And today, he even held Payton to just 11 points.
Roger's improvement had become impossible to ignore.
After that shot, the SuperSonics had no chance left; the fourth quarter turned into garbage time, and eventually, Magic triumphed with a 104 to 88 victory.
Under Roger's dominating performance, Magic won even more easily than last season!
Everyone thought that the gift Roger gave to George Karl was the stats of 29 points and 10 rebounds in just three quarters and this humiliating defeat.
However, after the game ended, with live cameras watching, Roger had someone bring out a bottle of red wine from the locker room, which he then presented to George Karl.
"Here's your Christmas gift, George. Have a taste," Roger said.
George Karl was somewhat surprised, having not expected Roger to actually have a gift prepared for him.
