195: 095: What he wants is more than just victory (Vote for me monthly!)_4 195: 095: What he wants is more than just victory (Vote for me monthly!)_4 “Only the dead can see the end of this war!”
After that dunk, Magic led by 8 points, their momentum unstoppable.
Their morale had plummeted.
In the subsequent attacks, the Bulls were seriously off their game, with mishaps abound.
Nick Anderson fumbled the catch, almost as if he wanted to tell Jordan, “Michael, please don’t pass it to me.”
Like slaughtering a sheep in front of another; the other might just die of fright.
The image of Jordan furiously chastising Webber had already terrified Nick Anderson, making him too nervous to perform on the court.
Then, it was Pippen’s turn to miss a wide-open three-pointer.
Defending Roger had drained too much of his energy, and he no longer had the feel for long shots.
Jordan himself made a three-pointer, but it was to no avail.
97 to 92, Roger could cuss out his teammates and still win the game, but when Jordan did it, he lost.
His status plummeted like a falling stock!
United Center was deathly quiet, Chicago hadn’t experienced such a dark moment since 1990.
They tried hard to resist, tried hard to change their fate, but the worst happened.
Trailing 0 to 3 in total, the Chicago Bulls were now just meat on the chopping block!
Roger mercilessly pushed his former team, the Bulls, into the abyss!
Now, the whole world knew that Roger wanted more than just a victory, he wanted Jordan to be eliminated in utter disgrace.
Now, the whole world knew, the cruelest judgment was about to come.
“We never said the Eastern Finals would turn into a half-series tragedy against the Knicks; it indeed took us a tough 6 games.
But with the Bulls, our goal from the start has been 4.
You all say Michael is a superhero, then this episode is dubbed ‘The Death of a Superhero.’ – O’Neal discussing the team’s possibility of sweeping the Bulls.”
“Our goal is to win the next game, one step at a time, and not to rush into creating history!” – Phil Jackson discussing the odds of overturning a 0-3 deficit.”
“I don’t want to talk about him; I have nothing to talk about with him.
I don’t even want to talk about the game or anything.” – Chris Webber said in a locker room interview, his eyes red, perhaps missing Shaq.
“Sports Illustrated’s” most disgruntled writer Andrew Sharp interviewed Roger:
“Roger, congratulations, you are just one step away from your second consecutive final.”
“There’s nothing to congratulate, only mediocre players would count their finals appearances as honors.”
“Alright, how do you feel now?
I mean, no team has been up 3-0 against the Bulls in a series since the 1987 Celtics, not even the Pistons.
But now you’ve done it, care to talk about it?”
“We’re not like the Boston Celtics.
Bird could sweep the Bulls at most 3-0, but this might be the first time Michael Jordan’s Bulls get swept 4-0.
I said it, he wouldn’t win a single game this season.
Michael also said, without me, the Bulls can win the championship.
You’ve all seen it, the wise speak because they have something to say.
Fools speak because they want to say something.”
“Is that another quote from Plato?”
“Okay, what do you think about Michael Jordan in his first comeback year?”
“Are you asking as if you’re already sending him off?
“If it’s hurtful, better not say it then.”
“Okay, my feeling is that Jordan #45 is no longer Jordan #23.
The #45 Jordans is like a tiger stripped of its teeth and claws, struggling mightily but utterly harmless.”
“Thank you for the interview, Roger, I wish you well in life.”
Jordan #45 is not as good as #23; Roger intentionally used that quote, originally Nick Anderson’s, knowing exactly what Jordan would do next.
What could be more humiliating than coercing Jordan to wear the #23 only to be swept?
Michael Jordan was a ruthless abuser.
Last summer, when the Bulls traded away Roger, when the world watched Jordan’s heralded comeback, Jordan thought he had won; he thought he still ruled this era.
So he ruthlessly humiliated Roger, belittled him, mocked him, constantly calling him “runner-up,” “trash,” like he did with other opponents.
But in the next game, Roger would show Jordan what true complete victory means.
In the prime of Michael Jordan’s career, force him to wear the jersey that represented his past glory and then give him a shaved head.
Perfect, just perfect.
Roger couldn’t wait to nail Black Jesus to the cross too!