307: 130: I won’t let you fight alone anymore (asking for monthly pass)_5 307: 130: I won’t let you fight alone anymore (asking for monthly pass)_5 Why did Roger choose number 14?
Because he wasn’t someone who would give up easily!
On the Bulls’ bench, Michael Jordan smiled.
Everyone could tell he was happy.
Never mind whether the Magic had Shaq or not, just say whether Roger lost or not!
The Bulls had nearly 70 victories this season, but Jordan had never felt as good as he did today.
Because he liked seeing Roger try his hardest and still be powerless.
He wanted to use Roger’s helplessness to show him who the real king was!
Last season was just the King taking a nap!
Just as Michael Jordan was secretly pleased, a commotion arose in the arena.
Jordan saw that all the fans were looking toward the player’s tunnel, so he turned to look as well.
Soon, he saw a tall figure walking towards the Magic’s bench.
The long-missing Shaquille O’Neal suddenly arrived at the court in the fourth quarter!
No one expected Shaq to come today; people had even forgotten him.
O’Neal walked up to Roger, wearing Roger’s number 14.
Since his own clothes were taken by Roger, he had to wear Roger’s jersey from the locker room.
Roger’s number 14 jersey looked comically tight on O’Neal, like a tight-fitting vest.
On the way here, Shaq had heard from the car radio everything Roger had done for him, knowing that Roger had been fighting in his jersey from the start.
So the moment O’Neal arrived, he shouted at Brian Hill, “Put me in the game!”
“Shaq, you just got off the plane, you can rest another night,” Brian Hill waved his hand.
“Put me in the game,” O’Neal raised his voice, then he looked at Roger, “This time, Roger, I’m not going anywhere.
I won’t let you fight alone again, I promise!
Let’s do it, if anyone can beat Michael that jerk twice, it has to be us!”
Seeing the battle-ready Shaq, Roger knew he had changed something.
The change he brought to the Magic wasn’t just about replacing Penny with himself; the butterfly effect this caused was tremendous.
In the original history, the ’96 Magic fell apart, and Shaq’s morale was low.
But now, the team was united; Shaq was extremely hungry!
Roger’s efforts were not in vain; he now had confidence in winning two consecutive championships.
As for defeating the Bulls twice in the regular season?
Without many words, Roger extended his hand and bumped fists with O’Neal.
All the bad things were shattered by the fists of those two at that moment!
The fourth quarter began, with O’Neal wearing number 14 and Roger wearing number 33 both stepping onto the court.
Roger had initially suggested swapping the jerseys back, but Shaq insisted on playing the game in each other’s jerseys.
The two men had serious expressions, almost excessively serious.
They both stood with their hands on their hips, brows furrowed hard, staring intently at the Bulls players as they prepared to inbound the ball.
At the scene, the Bulls’ fans suddenly all hugged their arms.
For some reason, after Roger and Shaq entered the game, they felt a chilling breeze sweep through the arena.
Was the air conditioning too cold?
But Bill Walton felt unbearably hot; he knew that a thrilling, intense battle was about to begin:
“Ladies and gentlemen, Shaquille O’Neal has returned to the court in the fourth quarter wearing Roger’s jersey.
The young King, who never gives up, has waited for his strongest Knight.
Now, they are launching their final charge for victory!”