158: Detonating the Bomb (Seeking Monthly Votes!)

On November 27th, facing his former team, the Atlanta Hawks, Dominique Wilkins scored a season-high 27 points.

Stevie Smith endured Roger's trash talk for a full 40 minutes; he had a sackful of complaints he wanted to voice.

But after the game, no one talked about them.

"Roger, do you believe in Shaq? Do you think Shaq will leave?"

"Next question."

Roger refused to answer all questions related to these issues. However, he privately told O'Neal that his not taking a public stance didn't mean he didn't support him; he just didn't want to make things worse.

He still adhered to the tacit agreement that "if you have something to say, say it directly."

Every day, there were various sorts of rumors.

Every day, the Magic players had to face one annoying question after another.

In such an environment, Magic's start to the season still made history.

On December 8th, after demolishing the Kings, the Magic achieved a 16-game winning streak.