Champion Creed-Chapter 950 - 310: Admit it, you live in my era! (Requesting monthly votes!)_5

For some reason, the moment he passed the ball, Jeff Hornacek suddenly felt at ease. As Roger caught the ball, he felt that everything was already over.

Go Roger, go.

This is the last thing I can do for you, this is the last pass I’m giving you.

The road to assist you in establishing a dynasty ends here.

After receiving the ball, Roger didn’t stop his steps; instead, he kept running along the three-point line.

He couldn’t step inside the three-point line, for if he did, the entire Lakers team would collapse on him.

As Roger moved, Grant Hill and Kobe remained in his rear flank, leaving Roger with very little room to shoot.

With 2 seconds left, Roger jumped directly during his run and took a drifting shot from the right side of the three-point line.

Grant Hill and Kobe’s hands swiped past Roger’s eyes; through the gaps between Kobe’s fingers, he saw the hoop, and then shot the ball with his muscle memory-driven posture and rhythm.

The moment the basketball left his hand, the red lights on the scoreboard lit up. The basketball first hit the side rim, and half the Lakers fans in the arena had already raised their arms.

But in the next second, the falling basketball went straight into the net!

This time, the Lakers couldn’t stop Roger from completing the game-winner!

The total score is 4 to 1, and the 2002 NBA champion is born!

At the moment the ball went in, all the Atlanta Hawks players raised their arms and rushed onto the court.

Grant Hill clutched his hurting ankle and knelt on the ground, while Kobe Bryant once again tasted the bitterness of defeat amid the flying confetti in the air.

A brilliant dynasty was established on the world’s most dazzling stage, and the creator of all this, Roger, didn’t celebrate wildly. He walked toward Shaq immediately and hugged him: "No, Shaq, it’s over, it’s all over. Admit it, you live in my era!" frёeweɓηovel_coɱ

Yes, it’s all over.

This is NBC’s last NBA Finals broadcast; starting next season, ESPN, TNT, and ABC will become the platforms for NBA live broadcasts. The voices of Hannah Storm, Bob Costas, and Steve Jones, which fans have been familiar with for over a decade, will leave them forever.

This is the last game of Jeff Hornacek and Hakeem Olajuwon’s professional careers. They once thought they were Roger’s opponents, but now, embracing each other, they surely deeply understand what "Roger’s era" means.

This is the last time the Lakers’ Big 3 will unite; from now on, they can only be another significant "what if" in history. What if Shaq and Kobe hadn’t had conflicts, what if Michael Reed hadn’t emerged in 2001, what if Roger hadn’t made that killer drifting three in Game 5 of the 2002 Finals? Would they have succeeded? Everything can only remain a "what if."

This is another of Phil Jackson’s teams that has been ended, including the 90s Bulls and Knicks, this is the third team he’s had dismantled by Roger.

This is also Roger’s last game wearing the Atlanta Hawks jersey. Five years ago, he came here and said he wanted to create a new dynasty. Now, he finally fulfilled his promise, making the Atlanta Hawks a household name, letting every Atlanta fan proudly shout "We are the champions."

Tonight marks the establishment of an era and also the end of one.

Starting tomorrow, the NBA will enter a brand new Chapter.

Shaq only remembered now, this was the first time in five years he and Roger embraced.

The moment he embraced Roger, he remembered the Orlando three-peat, remembered the dynasty-building year of 1997.

He really liked that year, but now, in front of the second dynasty that Roger built in five years, all that is insignificant.

Because that was just a part of Roger’s legendary story, and Shaq is merely a side character in it.

Marv Albert gave the final summary for this era-ending night:

"We don’t know what might happen this summer, but I believe the whole league has sensed the changing eras.

The next will be a whole new era, but... who says a new era must have a new main character?

Roger is 27 this year, and he still has the capacity to continue being the main character in a new era.

I mean, only he deserves to be the main character!

This is NBC Television, I’m Marv Albert. Thank you for watching tonight’s Game 5 of the 2002 NBA Finals, see you in the next era."