The moment Kobe lost the ball, Pippen pounced like a border collie spotting a frisbee, snatching it away in an instant.
What followed was an inevitable fast-break slam dunk.
The Atlanta Hawks once again widened the gap to double digits!
It was a shameful offense for Kobe; Roger simply extended his hand casually and shut him down.
Del Harris called a timeout; he could no longer bear to watch.
Kobe tried to leave the court but was blocked by Roger.
Roger, in Kobe's face, refused to back down, "No one decides my tomorrow, you better remember that!"
That was in response to Kobe's off-season comment, "Michael's today is Roger's tomorrow."
Kobe said nothing and silently walked away from Roger.
Inside the Great Western Forum arena, fans had started to exit.
They had enough.
If there's anything more painful than watching a live broadcast with the female anchor's beauty filter suddenly going offline, it's having the beauty filter on two anchors fail at the same time!