As "ESPN Magazine" put it:
"Many times, God does not treat every hardworking person fairly. We won't say that the Hawks' next season is already doomed, after all, they can still supplement someone through operations who can take the shot. But you have to admit, destiny seems to have been causing trouble for Roger from the start of this season."
It was indeed so. Even before the season had started, there was a sense of oppression, and the entire Hawks team was under great pressure, making it hard to breathe right from the beginning.
Everyone lived under immense pressure every day.
After all, for all the Hawks players, there was only one good outcome next season—winning the championship.
If they couldn't win the championship, even if they made it to the finals, no one would speak well of the Hawks.
Everyone had been full of confidence, but the stabbing of Pierce made all the Hawks players wonder what else could go wrong in the upcoming season.
