755: 257: Ambitions Beyond Winning the Championship (Vote for Monthly Tickets!) 755: 257: Ambitions Beyond Winning the Championship (Vote for Monthly Tickets!) One tie, one buzzer-beater.
Overnight, the Los Angeles Lakers were killed twice.
One struck the mouth, the other struck the heart.
Overnight, Shaquille O’Neal was also killed twice.
People often say, when God closes a door, he opens a window.
But tonight, O’Neal could responsibly tell everyone that this saying is just a deception!
When God decides to test you and if you persist, then you are going to face even greater challenges!
In the just-ended overti ga, O’Neal and Kobe had completely demonstrated the effect of 1 1>3.
That thrilling alley-oop of the century, those last monts of spectacular connection…
This was a level of understanding and tacit agreent between Shaq and Kobe that had never been seen before.
Against any other opponent, none would likely co out laughing in the face of today’s Lakers.
But Roger seed to be able to draw on his own strength ti and again to respond tily.
His toughness was unbelievable, matching every Lakers basket with one of his own.
In other words, they had given their all, but still couldn’t handle Roger.
The globally watched NBA Finals Ga 2 undoubtedly beca another classic battle, influencing countless perceptions.
Carlo Anthony knew that in a basketball ga, scoring ability was the most important.
Only those with the most comprehensive offensive skills could dominate the ga at will.
Look at Roger; he scored 49 points today.
That’s the reason he could handle everything.
Dwyane Wade was inspired, seeing how Roger didn’t give up after Pierce was ejected, dragging the ga into overti.
Facing the O’Neal-Kobe duo alone in overti, he didn’t quit and hit that legendary buzzer-beater.
No matter what, Wade would never give up on his basketball career, even if they had to remove the niscus from his knee.
While chewing on his fingernails, LeBron pondered a question: Is a nomadic dynasty the best career strategy for a basketball player?
Every championship team has a life span, and every NBA team moves from prosperity to decline after a certain period.
Pat Riley had sumd this up long ago.
Over the years, the phenonon of championship teams crumbling after reaching their peak has continued, without exception.
But Roger managed to avoid this very well.
To Jas, the key to Roger’s success seed to be that he transferred to the team with unlimited potential in Atlanta when Magic Team’s life span had co to an end, then continued to create brilliance.
He successfully avoided the failure that could have co with Magic’s decline.
If Roger were still with Magic, he wouldn’t have a fourth championship, let alone the popularity he has now.
Looking at this ga, the Lakers simply could not stop the Hawks.
Maybe back on their ho court, the Lakers could win a ga or two, but the second championship for the Hawks was likely coming, making Roger’s glory even more dazzling.
Once again, Roger succeeded, soon to replicate his past glories in Atlanta.
The foundation of his success was his switch at the right ti, to the right team.
In the past, LeBron Jas had many different impressions of Roger.
Tough, trash-talker, extrely talented, clutch killer, emperor of the Victoria’s Secret harem…
But today, Jas would say, Roger is smart, a point most people fail to notice.
Roger has figured out professional basketball—shifting from one championship team whose ti has ended to another contender in order to avoid the decline and massively harvest honors.
This was a path previously untrodden.
The planning of this path was so brilliant that it even gave Jas the feeling, “If I follow it, I could do it too.”
If he took the sa career approach as Roger, avoiding decline and reaping championships relentlessly, claiming four NBA championships would definitely be a cakewalk!
Jas saw a future full of promise, and indeed, he was entitled to it.
In the recent freshman season, Jas led his team to a flawless 27-0 record, and in the state finals, obliterated the opposition by 18 points, with his own contribution of 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists—a showcase of his all-around skills.
His basketball talent is undeniable.
Everyone believes LeBron Jas is the best high school player ever, convinced that LeBron Jas would be the next chosen one.
After all, even NBA superstars like Roger and Jordan couldn’t dominate high school gas in their freshman year.
Jas’s talent is clear for all to see, and he is well aware of it himself.
He confidently believes that the NBA is his stage to conquer eventually!
Four championships like Roger?
Not a problem at all!
Kobe will never take the mantle from Roger; it doesn’t belong to him.
Jas believes it belongs to himself!
He has that confidence, he also has the ability.
On the court, the celebrating Hawks players returned to the locker room.
Pierce had already changed into casual clothes; he raised his arms and embraced everyone in turn.
In particular, he gave Roger an extra big hug, “Yeah!
I knew you could do it!”
Roger, uninterested in his own buzzer-beater, laughed and asked Pierce, “Paul, tell , what gave you the courage to pull off such an astonishing feat.
Until tonight, the most spectacular mont in NBA Finals history was Michael Jordan’s switching hands layup.
After tonight, only you can be on that list!”
All the Hawks burst out laughing and continued to tease Pierce.
“Paul, you can auction off those original-flavor shorts.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, hurry up and sign them, hahaha.”
“How does it feel to feed the Shaq?”
“Next season we can rack up 82 wins because as long as Paul gives it his all in every ga, no opponent can defeat us.”
Roger pressed his hands down, signaling for everyone to quiet down, as he was really curious whether Pierce’s skill was an active or passive one.
“Tell , Paul, did you do it on purpose or was it an accident?”
“I’ve already said it was because of an injury that involved my sphincter reflex, damn it, why does no one care about my injury!?” Pierce maintained his defiance to the end.
“Paul, there are no strangers here, can you tell the truth?”
Confronted with Roger’s pressing, Pierce got serious and told the truth, “Alright, damn it, I thought it was just a fart!”
Roger was happy, very happy.
The plight of Shaquille O’Neal was like spiritual nourishnt to Roger.
At the Lakers press conference, O’Neal was extrely irritated.
He had had enough of questions like “Shaq, what did it taste like when you had it in your mouth?”
“I didn’t get a drop or a crumb, stop being so ridiculous!
If you ask that kind of question again, I’m leaving!”
The reporters looked at each other before finally starting to talk about the ga.
Then, Shaq got even more irritated.
“The Truth scored 49 points today, want to talk about that?”
“The Truth also pulled off a ga-tying shot as well as a buzzer-beater today, he’s so powerful it’s hopeless, do you think you have a chance to win back in Los Angeles?”
“If you had the choice again, would you choose to embrace The Truth again in Orlando?”
O’Neal had heard enough.
He slamd the table hard: “Stop calling him The Truth, that nickna was bestowed by , and he does not represent The Truth now!
We’re down 0-2, not already defeated!
The Truth is always by Shaq’s side!
It’s not about embracing The Truth, it’s about whoever embraces can beco The Truth!
Roger now, he doesn’t deserve to be called The Truth!”
Then minutes later, Roger at the press conference heard Shaq’s words from a reporter’s mouth.
The reporter also asked, “Do you think you still deserve to use The Truth as a nickna?”
“Of course, just like Shaq absolutely has the right to be called a Giant Shit Eating Beast, I am worthy of the title The Truth.
It’s not about who gives it to whom, it’s sothing I created with my own hands.”
“Right now the team is approaching a playoff season with total victories, does this record beco a pressure for you guys?”
“Not at all, it only motivates us to perform better in Los Angeles.
Why would a record be a pressure?
It’s motivation.”
“Are you saying, you’re actually chasing this record?”
“Soone’s done it before it’s called chasing, no one’s done it before it’s called creating.
I don’t chase greatness, it’s the others who chase .
Tell Shaq, all his efforts will be nullified in Los Angeles, that’s the real…
that’s Agent Zero’s job!”
Roger finished speaking and stood up to end the press conference.
This was the first ti he revealed his ambition beyond just winning the championship.
Since Shaq left the Magic in ruins, Roger had been waiting for this day.
Shaq thought he was being treated unfairly, believed Roger stole all the lilight, even said Roger was a scavenging vulture.
Fine, then I’ll just finish you off in the finals completely, to let you know who the real vulture is.
Now, the opportunity was right in front of Roger.
He wouldn’t let Shaq off the hook, he intended to deliver the most humiliating finals to Shaq.
Just eating shit is not enough, just losing is also not enough.
Roger had to use even more brutal ans to tell Shaq: I can make you peak, I can also make you plunge into an abyss.
After all, I am the one who controls everything!
The reporters all swallowed hard.
Will the legendary team with a perfect playoff season be born at the turn of the century?
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“It’s still too early to talk about championships, the best OK duo will stage the perfect counterattack in Los Angeles!” — The Los Angeles Tis.
Aside from Los Angeles people, who else thinks the Lakers can win the finals now?
Don’t blink, we’re witnessing history!
The first NBA team with a perfect playoff season to win the championship is about to be born within a week!
— The New York Tis.
Without a doubt, a perfect playoff season is a miracle that only exists in legends.
But if it’s Roger, even miracles can beco reality.
Before this, we always felt that a perfect playoff record was far away.
But look, Roger is bringing it closer and closer.
— Slam.
If sothing like Paul Pierce shitting on Shaq’s face can happen, trust , a perfect playoff season isn’t any more far-fetched.
— SportsCenter.
Before this, there might have been so controversy about it.
But after everything really happened, I will co to a conclusion about Shaquille O’Neal: a person who can win the championship because of Roger.
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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