Champions Creed

Chapter 247 246: You will always be my favorite second in command (please give me a monthly ticket!)

Allen Iverson understood that the moment the whole team looked at Roger, the AMVP had nothing to do with him anymore.

But now he wants to win the game more than the AMVP.

The atmosphere of this game has become completely different from what it was before the game. Before the game, everyone just wanted to perform to their heart's content and win the trophy.

But now, after three quarters of high-intensity competition, the young people's desire for victory is above all else.

Neither of them wants to lose to the other.

AMVP is a reward for the winner, but even if you don’t get the reward, at least don’t become a laughing stock on this highly anticipated night.

When he took the court in the fourth quarter, Roger looked at the Western Conference All-Stars with a smile on his face.

"What's so funny?" The AI ​​walking beside Roger asked puzzled.

"It's been a while since I've played in such an exciting All-Star Game. I feel a little excited. It's great to play in the All-Star Game with you young people. The group of old guys before were too boring."

"That's enough, Roger. Stop talking about young people all the time. Aren't you the same age as me?"

Talking about age really makes AI sad.

Many people don’t know that Roger and AI are only a few days apart in age.

But this is the first time AI has been selected as an All-Star and is called a youngster.

Roger, however, is considered to be the overlord of the old times.

God, how did this happen?
Why would that idiot Jerry Stackhouse insist on thinking that he is the lifelong enemy of a player of this level?
AI was jealous at first, but then gradually calmed down.

That's why Roger is qualified to lead this team.

He is so young, yet already so successful.

Only such people are qualified to lead this team.

The shark is also smiling, he is in a good mood.

As it stands, the West has a good chance of winning today.

The Eastern Conference's inside line is too weak, so weak that they can't even select a backup center.

The fact that someone like Antonio Davis was selected for the All-Star team is the funniest thing in All-Star history.

Shark felt like a male athlete thrown into a women's boxing competition in the Eastern Conference All-Stars team. He could easily beat his opponents to tears.

As long as we continue to seize second-chance opportunities, the stats will continue to rise steadily and victory will be a natural outcome.

Roger is one of the top five players in history this season? Then I am one of the top three!

The game continues, and the first three quarters of this All-Star game are comparable to the regular season.

But as Doug Collins said, the intensity of the All-Star Game will be raised to another level in the fourth quarter.

Except for O'Neal, everyone on the Western Conference All-Stars had a serious expression.

Kobe opened his arms and stared at AI. Kidd lowered his center of gravity and directed the defense.

This didn't feel like an All-Star Game at all.

AI looked at the serious formation of the West and took a deep breath. The real life-and-death battle was about to begin.

"Roger, you better keep your word, or we'll get the ball back and our support back."

"Don't make me laugh, AI. You're not the one to say that to me? Just play your game well. Do you think I got 61 points on you just by luck?"

"Fuck, I don't understand why Paul Pierce likes you."

"He doesn't like me, he's just afraid that I'll leave a 14th hole in him."

"Okay guys, can we save the trash talking for those assholes out west?" Carter, who was about to kick a baseline shot, interrupted AI and Roger.

"Mr. Dunk King, I couldn't agree more."

Carter passed the ball to Roger, and the Sharks clapped their hands inside: "It's time to win, brothers!"

The war continues to spread during the All-Star Weekend!

As soon as Roger crossed half court, he was pressured by Jason Kidd.

Kidd is definitely one of the few people in today's crazy All-Star Game who still knows what "selflessness" means.

He is a thoroughly unselfish player who seems to be born to make his teammates better.

And he is also the most popular player among the fans tonight because he can always turn a fast break into art.

Then, he is also an excellent defensive player and was used to mark Roger at critical moments.

Jason Kidd is really great. The more you understand the sport of basketball, the more you like players like him.

The only thing holding him back is that damn shooting.

This made Kidd look like a fair-skinned, beautiful woman, but after taking off her clothes, her breasts were as big as tennis balls, and his perfection was broken.

You can't help but feel sorry for his fatal flaw.

But at least on the defensive end, you can trust Kidd.

Kidd moves quickly laterally, is quick to attack, and is physically strong.

On the defensive end he is not a point guard at all, he can defend all perimeter positions.

His performance on the defensive end makes people wonder, if Magic's defense is like this, how strong would the Showtime Lakers be?
Kidd gave Roger plenty of competition, and it was indeed more fierce than in the first three quarters.

But Roger was used to this intensity; it was just his daily routine.

He dribbled and changed direction in a narrow space. Kidd didn't dare to attack and immediately moved sideways, blocking half of Roger's breakthrough space.

Next comes the confrontation.

"boom!"

Seeing the two of them collide with each other without avoiding each other, Doug Collins clenched his fists: "God, the intensity of the regular season is not that great!"

Kidd was strong, but Roger still managed to outlast the confrontation and get to the mid-range position.

But Kidd's steps were very fast, and he still stuck close to Roger's side to confront him.

Now Roger can understand why some superstars with poor shooting ability are defended so badly by Kidd.

Roger did not continue to fight with Kidd physically, but stopped suddenly, secretly pushed Kidd with his left hand, and then made a jump shot.

Kidd interfered a bit, but not enough.

The basketball went into the net, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, fans saw a serious head-to-head duel between two stars.

In the end, Atlanta's God won!

"Damn it, why is there no help defense!?" Kidd yelled at everyone.

This was another shot that shouldn't have been in the All-Star Game.

Who cares so much about defense in the All-Star Game? Who yells at teammates for playing defense in the All-Star Game?
But today, all of this has become a reality.

As a commander-type character, Kidd is well aware of the importance of the team.

He never thought it was shameful to need help defense. Defense itself is the job of the whole team, not the job of one person.

Facing Kidd's complaint, Kobe spread his hands: "Except for Alonzo, everyone in the East is outside the three-point line, and our defensive formation has been stretched!"

Yes, just now the Eastern Conference All-Stars team put out a formation that could give Larry Brown a cerebral thrombosis on the spot, namely one star and three shooters.

In addition to Mourning, AI, Carter and Grant Hill were all outside the three-point line, occasionally interspersed.

In this way, Roger gained unprecedented space for one-on-one combat.

Considering that the team was formed temporarily and could not come up with any complicated tactics, Riley simply used the simplest and most brutal tactics in the fourth quarter.

After all, if you want to improve offensive efficiency, the most direct way is to let Roger fight one-on-one comfortably, so you have to maximize the space.

In the first round, the Eastern Conference All-Stars' strategy was successful.

Even a perimeter defensive expert like Jason Kidd would be defeated by Roger in a one-on-one match.

But O'Neal also played the role of big brother: "It doesn't matter, I'll fight back, give me the ball!"

The Western Conference All-Stars gave the ball to O'Neal, but the moment he received the ball, Vince Carter entered the penalty area to double-team him.

O'Neal found this kind of harassment annoying, but he was confident that he could score under such defense. After all, Carter was just a small forward.

So the Shark did not pass the ball to Duncan who was left open, but took a step back, then prepared to kick the ball and force his way to the basket with the help of Mourning and Carter.

But just as the Shark raised the ball to his chest, the basketball was cut off.

The moment O'Neal dropped the ball, his eyes were filled with surprise.

He didn't even notice Roger approaching him.

He was as silent as a ghost, and then delivered a fatal blow!
"Roger returned to the penalty area in time to complete the double-team and caused Shaq to make a mistake. This is the intensity of defense tonight. This is the tightest double-team in the All-Star Game!" Doug Collins bet that although the first three quarters were considered the most serious three quarters in the history of the All-Star Game, they could still only be regarded as warm-ups.

O'Neal failed in his role as big brother.

He pretended to imitate Roger and shouted to the whole team, but he was unable to stand up at the first moment like Roger did.

The basketball lost control and rolled outside the three-point line.

Roger and Kobe both rushed to the ground to fight for the ball. Every round since the start of the fourth quarter was so intense.

Roger caught the basketball and passed it to AI immediately.

After getting up, Kobe simply stuck to Roger: "I'll keep an eye on him, I'll keep an eye on him!"

"Okay, okay, the whole world knows that you are starting to embarrass yourself." Roger responded with a smile.

AI could see that Roger was really excited.

This monster, everybody's fighting tooth and nail to win, but Roger? It's like a roller coaster for him.

No matter how thrilling a roller coaster is, at the end of the day, it is just entertainment.

AI didn't wait for Roger. He broke through Kidd directly, went into the inside and forced a layup, trying to finish before the Shark returned to the penalty area.

But when Duncan and KG's rim protection was strong enough, AI missed the layup.

The basketball missed the target, and Roger yelled, "Asshole, what are you in such a hurry for!?"

The unruly AI said nothing and retreated silently.

Even the most unruly AI became like Paul Pierce at this moment.

After the Western All-Stars team attacked, KG made a long jump shot.

Grant Hill tried his best to defend Garnett, but the height difference was too great.

Another thing is that Grant Hill's defensive pressure is not strong.

You either have to be big or strong. Grant Hill has neither, which makes it hard for KG to feel anything.

The score difference returned to 8 points, and the Western All-Stars team still firmly controlled the situation.

Fortunately, Roger once again succeeded in a one-on-one shot over Kidd.

In this round, Roger asked Mourning to come out for a pick-and-roll, and after getting over the screen, he drifted and made a shot.

Roger once again proved that no matter how many stars there are in the team, the ball is most stable when it is in his hands.

The score gap was narrowed again, but the problems faced by the Eastern Conference All-Stars team remained serious.

The next possession the ball was fed to Duncan, guarded by Carter, and that was the problem.

Whether it was Carter defending Duncan or Hill defending Garnett, the Eastern Conference stars were not able to match up on the front line.

The Western Conference All-Stars are too tall, and the Eastern Conference All-Stars are too short.

Fortunately, Duncan missed the mid-range shot over Carter's head this time, but you can't expect Duncan to always miss shots.

In the subsequent attack, Roger encountered Garnett's help defense again, and Kidd finally got the support he needed.

Garnett deliberately let Grant Hill go because he knew that guy's three-point shooting was actually unstable.

Although Grant Hill's three-point shooting percentage this season is a career-high 34.7%, if we only look at the shooting percentage, Hill's three-point level is definitely above the passing line.

But he only takes 1.3 shots per game, which is too small a sample size, so this hit rate cannot represent his true three-point shooting level at all.

Roger didn't pass the ball. To be honest, he didn't trust Grant Hill's three-pointer.

He shot with Garnett's help defense in place, and the basketball was nearly blocked by Garnett, but it eventually passed over his fingertips, bounced on the rim a few times, and then fell into the basket.

Garnett shrugged: "There's no need to be so persistent. Don't worry, I won't let that fat guy get the AMVP."

"Are you trying to persuade me to surrender?"

"No, but to be honest, your lineup is destined to not win against us."

"Sorry Kevin, I want to see you get the AMVP trophy too, but not tonight. Maybe next year?"

Roger was ruthless and tough even on his friend Garnett.

However, problems have begun to emerge. When Garnett lets go of Grant Hill to double-team Roger, can Roger still maintain high efficiency?
In the next few rounds, the Eastern Conference All-Stars' pace of chasing points became very slow, and it took them four minutes to recover 4 points.

But in fact, Roger is already good enough.

He scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Every ball, every round, every offense and defense of the Eastern Conference All-Stars team was related to him.

On offense, he is the core of the ball. On defense, he is everywhere, always in the right place to do the right thing.

He never stands still on defense, nor does he put his hands on his hips on offense to exclude himself from the offense.

Without Roger, these Eastern Conference All-Star runs simply wouldn't have been possible.

Maybe Roger's presence was not strong in the first three quarters, allowing the young people in the East to run wild.

But real stars will definitely have a strong presence in the fourth quarter.

You can't be almost invisible in the fourth quarter and then say you were the biggest contributor to the win.

Roger is leading this team, which is something the Sharks can never pretend to be no matter how hard they try to pretend to be the big brother.

In the eighth minute, Roger broke through Kobe after a fake shot and shot from mid-range.

But it was KG again. The big spider rushed forward and immediately blocked Roger. Roger could only make a quick throw. If it was a regular shot, it would be blocked by KG.

The basketball avoided KG's block, but Roger didn't.

Garnett was like a locomotive with failed brakes in the air, and he directly knocked over No. 14.

This was a fierce collision, and it was shocking to everyone.

The referee blew the whistle, the basketball went into the net, Roger pushed Garnett who was pressing on him away, stood up, and roared with all his might.

He kept the flames of passion burning in Oakley.

"Hit a three-pointer! This fourth quarter was reminiscent of a Game 7 in the playoffs. This is unprecedented on the All-Star stage, a grand scene that has never appeared before!" Doug Collins stood up and applauded like the fans. Who can not love Roger like this?
The shark cursed inwardly. Roger currently has 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The data is already very good, enough to compete for AMVP.

Don't let him win!
While Shaq was thinking, Roger came up to him and said, "Hey Shaq, you want to win the AMVP this way? Yes, you are used to relying on your teammates to win in the fourth quarter. But didn't you find out? Except for me, no one can save you, a loser, in the fourth quarter!"

"I hope you can still speak so loudly when I hold the trophy." O'Neal's dissatisfied counterattack was pale and powerless.

"Don't worry, you will win the trophy, because I am willing to give you one of the AMVP trophies. Anyway, I already have two at home."

With Roger's free throw, the score difference was reduced to only 1 point, and the Western All-Stars were forced to suspend the game.

Bob Costa praised Roger crazily: "There was only 1 point left, and Roger was very present in the fourth quarter. What about Shaq? His presence was not even as strong as KG who was busy running around. He must stand up, and he must learn to carry the team like Roger!"

On the bench, Phil Jackson looked at the score and Roger's data and sighed.

The Eastern Conference All-Stars were in disarray in the first three quarters. But now? This transformation is incredible.

Of course, the Zen Master hopes that Shaq will win the AMVP, not because he cares about the AMVP itself, but because the AMVP is conducive to boosting Shaq's morale and controlling Kobe - Shaq is the AMVP, and you are not, so you have to be a good deputy.

In order to achieve the goal, the Zen Master issued an order: "The All-Star Game should be played happily, but I don't think anyone would be happy after losing the game, right? Try to get the ball into the inside and get it into our advantageous position! Gentlemen, let us take away the victory!"

On the other side, Pat Riley was preparing to make a substitution.

Grant Hill was a complete burden in this tactic. Garnett dared to assist Roger unscrupulously, which greatly destroyed Roger's one-on-one space.

But there is a problem, if we replace him with a guard who can shoot three-pointers, what will happen on defense?
Ray Allen versus Kevin Garnett? Just thinking about it, even Pat Riley thought it was too cruel.

Play Antonio Davis? No, that would make KG's double team even crazier, because Antonio Davis's offense is almost negligible.

At this time, Roger took the initiative to suggest: "I can play the three position against KG on the defensive end. Vince, you just need to limit Tim Duncan's receiving the ball as much as possible. You just need to do this! As for offense, everyone should be ready to receive the ball and shoot three-pointers at any time!"

Riley understood Roger's meaning immediately: he would deal with the extremely active KG himself, and as for Duncan, he just had to prevent him from getting an easy shot. After all, it was the lesser of two evils. Garnett was obviously more bloodthirsty than Duncan tonight, and Roger would personally step up to solve this problem.

All Roger needs now is a shooter, a stable shooter, that's enough.

"Grant, take a break," Riley said, glancing across the bench.

Ray Allen took off his training clothes and prepared to go on the court. If Grant Hill was resting, he would most likely go on the court.

But Riley called out another name: "Alan, get ready to play."

Riley chose Alan Houston from his team, a guy whose fame and statistics were not as good as Ray Allen. Ray Allen was a little surprised. He looked at Riley and then at Roger: "Wait, I..."

Roger interrupted him rudely: "Sorry Ray, I think you may not like playing with a selfish person like me. Why don't you wipe your sweat? You can appear beautifully in front of the camera when you celebrate the victory later."

After that, the timeout ended and Roger took the winning lineup of AI, Carter, Alan Houston and Mourning onto the court.

Ray Allen was shocked. In just one night, Roger had become the de facto owner of the team and automatically formed a hierarchy in the locker room.

Roger was naturally pushed to the highest position. AI and Carter, who were capable and willing to cooperate, became Roger's apostles tonight, and the incompetent Antonio Davis was at the bottom.

Ray Allen is someone Roger doesn't like? He's worse than a dog!

The game started again, and when Bob Costa saw the Eastern Conference All-Stars remove Grant Hill and replace him with Alan Houston, he felt that Roger's previous efforts might be wasted.

He thought Riley would send out both Alonso Mourning and Antonio Davis, but he ended up bringing in Alan Houston.

What? Are all your Eastern Conference coaches short-brained?

"Ah? The Eastern Conference All-Stars' roster is even shorter. KG, TD and Shaq will be able to do whatever they want!"

The Western All-Stars team attacked, and Kidd listened to Phil Jackson's instructions and prepared to look inside on the first attack.

Carter tried to get around Duncan as much as possible, while Mourning was entangled with the Shark.

Right now, Garnett is the best passing option.

Kidd passed the ball to Garnett who was coming out, but when Garnett was about to receive the ball, Roger caught up and bumped into KG hard, then took the opportunity to overtake and steal the pass!

Roger's fierce pressure made it no longer as easy for Garnett to catch the ball!

"It's Roger again. He can make a difference both offensively and defensively!"

After completing the steal, Roger quickly counterattacked. He ran across the midfield line and made a long-distance ground shot. The basketball flew past Kidd's feet and into AI's hands.

The latter easily scored with a one-handed dunk, and the Eastern Conference All-Stars team overtook!
"The goddess of victory smiles upon this Eastern Conference All-Star team. Look at Roger, look at what he did in the fourth quarter. This is what the best player should do!"

"Hey, Shaq's not going to be happy if you say that."

The two commentators drew the fans' attention back to the war between Shark and Roger.

It was indeed the Shark who performed better in the first three quarters, and everyone thought he could win the AMVP.

But in the fourth quarter, Roger had already come from behind, what would the Sharks do?

The Sharks were also fouled.

He finally caught the ball in this round, but was fouled.

O'Neal looked at Mourning in disbelief after he fouled him early: "Asshole, this is just an All-Star Game! Fans didn't buy tickets to watch me shoot free throws or watch you commit fouls!"

Mourning said with disdain: "So what? I want to win, and I love watching you shoot free throws."

Then came a series of highly maternal greetings from the shark.

Frustrated, O'Neal missed both free throws, once again wasting his chance to play the role of team leader.

In the following positional battle, KG actively assisted Roger as usual, but when Roger was double-teamed, he immediately passed the ball to Alan Houston.

The farther away from the basket, the more accurate this shot becomes. He has a shooting percentage of 44% at the basket, 48% from mid-range and long-range, and 43% from three-point range. He easily made this open three-pointer.

The Eastern Conference All-Stars' current outside response capabilities make double-teaming Roger a very dangerous option.

The East led by 4 points. Roger pointed at the Shark and said: "Nothing was achieved. You gave me inspiration!"

"Fuck you, you think you can stop me with a few fouls!?"

It was indeed unstoppable. Soon, the Shark received the ball in the paint, ran over Mourning, and scored with a one-handed slam dunk.

But the West has become the chasing team. They are still 2 points behind and are suppressed by the Eastern Conference in momentum.

Look, Roger made another assist in the next round, widening the score gap again.

This time, AI was the beneficiary. Kobe double-teamed Roger in this defense, but Roger led AI in with a pass. AI attacked the basket and was fouled by Duncan, but the ball still hit the backboard.

With 20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Roger's statistics continue to expand.

After AI scored, Roger rushed in and pulled him up: "Well done, deputy scoring champion!"

At that moment, AI wanted to smash Roger's head with a bowling ball, smashing it to pieces!
But it must be admitted that things are getting better since Roger took over the game.

The chaotic attack became orderly, efficiency became efficient, and the ship was sailing rapidly towards the end of victory.

The most incredible thing about AI is that it seems that if you throw Roger into any team, he can make everything better.

As people know, the Magic have strong inside offensive capabilities, but their outside response capabilities are very poor.

Throw Roger in there and it’s a three-peat.

The Hawks' inside offense is almost negligible, but their outside response ability is good. They are almost the opposite team of the Magic.

Throw Roger in there, total champion.

Today's Eastern Conference All-Stars team has an incredibly distorted lineup.

The best big man Alonzo Mourning is 208 cm tall and has to face the siege of three super inside players: Garnett, Duncan and O'Neal.

You can imagine the tragic scene when a delicate actress faces three black actors, and Alonzo Mourning is even worse than her tonight.

But by throwing Roger into this deformed lineup and making some slight adjustments in the fourth quarter, the team actually took the lead.

He is not picky about lineups or teammates. He is not like other stars who always say "XXX team is not suitable for XXX star's style", "XXX teammates are not suitable for XXX star's basketball" or even "XXX must partner with another star of the same level".

As long as the players on this team are not a bunch of pure trash, Roger can lead them to win.

This is incredible. Such leadership ability is quite exaggerated in history.

AI will never say stupid things like he is on par with Roger again, at least not this season.

After the free throw, the Eastern Conference All-Stars led by 5 points.

Shaquille O'Neal is being routinely beaten by Roger.

One round later, Duncan made a mid-range jumper over Carter's head.

But tonight Duncan's shooting touch was really bad and he missed the shot again.

The tough guy Arnold fought against O'Neal almost crazily, while Roger blocked the thin KG and grabbed the rebound.

He does not act arrogantly just because he is a star player. If necessary, Roger will also do these blue-collar jobs seriously.

Roger then took the ball and counterattacked himself. After grabbing the rebound, he was quite capable of running straight to the basket. He could make one or two high-speed counterattacks across the entire court in every game.

Roger leaned on Kobe, jumped into the air, and with a soft touch, he finished the shot and fell out of the baseline.

If someone keeps a statistics, this year's All-Star Game may be the one with the most players falling.

The matchup in this game was indeed close to playoff contention, but it was useless.

The players who are supposed to perform will still perform, and those who are supposed to lose will still lose.

The score difference was 7 points, and Roger had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

He pumped his fist and the fans in the stadium danced with him.

David Stern applauded in the stands. This was the 2000 All-Star Game he had been looking forward to.

The turmoil and lows of 98 represented the passing of the old era centered on Michael Jordan.

In the new era, that guy might create even more terrifying brilliance.

In the subsequent games, Roger was always present and in control of the overall situation.

He passed the ball to assist the shooters in scoring, and used his own offense to punish the one-on-one defense of Kobe, Kidd and Payton Sr. in turn.

But the most impressive scene of Roger today was that he blocked KG again and again, confronted KG, fought with KG, and snatched rebounds from KG.

He turned the All-Stars into a war and he is winning the war!
In fact, this is also the reason why Kevin Garnett admires and respects Roger.

Roger was a fighter, and he looked up to fighters.

O'Neal's occasional dunks under the basket are still dazzling and still make Mourning embarrassed, but compared with what Roger did, they are just some dunks.

With 43 seconds left in the game, the Eastern Conference All-Stars were already leading by 8 points.

If the West cannot score in this round, it will lose even the theoretical chance of winning.

As long as the East can defend this round again, they can embrace the honor and applause.

This round will belong to the Battle of Stalingrad tonight.

Kidd controls the ball outside the three-point line.

At this time, AI wanted to press forward, but Roger simply grabbed AI's jersey and pulled it back: "Don't worry about him, just prevent him from breaking through!"

The corners of Kidd's mouth twitched. He never thought that he would be humiliated like this.

Roger's strategy is indeed correct. Betting on Kidd's three-pointer is the best defense at this time.

Kidd gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Roger, do you think I really don't dare to shoot?"
Oh, you're sensible.

Kidd ignored the space in front of him and looked for a target to pass the ball to.

Although Kidd's private life is messy, many people may not know that Wade's second wife was once Kidd's lover.

But life is life, and games are games. On the court, Kidd will never mess up.

He would definitely not act rashly at this time.

However, Kidd couldn't find a suitable target to pass the ball to for a while because the Eastern Conference's defense was so fierce.

Mourning was fighting against O'Neal, Carter was like a blue-collar worker, he was circling Duncan, Roger was entangled with Garnett, and McGrady was staring at Kobe.

In this round, Pat Riley specifically replaced McGrady to defend his good friend.

Kidd waited awkwardly for a while with no one guarding him at the top of the arc, and finally passed the ball to the Shark who had finally gotten rid of Mourning's entanglement.

This time the Shark received the ball at a higher position, so he was still some distance away from the basket.

So he turned around, passed Mourning, and then attacked the basket!

Just when all the fans were expecting Shark to dunk the ball again, Roger appeared outside the legal collision zone with his hands covering his crotch.

Doug Collins stood up in disbelief: "Wait, Roger wants to make Shark commit an offensive foul!?"

This is simply suicide!

ESPN Magazine once selected "Three guys you definitely wouldn't want to draw an offensive foul on in the 90s."

Shark, Postman and Flying Pig were selected without any suspense, with Shark topping the list.

Even those big, muscular centers may not dare to stand in front of a charging shark.

And Roger is just a defender less than 2 meters tall.

Everyone held their breath. This round was truly the bloody Battle of Stalingrad.

"boom!"

A loud bang silenced the entire place, followed by a collision that looked terrifying to the naked eye.

Roger fell out of the baseline and slid on the floor for a long time until he hit the basketball hoop and stopped.

O'Neal was about to dunk after knocking Roger away, but the referee blew the whistle.

"Offensive foul! It's an offensive foul! Roger successfully made Shaq commit an offensive foul! God, Roger did it! No one was guarding the rim, so he went to guard the rim! Tonight, there are countless excellent players here, countless talented players here, and everyone calls themselves a ruthless person. But Roger, the only one who dared to block a player who is more than twice his size, is the real ruthless person today!"

When Doug Collins finished speaking, Luo had already stood up.

He is not a fool and will not risk getting hurt by committing a foul.

Roger knew that although this level of collision was painful, as long as the shark didn't support its elbows, its ribs would be safe. And when landing, don't panic and use your hands to support yourself, just fall down and slide naturally, and there will be no risk of injury.

It really hurts, but it's definitely not dangerous.

What you need is great courage.

This is something that is often overlooked on the basketball court.

If Jordan became dejected under the elbows of the Bad Boys, if Jordan was worried about being hit every time he attacked the basket, if Jordan's mind was full of how to avoid confrontation with the Bad Boys, he would never be able to defeat the Pistons in his life.

He might even join the Pistons.

Many people say that Jordan was able to beat the Pistons because he pushed himself like crazy in the Breakfast Club.

But many people who are stronger than him do not have his courage to "overcome all difficulties."

Roger admitted that he tensed up the moment he saw the shark approaching.

But he succeeded after all.

He got the ball and disrupted the Western All-Stars' most crucial attack.

Then, prepare to send them to death!
O'Neal was still arguing with the referee, but the referee insisted that it was an undisputed offensive foul.

Roger walked to the referee and clapped his hands loudly. "Shaq, stop yelling. This is just the beginning of your scoreless nights. You will experience several more scoreless nights in the next season. So my dear useless Shark, try to get used to it."

After the Western All-Stars team was deprived of the ball due to O'Neal's offensive foul, it basically meant that the game was settled.

Roger looked at his teammates and raised his chin proudly: "I told you I will lead each of you to victory. Hey? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"

Yes, everyone on the Eastern Conference All-Stars team was staring at Roger with their mouths wide open.

Including AI, everyone has this expression.

They had no idea what that madman Roger was thinking just now, that was Shaquille O'Neal!
Legend has it that he now weighs 175 kilograms!

What is 175 kg? The future Victor Wenbanyama and Chet Holmgren, two tall men, together only weigh 7 kg more than the shark!

Roger is indeed very strong among defenders, but he is still small in front of the shark.

As a result, he just caused O'Neal to commit an offensive foul!

Only a truly crazy person would do this!

AI admitted that he had no right to question Roger about leading the team to victory.

He scored 61 points on his own head, which was not easy.

Although the game has lost suspense, because it is the All-Star Game, the Eastern Conference All-Stars team does not need to give face and can just continue to perform.

Carter took a long three-pointer, but the shot missed.

O'Neal, Duncan and KG had all run out of motivation. They couldn't believe that they would lose this matchup in which they had a huge advantage.

So no one jumped up to grab the rebound, they just stretched out their hands.

As a result, Roger rushed into the penalty area and scored a tip-in over the heads of three super inside players of the Western All-Stars Team, leaving behind a world-famous painting!
So far, Roger's statistics are 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

He became another player after Michael Jordan who could get a triple-double in the All-Star Game!

All the debates about AMVP ended at this moment. Roger won the first personal honor of this century and made the first move to win the honor.

In this fiercely competitive and most prestigious All-Star Game in history, Roger became the king of kings.

After a few dozen seconds, the game was over.

112 to 105, the Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars in Oakland.

Just look at the score to know how outrageous this year's All-Star Game is. The score is similar to that of a regular season game.

But please believe me, one day when the All-Star Game score becomes 211 to 186, fans will definitely miss this night in the spring of 2000.

David Stern personally came on stage and handed the AMVP trophy to Roger.

The other All-Star players gathered around and applauded, but O'Neal returned to the locker room early due to a "migraine."

Watching Roger holding the trophy, Doug Collins has grown into Romy.

"If you let an alien watch his first basketball game in his life, he would know nothing about the players' past achievements. After the game, he would definitely think that Roger is the best basketball player on earth, no doubt about it!"

Bob Costa deliberately added fuel to the fire: "What about Michael?"

Doug Collins coached Jordan in the early stages of his career and had a good personal relationship with him. So, Bob Costa's question was really inappropriate.

Collins had a hard time answering.

But he still said this: "Michael is great, he is the best player I have ever coached. But considering Roger's personal and team success, and the fact that you can't think of any flaws in him, Michael can only be second to me. Unless Shaq can win back later and add some failure scenes to Roger's career, my opinion will not change."

Tragically, Doug Collins's idea has become the consensus of most fans.

The glory of the old times will gradually be forgotten.

The legend of the new era continues.

After Doug Collins finished speaking, Roger picked up the microphone and gave his acceptance speech.

"Thanks Shaq, without him there would be no such a wonderful game. I love you, you will always be my favorite second in command!"

O'Neal covered his head in the locker room. He really had a migraine.

(Today is the first update, because the 10,000 words are combined into one)
(End of this chapter)