Chapter 280 The Fight Begins!

After two consecutive 50+ performances, Sun Zhuo's scoring average has risen to 32.5 points. Since Kobe has not started scoring crazy points yet, Sun Zhuo and James are tied for first place in the scoring list.

After Sun Zhuo’s crazy performances, everyone can clearly feel Sun Zhuo’s determination to prove himself this season. This will be Sun Zhuo’s season. Since this season is so important to Sun Zhuo, then Sun Zhuo will Avoid anything that would cause you to miss the game, such as an injury, such as... a suspension.

"I didn't expect to meet again. This guy is now a Magic player." Arriving at Amway Arena in Orlando, Artest looked at Sun Zhuo wearing a Magic jersey and felt very uncomfortable.

Speaking of which, Artest hasn't played against Sun Zhuo for a long time. The last time they played against each other was in the 2003-04 season. During Sun Zhuo's rookie season, the two had a physical conflict. Artest vs. Sun Zhuo Zhuo committed a flagrant foul, and Sun Zhuo was angry and pushed Artest to the ground. However, after that, the two did not break out into a more intense conflict. Compared with the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills last season, they did not It's a fight.

Sun Zhuo and Artest were unable to play each other last season because Artest had a fight with Ben Wallace at the beginning of last season and ended up hitting a fan, and was suspended for the entire season.

In fact, Artest wanted revenge last season.

Before the game, players from both sides were shooting to warm up, and the fans at the scene felt the very special atmosphere of the two teams.

"Will Sun and Ron Artest fight again? These two people are not allowed to be provoked."

"It shouldn't be possible, right? The last time they clashed, Sun was still an unknown rookie, and Ron Artest had not experienced the punishment for the Auburn Hills Palace incident. Now Sun is already the league's top superstar. It won't Let’s argue with Ron Artest, Ron Artest was suspended for the whole season last season, he should learn his lesson this season and not dare to mess around again.”

"I only heard that security personnel were added to the arena today. If Ron Artest still wants to beat the fans, I'm afraid he won't be able to enter the auditorium."

"Better be careful, man, Ron Artest is going crazy, and even a few people may not be able to stop him!"

At the Magic half, even Dwight Howard was thinking about this issue.

"Will Sun fight with Ron Artest today? If the two of them really fight and it gets out of hand, what should I do? Do I want to go up and help him? We have just become teammates. If I don't help, There should be no problem, right?"

Howard and Sun Zhuo have been teammates for a short time, and have not established any friendship yet. On the contrary, the feeling of being dunked by Sun Zhuo lasted for a long time. Therefore, if Sun Zhuo really fights with Artest, Howard is psychologically unwilling to help, but if his teammates are in trouble, Howard will definitely be criticized if he just sits back and ignores it. Besides, Howard is the tallest and strongest one on the team. Others can stand by and watch, but Howard cannot do this. .

At this time, Howard kind of wished he was a substitute player or didn't have such a tall body.

Sun Zhuo also felt a little uneasy because he didn't know what Artest was thinking.

"I am now at a golden moment competing for the scoring title and even the regular season MVP. Every game this season is crucial to me. I cannot be suspended for fighting. In that case, both the scoring title and the regular season MVP will be lost. . Artest was suspended for the whole season last season. He should be more honest this season, right? However, even if he really wants to cause trouble, I am not afraid of him. He just has to waste a game and repeat the challenge card."

Sun Zhuo is not afraid of having a good fight with Artest, because he has a repeat challenge card. After the fight, he doesn't have to worry about being suspended. He can just do it again. But if he does it again, it will still be fine. Facing the possibility of conflict with Artest is a headache for Sun Zhuo.

Whether tonight is a basketball feast or a brawl show, it all depends on Artest's approach. Speaking of which, this should be Artest's last month with the Pacers. By next month, Artest will Artest will publicly request a transfer because Artest feels that he has fewer shooting opportunities in the team and believes that his talents have not been released to the greatest extent. After that, Artest will be traded to the Kings.

The game started soon. Everyone played very carefully. No one dared to make any particularly drastic moves. This was the case for people like Howard and Stephen Jackson. They all knew that the protagonists today were Artest and Sun Zhuo. They would not I want to steal the limelight and see how they define this game, but I don’t want to join in blindly.

In the first five minutes of the game, everyone was surprised. The game was extremely clean. No matter in terms of movement or language, there were no small moves on either side, and not a single trash talk.

"I have a headache. What should I do? Do I want revenge?" It turned out that Artest was still struggling at this time.

Although he had decided to have a big fight with Sun Zhuo on the plane, Artest had just been suspended for a season after all. Now that Sun Zhuo has returned to the NBA after the NBDL incident, he is even regarded as a treasure by the league. Artest If he dares to touch Sun Zhuo, he really doesn't want to play this season. If he can't play for two consecutive seasons, does he still expect the team to give him a shooting chance? It’s good to have a chance to play.

At this moment, Artest suddenly heard the voice of a child on the sidelines.

"Is he the one who kissed the donkey's ass?"

Artest's expression immediately changed.

"It's okay to suffer some losses in the first season, but last season, he asked me to kiss the donkey's butt in public. I got that donkey with so much effort. Before I kissed it, that broken donkey was... ...I have so much hatred against him. If I were friendly to him this time, would I still be called Ron Artest? Who would be afraid of me in the league in the future?"

Artest decided not to hesitate anymore. If he is suspended again, he will be suspended again. At the worst, he should pay attention to his propriety and not hit so hard. In addition, the fans must not be able to fight anymore. As long as the suspension is not very long, Artest is still acceptable.

At this time, Sun Zhuo also started to enter the scoring mode. Facing Artest, Sun Zhuo just broke through at speed. Artest was a little unable to keep up with Sun Zhuo, and immediately reached out and hit Sun Zhuo's arm, taking the ball with him. He was also beaten out.

"It's about to begin, it's about to begin!"

The atmosphere at the scene changed immediately. The previous game was too calm, and now the game is what everyone expected.

The referee called a foul on Artest, and Artest obediently raised his hands with a calm expression.

"He should still be worried, otherwise, after hitting this ball, according to past habits, he will talk some trash to me." Sun Zhuo saw Artest's intention tonight, that's it Keep harassing Sun Zhuo and let Sun Zhuo get angry first. It is best to let Sun Zhuo take action first.

Sure enough, not long after, when Sun Zhuo made a layup, Artest once again connected the ball with his hand to block the shot. It was provocative and the shot was not too heavy.

"Before six fouls, I will try to let you make the first move." Artest smirked.

However, Artest didn't know that in an NBA fight, Sun Zhuo couldn't be the first one to strike. The reason is very simple: he can't beat...

Sun Zhuo's current strength value is not particularly strong, only A level. Artest is at least S+, so there is still a certain gap between him and Artest. If he wants to defeat Artest in a fight, he can only trigger the "passive" ".

The design of this game is that when a player is provoked by a serious flagrant foul, the strength value will increase to the highest value set by the game. At that time, Sun Zhuo can defeat Artest.

Therefore, it is impossible for Artest to want Sun Zhuoxian to make a big move.

However, Artest kept doing this, which made Sun Zhuo very uncomfortable. He could see that Artest wanted to have a big fight with him, but he had concerns in his heart, so Sun Zhuo thought of a way.

During a break in the game, Sun Zhuo took the initiative to speak to Artest: "Hey, I know you are still jealous of kissing your butt because of me. I know you want to fight with me."

Artest had a disdainful smile on his face and said to himself, isn't this nonsense? I want to hit you in my dreams, but he didn't reply.

"But it's not worth being banned for so long just for revenge, right?"

Hearing these words, Artest suddenly put away his disdainful smile. Sun Zhuo had indeed spoken to his heart.

Sun Zhuo whispered: "I have a way to let you vent to me happily without getting suspended."

"What can I do?" Artest's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Here comes the ball."

The game continued, and Sun Zhuo suddenly ran away.

Artest was so impatient that even though the game was in progress, he still wanted to talk to Sun Zhuo. The fans at the scene felt very strange when they saw this scene.

"Ron Artest has been chasing Sun, as if he was talking about something. The tone of his voice doesn't seem like he's talking trash, but more like he's begging Sun for something... It's really strange, Sun How did you conquer him?"

The rest of the team didn't know what was going on.

Sun Zhuo liked to see Artest's anxious look and deliberately did not say anything during the game. When someone committed a foul and wanted to take a free throw, Sun Zhuo spoke again: "You are an NBA veteran and you know the NBA's penalty rules very well." , if we had a big fight on the court today, we would definitely be suspended for many games, and you don’t want that, right? What if we just pushed each other?”

"push?"

"That's right, the one who commits a flagrant foul on the opponent and is fouled retaliates by pushing, just push once, and neither party should make any follow-up actions or yell at each other. In this way, neither of us will be sent off."

After hearing this, Artest felt that this proposal was feasible. After being fouled, he pushed his opponent in excitement. This was normal behavior and could not be considered a serious foul.

The last time Sun Zhuo pushed Artest and was suspended, it was because Sun Zhuo fell to the ground after being fouled by Artest. His teammates had immediately surrounded Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo did it in front of the referee. Breaking through the protective circle and taking the initiative to trouble Artest, Sun Zhuo not only had a conflict with Artest, but also pushed O'Neal.

"Hmph, I'm going to overthrow you, you damn guy!" Artest was very confident in his own strength. He felt that Sun Zhuo's proposal was very good, as it allowed Artest to vent his resentment. Regaining his face and taking revenge on Sun Zhuo would save him from being suspended.

"If you agree, then we can start now, but I want to remind you, after being pushed down by me, don't be so angry that you want to shake your fist at me. We don't want to have any follow-up actions, or even show magnanimity. A little, so that the referee will not punish our behavior and we can continue to happily retaliate against each other." Sun Zhuo reminded.

Artest showed a wicked smile: "You are the one who should worry about this problem. After you are pushed down by me, don't be so angry that you shake your fists. I will not show mercy."

Regarding this point, Sun Zhuo is really worried, fearing that Artest will strike too hard, but it is impossible for him to push people as hard as Sun Zhuo.

After the two happily reached an agreement, Artest wasted no time. The next time Sun Zhuo attacked, he directly fouled Sun Zhuo and pulled Sun Zhuo from the air.

Beep beep.

The referee immediately blew the whistle, and there was some panic at the scene. Artest's foul was a bit big this time. I wonder if Sun Zhuo will be angry?

Due to Artest's flagrant foul, Sun Zhuo immediately triggered the passive effect and his strength value increased!

"Gu..." Artest knew what Sun Zhuo was going to do, and suddenly became a little nervous.

boom!

Sun Zhuo immediately took action and pushed Artest directly to the pillar at the base of the basketball stand.

"Ah..." Artest's back hit the pillar and he immediately felt a burst of pain. Sun Zhuo's force was too heavy. He was now convinced that being pushed to the ground by Sun Zhuo a year ago was not an accident.

"This guy is so powerful! It hurts me so much!" Artest gritted his teeth with hatred. At this moment, he really wanted to step forward and beat Sun Zhuo up, but according to the agreement, Artest could not do so.

The referee immediately stepped forward, fearing that Artest would retaliate, but what surprised the referee was that the villain Artest didn't even move at all.

"Are you okay?" the referee stepped forward and asked Artest.

Artest endured the pain, patted the referee's shoulder with a friendly hand, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm fine, don't be so nervous, old man, this was just an inadvertent foul, and Sun Yat-sen just pushed it gently. Let me tell you, we have nothing to do, there is no need to call him a flagrant foul, let alone send him off, I won't take it to heart."

Since his teammates didn't know the agreement between Artest and Sun Zhuo, O'Neal saw Artest being pushed and wanted to rush over to help in the fight, but unexpectedly he heard Artest say something like this .

"Is Ron crazy? After being pushed by Sun, not only did he not get angry, he even spoke for him? Begged the referee for him?" O'Neal was stunned.

Even the referee was at a loss and thought to himself, "This must be a fake Artest!"