97: 064: The Bloodiest Slaughter, Roger Repeatedly Seals the Throat!_4 97: 064: The Bloodiest Slaughter, Roger Repeatedly Seals the Throat!_4 After the Zen Master finished setting up the strategy, he looked toward Roger; he was now the only possibility for the team’s victory.
The Zen Master had high expectations for Roger, not just because he was the top scorer inside the team.
But because Roger was a vindictive thug who must retaliate.
He would never allow anyone to climb over his head with any arrogant attitude.
Jordan and Pippen had both attempted something similar, and then they both paid a very painful price.
Riley had just declared his victory in advance, his actions no different from Jordan or Pippen.
Therefore, Roger must be the person on the court who wanted to win the most right now.
Only he could unleash the most powerful force in this desperate situation.
Roger also stood up; now, he was going to fulfill his promise.
He was going to completely dismantle the Knicks’ defense!
The game restarted, and the Bulls took the sideline throw-in.
Toni Kukoc came out to set a screen for Pippen without the ball.
Pippen immediately started moving around Kukoc, with Oakley, who was responsible for defending him, getting caught on the screen.
He dared not commit a foul right now; otherwise, he would directly knock down the screen set in front of him.
Pippen got an open opportunity, which scared Ewing into hurrying over to cover.
But Wennington, who was responsible for the sideline throw-in, didn’t pass the ball and instead threw it towards the top of the three-point arc.
As Pippen attracted the defense, Roger immediately cut out from the paint area, jumped to catch the ball.
After landing, Roger turned and shot directly because Anthony Mason, who was guarding him, couldn’t keep up; this was a rare opportunity.
The shot was difficult; jumping and then shooting after landing was not a comfortable rhythm to begin with.
Moreover, people did not know whether Roger still had his touch after coming back from the timeout.
Roger’s shooting posture was still as perfect as a sculpture, the basketball arched smoothly towards the center of the net, like a dagger to the throat, and the score turned over!
This time, the timeout couldn’t stop Roger!
“Damn it, damn, damn!” Riley couldn’t help but curse out loud, his agitated demeanor making him look like a vampire desperate for blood.
He couldn’t believe that Roger, already covered in blood, could still get up and deliver such a heavy punch.
If that ball hadn’t gone in, the game would have been essentially over.
14 just had to make that shot.
Roger scored that crucial three-pointer in just 2 seconds.
Some fans who had originally left the stands began returning to their seats.
The little boy calling for Melo stuffed another handful of popcorn into his mouth as his eyes were completely drawn to the basketball court.
The game was still on!
The game continued, with the Bulls undoubtedly full-court pressing the Knicks, disrupting their baseline throw-in.
Every Bull was tightly marking their man, with Roger relentlessly pursuing Derek Harper.
Charles Smith received the ball from the referee and found that he had no targets to pass the ball to.
Everyone was tightly marked, and Smith still had Wennington in front of him, arms raised to interfere with his line of sight.
Time ticked away second by second, and Smith had to make a choice, as committing a shot clock violation would hand the ball possession directly to the Bulls.
In the end, the person who entered Smith’s vision was Derek Harper.
Running side by side towards the baseline, Harper was Smith’s only passing opportunity.
Just before the referee was about to blow the whistle, Smith passed the ball.
But the moment the basketball left his fingertips, Harper was knocked down by Roger!
This caused the basketball to fly directly into Roger’s hands, and the Bulls completed the steal!
“That’s a foul, are you blind!?” Riley shouted loudly at the referee, his voice filled with panic.
He was scared, very scared, calling out frantically like a drowning man.
But the cries for help from the New York godfather went unanswered; the expected whistle did not sound.
In the last moments of the G5 series, it was the whistle that saved the Knicks.
But as Roger said, luck wouldn’t always hover around Riley.
After making the steal, Roger did not immediately take the shot but instead turned to dribble outside the three-point line.
Unguarded, he chose to shoot again, directly locking in the victory.
Roger struck the fatal blow once more!
“82 to 78, Roger has hit two three-pointers in a row.
In just 5 seconds, he miraculously helped the team go from a 2-point deficit to a 4-point lead!
Oh my God, this 18-year-old genius has brought us an epic performance!” Steve Jones grabbed Bob Costas next to him and shook him vigorously.
He did this without reason, because his brain was so stimulated that he couldn’t think.
If you were to describe Steve Jones at the scene using the vernacular of 30 years later, it would be “his CPU burned out.”
Pat Riley rolled up the sleeves of his Armani suit, nearly charging at the referee.
Assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy held Riley around the waist; years later, he would make news for holding onto Mourning’s thigh.
“Your pig-headed officiating ruined this game!” The intermingling of anger and fear made Riley tremble all over.
“Get back to your spot, Pat, don’t make me eject you,” the referee countered, unyielding.
Throughout the game, their officiating had been very lenient, allowing for such low scores and shooting percentages.
In basketball, the scale of officiating, whether loose or tight, isn’t important; it’s not seafood, after all.