Chapter 1078 - 344: Roger First, Michael Second, Then the Rest

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After the game, the baby-faced Sweet Melon grinned and hugged his idol: "Damn, I’ve experienced the feeling of Pat Riley being forced to swallow defeat." In the second game, Anthony continued to be restricted. Although his shooting percentage was higher than the last game, reaching 45%, he still only scored 15 points. Roger didn’t shoot much either, only taking 17 shots, making 11, and scoring 31 points with a 64% shooting percentage. He also dished out 10 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds. A playoff triple-double is nothing unusual for Roger, so not even a few reporters hyped up the event. Game 3 was a spirited fight by the Nuggets, as Anthony scored more than 20 for the first time in the playoffs, and Andre Miller, with his hefty backside, scored 19 points over Allan Houston. But the combined 56 points from Roger and Stoudemire rendered the efforts of Anthony and Miller useless. The Nuggets only lost by single digits this time, but a loss is still a loss. Easy-peasy, the Warriors took a 3-0 lead. Most of the time, Roger’s approach to the first round is simple and brutal; he never wastes time if a sweep is possible. The fourth game didn’t even need to be played. Sweet Melon, losing his spirit, got lost in Game 4, bricking wildly in various attempts to imitate Roger’s moves. Stoudemire fiercely dominated Brazilian Nene, scoring 37 points, grabbing 14 rebounds, and blocking 4 shots. That night, some domestic websites even created a news headline like this: Roger’s teaching, Amar’e fiercely "tears" Nene apart! The Warriors swept through the first round with unstoppable momentum; Carmelo Anthony wasn’t too sad, as it was his first year after all: "I’ll come back to challenge you again!" Watching Sweet Melon leave, Roger was feeling a bit emotional. One scored over 20 in a single playoff game, another averaged 15+4+5 (Wade) in the first round of the playoffs, and one didn’t even make the playoffs. So, which do you think was the hottest? Although Nike’s influence is declining now, Wade and Sweet Melon both haven’t signed with Reebok, so they still don’t have an advantage in publicity. LeBron James isn’t at the top, but he’s more than enough compared to the rest. But it doesn’t matter; this is just the first season for the 2003 class, and there’s still a lot to see from them. However, as long as Roger is around, he guarantees everyone a fair and just environment. In the league dominated by Roger, no one can rely on media hype and falsehoods. Back in the locker room, Roger pulled out his phone and found an unread text message from Kobe. This was the first text Kobe had sent Roger this season. To be precise, it was the first private contact. He only sent one word. "Wait." Roger’s reply was simple as well. "Waiting for you." ----------------- Cleveland fans took to the streets, demanding the league suspend Ron Artest. — "Cleveland Plain Dealer." Let me reiterate; I defeated LeBron with pure basketball skills, and no one can deny that. So why should I be suspended? Just because of an unexpected accident no one could foresee? — Ron Artest on the elbow that broke James’s rib. My career ends here; I will absolutely not come back as a player again. That’s right, this time I won’t use the term 99.9%. You don’t want to see an old man nearing 50 shooting on the court, right? Even though my moves are definitely smoother than some 19-year-olds. — Michael Jordan announces his third retirement after the first-round playoff loss to the Pacers. You know, Roger and Michael are both great players, and the time spent working with them was infinitely wonderful. Well, at least most of the time, it was infinitely wonderful. If I had to rank them, Roger would be first, Michael second, and then the others. — Scottie Pippen talks about the historical ranking of his old teammates Roger and Michael Jordan at a news conference. Michael Jordan glared at Pippen but quickly shrugged: "Friends, this is a fact I am unwilling to accept but cannot change." (Here is today’s 9,400-word update. I have something to handle in the afternoon, so a short 600-word cut. Don’t worry, it won’t be a single update every day in the future. Whether it will be a ’two-in-one’ big Chapter depends on the continuity of the plot and my time, and it won’t just blindly stack big Chapters.)

Chapter 1078 - 344: Roger First, Michael Second, Then the Rest

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