This is the only thing the New York Knicks can count on.
But when Roger took the court, it was as if nothing had happened to him, and he told the three stars of the Knicks, "Focus, this is the last lesson."
The three of them felt different degrees of shock in their hearts; they finally saw what a monster Roger in the finals could be.
The game did not present a one-sided situation; the psyche of the New York Knicks was far stronger than people imagined.
But Roger's willpower was also stronger than people imagined.
He wasn't afraid of confrontation, nor of taking shots. He was as smart as Tim Duncan, knowing when to involve his teammates and when to take control of the ball himself.
Toni Kukoc had never won a championship in his life, but as a teammate, he had played the finals with Roger. You could say the loss in the 1994 finals was due to Roger's lack of personal maturity. But during that series, Roger never once bowed his head to Hakeem Olajuwon.
