Champions Creed

Chapter 269 Chapter 268: The Los Angeles Lakers are making the game boring (asking for monthly tickets!)
Sure enough, whether it comes from a man or a woman, the words "having sex outside" are absolute lies.

After a night of being raped, Gisele Bundchen calmed down and was slept with by Roger.

Roger has proved through his hard work and actions that Bundchen is his true love and his blood.

The trade farce was successfully resolved by Roger, and Scott Pippen put aside all his doubts and continued to escort the King in Atlanta.

I don’t know if it was because of this incident, but Pippen had a last-ditch performance in the following game.

11月22日对阵金州勇士，皮蓬全场15分8个篮板6次助攻，并且将阿兰.休斯顿锁到15投11分。

Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohen felt like the sky was falling. He gave Alan Houston a long-term contract with a maximum salary of 100 million yuan for the sake of star effect, but the team's attendance was not much better than last season.

The results are still terrible.

In today's game, Alan Houston was completely humiliated by Pippen.

If this continues, Chris Cohen feels that he really can't hold on and will have to sell the team.

I can only say that Alan Houston is a very, very lucky man.

In the original timeline, he received a billion-dollar contract from James Dolan because he and the Knicks created the black eight miracle.

In this timeline, he got Chris Cohen's billion-dollar contract because he was a member of the "God-killing Heat".

The only difference is that James Dolan doesn't care how much Alan Houston gets paid, he can afford it. But Chris Cohen, whose financial situation is already bad, may be crushed by this contract.

97 to 72, the Hawks defeated the Warriors. Roger has won four consecutive games since his return, and his current record is 8 wins and 4 losses.

The focus game on November 11 was against the Philadelphia 24ers, who had not lost a game so far. The 76ers' solid defense caused a lot of trouble for the Hawks.

Marion, Pierce, Hornacek and others all had a shooting percentage of less than 40% tonight.

You can question Larry Brown's character and offensive level, but he is really good at coaching the team's defense.

The starting combination of Eric Snow + Mutombo + George Lynch + Tyron Hill is like putting a set of heavy armor on AI.

Of course, just wearing heavy armor and passively taking a beating is not enough.

Even when wearing heavy armor, the AI ​​can still punch the eagle.

He madly attacked the inside, made quick jump shots, and shot long shots from beyond the three-point line.

In the fifth year of his professional career, he transformed into the Allen Iverson who created the myth in 2001 in Roger's vague impression.

AI did not become stronger suddenly this season. He was not busy having fun in the summer. Instead, he increased his weight from 70 kg to 81 kg in the gym, which greatly improved his finishing rate in the interior.

The most terrifying thing was that in the second game of the season, AI sprained his knee because of excessive weight training. As a result, at 9:30 the next morning, Larry Brown saw Iverson training: "Injury? Man, I'm here to fight!"

Compared to a stronger body, AI's strongest point this season is his heart.

He was tired of losing year after year and tired of being easily swept by the Hawks last season.

He also wanted to win, with the pride of a top scholar and the determination to fight against the world.

This season, AI's attitude towards basketball is just like the lyrics in his first rap single: "I am a giant, and you are dwarfs!"

With tight defense and AI's powerful offense, the Hawks were still trailing by 6 points with one and a half minutes left in the game.

The Philadelphia fans at the scene all stood up, and Steve Jones also had goose bumps all over his body: "Allen Iverson this season is one of the tallest players in the league! Who can take the lead in the final moments against the Hawks with a full lineup? Who can? Before, whether it was the Bucks or the Kings, they were directly sent to garbage time! Only AI, only he can make Atlanta's savior injured!"

Bill Walton joked: "Where is Paul Pierce? Where is the Hawks' weapons of mass destruction?"

The fact that the Hawks were forced to use Pierce as their big killer is enough to show how dangerous the situation is.

The game was paused and Lenny Wilkens arranged the defense.

After returning to the game, Roger walked towards AI, who was resting his hands on his knees: "How do your knees feel?"

"Now is not the time to ask that question."

"Do you know what losing your speed and explosiveness means to you?"

"I don't know, I just know that I'm going to beat you soon!" The AI ​​was eager to fight and had no time to talk about anything else.

Roger shook his head. Since he appeared, many things in history have changed. But some things are not so easy to change.

I hope AI's body won't completely collapse. To be honest, Roger admires him quite a lot.

Leading by 6 points in the last minute and a half, the Philadelphia 76ers could be said to have victory in their grasp.

But what happened next seemed like a replay of the 1998 Finals.

Roger first passed the ball to Pippen in a double-team, and the latter steadily hit the key three-pointer.

Pippen and Roger were the only two Hawks outside players with a hit rate above 40% in tonight's game. Pippen undoubtedly continued his form to the end.

The score difference returned to 3 points, and in the following defense, Pippen disrupted AI's pass to Eric Snow.

AI has made great progress this season, not only in weight and determination, but also in his control of mistakes, which is now only 2.2 per game.

In comparison, the year with the fewest turnovers per game in AI in the previous seasons was 3.1.

Therefore, there was nothing wrong with AI's pass, but he did not expect Pippen to react so quickly and cut off the passing route so accurately.

The basketball was poked out of bounds by Pippen and flew toward the technical table. But he flew to save the ball without hesitation, even if he would fall onto the technical table.

The ball was retrieved by Pippen, and Roger, who was following up, just caught it and easily completed a counterattack slam dunk.

The difference is only 1 point!
Pippen quickly stood up and returned to the court.

In the next crucial shot, Pippen's timely assistance blocked AI's breakthrough route, forcing him to retreat to the three-point line for a long shot.

But the basketball ultimately missed the target, and the chance to end the game fell into Roger's hands.

Roger received a pass from Pippen on the right side of the three-point line 5 seconds before the end of the game. The moment he received the ball, he accelerated and broke through his old teammate Eric Snow.

Snow's steps were fast and his confrontation was strong, and he stayed in front of Roger from beginning to end.

At the same time, George Lynch also caught up and surrounded Roger together with Snow, completely blocking his way out.

When he broke through to the edge of the restricted area, Roger lowered his center of gravity, dropped his shoulders, and made a gesture as if he was determined to attack the basket.

But the next second, Roger stopped suddenly, then turned around and made a jump shot!
This sudden stop made George Lynch unable to stop the car, and he tripped over Eric Snow's leg and fell down. Snow also staggered after being tripped by George Lynch. Although he did not fall down directly, he still missed the best opportunity to interfere.

Roger miraculously got rid of the two defenders, turned around and made a steady jump shot to kill the game!
All the Hawks players rushed to Roger and hugged him, and the first one to rush up was Pippen.

Although it was Roger who killed the game, Pippen's three-pointer, a steal and a timely key assist at the critical moment created conditions for Roger's final shot.

Is this something Juwan Howard or Sprewell can do?

In the last 0.4 seconds, AI missed a long-range three-pointer, and the Hawks won 86-85, winning five games in a row.

At the same time, it also caused the Philadelphia 76ers to suffer their first defeat of the season.

Iverson scored 41 points and 6 assists, Roger scored 36 points, and Pippen scored a season-high 21 points.

Steve Jones shook his head: "AI did everything it could, but it's a pity. But AI should be thankful that Roger has handled everything. At least they haven't used Paul Pierce yet." At the end of the game, AI tore off his headband and threw it to the ground unwillingly.

Roger walked up and hugged AI, just like he did in the playoffs last season.

"Fuck, fuck!" Iverson was very, very unhappy. He felt like he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Just 1 point difference, this is the worst way to lose.

Roger did not comfort AI because he knew that AI did not need comfort this season. Steve Jones was right, Allen Iverson in the 00-01 season was one of the tallest players in the league.

After sending AI away, Hannah interviewed Pippen and Roger on the court at the same time.

There is no doubt that this is a victory for the duo.

When the rest of the team was in a stalemate, only Roger and Pippen had the ability to save the team, and they did it.

"From the trade rumors to his current better and better form. Scott, what happened during this period?"

Pippen put his arm around Roger's shoulders: "What happened every season happened. We are on the road to greatness under Roger's leadership."

Larsa in the audience also thanked Roger for his leadership. Since he got Pippen back to his best form, Larsa's personal needs have been greatly met.

"There's still a month until the Christmas War begins, Roger, what do you want to say?"

“I’m looking forward to going out into the communities and handing out Christmas presents to the children.”

"Uh what about the Los Angeles Lakers?"

"There's nothing much to say, you all know I won't let anyone take the victory away from Philips Arena on Christmas Eve."

Steve Belkin was delighted by Pippen's excellent form.

That's the amazing Roger magic.

As long as you don't interfere with him, he will bring victory and money continuously.

The team's condition began to reach its first peak of the season. Even in the cold winter that followed, the hearts of Eagles fans were extremely warm.

After defeating the 76ers, the Hawks won eight consecutive games.

The winning streak has been extended to 13 games!
It wasn't until December 12, in a back-to-back game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, that the Hawks lost their first game since Roger's return.

这一战凯文.加内特的表现堪称完美，中距离手感奇佳的他轰下了34分，抓下12个篮板送出6次助攻4次抢断和3次封盖。

Rotation guard Anthony Peeler on the bench also exploded and scored 22 points, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Hawks.

Although they lost the game, the Hawks' record of 17 wins and 5 losses has moved them to third in the Eastern Conference, behind only the 76ers and the Bucks.

Although the 76ers and Bucks are ranked higher, what they have in common is that they have both been beaten by the Hawks.

At the same time, the Los Angeles Lakers once again defeated the Sacramento Kings without a single blow.

Because the Shaq was injured in this game, only Kobe and Grant Hill played together.

Even so, the magnificent King was completely unable to stop the Lakers' abuse.

Kobe was like a mad beast, getting whatever he wanted from the Kings and scoring 43 points.

And Kobe got half of those points without the ball.

Maybe Kobe himself didn't realize that he is so suitable for off-ball offense.

He was reluctant to give up the ball before because he was subconsciously competing with the Sharks.

Now he is willing to let Grant Hill handle the ball because he never sees Grant Hill as a threat.

Grant Hill's role far exceeded the expectations of Lakers fans. Not only did he perform well on the court, he also became a mediator between Kobe and O'Neal.

When Kobe and Shaq were arguing about who to give the ball to, the Zen Master would give the ball to Grant Hill, and no one would have any objection to it.

Of course, Grant Hill himself also benefited from this. He scored a triple-double of 22 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds tonight.

The Sacramento Kings were destroyed again. After the game, the shark in a suit stood up and waved to the Kings players: "Goodbye, queens!"

Watching the Lakers beat the Kings without Shaq, Magic couldn't help but sigh: "This Lakers team is terribly strong even if Shaq is resting. After all, they have two members of the '42 Club'."

The 42 Club refers to players whose points + rebounds + assists reach 42. You don't need to look to know that this data was created by Bill Simmons, formerly of Yahoo Sports and now of ESPN.

He really enjoys creating all kinds of statistics to quantify a player's performance.

Paul Hershheimer, a senior executive in the NBA's entertainment department, is very willing to help promote Bill Simmons's data. He believes that fans can more easily understand quantified data than tactics and strategies, which can effectively lower the threshold for NBA discussions.

Bill Simmons feels that the 42 Club's algorithm can, to a certain extent, highlight a player's dominance in a season.

Indeed, if you look carefully, you will find that the players who can enter the "42 Club" in the playoffs are all extremely dominant in that season and are definitely one of the top stars of the season.

91到93的乔丹，94和95的奥拉朱旺和93飞猪等等均在此列，如果把数据放到未来？03邓肯、04加内特、19莱昂纳德也进入了42俱乐部，而那恰恰是他们职业生涯最具统治力的赛季。

Of course, this data has not been mentioned much since the second decade of the 21st century, because Bill Simmons found a guy who was always selected into the 42 club but could not win a championship and did not show dominance.

God knows how he manages to smell and smell good at the same time.

But at least for now, the 42 Club still has certain value.

And the most exaggerated thing about the Lakers this year is just as Magic Johnson said: both Kobe and Shaq have entered the 42 club!
This means that the Lakers have two of the "most dominant players of this season" at the same time. Even if one of them is paired with Grant Hill, they are already invincible. Today's Lakers' easy win over the Kings is proof of that.

The Lakers have never lost a game when the big3 is complete.

The Lakers couldn't look any better, and they are one of the most dominant teams in NBA history.

Bill Simmons, a fan of Roger, also confessed this in his column the next day.

“The Los Angeles Lakers are making the game boring.

In the previous league, the strong had their own dignity, and it was natural for a strong player to defeat another strong player. If the best players all went to one team, what would be the point?
Well, it’s not like this hasn’t happened before. Like MJ and Pippen, Roger and Shaq, but they were put together by accident, or they weren’t the best players in the league when they were put together, and people only realized how powerful these two people were after they were put together. This is competitive sports, there is always shit luck.

But Grant Hill is different. He willingly and proactively served as Kobe and Shark's assistant just to make victory easier.

I guarantee that there will never be another top star like this in the NBA. There will never be another top star with the same mentality as Grant Hill. If you are a top NBA star, are you willing to put down your dignity and hug the thighs of another top star?
Grant Hill will never call himself great again. He knows this well.

As an adult, I can't blame Grant. In Los Angeles, he has better business opportunities and exposure, and can win more victories. These are objective facts.

But as a person who loves basketball, I really can't forgive him.

His decision made basketball boring.

Is Christmas Day going to be good? It’s going to be hard, guys. It’s going to be hard. Hopefully Roger can make it fun.”

Although this article is complaining about Grant Hill's choice, in the eyes of Los Angeles fans, it is the ultimate flattery for the Lakers.

But some people were not scared by the Lakers. Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Sharp wrote an article to the contrary.

"Look at the problem from another angle, and you will find that the Lakers have only changed from two losers to three losers. So there is nothing to be afraid of. On Christmas Day, prepare your gifts, make turkey, buy a bottle of Roger's red wine, and then turn on the TV with your family and enjoy Roger's performance. God bless Atlanta, this city will not fall on Christmas Eve."

(End of this chapter)