At that instant, the gloom over Atlanta lifted, and the sun shone through once more!
Ted Turner, holding up the trophy, was as excited as if he had won the United States presidential election.
But he did not occupy the limelight with the trophy for too long, because he knew that he wasn't the star of the evening.
He handed the trophy to Roger, and the moment Roger lifted the trophy above his head, once again, the basketball world's summer was etched with that great name.
The FMVP vote afterward was naturally without any suspense.
Even though Pippen's spirit displayed today was stunning, and Ben Wallace had been performing exceptionally ever since being promoted to the starting lineup in the second game.
But if one truly had to choose the best player of the Finals, it could only be Roger.
David Stern announced the unsurprising result, and then Bill Russell walked over to Roger and handed him the trophy.