed his determination with a 2+1.

Marion jumped up to block the shot the moment Shark received the ball and turned around, but O'Neal just faked a shot under the basket.

Seeing Marion being shaken into the air, the Shark deliberately jumped up and leaned towards Marion, and after an aerial confrontation, he scored the ball.

Considering the shark's size, it is too easy for him to make a layup after an aerial confrontation.

The referee blew the whistle, and O'Neal's two points were valid and he had to take more free throws.

As a result, the penalty kick was successfully scored.

The Shark is no longer laughing today. He knows Roger. Once Roger gains a huge advantage in the playoffs, he will be extremely confident, and it will be very difficult to defeat him at that time.

We cannot accept failure tonight.

After scoring the goal, O'Neal did not attack Ben, but turned his head to look at the rampant Pierce in the previous game: "Make me doubt my life? Huh? You'd better suffocate to death!"

In the next round, Kobe took the initiative to defend in front of Pierce.

This was the first time that Pierce received simultaneous attention from the OK combination.

Phil Jackson didn't want Pierce to get into good form, so he used Kobe to wear down Pierce from the first quarter.

He believed that the reason why Pierce was so amazing in the last game was mainly because he had already found his shooting touch before.

It's impossible to hold down this kind of guy after he gets into the groove.

Tonight, he wants to nip Pierce's touch in the bud.

Will defending Pierce wear Kobe down?

of course.

But Kobe is a super assistant after all, he doesn't need to be the main attacker, so it is normal for him to focus on the defensive end.

Seeing Kobe defending him again, Pierce immediately became excited: "What? Are you already missing the burning sensation I left on your face? Are you so impatient?"

Kobe just stared at Pierce intently without saying anything.

Pierce got stuck in position with his back to the basket in the mid-range, asking for the ball, trying to force Kobe to take it down.

Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!
But Pierce's back-to-the-basket shot after receiving the ball failed, and he found that he did not have much advantage in strength.

In a hurry, Pierce turned around and shot a jump shot, but missed due to Kobe's timely interference.

Kobe has one thing better than Roger - he was selected to the All-Defensive First Team in his fourth season of his career, which is this year.

Roger was also selected to the All-Defensive Team in his fourth season, but it was the second team.

In fact, Kobe's role in the Lakers during this period was more like a young Scott Pippen than a young Michael Jordan.

The Shark grabbed the rebound and the Lakers got a chance to counterattack.

Originally, the Shark was asking for the ball, but he saw Kobe leaning against Pierce with his back in the elbow area and raising his hand.

He's going to hit Pierce in the same position!
Harper passed the ball to Kobe, and Pierce thought Kobe was going to back him up, but the moment he received the ball, he turned around and passed by Pierce.

Finally, at a zero-degree angle in the mid-range, Kobe faced Marion who came to defend and shot the ball in from his fingertips!
A powerful response shot, after scoring the goal, Kobe glared at Pierce and then quickly retreated.

At the beginning of today's game, Kobe was deliberately competing with Pierce.

Phil Jackson is one of the few coaches who has coached Jordan, Roger and Kobe.

These three are always compared together, but they are actually more different than people think.

But there is one thing that these three people have in common, and that is their obsession with victory.

Kobe's basketball IQ is very high, higher than 99% of players of the same age. He turned into a wolf not because he was stupid, but because he wanted to win too much.

When this strong desire to win appears, his instinctive solution is to take action himself, and he is obsessive about taking action himself.

Therefore, the paranoid Kobe would never sit idly by and watch Pierce make a crucial three-pointer over his head in the last game.

He will definitely return it today, he will.

The Zen Master was not happy about this paranoia because it meant that Kobe was at risk of turning into a wolf tonight.

But fortunately, Kobe's subsequent control was better than the Zen Master had imagined.

After taking down Pierce on offense, Kobe did not relax on the defensive end. He continued to tangle with Pierce and prevented Pierce from catching the ball easily.

Roger was ready to take over the offense, and Harper was responsible for defending Roger.

Of course, Harper is completely unable to defend against Roger now, but he has Glen Rice and Robert Horry protecting him at all times.

It's quite emotional to say. Ron Harper used to be Roger's deputy. Robert Horry was the defensive player Roger least wanted to see in the 94 Finals. His quick assist defense once made Roger, who was playing for the Bulls at the time, very uncomfortable.

And now, Harper and Horry both wore Lakers jerseys and stood in front of Roger, who played for the Hawks.

"Ron, I don't understand why you responded to the call of the Los Angeles Lakers when you knew it was a team that was doomed to fail." Roger spoke to Harper and began dribbling the ball looking for an opportunity.

"Don't talk trash to me man, the Hawks never approached me or I would have gone after you instead of the Sharks!"

Harper's words made Roger depressed, and he couldn't utter a single trash word for a while.

Sure enough, Brian Scott's rule of complimenting trash talk is still useful today.

Roger simply shut up and focused on breaking through the defense.

He changed direction and passed Harper, whose legs were not very agile, but just as he was about to shoot, Glen Rice had already completed the double team. The double team was very timely, and Roger didn't even have a chance to shoot.

He had no choice but to pass the ball to Pippen, who went straight to the basket but was blocked from the side by Robert Horry.

For the second consecutive round, the Hawks failed to score against the Lakers.

The Lakers' defensive enthusiasm today was completely improved compared to the previous game, from Glen Rice's faster double team attack to Robert Horry's backup defense that was comparable to his peak period. It can be seen that not only Shaq and Kobe, but the entire Lakers team wanted to take the victory away.

Sure enough, the OK Lakers will not be defeated so easily.

For the rest of the time, the Los Angeles Lakers kept playing the right basketball.

Kobe played hard on defense and didn't steal the show from Shaq on offense, only stepping out to support when Shaq couldn't solve the problem.

O'Neal played very resolutely and toughly in the interior, and also showed unparalleled enthusiasm on the defensive end.

The most important thing is that Phil Jackson's strategy worked.

His approach of not letting Pierce find his game feeling was successful, and Pierce's offense today was no longer as magical as in the previous game. More often, the offensive pressure was on Roger.

In addition, Pierce was in foul trouble today.

Because his outside shooting touch was not very good, Pierce increased the frequency of breakthroughs.

But Robert Horry was very cunning and made Pierce commit two offensive fouls.

Every time he would appear exactly on Pierce's breakthrough route, and would fade away exaggeratedly after being hit by Pierce.

After all, Pierce is only a sophomore rookie and does not have enough experience in this area.

By the end of the first half, Pierce had already committed three fouls.

The Lakers also entered the halftime break with a 54-point lead of 49-5.

Roger scored 18 points in the first half, but the Lakers still failed to really limit him. Today, the Lakers' Roger's double-team was indeed fast enough, but Roger still made many incredible shots.

But it turns out that limiting Pierce is also a way to win. After all, the Lakers are leading now.

First of all, it is impossible to prevent Roger from dying.

It is impossible to win the game even if Roger and Pierce both fire.

In this case, let's start with Pierce and at least silence one of the offensive points.

If I can’t deal with Roger, can I deal with you?

During the halftime break, the Zen Master decided to increase his intensity against Pierce.

"Kobe, I allow you to fire early. Use your breakthrough to deal with Paul Pierce and kill him as much as possible!"

Phil Jackson was not worried that Kobe would not be able to execute this tactic, because Kobe's eyes were like a venomous snake that had locked onto its target.

He will definitely kill Paul Pierce, the Zen Master has no doubt about it.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Kobe used his speed to break through Pierce.

Pierce's defensive ability is always inferior to Roger and Pippen. He is very active in defense, but he is afraid of fast players and players with good footwork.

Players with fast speed can easily restrain Pierce's relatively slow lateral movement, while players with good footwork can directly crush Pierce's IQ.

After Kobe's breakthrough, Pierce knew that he could not commit any more fouls, so he did not dare to fight too hard, which was equivalent to actively giving up his advantage in the confrontation.

Kobe made a mid-range jump shot with ease, widening the gap to 7 points.

Lenny Wilkens started gesturing on the sidelines, and Pierce cursed inwardly because Wilkens meant to switch defense.

Let Pippen deal with Kobe.

This is tantamount to admitting Pierce's failure in this matchup.

Kobe understood what Lenny Wilkens meant, and proudly spread his hands to Pierce, saying the first trash talk of the day: "Look, your coach has given up on you."

It was a harmless piece of trash talk, but it hurt Pierce because it was the truth.

The Lakers were about to pull away from the lead, but in the Hawks' next offensive round, Roger broke through the baseline and made a layup despite O'Neal's block, shattering the Lakers' attempt.
Roger was in great shape on the offensive end today, and he was always there to provide support for the team. Pierce blamed himself because his performance today was not as good as Kobe's.

He would never allow this game to turn into another Eastern Conference Finals Game 7.

Since his shooting touch was not good today, Pierce did not take random shots, but instead focused more on the defensive end.

In the following games, Pierce's active assists on the defensive end helped the team a lot.

But the Lakers took control of the initiative from beginning to end and maintained the lead.

As the game entered the fourth quarter, Pierce felt that he was almost finished.

It wasn’t because he had his fourth foul, but because his stomach was aching again!

In the first round of the fourth quarter, Big Ben fouled the Shark early, but the Shark still made two free throws to keep the score difference at 6 points.

So far today, O'Neal has made 10 of 7 free throws, which is a very good shooting percentage for him. He made two free throws and one of three two-point shots, without missing any free throws.

After making the free throw, the Shark continued to stimulate Pierce, who performed poorly today: "How about it? Can holding back shit make me doubt my life?"

O'Neal kept talking trash to Pierce. He and the Zen Master had the same idea: if they couldn't deal with Roger, they would deal with Pierce.

If Pierce loses his temper, Roger will not be able to handle the situation alone.

It’s not known whether Pierce can make the Sharks doubt their lives, but he is definitely holding back on life now.

However, with only one quarter left in the game, Pierce could only tell himself: "Just bear with it!"

The Lakers got another chance to widen the score, but Roger made another shot with a step-back three-pointer.

Roger is one of the few players in the league who likes to shoot three-pointers while holding the ball. In fact, until Stephen Curry, shooting three-pointers while holding the ball has not been a regular weapon for major stars.

So Roger has always believed that Curry is a groundbreaking player. His shooting changed the offense of basketball games, and his dunks broke the sky's limit.

But in this history, the trend may be led by Roger.

Although Harper's legs were slow, he had rich defensive experience and was familiar with Roger's habits. When Roger made this step-back three-pointer, Harper immediately interfered.

But it was of no avail, Roger's long shot allowed the Hawks to narrow the gap to 3 points.

Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly. Now the strongest outside defender in the Lakers is Kobe, but because of the presence of Pierce, he cannot mobilize Kobe to defend Roger.

If Kobe is asked to defend Roger, Pierce will definitely explode again.

What makes the Hawks' lineup more terrifying than the dynasty Bulls back then is that Pippen's role is divided into two.

Next to Jordan, Pippen was responsible for both helping him defend and sharing the pressure of scoring. This led to Pippen's inability to share the pressure of scoring in many playoffs.

But in the Hawks, Pippen is only responsible for defense, while Pierce is responsible for sharing the scoring pressure, so Roger gets very strong support.

Although Pierce didn't score much today, he took up the Lakers' best perimeter defensive resource. Isn't this also a kind of distraction?

Phil Jackson really thinks that all double-gun combinations should disappear from this world!

The situation is now clear: the Hawks have a hard time stopping the crossfire of Kobe and Shark, and the Lakers can't stop Roger's firepower because they can't use Kobe to defend Roger.

Paul Pierce received his fifth foul with four minutes left in the fourth quarter while helping defend O'Neal.

However, because the game had entered a critical moment, Lenny Wilkens did not replace him for protection, but only reminded Pierce to pay attention to his movements on the defensive end.

The two sides remained in a stalemate until less than a minute and a half left in the fourth quarter.

The Hawks were trailing by 2 points at the time and Roger was attacking with the ball.

He first got through Ben's screen, preparing to take advantage of the fact that the Sharks couldn't defend him.

But the Lakers are very experienced in dealing with this tactic. Seeing Big Ben preparing for a pick-and-roll, Robert Horry took the initiative to step forward to defend the pick-and-roll attack, allowing the Sharks to squat under the basket and protect the rim.

But Roger still shot towards Horry after bypassing the screen. Horry's block was a bit hesitant, and this was an opportunity that Roger could seize.

But as soon as Roger shot, the basketball was blocked from the side.

"Kobe Bryant's timely assist and block destroyed the three-point shot that could have changed the game! I still want to remind you, no matter what your impression of Kobe Bryant is, this guy is already a first-team and second-team guard this season! He and Roger are the two best defensive guards this season!"

Lenny Wilkens' hair stood on end as Marvin Albert shouted.

Pierce's control over Kobe is weakening!
Pierce scored only 2 points in the fourth quarter and missed several shots.

This made Kobe believe that Pierce was no longer that dangerous and it didn't matter if he left him occasionally.

This means that the Lakers' strategy is really starting to work. Pierce has been eliminated, and now the Lakers can use the entire team's strength to deal with Roger!

Fortunately, the basketball was blocked out of bounds, so the Hawks still had the ball.

Roger glanced at Pierce, who was sweating profusely and his movements were a little unnatural.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Pierce clenched his fists.

He can't hold it in anymore!

But what can he do?
Running out to shit at the most crucial moment of the game?

But he really couldn't do it. His sphincter was undergoing the biggest test since the beginning of shit, which was why he only scored once in the fourth quarter.

"Cheer up and don't let that bastard Kobe get on your head." Roger didn't notice anything unusual, he just thought Pierce was too tired.

"Of course not, of course!"

Pierce's mind was working rapidly, and he was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle.

How about I pretend to be injured?

In any case, it's fine as long as we can go back to the locker room and solve the problem decently.

But even if he fakes an injury and returns, Pierce will miss the game at critical moments.

No, I can't disappear at this time.

We are only 2 points away from equalizing the game. How can we leave at this time?

Pierce began to stack buffs on himself, and he began to think back to the time he was stabbed 13 times.

Before, this incident had brought Pierce nothing but fear.

But now it’s a source of strength for Pierce.

When he thought about how he was able to return quickly after being stabbed 13 times and play all 82 regular season games, he felt that nothing could defeat him.

The game continued, and these two points for the Eagles were crucial.

It depends on whether the series is 2-0 or 1-1.

Roger was attacking with the ball, but in order not to draw out Robert Horry, he did not call for a pick-and-roll.

Considering the talent of this guy Big Ben, the Lakers players almost ignored him. Playing pick-and-roll would instead allow more defenders to appear in front of Roger.

Roger dribbled the ball alternately from left to right to find the rhythm, changing direction, accelerating, and stabbing.

Glen Rice's quick double-teaming was as usual. This forward, who is not good at defense, stayed focused on the defensive end throughout the game today.

After Glen Rice and Harper surrounded him, Roger turned around and tried to break through them.

But as soon as Roger turned around, he saw Lakers No. 8 standing in front of him!
Kobe let go of Pierce again and focused on dealing with Roger!
Fortunately, Roger knew Pierce's position, so he quickly passed the ball after seeing Kobe.

Pierce was tense and had no confidence in his shot. So after receiving the ball, he didn't shoot, but went straight to the inside to attack the basket!

He won't disappear in the fourth quarter, and he won't let a Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals happen again.

He must contribute in the fourth quarter!

O'Neal knew that Pierce had already committed five fouls, so he did not intend to block the shot. Instead, he walked out of the reasonable collision zone and tried to cause Pierce to commit an offensive foul.

The shark stood still, and at the same time, Pierce jumped up towards the shark and rammed it hard.

"Boom!"

The violent impact caused the huge O'Neal to fall backwards. Pierce was quite heavy, let alone a Pierce who was rushing at high speed.

But the force is mutual, and Pierce completely lost his balance in the air due to the collision. He threw the ball towards the basket indiscriminately, but there was no accuracy at all.

What's even more desperate is that the referee's whistle sounded the moment Pierce collided with the shark.

He was called for his sixth foul!
O'Neal fell down and Pierce sat right on O'Neal's chest.

Shark smugly pushed Pierce away, "Bye, idiot! Stop holding it in, just poop!"

After the fierce confrontation, Pierce couldn't bear it anymore.

He always thought that if he could withstand 13 knives, he could withstand all difficulties.

He was wrong.

Just because you can withstand 13 knives doesn't mean you can withstand the urge to take a shit while playing basketball.

Once this kind of thing reaches your bottom, even a god can't handle it.

What's more, Pierce's sphincter was already injured.

Pierce wanted to stand up, but he fell back down halfway because he was feeling uncomfortable, and this time he sat on O'Neal's head.

The shark was furious and was about to flip Pierce off.

But the next second, everyone in the audience heard the sound of firecrackers.

"Crack!"

The shark's face felt a pleasant temperature, but then an unpleasant smell.

Everyone in the audience was stunned because Pierce's white home shorts had been stained yellow.

He pulled a shark in the face.

He gave the shark a hard blow on the face.

Realizing something was wrong, the shark quickly pushed Pierce away, wiped his face, and looked at the horrifying color on his hands.

Shaquille O'Neal's expression at that time was priceless.

This was the most painful thing he had ever experienced on the basketball court.

"Damn it! What happened!?"

"Ah? Did Paul Pierce poop in his pants pocket? God, what's going on!?"

"Shaq's face changed!"

"Stupid, he's been dyed!"

"Team doctor, team doctor!"

"Why call the team doctor?"

"Fuck, who the hell should I call then?"

There was chaos on the field, no one had ever seen such a scene.

People have seen people being beaten to a bloody pulp on the court, but they have never seen anyone enjoying themselves so much on the court.

Pierce stood up, holding his butt, and a pile of unknown objects fell to the floor.

Roger was also stunned. He thought the wheelchair incident in 2008 was the limit, but he didn't expect Pierce to do such a big thing!
The shark lay on the ground, looking at Pierce in disbelief.

He couldn't believe that there were people in this world who would do such a thing!

Paul Pierce fulfilled his promise. He could make Shaquille O'Neal doubt his life even if he was holding in his shit.

What followed was the cleaner's helplessness in dealing with the unidentified object.

It was the Shark who walked into the player tunnel, cursing and covering his face with a towel.

It was Pierce who was wheeled back to the locker room - he insisted that it was because of a knee injury that caused his sphincter to relax.

Although the team doctor does not understand what the necessary connection is between the two.

Marvin Albert covered his nose and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know how to describe to you what just happened. It has never happened in NBA history and it is very likely that it will never happen again! God, may Shaq be well, and may Paul be a normal person!"

The incident of Pierce smearing feces on the wall still makes the players feel uneasy for a long time.

Later I discovered that it was because the smell had not dissipated.

Roger adjusted his mentality and returned to the court. Although Pierce was sent off and the ball just now did not go in, he still made a contribution.

At least he kept the shark away for now.

Next, the Lakers' offense was missing Shaq, and the only person they could count on was Kobe.

Roger also defended Kobe without hesitation. Pierce had made such a great sacrifice, and Roger would not let him poop such a big ball in vain.

Kobe also knew that his moment had come.

If the game can be ended with Shark leaving the court, the order in the Lakers' locker room will change dramatically.

It’s a pity that he was facing Roger after all.

Kobe wanted to break through to the right, but Roger stayed close to him from beginning to end. During this time, he encountered Horry's screen, but Roger quickly got past Horry.

Last summer, Roger put a lot of effort on the defensive end and shed a lot of sweat. Today is undoubtedly the time to reap the rewards.

Kobe was unable to get rid of Roger and could only pull up for a shot in front of Roger.

But because the difficulty was too high, the pop-up window finally appeared.

"It missed. The Lakers missed the chance to widen the gap! However, they still have a chance to win the game!"

With 25 seconds left in the game, Big Ben grabbed the rebound and passed it to Roger.

The Hawks had a chance to change their fate. If they failed, they would let the Lakers take away their home-court advantage. Most importantly, they would lose their hard-earned confidence.

Kobe led the defense and was extremely focused.

Roger did not underestimate Kobe, as he was facing one of the best defensive guards this season.

Roger pressed the time outside the three-point line. In the last 10 seconds, he started to change hands continuously under his crotch, and then suddenly rushed to the left.

But Kobe blocked Roger with accurate and timely lateral movement, and did not suffer too much in the confrontation, preventing Roger from chasing him into the penalty area.

Seeing this, Roger retreated, hoping to kill the opponent with a blow from outside the three-point line.

However, Kobe adjusted his center and rushed out immediately, leaving no space for Roger.

Roger sped up again and Kobe immediately caught up.

Kobe's defense has not made any mistakes so far.

Roger broke into the restricted area with Kobe in front of him, and turned around, but pulled his body back halfway and made a half-turn fake move.

During this process, Kobe was still not fooled. He even made a precise move and almost cut off Roger's ball.

Roger immediately raised the ball, dodged Kobe's hand, and jumped backward.

Kobe raised his other hand almost without delay and jumped up, completely blocking Roger's shot.

But Roger's leaning back in the air still gave him a slight angle.

Roger flicked his fingers and gently threw the ball out.

Kobe's defense was perfect, and he played at the level that a defensive player should have. But the ball went into the net despite Kobe's interference.

Atlanta's savior refuses to fall here!

"Goal! There was only 1 second left in the game, and Roger dragged the game into overtime with a perfect singles in the last round! If Shaq was there, would the Lakers' attack just now have failed? Could Roger still shoot easily in the restricted area? We will never know, because there are no ifs on the basketball court! Roger seized the opportunity, kept the Atlanta Hawks in the game, and shattered the Lakers' hopes of winning again!"

Following Marvin Albert's shout, Roger quickly walked off the field.

He knew it wasn't over yet.

Glen Rice was disappointed with the result. He yelled at Roger, "You won't be so lucky again. Shaq will come back in overtime, but your little brother who shit on the spot will never come back. This will only delay your death. We will definitely bring the game back to Los Angeles!"

Roger did not refute, but Kobe responded to his teammate dissatisfiedly: "Shut up, Glenn, what you said is even more stupid than Paul Pierce's behavior."

"What? If Shaq wasn't here, we would have won, that lucky bastard!"

"Shut up, luck won't help him win four championships. We have to keep fighting. Even without Paul Pierce, we are still facing the most dangerous guy in the world."

Kobe glanced at the score with a serious look on his face.

Yes, the Hawks lost their second-leading scorer.

The Lakers can now put all their defensive resources on Roger and will also welcome back the Shark.

No matter how you look at it, it seemed that Roger really took advantage of the opportunity when the Shark was not around to barely drag the game into overtime.

But Kobe couldn't relax at all.

The huge sense of crisis still rings the alarm bell in his heart again and again.

Because it was Roger.

Just because he is facing the best basketball player in the world.

(Although it’s late, I’ll update once today because all 10,000 words have been merged into one. PS: I won’t take a day off tomorrow to play Black Myth, dads, don’t worry.)
(End of this chapter)