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However, since Stockton wasn't renowned for scoring, this series didn't much enhance Payton's prestige.

Even Payton himself felt it wasn't satisfying enough.

He wanted to defeat opponents at the level of Roger and Jordan!

Considering that Payton had been vocally challenging Roger and Jordan for quite some time, his matches today drew particular attention. DPOY facing off against the scoring champion was naturally a big draw, and all media were keenly focused on this matchup.

When Payton entered today, a reporter quickly interviewed him, "Gary," last game Roger scored 47 points against the Bulls, the top defense in the league. In this season's opener, Roger also put up 48 points on you and won. How do you think you can contain this youngest scoring champion in history?"

"I can easily contain him, he got 48 points in the opener against us because I didn't guard him. He scored 47 points against the Bulls because the Bulls don't have the best defensive player," Payton replied.