He only wants to focus on the playoffs.
Carlo Anthony, who made it to the playoffs for the second consecutive season, feels the sa way.
Sweet lon feels like he’s living a dream because he has a chance to win a playoff ga from his idol this year.
This has special significance for Anthony.
In 1994, Carlo Anthony was just a ten-year-old, an ordinary child witnessing drug deals, street shootings, and gang fights, ordinary to the point of being mundane besides going to school.
That ordinary boy, on that scorching sumr day, on that crazy night, at the basketball cca of Madison Square Garden, witnessed a ga that blasted his mind while holding a bucket of popcorn that seed never-ending.
At that mont, when everyone believed the outco was decided, Carlo Anthony only wanted to finish the popcorn in his hand and take the opportunity to move forward to an empty seat closer to the court for a better view.
He rembers all the details; even back in 1994, Madison Square Garden was filled with shouts of "Fuck Roger," and his ears were full of those cheers.
Amidst such shouts, Anthony, like all the fans at the scene, was ready to celebrate the Knicks’ victory.
But Roger stepped up and hit a three-pointer, directly overtaking the score.
Then ca a controversial scene: Roger knocked down Derek Harper, intercepted the sideline ball passed from Charles Smith, dribbled beyond the three-point line, and raised his hand for another three-pointer. Until today, fans still fiercely debate whether "Roger committed a foul during this shot."
At that ti, the air in Madison Square Garden had frozen because just a few seconds ago, New Yorkers had begun celebrating the series victory. Now, they were on the verge of being eliminated.
Next ca Scottie Pippen flying to catch the ball, poking it to the already sprinting Roger. Roger picked up the basketball, turned his head to stare at Pat Riley courtside, and executed a tomahawk dunk to kill the ga completely.
Then ca the dead silence that Carlo Anthony had never experienced before.
Madison Square Garden, such a big place, with so many people, beca quiet like a cetery at midnight.
Then he told his mother, "I want to beco a player like Roger in the future."
His mother gently told him, "You will, lo, you definitely can."
This story has already passed a full 11 years, and he transford from a Baltimore street punk into Oak Hill Academy’s super talent.
From Oak Hill Academy’s king to a phenonal freshman leading Syracuse University to win the championship.
Now, he’s the symbol of Denver, standing before the man who blanked his mind 11 years ago, with the chance to defeat him.
For a young boy, that’s indeed blood-boiling.
Yes, last season Anthony already faced Roger in the playoffs. The outco naturally doesn’t need ntioning; the Nuggets were cleanly swept.
But this year, both the Nuggets and Anthony himself have improved considerably. He doesn’t fantasize about defeating Roger in a series, but snatching a victory from Roger? Why not? After all, they’ve won against them in the regular season before.
G1, Oracle Arena, Carlo Anthony hugged Roger tightly at mid-court.
Roger, being hugged tight, patted Iguodala on the shoulder: "lo, did you break up?"
"No, why do you ask?"
"I thought you hugged so tight was seeking comfort."
"No, I’m just very excited, like a little boy holding a gun for the first ti on the street."
Roger:...
This kind of excitent is really hard for Roger to empathize with.
If you talk about the excitent when first understanding the true essence of art, Roger might be able to empathize a bit.
"You have no idea what it’s like playing a series with a forr idol. The first ti I watched your ga was in the Bulls versus New York Knicks playoffs. That night, I decided to beco a professional player like you. In my heart, you are the engineer of the human soul. Now, I’m standing here, possibly winning a ga against my idol in the playoffs; it feels like a dream."
"lo, I advise you not to have too great expectations." Roger really didn’t know how to express it, as he hadn’t planned on letting Anthony win a playoff ga.
"Hehe," Sweet lon was probably the only one who could still laugh before facing Roger, "could my situation be worse than last season?"
Of course.
Of course, it could be worse.
In the first ga of the series, the Nuggets lost by 29 points.
Tonight, Carlo Anthony’s touch was off; he was completely lost among the Warriors’ forwards.
And because the Warriors were missing Marcus Camby, their defense wasn’t as strong, allowing the Warriors to easily keep attacking the rim.
The following three gas were basically the sa performance. In last season’s playoffs, at least Anthony played a single-digit margin ga in G3. But this season, after four gas, Carlo Anthony didn’t avoid being slaughtered by double digits in any of them.
Roger didn’t deliberately humiliate Sweet lon, but the gap in strength between the teams was just that wide.
Denver’s number 14 (because Roger Anthony in the book is number 14) tossed his headband onto the ground disappointedly at the end of the fourth ga. He had tried hard all season, but still stood no chance against Roger.
Roger took the initiative to approach Anthony, embracing him, "I told you earlier, don’t have too great expectations."
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