Chapter 419: Difficult reinforcements, our guns are powerful
Ron Artest later changed his name to Charity World Peace, or Metta World Peace for short.
If you use one word to describe Artest in his prime, it would be a defensive warrior!
As one of the only players in NBA history to win DOPY as an outside position, Artest in his prime was undoubtedly the league's top one-on-one wing defender.
James should have a deep understanding of this when he first entered the league.
The above mentioned a lot of highlight performances, but the problem is that the team is recruiting a proper twilight Artest. Well, he should be called Ci Shiping now!
As soon as he heard it, he knew that this guy was already a toothless tiger.
This is also true.
After joining the Lakers in the 2009-10 season, Artest, who began to decline from his peak, reached the peak of his career team honors.
The Lakers' two consecutive championships are the best explanation!
After four seasons with the Lakers, the new F4 team they formed couldn't even make it to the playoffs, which further led to the collective disorganization of the Purple and Gold Legion.
Artest, a toothless tiger, was signed by the New York Knicks on a two-year contract worth about 300 million yuan during the summer offseason last July. He even held the contract for the 2014-15 season.
player options.
It is very consistent with the label that the Knicks have always had stupid people and lots of money, and Artest later confirmed this.
Due to an old problem, Artest has only played 21 games since joining the Knicks, and his statistics dropped from 10 5 1 1 with the Lakers last season to 4 2.
However, Wang Zelin finally readily accepted the team management's suggestion.
Not only because he knew it very well, but Artest later came to the CBA and stayed for a while. After returning to the NBA in 2015, he still scored 5.2 in 35 games with the Lakers, proving that this guy does still have a lot of money in his mailbox.
There is oil.
The reason for choosing to accept is just one sentence: the Trail Blazers need more championship temperament!
In the eyes of Terry Stotts, Nel Orsi and others, signing Artest is not so much hoping that he can play more, but rather hoping that this veteran can pass on some experience to the young people.
Even if in the end, all the Trail Blazers get is a little psychological bonus, the 3 million will be well spent.
After all, the end of the All-Star Game basically means that the dust of each team's reinforcement plan for this season has settled. Halfway through the season, whether it is a mule or a horse, the management of each team already has a weighing scale in mind.
Without any surprise, the Portland Trail Blazers bore the brunt and became the number one imaginary enemy of all the major teams!
You only need to look at the Trail Blazers' current record to know how terrifying this team is.
After playing 51 regular season games, they only lost 8 of them and won 43. Theoretically speaking, the Trail Blazers still have a chance to hit the 72-win record of the 96 Bulls of the last century that shook the world!
Despite the daunting difficulty, they struggled to do it and only lost four of their next 31 games.
But the facts are before our eyes, the Trail Blazers are really strong this year, and everyone has to accept this!
In fact, in terms of overall strength, the Trail Blazers no longer have much room for adjustment.
Because other teams do not want and will not allow the Trail Blazers to advance further, they will rack their brains and use every means to prevent the Trail Blazers' final reinforcement plan.
Therefore, when Nel Orsi chose to sign Artest, a toothless tiger, he felt helpless.
During the All-Star Weekend, there was no one better than Artest on the trading market, but once he took a fancy to a certain player, he really couldn't stand up to the group of grandsons who drove up the price!
In the end, Orsi had no choice but to turn his attention to Artest.
He admitted that he was gambling, but what if he was right?
During the regular season, Orsi didn't expect Artest to be of much help, so he just let him recover from his injuries. In the playoffs, it's time for this veteran to show his afterglow.
Presumably, Artest is also happy to see that his right hand can wear the third championship ring of his career.
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In the second quarter, Artest played 4 minutes and 31 seconds, and except for 1 backcourt rebound, he collected no other data.
At this time, the score on the court was 42:34, with the Clippers scoring 8 points and the Trail Blazers scoring 11 points, bringing the point difference back to within 10 points.
Facts have proved that when it comes to the combat effectiveness of the second team, the Blazers' bench is not afraid of the second team of any team in the league.
In these 4 and a half minutes, Mo took the lead and made 2 of 2 shots. In addition, he made two free throws after drawing a foul. He scored 6 points and 1 rebound.
Although Garnett did not score any points, he sent out a block and two rebounds in just 4 and a half minutes. The young man who was not from the Clippers made a good one, which played a very good deterrent effect!
The Wolf King is getting old, but he still has some power left!
On the field.
Clippers ball possession.
Just after halftime, the professional trainer from Chicken Soup took the lead in calling a timeout.
"It was the Clippers who called timeout first?"
"It seems that the Trail Blazers' rotation puts a lot of pressure on Doc Rivers!"
"Yes, there are statistics. So far this season, the Trail Blazers' rotation rankings rank among the top three in the league. This shows how terrible the thickness of their bench is!"
The duo on the imperial stage were bragging and spanking, and the coaches on both sides of the court had finished adjusting their personnel.
When they took the field again, both sides tacitly changed into full lineups.
"Chinese boy, the second round has officially begun!"
Paul stared at Wang Zelin from the air with a fierce look on his face, turned around and gathered his teammates around him:
"Come on, guys, let the other side know whose home field this is!"
At this time, the whistle sounded, like an order, and the players from both sides entered the field with their heads held high.
Clippers small forward Matt Barnes served the ball from the sideline, Jamal Crawford got the ball and then handed it to Paul.
Paul picked up the ball at the left three-point line and called a pick-and-roll gesture commonly used by the Clippers. Griffin just came over from the basket, and Lillard couldn't help but be distracted.
It's now!
Paul raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.
What?
Paul's sudden move caught everyone in the Trail Blazers by surprise, and Lillard did the same, not even reaching out his hand.
"Whoosh!"
The three-pointer drew a wonderful arc and passed through the net steadily!
“For three!!!”
"Chris Cannon!!!"
The home DJ went crazy again.
Yang Yi sighed:
"This is the importance of the captain! He hit a key three-pointer right from the start. This goal is likely to suppress the reagents that the Blazers just put up again."
Yu Jia nodded slightly:
"Although this goal seems to be a bit of a gamble, this is a basketball game. As long as it is scored, it is a good goal! Now, it depends on how the Trail Blazers will respond."
Everyone was in a daze. Paul, who was supposed to be "short" in height at 183cm, looked so majestic and tall at this moment in a stadium filled with giants.