Chapter 449: Blood-washed Staples?

Orlando, Artest just got off the plane, was surrounded by reporters, from this moment, he has been a player of Orlando Magic, Artest dressed in hip-hop fashion dress, wearing sunglasses and cool, In addition, the group of journalists around him makes him a star.
In fact, these reporters were also arranged for him by Sun Zhuo and Emma, ​​and they were also requested by Artest. He couldn't go to Orlando quietly. He was also a bowl.
"Ron Artest, you are welcome to join the Orlando Magic. Joining this time and collaborating with two consecutive MVP winner Eric Sun, what are you looking forward to?" The reporter asked Artest.
Artest replied coolly while walking: "Are you a Orlando reporter? Listen, I came to Orlando to help the Magic complete three consecutive championships, I am the savior of Magic!"
"You had a lot of conflicts with Sun before, would this not affect your next cooperation?" Some reporters also asked very tricky questions.
Artest calmly replied: "Our goals are all championships, now we are in a team, you will soon see another pair of horrors, only children will care about the past, and I am very excited I can play with my good brother Monta Ellis. I have long wanted to be a teammate with him. My dream is now real!"
The reporters were a little surprised. When did Artest and Monta Ellis be brothers? How many months should Monta Ellis be less than Artest? Did Artest come to the magic because of him?
Artest confuses a lot of people. He doesn't want people to think he came to Sun Zhuo.
Artest soon met with the team, and then officially held a press conference. Artest showed reporters his magic jersey. This is a very rare number 96. This number is for Artest. It is also meaningful to say that Artest was born in Queensbridge, New York. The English name is Queensbridge, the lowercase abbreviation is qb, and qb and 96 are very similar. With Artest’s intelligence level, this can Lenovo is indeed a remarkable achievement.
Facing the media, Artest said: "This city has a guy named'Undefined'. You and I know how powerful he is. The whole city is looking forward to the Magic's three consecutive championships. , Established the magic dynasty, just like the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers did, but now we all realize that there are strong enemies in the east, the three guys are gathered together, I know the magic needs me, so, I came And I promise that it will help the team to complete the three consecutive championships. If the Magic did not win the championship this season, the responsibility is all on me, because when I was not in the Magic, they won two championships, but I came to them without a championship. What? Meet the Celtics in the playoffs? Sun and I will fight them all to find the teeth!"
Artest's speech is very domineering and very responsible, he is such a person himself.
Artest soon came to the team to gather, Stan Van Gundy also called all the magic players together and introduced to everyone: "Everyone, our team ushered in a new teammate, he is very experienced and capable A player, the best defensive player in the league, an All-Star, let us welcome Ron Artest to join!"
"Welcome to you, brother!" Monta Ellis shook hands with Ron Artest for the first time.
Artest also responded enthusiastically: "Brother, I said earlier that we will play together."
After that, Artest also greeted the Magic players one by one. When he saw Sun Zhuo, Artest joked: "I heard that you are injured, it doesn't matter, you can rest assured that the team has me now, so don't Will lose again."
Sun Zhuo smiled. He didn’t show too much acquaintance or enthusiasm with Artest. He just greeted him indifferently. From now on, he was a teammate. He wanted to improve his previous relationship. There will be time later. He must have the attitude of the team leader.
Artest is a strong aid that will bring help to the team, but he is also a time bomb. If Sun Zhuo does not have the confidence to suppress him, he dare not easily recruit him.
Sure enough, Artest got into trouble on the first day of the team.
Artest picked up a basketball and said to all Magic players: "I personally have a habit. After I get to a new team, I want to play against each player in this team. Sun is injured, Monta. I have been abused many times by Ellis, you don’t need to compare with me, others, who of you comes first?"
Monta Ellis looked helpless, when was he abused by him? However, if you think about it carefully, with Artest's personality and ability, there is really no good fruit for one-on-one, and it is also a good thing.
The others were a little scared. No one spoke. Artest directly named: "Kevin Durant, you are the strongest scoring player in this rookie. Let's compare one game."
Durant did not hesitate: "Okay."
Durant actually didn't like Artest's joining, because Artest came, and after Sun Zhuo returned, Durant might have to make another bench, which made him very depressed, he just got off the bench. Climbing to the starter, these two games even started as the boss, but fell from the boss to the bench in an instant. This kind of life like a roller coaster made Durant feel insecure.
"I'm going to win him, I want to prove that I am better than him." Durant is also serious about this challenge.
First of all, Durant attacked with the ball. Durant's shooting feel was good recently. Artest's defense was also tight, which gave Durant a lot of pressure. Artest deliberately looked for physical confrontation. Once there was physical confrontation , Durant's shooting rate is ridiculously low, shot basically iron.
Although Artest didn't have the outstanding scoring ability, he was experienced and had physical advantages. He slowly looked for opportunities and scored again and again. He just won Durant in a one-on-one heads-up.
Although Durant is a rookie, in the Magic team, the one-on-one ability is also second only to Sun Zhuo. Artest won Durant and basically won everyone else.
After defeating Durant, Artest again fought against Turkoglu: "Hiddukoglu, I have always admired you, you are the one that is easily overlooked, but I know that the two generals of magic The champion cannot be won without your steady play. Let's play a game."
Turkoglu smiled and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Ron, I am not good at one-on-one, you win."
Artest knew that other people would not challenge him, so he proudly said: "So, I am the heads-up of the team? Haha, now Sun is injured, the next game..."
"Artest, let's play a game." Sun Zhuo suddenly said to Artest, he had given Artest enough respect, but he couldn't make him too proud.
"Are you sure?" Artest froze for a moment.
Others are also persuading: "Your injury is not good, there is no need to compare with him, even he must admit that one-on-one is not your opponent, right?"
Artest did indeed give Sun Zhuo a face: "In health, you are one-on-one and I am not your opponent. I admit that you do not need to compare with me now."
Sun Zhuo has put on sports shoes and said: "I think you are very interested, just to play with you, do not need to be too serious."
Artest looked at Sun Zhuo's confident smile and felt a bit dazed: "This guy wants to prove that he can win me even if he is lame... But this is also a good opportunity. He won, and my face is bigger. Who dare not respect me in the future?"
Artest agreed, and had an unfair one-on-one with Sun Zhuo.
In fact, Sun Zhuo’s injury has almost recovered at this time, and he was not seriously injured. The reason why he has no plans to return to the game is to take advantage of this time to give Durant and Ariza the opportunity to hone After all, in the playoffs, Sun Zhuo will be heavily marked, and the play of these role players is the key to winning or losing.
Furthermore, when dealing with Artest, Sun Zhuo felt that one leg was enough.
"You attack first." Artest threw the ball to Sun Zhuo, and then made a defensive posture.
Sun Zhuo received the ball and stood outside the three-point line. Even if the ball was unlucky, he directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer.
Uh!
A clear sound of Internet access followed.
"Shoot directly?" Artest was startled, and also speculated that Sun Zhuo might have trouble breaking his foot, so he chose to shoot directly.
Artest picked up the ball and handed it to Sun Zhuo again, laughing badly: "If you can't break through my defense, you know I won't give you a second three-pointer."
Sun Zhuo smiled too, took a ball outside the three-point line and took a step back, Artest didn't move forward, and Sun Zhuo jumped again for a 3-pointer!
Uh!
Super three-pointer hit!
"Hahaha, Artest, Fang Sun's three-pointer, you have to defend to the midfield, you don't know if he can vote in any position?" Monta Ellis chuckles on the sidelines.
Artest already knows that Sun Zhuo will only score with outside shots. When he defends again, he just passes the ball to Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo breaks Artest's defense in a blast.
"So fast!"
"Is Sun's injury completely cured?"
At the moment of the breakthrough, I immediately stopped the jumper and it was another three-pointer!
Artest was a little helpless.
Durant was also dumbfounded: "Sun wants to defeat Artest without going into the three-point line! He can be solved outside the three-point line!"
"How did you make your three-pointers? I remember in your first season, three-pointers were not as good as mine." Artest couldn't help but asked Sun Zhuo.
Sun Zhuo said: "Just keep shooting, there is no other way, Artest, I hope you can also train your three-pointers, in this team, including Marc Gasol, everyone You have to make a 3-pointer."
Artest smiled and replied: "I am a tough and soft man. You can find me right. The three-pointer is not a problem for me. I don't think we need to compare. It’s me who is attacking, and you can’t stop it either. We can’t restrict each other. It will not know when it will be hit. Where is the bathroom?
"..." Sun Zhuo was stunned. Artest might have seen Sun Zhuo's injury was no longer a problem, and if he continued to fight, Artest would definitely lose, and then left himself with such a face.
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The next game, the Magic away from the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Blazers second-year freshman Brandon Roy played well last season, averaging 17+4+4. This season has been in good condition so far, with 22 points per game.
Artest joined the Magic in the first game, and was specifically responsible for marking Roy.
Artest's tough defense made the young Roy miserable. In the first quarter, Artest successfully angered Roy and caused Roy to start his temper. The ensuing mistakes and ultra-low Shooting percentage.
On the contrary, Artest was more and more courageous in the battle, breaking through the offense and making three-pointers. He knew that the Magic was not his arbitrary team. This was Sun Zhuo’s team, and Sun Zhuo also told him clearly that this The focus of the few games is to train newcomers, especially Kevin Durant. Artest has also been feeding Durant to help Durant score easily.
Durant was quickly the highest score in the game.
Roy couldn't help but say to Durant: "You are really happy, even monsters like Artest are willing to give you a chance to score."
Roy disdain Durant, he felt that if it was not Artest, Durant could not perform better than him.
Durant was also depressed, and as soon as Sun Zhuo returned, Lao Tzu was about to come off the bench. Happy bird!
Durant said to Roy: "Man, what you see is just the surface, you never know how it feels to play in an environment like me in the first season."
Roy looked puzzled and looked at Durant, as if he had a story.
Aldridge played well in this game, almost helping the Blazers make a comeback, and finally Artest hit a key shot~EbookFREE.me~ to help the team lock the victory.
Sun Zhuo personally watched the show and was very pleased with Artest's performance: "The team finally has an experienced player. In this situation, it can stabilize the military. For this guy, I have to take the championship. If he gets it, if he can’t even pass through the east, he will be laughed at by him."
The next game, the magic hit the sun, Sun Zhuo still did not play, wait until the next game, away from the old club to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers, Sun Zhuo Cai officially returned.
The Lakers haven't got Gasol yet. Kobe's current state is not very happy. He's a little irritable. But this season's Sun Zhuo and Magic are worse than their Lakers. Their psychology is slightly balanced.
This game is the first game where Sun Zhuo and Artest played together. Stan Van Gundy did change the scoring king Durant of the past few games to the bench position again, allowing Sun Zhuo and Artest to play for the first time. .
Came to Staples. Before the game, Artest told Sun Zhuo: "This is the first game we have cooperated with. Today we have to make some big moves."
Sun Zhuo was taken aback, wouldn’t you want to wash the Staples Center?