804: 271: Congratulations, you won (Requesting monthly votes!) 804: 271: Congratulations, you won (Requesting monthly votes!) Roger grabbed the ball with one hand and walked towards the Lakers’ Big3, making the Hawks fans feel like they were watching a berserker fighting on the court.
Facing the formidable Los Angeles Lakers, Roger grew more courageous with each battle.
He mocked Phil Jackson’s tiout and stared directly at the threat of the Big3.
He managed to turn a ga that was about to beco boring into one full of suspense, narrowing the point gap to just 1 with his overwhelming presence under imnse pressure.
He kept resisting desperately, ignorant of what it ans to retreat.
The past eight minutes of the ga drove fans worldwide insane, with the Hawks proving their worth as defending champions.
However, tonight’s victory was still not in anyone’s hands.
Phil Jackson did not believe any defense could stop the Big3 when they were all on the court together.
Moreover, Pippen and Bowen were already exhausted.
Eight minutes of relentless pressure defense must have pushed both of them to their limits.
Phil Jackson acknowledged that the Hawks were very strong, and Roger was even more incredible.
But once the Big3 is on the court together, everything will be settled!
Thinking from another perspective, the Hawks had given their all, yet could barely resist the Big3 when only two of them rotated as partners.
Now, against the complete trio, what can the Hawks use to resist?
The Zen Master confidently played his final trump card, believing that this card could overthrow everything.
The ga resud, and the Hawks made a substitution.
Paul Pierce, who had not played in the fourth quarter, finally appeared, and Jeff Hornacek replaced Bruce Bowen at this ti.
Looking at this lineup, the Zen Master believed his chances of winning had increased.
As he expected, Pippen and Bowen were already at their limits.
In a decisive mont, who would replace them with soone like Jeff Hornacek?
From a defensive standpoint, this was indeed a last resort; Pippen and Bowen’s stamina was exhausted, and Michael Reed was hardly usable.
37-year-old Jeff Hornacek had to be tasked with the mission at this critical mont, becoming Roger’s Divine Hand.
Jeff Hornacek’s face gave Los Angeles fans trendous confidence.
Look at this guy, look at him.
Full of wrinkles, fragile, as if he could collapse on the court at any mont.
On the Los Angeles radio broadcast, the host couldn’t help but joke: “Hey, is this guy sure he doesn’t have heart disease and high blood pressure?
He should be getting a checkup, not on the world’s most competitive basketball court.”
The frail Hornacek seed to embody the current predicant of the Hawks; after eight minutes of endurance, aren’t you done this ti?
The Big3 comnced their first round after regrouping, determined to open the door to Atlanta’s despair.
Defending Grant Hill beca Roger’s task, and Roger employed a different defensive strategy than Bowen, with a more aggressive defense.
Because now Marion had to consider Shaq in the inside, unable to help Roger set up a defensive trap.
Pierce needed to keep an eye on Kobe, while Hornacek was incapable on defense.
Roger could rely only on himself; he must use more aggressive defense to pressure Grant Hill.
Grant Hill gazed at this guy who had swept him out for many consecutive years, feeling a burning sensation sowhere inside him.
He didn’t waste any ti, accelerating to Roger’s right side.
But Roger, after all, was one of the best periter defenders today; his anticipation, lateral movent, and strength allowed him to execute defensive assignnts excellently, even able to block soone like Grant Hill, a historical-level penetrator.
Grant Hill’s first step was blocked by Roger, but he forced another direction change without slowing down, shaking off Roger!
This move was unimaginable to Kobe and Roger; not just Roger, no one in the world could stop such a move.
After creating a bit of space, Grant Hill suddenly stopped for a jump shot.
Roger promptly disrupted, but the basketball still swished into the net.
After scoring, Grant Hill bared his teeth, clenched his fist, and quickly retreated on defense.
Even the most gentlemanly person had torn away his civilized facade, becoming like a beast.
Kobe had never seen this side of Grant Hill, never thought that one day Grant Hill would show such a face.
After scoring, Shaq quickly ran back under the basket, guarding the rim, fearing the Hawks’ counterattack.
At this mont, Shaq was like an overly proactive woman in ovulation.
The Lakers wanted to win badly, this Lakers team desperately wanted to win.
This desire to win even transford Grant Hill and Shaq.
Kobe also stretched his arms, defending in front of Roger.
Facing the Big3?
Roger’s courage was comndable, but courage alone wouldn’t secure a victory!
Roger crossed the half-court with the ball, Kobe imdiately stuck on him, and Grant Hill rapidly double-tead, just as they had done before.
Roger scored 8 points in the fourth quarter purely through fast breaks; he hadn’t gotten any opportunities in positional play, and Kobe and Hill’s defense in the fourth quarter was quite successful.
They also attempted to snuff out Roger using the sa approach in this round.
Faced with the double-team, Roger didn’t hold onto the ball, finding Pierce at the first opportunity.
As Pierce caught the ball, Ron Harper had already rotated over in ti, leaving Pierce without a shooting chance.
But Pierce didn’t attempt to take matters into his own hands; he continued passing the ball.
Eventually, it landed in the hands of Jeff Hornacek on the left side, the guy seen by Lakers fans as the least threatening.
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