Champion Creed

Kobe went crazy double-teaming Roger, but Roger seized the opportunity to accelerate, weaving through their gap, tearing apart the perimeter defense.

Theo Ratliff was held back tightly by Stoudemire, while Karl Malone returned to the basket to try to stop Roger.

He could not accept such an ending; he could not accept that his career would end in Roger's shadow. He wanted to mimic what he did to Baby-Faced Assassin in 1991, even if it meant losing the game, he wanted to leave Roger with a lasting memory.

Facing Roger charging into the paint, Malone jumped up, trying to throw an elbow in the air.

However, his decayed body could no longer support the thoughts in his mind. Roger firmly pinned Malone with one arm, while his other arm seized the ball and fiercely slammed it into the hoop.

When his most favorable weapon couldn't unleash its power, Karl Malone knew his career was completely over.

Vanishing with humiliation under Roger's gaze.

Mike Breen excitedly pumped his fist: "Posterizer dunk! Roger breaks through Kobe and George Lynch's defense, then storms to the Dragon's Den, charging fullforce, striking the soul!"

Karl Malone lay at Roger's feet, Roger looked at him coldly: "Get out, old thing."

By then, the Warriors had already led by 38 points.

The game was sealed.

He ended Karl Malone's career and, in Game Seven, ended the Lakers.

This acknowledged god maintained absolute dominance over the Los Angeles Lakers, over Kobe, Zen Master, and Karl Malone.

Just like Michael Jordan said, sometimes you have to learn to accept it all.

After this, Roger was substituted off early to rest, while Kobe's erratic shots accelerated the Lakers' demise.

113 to 76, Roger easily led his team to win Game Seven despite playing only five minutes in the fourth quarter!

After the game, neither Kobe nor Karl Malone hugged or shook hands with any Warriors players.

Only Steve Nash maintained his poise: "Congratulations, Roger."

"I'm sorry, Steve."

"This is the victory you deserve."

"No, the championship is what I deserve. Maybe consider changing teams, Steve? In Los Angeles, you can't break the curse."

In the post-game press conference, Karl Malone and Kobe also did not attend; they left the locker room directly after changing.

Only Phil Jackson made the final farewell and retort: "This was the last game of my coaching career. Next season, I won't be on the Lakers' bench. I didn't lose to Erik, I didn't lose to a rookie, I just lost to Roger."

Ten minutes later, Erik Spoelstra heard from reporters what the Zen Master had said.

He really couldn't believe that Phil Jackson would use such clumsy rhetoric to absolve himself.

Thus, the rookie coach laughed and mocked: "So Chuck Daly didn't lose to him, Rick Adelman didn't lose to him, Pat Riley didn't lose to him; they just lost to Michael Jordan, having nothing to do with Phil Jackson. Is Phil Jackson just a freeloader opportunist, is that what it means?"

Reporters then turned their gaze to Roger: "Roger, how long do you plan to continue playing in the league? I mean, you are indeed very young, but your honors have made it difficult for successors to match, and every extra year you play you risk being defeated and dethroned. How long are you willing to take that risk?"

"Risk?" Roger also laughed mockingly, "Continuing to play isn't a risk for me; it means that others are still unable to rise. Before I retire, the rest of the league has no chance, forever!"

People found that Roger and Spoelstra really got along well.

Both are madmen, and both love to mock others.

"Does Tim Duncan also not have a chance?" A reporter cleverly steered the topic towards the third round.

Roger's gaze was firm, his fists involuntarily clenched.

"No, no one does!"