super legend

Chapter 42 Encounter Artest!

Ron Artest is very good at gaining attention for himself. This year, he is by no means a small role in the league. So far in the regular season, he has averaged 2.2 steals per game, ranking second in the league. And limit the opponent's scoring to 8 points per game.

He himself also plays a leading role in the team, averaging 18.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Not surprisingly, he will also become the best defensive player in the league this season.

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently the most concerned team. They have too many great players, the four kings of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, and Payton, plus the "super rookie" Sun Zhuo, which makes any team from paper. Nothing compares to the Lakers.

Artest gained attention by questioning Sun Zhuo, who was in the limelight, and hoped that the game between the Pacers and the Lakers would attract more attention. Artest attaches great importance to this game because he wants to be in this game. Single defense against Sun Zhuo!
Indiana, Indianapolis, home of the Pacers, Conseco Arena, where the Pacers and the Lakers are about to usher in a big battle.

The time has come to the end of January 2004, and this year's All-Star Game is getting closer and closer. Generally, at this time, the star players who are confirmed to be selected for the All-Star Game will play more cautiously. Injured for a period of time, and other players also have the expectation of taking a vacation, and it is not yet the critical moment for the final playoff spot, the game will not be so intense.

But tonight, everyone in the Conseco Arena knew that today's game must be full of sparks. They knew too well what kind of person Ron Artest was. Before the game, they provocatively questioned Sun Zhuo. This game will definitely be tit for tat against him, unless Sun Zhuo has no resistance at all, otherwise, this game will definitely not be ordinary.

After the entire Lakers team entered the arena, everyone felt that the atmosphere in this arena was a bit off. The expressions of the opponents, especially the expressions of Jermaine O'Neal and Artest, made people shudder. .

O'Neal is an old Jianghu, and he also heard about what Artest said to the media a few days ago, so he walked up to Sun Zhuo and reminded: "Sun, you have to be very careful about Ron Artest tonight. Te, I think he will target you very much, you'd better be patient when facing him, this guy can do anything, to be serious, he may prevent you from participating in next month's All-Star Game."

How could Sun Zhuo not know what kind of character the "famous" Ron Artest is?Every malicious foul and every fight and conflict of his, Sun Zhuo is very precious.

O'Neal's words sounded very serious, but Sun Zhuo knew that O'Neal was not exaggerating and alarmist, because it was in 2004 that Artest staged the infamous "Auburn Hills Fight".

"Artest's violent temper has always been difficult to deal with. Now I just met him in 2004. It seems that tonight is destined to be uneasy."

Artest is upset that Sun Zhuo was selected as an All-Star, and he also can't understand Sun Zhuo's high-profile playing style. If we meet tonight, Sun Zhuo will definitely give Sun Zhuo a lot of trouble. Even a god-level figure like Jordan, Artest dares to break The flying man has two ribs, not to mention a Chinese rookie like Sun Zhuo.

Sun Zhuo knew it well, and replied calmly: "Thank you for your reminder, Shaq, I think I know this guy Artest very well, don't worry, I can handle it well."

O'Neill nodded. Sun Zhuo admired Sun Zhuo's calm and steady attitude in everything, so he joked again: "Since you know him well, why didn't you pretend to be sick today?"

Sun Zhuo has missed games many times. He can be completely absent this time to avoid the "big villain" Artest, but Sun Zhuo did not do so.

He can pretend to be sick because he is afraid of not performing well, but he will never be afraid to play because he is afraid of fighting Artest.

Sun Zhuo said with a serious expression: "I have never been afraid of anyone."

Even if you broke Jordan's ribs, hit Hamilton in the face, overturned Gasol, and elbowed Harden, I still won't be afraid of you!

The game started quickly, and an unexpected scene happened from the very beginning. The best defensive player, Artest, was not going to defend Kobe, the Lakers' best scorer, but to mark Sun Zhuo!
Kobe was also surprised to see the great shooter Reggie Miller, who was almost 40 years old, defending himself.

"It seems that Ron Artest is going to eat Sun tonight. I have to score quickly to force him to come to guard me and help Sun solve this crisis."

When encountering a villain like Artest, O'Neal and Kobe, the two big brothers of the team, still take good care of Sun Zhuo. After all, Sun Zhuo is still a rookie and grew up in China. They both think that Sun Zhuo should have no experience. Too bad an opponent.

Facing Reggie Miller, Kobe first took a tentative step, then took a sudden step and made an emergency stop to hit the first ball.

Immediately afterwards, Kobe rushed into the inside line again, passed O'Neal in seconds, and completed the cooperation successfully.

Reggie Miller couldn't restrain Kobe at all, but the next time the Lakers attacked, Artest, the Pacers' best defensive player, was still staring at Sun Zhuo!

Artest seemed to ignore Kobe and the score completely. He looked at Sun Zhuo and said, "I know you can understand English. Have you played the NBA regular season for two months? Today is the time to teach you. Other than scoring, there are other things."

In other words, other things obviously refer to those dirty methods.

Seeing that Sun Zhuo ignored him, Artest continued: "I will keep your score at 0 points today!"

Sun Zhuo said angrily, "Did I pick up your ancestral grave?"

Artest laughed and said: "Haha, yes, you didn't offend me, but I just saw you unhappy, just like you have no grudges with LeBron James, just belittle him when you see him unhappy."

Sun Zhuo said: "I have never belittled LeBron! It is because I know how powerful he is that I challenge him!"

Artest said: "You don't need to explain this to me. In short, if you have the ability, continue to rely on shooting, continue to score 48 points, and see if I can make you wish."

As soon as Artest came up, he fought against Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo realized that this game would be difficult, and he might not get many points. But now that Sun Zhuo has been selected as an All-Star, it's okay if he doesn't score in this game. It is important, not to be bullied by Artest.

Artest defended Sun Zhuo to death, preventing Sun Zhuo from having any easy chance to score, and with Sun Zhuo's current ability, he was not sure that he could score on him, nor did he intend to take the initiative to attack. So there has been no score.

But Artest's trash talk is non-stop: "Hey, boy, the first quarter is almost over, you still haven't scored a point, you don't even have a chance to shoot, I said tonight You can't score a single point, haha, it's an anecdote that an All-Star player can't score a single goal in a game!"

Artest's taunt made Sun Zhuo angry. He had to score a goal to make Artest shut up his chattering mouth!
Immediately, Sun Zhuo began to ask for the ball.

This time it was the Lakers throwing the ball in the frontcourt. Karl Malone held the ball outside the boundary. Sun Zhuo immediately stepped forward and reached out for the ball. Seeing that Sun Zhuo suddenly took the initiative to ask for the ball, Karl Malone knew that Sun Zhuo wanted to prove himself, so he thought about it to pass on to him.

However, Artest did not give Sun Zhuo a chance to catch the ball at all, and he stuck to Sun Zhuo tightly. Artest's strength is too strong, Sun Zhuo can't push him at all, and Artest is fast Kissing Sun Zhuo, it is impossible to catch the ball at such a distance.

Completely defending Sun Zhuo, Artest said proudly: "I said you can't score tonight, you can't even catch the ball! I'm DPOY (Defensive Player of the Year)!"

Sun Zhuo was also in a hurry, he had had enough of Artest's ridicule, he had to get the ball and score it.

At this moment, Sun Zhuo came up with a plan.

Sun Zhuo and Artest were close to each other. Sun Zhuo stretched his hand behind Artest and pointed to Karl Malone's back. Karl Malone immediately understood and understood. What does Sun Zhuo mean.

"This rookie really dares to play." Karl Malone smiled, and immediately served the ball, and the ball hit Artest's back directly!
boom!
With his back to Karl Malone, Artest clung to Sun Zhuo to prevent Sun Zhuo from catching the ball. Suddenly, he was attacked violently from behind and was taken aback for a moment.

what's the situation!
Just at this time, Sun Zhuo got rid of Artest and immediately received the rebound ball from Artest's back.

After scoring, Sun Zhuo walked towards Artest and asked, "Who told me to score 0 points tonight just now?"

Artest was out of breath and said angrily, "Who the fuck hit me on the back just now!"

Karl Malone, a power forward with a weight of 130 meters and [-] kilograms, walked up to Artest and said condescendingly, "Do you have an opinion?"

(End of this chapter)