Champion Creed

Kevin Garnett was ruthlessly annihilated by Roger, and for the first time this season, Garnett unabashedly showed a dejected mood.

The guy who's always full of passion, never bows his head, and seems like the energy within him will never be depleted, at this moment has also turned from a wolf into a defeated dog.

New York fans are surely very familiar with the state Kevin Garnett is showing, because over the past many years, Knicks players and coaches would display a similar embarrassed look in front of Roger.

Proud and sophisticated Pat Riley turned into a disheveled and defeated failure in front of Roger.

Even the defiant Patrick Ewing, who dares to challenge the world, could only vent his anger by smashing the ball onto the floor when losing.

Even the one who almost ascended to the pedestal, Michael Jordan, also exited dejectedly amidst the raining colorful confetti.

This is the scar that Roger left at Madison Square, and the pain of this scar is like the deep-rooted agony Jewish people feel when they see the gesture that makes them physically uncomfortable.

And now, the scar has been reopened.

Another leader of the New York Knicks seems to be falling before Roger.

Everyone imagines New York as heaven before coming here, where there's unbeatable exposure, commercial endorsements, and women flocking to you like tidal waves, and the team owner never minds signing big contracts.

But in the end, New York becomes their hell.

Spike Lee is sitting right behind the Knicks' bench, watching Kevin Garnett walk towards the bench with vacant eyes and sit down, feeling incredibly desperate inside.

This die-hard New York fan surely knows that if the spiritual leader of a team falls, the blow to the team would be devastating.

This Knicks team may be Yao Ming's team, or it may be Wade's team. But the soul of this Knicks team, without a doubt, is Kevin Garnett.

The guy who holds the highest score in the game but whose plus-minus is last, even worse than his own son, cannot be called a leader. The person whose stats aren't always dazzling but impacts every game is the real leader, and Kevin Garnett undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

If even a soul like him is defeated, then the shell is merely The Walking Dead.

Lenny Wilkens started laying out strategies, but obviously, the players were somewhat distracted. Compared to the tactical board in the coach's hands, they were more concerned about Garnett, all observing the reaction of that #21.

Wade swore, this is the first time since the beginning of the season the Knicks' bench has been so quiet.

Without KG's roaring, without KG's encouragement, without all the yelling, Wade feels incredibly uneasy, like riding a roller coaster without a safety bar.

Spike Lee clenched his fists, is the ending going to be consistent with the past many years again?

Is the New York Knicks destined to be stifled by Roger?

From 1993 till now, it's been 11 and a half years, isn't Roger's reign over the Knicks long enough? Must it continue?

Why must God treat New York fans so cruelly!?

Just when the players and fans of the Knicks were feeling somewhat disheartened, they heard a loud shout that seemed like a sweet nectar to quench their dryness and thirst.

"You cannot understand great teams or great players when they are winning, only when they are struggling to remain at the top can you recognize them. Buckle up, guys, we are on the verge of greatness!"

Kevin Garnett raised his head again, refusing to surrender prematurely.

He was motivating his teammates as well as himself.

Great teams never succumb to despair in adversity!

Lenny Wilkens' hand paused while drawing tactics, even he was affected by this statement.

Yes, being the head coach who created the Hawks Dynasty, what was most impressive about those years in Atlanta?

It was those days overcoming difficulties.

How you face challenges is precisely the difference between great teams and mediocre ones.

Lenny Wilkens didn't know why a guy like Kevin Garnett, who had never been to college, could suddenly make such a superb impromptu speech; in fact, it exhausted all the talent Kevin Garnett had in his life. From now on, he would only say trash talks like "Your wife tastes like a donut," which are genuinely garbage.

But anyhow, Kevin Garnett's finest impromptu performance in his life indeed worked.

The Knicks players all re-energized, and behind the bench, die-hard Knicks fan Spike Lee couldn't help but cheer: "Kevin is the king of New York!"

The spiritual leader of the Knicks remains resilient, and as long as he persists, the Knicks won't be easily defeated.

Kevin Garnett has indeed suffered a great blow; Roger's performance coupled with malicious trash talk could give you a feeling of "he can crush me like an ant."

Most people can't get past this hurdle.

This frustration makes you want to give up, surrender, makes you wish the game ends quickly, and then you can go back to the hotel bed and cry heartily.

Kevin Garnett, no matter how strong, needs blood circulating in his heart, which means he's a flesh-and-blood human. So, he's not immune to all difficulties, and Roger indeed made him feel very frustrated just now.

But he knows one thing: he can't find a better team than this; he knows he can't find better teammates than this. If one day he wins the championship, the place of victory would certainly be in New York!