Champion Creed-Chapter 891 - 295: It’s impossible to catch up with Roger in this lifetime (Requesting monthly tickets!)_3
Chapter 891: 295: It’s impossible to catch up with Roger in this lifetime (Requesting monthly tickets!)_3
Before this, Chris Webber had always lacked something that would make him greater, that is the killer instinct of a top predator.
Ever since he called the wrong timeout at a critical moment in the most-watched NCAA finals of 1993, leading to his team’s loss, Webber had been lacking this.
It felt like a curse, making him embarrass himself again and again at crucial moments in the game.
People mocked him for needing his mom with him to attend the press conference after that finals, and they mocked his inability to aim for the basket at critical moments.
But just moments ago, Mike Bibby sensed something emitting from Chris Webber.
He was full of killer instinct, desperate to win.
And this was not the first time Webber showed this killer instinct this season.
Before joining the Kings, Mike Bibby also looked down on Chris Webber, considering him a wimp, but after collaborating with him this season, Bibby has changed his view significantly.
Perhaps the old Chris Webber indeed was a complete wimp, but the current Chris Webber has grown into a man of the Kings in Sacramento.
Mike Bibby suddenly felt confident again, trusting Webber, someone he thought he would never trust in his lifetime.
Roger is great, but not immortal.
Twenty minutes later, this offensive battle breaking out of the era’s framework began.
The Hawks attacked first; the Kings’ best outer defender Doug Christie was still responsible for guarding Roger.
Yet Roger easily broke through him, and after drawing a double team, he passed the ball to Michael Reed.
But Reed’s first attempt at a long shot veered off the basket.
In recent games, the entire league had been waiting for one thing: for the Hawks to be dragged down by their three-point shooting.
In this era, three-point shooting is a gamble reliant on feeling.
Even the greatest masters in history can’t guarantee their accuracy in every game.
This is why old-school coaches encourage breakthroughs and attacks, seeing them as symbols of toughness and honor.
Because only cowards hide outside, gambling on their shooting touch to win.
A true man dares to face the strongest liquor, the wildest women, and the tightest defenses.
So, every team that lost to the Hawks had this thought: "The next time their three-point touch isn’t so good, the win will be ours."
However, in every following game, the team suffered precise strikes from the Hawks’ long-range shots.
But today, the thing everyone was hoping for seemed to show some prospect.
The game continued, and of course, the Princeton Kings liked a fast pace too; no team focusing mainly on a half-court game could squeeze into the top three of the league’s scoring average this season.
But compared to D’Antoni and Old Nelson, Adelman is relatively the least speed-crazed among them.
He pursues extremely smooth coordination and opportunities.
After a pick-and-roll with Divac, Mike Bibby passed the ball to the cutting Webber, whose eyes were like torches, seemingly eager to go one-on-one.
Marion lowered his posture, and sure enough, Chris Webber broke through, pivoting after a dribble to pass the defense.
But after Webber pivoted, Marion noticed that the Kings’ number 4 did not have the ball.
Right then, the cutting Mike Bibby laid it up with a high off-the-glass shot, and Marion looked at the big screen, realizing that Webber had secretly pushed the ball to Bibby almost simultaneously while pivoting.
With unique elegance at the power forward position, he helped the Kings handle this attack.
Of course, the most critical reason the Kings scored was that Big Ben was no longer guarding the paint.
Kurt Thomas is an excellent defender, but he never reached the level of a DPOY.
He can quickly help defend without losing position, but when the defense already has a gap, Kurt Thomas cannot execute the bloodthirsty blocks like Big Ben.
This is what the Sacramento Kings tried to exploit against the Hawks, using various backdoor methods to attack the Hawks’ inside line when Big Ben was absent.
Last season, when the Kings used this trick against the Hawks, Big Ben was always able to block that backdoor.
But this season, with the backing of the Princeton System, the Kings go for the backdoor whenever they want against the Hawks.
to 0, the Kings struck first.
Chris Webber shouted to encourage everyone: "Keep pushing, they can’t stop us, can’t stop us!"
Not until this season did Chris Webber finally understand what his mother said after that foolish timeout in the NCAA finals: "To overcome difficulties, you must first face them, escape is useless."
He was no longer afraid; he would bravely face all opponents!
One possession later, Paul Pierce’s three-pointer also hit the rim.
After seven consecutive accurate games, it seemed like the Hawks’ three-point shooting finally had some issues.
The Kings’ counterattack was sharp; this time Webber, holding the ball at mid-range, pretended to organize with his back to the basket, but suddenly spun to slip past Marion, dunking over Kurt Thomas.
to 0!
Webber’s scoring caused the cheers from the Atlanta fans to gradually weaken, marking the first time he had such an effect facing Roger.
The once clown had become a figure capable of silencing the away crowd.
It seemed like the first person who could contend with Roger this season had finally emerged.
After scoring, Webber looked at Roger: "I will catch up with you!" freёnovelkiss-com
That was his true thought.
Success is never too late.
