Champions Creed

Chapter 44: Passing the ball is too difficult, so I choose to score directly.
Roger scored all of the Bulls' first seven points and showed great aggressiveness right from the start.

Without Pippen, Penny was even more embarrassed. He sat on the ground and slapped the floor angrily.

This was the first time anyone saw Pence angry on the court.

Although Penny has an advantage in height and wingspan over Roger, and is faster, his defensive level is not much higher than Roger's. Moreover, he was too eager to defend Roger just now, so he kept throwing away his center of gravity.

Roger perfectly grasped Hardaway's mentality and easily completed a highly spectacular kill.

There was booing in the Oakland Arena, and they despised Roger as a lunatic.

Pippen also had a serious look on his face. He was deeply aware that he had to play harder after his comeback.

In the recent games, Roger's performance was really good. So Pippen was really worried that after his return, the two decision-makers would become a single decision-maker again!
The longer he sat there, the more uneasy he felt.

Penny is now in a very embarrassing situation and he needs a successful attack to save himself.

The battle continued, and Penny used a beautiful large arc to change direction to pass Roger and drove straight in. Roger always stuck to Hardaway's side and was not completely thrown away.

Hardaway then turned around Roger, seemingly trying to get rid of the defense, but in fact, he secretly passed the ball to Alexander who cut to the basket during the turn. No one knows how Hardaway was able to pass the ball accurately during the turn, and the smell of this could not be covered without some cooking wine.

Alexander received the ball under the basket and made an easy layup, and Hardaway helped the team close the score.

Hardaway delivered a very beautiful assist, but Roger's trash talk still upset him: "Passing the ball again? Where is your momentum? Without Scott today, you should attack by yourself. You said I only rely on Scott, what about you? You rely more on your teammates!"

Hardaway was annoyed, so in the next defense, he tried to steal the ball from Roger in an uncalm manner, but was called for a foul.

This gave Roger more room to play: "Great, Anfernee, you finally found a way to defend me. That's right, you, a loser who makes excuses everywhere, can only stop me by fouling. It's a pity that you can only use this method five more times."

Hardaway admitted that he had never hated someone so much on the court. How could Pippen resist pulling out a gun and confronting Roger in the locker room?

It's so funny, Pippen did it, but he just didn't win.

Seeing that Hardaway's defense was getting a little too much, old Nelson hurriedly yelled on the sidelines: "Anfernee, calm down, don't be disturbed by his stupid words! Latrell, go defend that bastard!"

The madman took the order and walked to Hardaway's side: "The coach is right, leave him to me, don't bother with him."

Hardaway tried to calm himself down, then walked towards Kerr, and the man defending Roger turned into a madman again.

But Roger still insisted on biting Penny: "No way, Anfernee, hiding again? You weren't selected third because you beat Donnie in hide-and-seek in the tryout? Then I'm definitely not as good as you."

"Shut up, rookie, you talk too much nonsense." The madman tried to help Hardaway out.

As a result, he got beaten.

This time, Roger used Kukoc's screen to force Madman and Billy Owens to switch defense. Facing Owens, Roger pretended to break through, but actually suddenly raised his center of gravity and pulled up for a mid-range shot, catching Billy Owens off guard.

Considering Billy Owens' poor concentration on defense, Roger's fake moves were actually completely unnecessary.

You don't have to pretend in front of Owens, just like you don't have to talk about love with a woman who works in import and export trade. You can be more direct.

Roger scored 9 points in a row and the madman's defense failed.

Although the Warriors have a defensive stalwart in Madman, he is a guard after all.

If you give this Warriors an Olajuwon and keep everyone else the same, their defense might just jump to a higher level and Roger would have a hard time playing.

But as long as there is only one madman, the Warriors' overall defense will remain the same.

There is a big difference between the influence of guards and centers on the defensive end. It is difficult for people to build a defensive system around guards. This is why there are the fewest guards in DPOY.

Nelson kept Penny away from Roger, but Roger's immortal performance continued. In this fast-paced offensive battle, Roger kept attacking the madman's defense. He seemed to be deliberately going against the whole world, not considering the option of passing the ball at all, and would attack the basket frantically as long as he got the ball.

You say Penny is mature? Then I will use the most "immature" means to defeat him!

The madman tried to defeat Roger through physical confrontation, but to little avail.

Once Roger encounters a strong confrontation, he will immediately pass the ball to Kukoc and then look for opportunities to score without the ball.

No matter how Roger ran, Kukoc could always find him accurately and complete the pass, which made the madman run around on the defensive end.

In the first quarter alone, the madman allowed Roger to score 14 points!
In the first quarter, the Bulls temporarily led 32 to 28. From the score, we can see how exciting the offensive and defensive battle was in this game.

Penny was not to be outdone, scoring 8 points and 3 assists in a single quarter. But because Roger was stronger and was actively defending Penny, it felt like Penny was avoiding Roger.

NBC commentator Steve Jones commented: "I know Anfernee has his considerations, but Roger has been actively playing against him! When Roger is defending, he always looks for Penny. When Penny is defending, he deliberately avoids Roger. Indeed, basketball games are not street duels. But the last time he lost, it was Penny himself who said that Roger didn't play against him at all, so he didn't lose. Today he really had a chance to play against Roger, but he was hiding. No matter who wins in the end, Penny's disguise has been torn. Roger, he is more like a fighter!"

Steve Jones expressed the thoughts of most people, and this perception makes Roger more popular among neutral fans.

After all, who would like a guy who always misses the other team's best player?

In the second quarter, Penny and Roger rested most of the time. But Roger still scored 20 points in the first half by seizing the few opportunities to perform.

20 points in the first half, this exaggerated data has completely scared Pippen. If possible, he really hopes to return today.

Klaus in front of the TV was yelling like crazy: "Yeah! Kangmang baby! Just like that! Don't stop!" Kangmang is encouragement and don't stop is recognition.

Krause really wanted to see what Michael Jordan's expression was like now.

Overall, Roger's performance in the first half was perfect. He used his crazy firepower and a style of play that people despised to make Penny unable to raise his head.

However, Roger has not yet achieved complete victory, because after the first half, the Bulls only led by 6 points.

Although Roger's offensive performance was outstanding, the Bulls' defense was unable to withstand the Warriors' offense, so the score gap could not be widened.

The second half of the game was almost at the same pace.

Roger actively dogfights with Penny on the defensive end and attacks Madman madly on the offensive end.

Where's Penny? Although he's hiding from Roger, he's still making some jaw-dropping passes.

The crazy individual singles and the gorgeous master of control were evenly matched, and the game was tense until the last moment.

In the 46th minute of the game, the two sides were tied. In the previous three rounds, Roger's shots were off target. Because the Warriors knew Roger would definitely shoot, they completely ignored other people when defending and focused all their attention on Roger.

This made Roger's attack much more difficult.

Hardaway continued to pass the ball steadily, helping the team seize the opportunity to equalize the score.

It seems that Anfernee Hardaway's correct basketball will eventually help the team win.

In this crucial attack, Hardaway faced Roger's defense, called on Owens to set a screen, and waited for an opportunity to break through.

Roger's current defensive ability naturally makes it difficult for him to squeeze through the screen in the first place, so Kukoc helped out.

Seeing this, Hardaway immediately hit the ball to Owens who was following closely.

Even in the crucial round, Penny still played so reasonably that the Warriors fans were ready to celebrate the goal.

However, this pass did not increase Hardaway's assists, but increased his turnovers.

Because Roger stretched his hand across the ball path and directly stole the basketball that Hardaway gave to Owens!
His reasonable playing style eventually revealed a flaw!

On the sidelines, the Zen Master nodded approvingly: "Anfernee has made 5 turnovers today, while Roger has not made any. So I don't know what those who say Roger is not as mature as Hardaway are thinking, Scott, don't you think so?"

Pippen nodded with a wry smile: "Yeah, Phil, yeah, he's pretty mature."

Maturity is bullshit! 34 points and 0 assists. He never passed the ball, so of course he doesn't make mistakes easily. How can you brag about this?

Sure enough, as long as it’s someone you like, their feet will smell fragrant, right?
After Roger completed the steal, he made a fast break with the ball. Owens, Madman and Alexander chased Roger.

Owens and Madman flanked Roger, with Alexander chasing behind.

At this time, Cole ran to the bottom corner and got a very good opportunity.

Hardaway immediately ran towards Kerr, believing that Roger would definitely pass the ball after missing three consecutive shots. He only needed to cut off the passing route to get the ball back.

but!
Roger resolutely jumped up and made a layup while being chased by three people. Even though he had missed three shots before, he did not hesitate at all!

Roger and Hardaway are simply two extremes!

In the air, Roger did not raise his hand high to shoot, but passed his hand through the waists of Madman and Owens to avoid the block. And with his body tilted, he made a low-handed layup.

With the graceful and soft movements of his fingers, Roger killed three opponents at once!

To be honest, Roger is not a loner at all. He actually wanted to pass the ball just now, but his strength did not allow it. It was too difficult for Roger to pass the ball to Cole steadily under the siege of three people. He was forced to score directly because of his lack of strength.
NBC commentator Steve Jones joked: "Roger still didn't pass the ball, but he put the team back in the lead! The Warriors' tight defense has begun to fail for Roger, who has adapted to it. And Penny's passing is losing its magic. To be honest, Anfernee should be tougher like Roger. His passing route has been figured out. He has to step up and take over the key offense, right? Let's see, at the critical moment, whether Penny shoots first or Roger passes the ball first."

The Warriors paused the game, and Roger got up from the ground and roared to the sky in domineering manner.

罗杰36分0助攻，哈达威20分10助攻5次失误，勇士关键时刻落后2分。

As soon as Roger left the court, Cartwright on the bench stood up and hugged him excitedly: "Almost 40 points, kid, come on, you're going to completely destroy Penny!"

Yes, completely destroyed.

If Roger really beat Penny, who played reasonably, with a high-scoring game with 0 assists, the myth of Penny would be shattered immediately!

After all, rationality that cannot bring victory is meaningless.

Warriors fans were still fantasizing about victory, but Michael Jordan had already turned off the TV. He could probably guess the outcome of the game.

Hardaway? Really good.

But Michael Jordan had to admit that Roger was a real killer like him!
This kind of guy is troublesome.

(End of this chapter)