88: 062: This is a great humiliation!
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(Please subscribe!)_3 At that moment, Pippen, stationed at the free-throw line, swooped in like lightning to block the shot, quickly arriving in front of Davis.
Herbert Davis’s toe-on-the-line three-pointer ultimately missed, but the referee blew his whistle as the basketball clanked off the rim.
He called a defensive foul on Pippen at this critical moment!
Phil Jackson could no longer keep his composure, “This is a stupid call!”
But aside from a technical foul, the Zen Master gained nothing else.
Pippen, despondent, covered his head and sat at the scorer’s table, his gaze vacant, almost ready to give up on the game.
This was the second time in this playoff series that he had proved himself a complete coward.
Herbert Davis made both free throws, giving the Knicks a lifeline, 88-87, and the match point.
However, after the victory, not a hint of joy appeared on Pat Riley’s face.
He knew that had it not been for that controversial call at the end, Roger would have already pierced his heart.
NBC sideline reporter Hannah was very disappointed; she had dressed up young today and even spent quite a bit on a pair of Valentino heels and Balenciaga stockings.
As a result, since the Knicks won the match, she lost the chance to interview Roger.
That damn referee ruined Roger’s hero moment.
However, Riley, who was interviewed, was more downcast than her, his expression as though the Knicks had lost: “We must do better next time!”
Riley put away his previous arrogant demeanor; he did not celebrate, did not use boxing metaphors, nor did he underestimate Roger anymore.
His team had won, but he stated they must do better.
This meant that from tonight, Pat Riley started to fear Roger!
Just like he feared Michael Jordan!
Roger and Riley were in completely opposite states; although he lost the match, he was very confident at the press conference: “Luck won’t help Pat Riley twice, we will end up taking home the East championship.
Put my words in your newspapers because that’s exactly what’s about to happen!”
New Yorkers also began to fear, wanting to crush a Bulls team without MJ, relying on…
Relying on luck, the Knicks indeed failed to close out the game in G6; in this match, Derek Harper finally returned, but after being suspended for two games, he seemed to have lost his rhythm, neither his offense nor organization reached the requisite level.
His defense was torn apart by Roger.
He attempted to tame Roger with aggressive fouling, but waiting for him was Kukoc’s Euro-elbow.
The Euro-Magic, initially afraid of the Knicks under Roger’s leadership, had completely let loose.
“If they do anything to you, I’ll fight them.”
This man, truly a friend of Roger’s on the Bulls, stood by his words.
Riley spat at Harper’s poor return performance and vowed to train him even harder.
The New York godfather had no choice but to use Greg Anthony again, who had been blown apart by Roger in the last game.
Resulting in a disastrous performance, Greg Anthony in just 15 minutes on court made four turnovers, allowing Roger to score consecutively.
Steve Jones even joked: “Pat probably never thought he still had room to fall.”
Alright, Riley switched in Herbert Davis again.
This magical guard had just saved the Knicks in the previous game.
If defense doesn’t work, then attack!
Because guarding Roger took too much effort, Herbert Davis, who finished the last game, scored only 1 point today in 25 minutes of play, with zero out of seven shots!
Luck indeed did not favor the Knicks again.
Riley could no longer find anyone to guard Roger, Starks?
The Knicks needed his outside shooting, so Riley couldn’t risk using him to directly defend Roger.
Looking around for a suitable guard and finding none, announcer Mike Breen hit the nail on the head: “An 18-year-old freshman, Roger, has blown up New York’s entire line of guards!”
Pat Riley started to understand the “Chicago Tribune’s” phrase: A new nightmare is about to envelop New York.
In the end, Roger refreshed the playoff scoring record again today, racking up 36 points.
He barely rested, and when Phil Jackson wanted Roger to rest during the third quarter as per the usual rotation, Roger only replied, “Today we must win!”
Trailing 2-3, Roger indeed had to win, and he did.
With Roger’s flawless performance, the Bulls defended their home court with a 93-80 win, forcing the Knicks into a second consecutive do-or-die Game 7, whether they liked it or not!
Mike Breen spent a long segment after the match expressing his admiration for Roger:
“Let me tell you about some not-so-obvious stats, Roger is the only player this season to score 30+ points in three consecutive games against the Knicks, something not even Michael Jordan achieved last season!
The young Bull of number 14, his horns already blood-stained!”
Roger wasted no words at the press conference: “I said earlier, I would take home the East championship trophy, and we are just following the plan.”
In this history, Roger effectively replaced B.
Armstrong and Horace Grant, two main players, so the Bulls’ lineup wasn’t simply added with Roger.
If it were the ’94 Bulls with Roger added, this playoff series might not even have gone to a Game 7.