Zhang Jun made two free throws.
At this time, Artest had already relieved his breath, and looked at Zhang Jun with a face of a hooligan.
Zhang Jun didn't need to think about it, Artest estimated that he would continue to use brutal or even rude defenses against him in the future. To put it bluntly, he just wasn't convinced.
But after all, it is double the damage. Even if Zhang Jun is not Artest's opponent in terms of physical confrontation and strength, this double confrontation damage is probably not something ordinary people can resist.
really.
In the next round, Artest suddenly put his hand on Zhang Jun's waist, and at the same time put his left hand on Zhang Jun's neck and squeezed back forcefully, with his left foot still fixed behind Zhang Jun's right leg.
I'm afraid this posture is not intended to put Zhang Jun directly on the court.
Zhang Jun was not afraid of him, he stretched out his right hand and slammed it in front of him vigorously, directly swung Artest's left hand away, and he gained the attacking space again.
This smash directly made Artest's face hideous, as if he had suffered tenth-level pain. At the same time, Zhang Jun had already received a pass from his teammate Steve Blake.
Singles is at it again.
Artest lifted up to resist, pressing Zhang Jun with his big chest muscles to prevent the opponent from making easy moves.
Zhang Jun lifted the ball and raised his elbow to push Artest away. The latter seemed a little irritated, and slammed his hands towards the basketball.
Although people with a discerning eye think that Artest's action is aimed at the ball, in fact Artest's right hand fist is obviously off the track.
He just hit Zhang Jun's ball holder. If he hits the ball for real, Zhang Jun might have to end the game directly.
Of course, this action will definitely be called a foul.
But someone like Artest who played against defensive players in the 1990s believes in the rules of fouling on the court.
If the referee sees it, it's a foul. If he can't see it, it's a good defense.
If the referee didn't see this dirty defensive action, there is a high probability that Artest can directly steal Zhang Jun's ball.
Moreover, both of them are now engaged in fierce physical confrontation, the physical confrontation is so big that even the referee can hardly tell the difference between reasonable confrontation and unreasonable confrontation.
"It happened!"
Artest successfully knocked off the ball in Zhang Jun's hands, but what he never expected was that Zhang Jun took the opportunity to change hands and regained control of the basketball.
"This guy's sense of the ball is too exaggerated."
After the change of hands, Zhang Jun broke through directly to the basket. His speed is very fast. Although Artest is a very strong player on the defensive end, he is far from Zhang Jun's opponent in terms of speed.
boom!
Zhang Jun took off from the free throw line in one step. After blasting the basket with both hands, he swayed around on the basketball hoop, and pointed out a finger when he landed.
"I like your defense."
There was an obvious palm print on Zhang Jun's outstretched hand, and he deliberately showed it to the referee beside him to remind them that Artest should be called for a foul in the round just now.
Artest had a small temper behind him, and he looked very angry.
"Zhang Jun's physical confrontation is not weak. At least in terms of his weight and stature, it is surprising that he can have this level of confrontation."
"However, this does not mean that Zhang Jun's physical confrontation is stronger than Artest. I think Artest himself is very aware of this."
"But after all, Zhang Jun is an offensive player. The defensive side is limited by the rules and naturally has to pay attention to some physical strength when confronting. As long as Artest is sensible, he will not..."
Before Kenny Smith finished explaining, Artest on the court had completely lost his mind. How could a beast like him think so many things.
"Who are you talking to?! You're not even a fart!"
Artest ran up to Zhang Jun angrily, and put his head on Zhang Jun's ear to output trash talk. It happened that the two were about the same height, but from the physical point of view, Artest looked like a Thanos Similarly, Zhang Jun's weight is still too light.
Artest was very dissatisfied with the action that Zhang Jun pointed out to him just now.
Zhang Jun raised his hands to show that he was innocent, but his mouth was completely unforgiving.
"Yes, yes, I am not even a fart. You are a fart. Don't argue, I will let you have this fart. After all, being a fart is very empty and lonely."
This is all a mess. Artest has never met a player who talks such trash on the court. What a fart, a fart, he can only curse.
"Go to hell, you're the fart."
Zhang Jun replied: "You can't guard me, Artest, you are the first small forward dpoy? You are too bad."
At this time, the two had been pulled away by teammates and referees who rushed over.
When Luo Yin and Aldridge rushed over, they were thinking that if they ran a step slower, Zhang Jun would probably be beaten into a fool by that reckless man Artest and placed on the court.
However, after hearing their trash talk, both Luo Yin and Aldridge decisively changed their minds.
"Zhang Jun will probably still be beaten into a fool, but even if he is beaten into a fool, his mouth is guaranteed to still output."
"Hard until death."
Trail Blazers coaching bench.
Nate McMillan and Monty Williams exchanged glances.
"It seems that my reminder is superfluous."
"There are not many players who dare to fight against Artest, and there are almost no rookies. Zhang Jun has made us underestimate him, and he can not lose the wind in the confrontation."
The referee's fight was a wake-up call to the coaches on both sides, and they would blow the whistle if the fight continued like this.
Nate McMillan is still very accurate with these people's sophistication, so he took the initiative to call a timeout.
In addition to reminding Zhang Jun to calm down and not easily give the referee a chance to whistle, he also rearranged the offensive tactics.
Aldridge was replaced in advance, and Nate McMillan asked Zhang Jun to perform a pick-and-roll with Aldridge in every round of offense.
After all, Artest's defense is really strong. If Zhang Jun plays like this every round, he will be too tired, and even if he can make it, it will consume a lot of energy.
This is a very bad thing for the Trail Blazers' rotation, which is already short of major generals.
Zhang Jun also understands that the entire second team of the Trail Blazers needs him to lead. If he is called too many fouls by the referee or both of them are called technical fouls because of the fierce confrontation with Artest, that would be too much. Not worth it.
The game continues on the field.
Artest rushed directly towards Zhang Jun. This guy is still a **** nerd, just trying to prevent Zhang Jun from trying to fight him, no matter what the **** referee thinks or what the coach says.
He wanted to call back, but no one could stop him.
Zhang Jun didn't even bother to talk to this guy, how could anyone like being beaten so much.
So when Zhang Jun played a pick-and-roll with Aldridge on the court, Artest didn't think about switching defenses at all, and his teammate Kenny Thomas was speechless.
"I can't guard against Aldridge's pick-and-roll roll!"
Zhang Jun and Aldridge played a very efficient cooperative offense in this quarter. The two played a pick and roll, and Zhang Jun was able to pass the ball to the inside accurately and timely every time.
Aldridge made 6 of 10 shots in a single quarter, helping the Trail Blazers lead 60:50 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers blossomed in the third line. Zhang Jun, Luo Yin, and Aldridge teamed up to score 33:23 in this quarter.
The Kings are already 20 points behind.
This is also the first team to trail its opponent by 20 points at the end of three quarters since the start of the new season.
The Kings really aren't a playoff team, and they're far from it.
Only halfway through the fourth quarter, the game completely fell into garbage time, and the Sacramento Kings surrendered early.
Artest stared at Zhang Jun, his unhappiness dissipated indifferently.
The surrounding Kings players couldn't help shivering after seeing this scene.
"If the Auburn Hills Palace incident hadn't made Artest suffer so much, it is estimated that Zhang Jun, that little bastard, would have been torn alive by Artest on the court."
.........
The Trail Blazers with 7 wins and 1 loss continued to make great strides.
The November race is coming to an end.
The league headquarters announced the best player of the month. In the west, Zhang Jun of the Trail Blazers averaged 30.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. He shot 54% from the field and led the team to 11 wins and 3 losses. The record ranks second in the West.
In the East is LeBron James of the Cavaliers, averaging 29.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, shooting 53% from the field, leading the Cavaliers to a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, ranking second in the East.
After this month's game, all the teams in the league, especially the teams that are around eighth in their respective divisions, have to start thinking about the reinforcement of the team.
Zach Randolph of the Trail Blazers has become the object of consideration for various teams.
After all, good big men have always been a scarcity in the league.
Steve Patterson did not choose to take the initiative to trade Randolph throughout November. In addition to the current record of the Trail Blazers giving him such confidence, it is because he knows the scarcity of Randolph in the market.
The Trail Blazers are worth the wait.
The closer the season gets to the All-Star break, the more urgency there is for teams to trade.
He finally waited for this moment.
The Lakers, Knicks, Cavaliers and Bobcats all have Randolph in mind.
Except that the Cavaliers have a mentality of wanting to pick up cheap, don't want to come up with any core players, and want to exchange Randolph with Ben Wallace's garbage contract, the Lakers, Knicks and Bobcats are all interested in getting Randolph. Dorff's needs are extremely earnest.
The current record of the Lakers is 8 wins and 7 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference. If no changes are made, they will probably struggle back and forth on the edge of the playoffs like last season, even if they are lucky enough to make it to the playoffs. It's a round trip.
They desperately want to find a suitable inside partner for Kobe.
The Knicks are in a special situation. This team has a record of 5 wins and 9 losses. Even if this record is placed in the Eastern Conference, it is a bit dangling to make it to the playoffs.
It is also interesting to say that the Knicks are not bad every year, but it is difficult to reach the playoffs every year. It is not easy to attract big-name players to join.
On the contrary, this team is considered to be the most active in the trading market every year, and they will intervene wherever there is a possibility of trading.
Then those media reporters in Apple City will immediately hype: The Knicks finally found their future, and we got a star with All-Star potential.
In other words,,,..version. 】
Even if the fans in that city knew what the Knicks team looked like every year, they would have watched these gossip and show operations tirelessly, but they didn't care about it.
Fans in this city also like this kind of topic and enthusiasm the most.
Even some popular stars want to come and rub.
It has to be said that the owner of the Knicks is very good at hyping the popularity of Apple City, and he can make money.
The Bobcats are another weird thing. They can't get good players in the draft every year, so they can only go to the free market to pick and choose, and if they come out with a better player, they will hurry up, for fear that they won't get it.
"If it weren't for the coaching staff and the team's needs for players with shooting inside and shooting, I'm afraid I really want to trade with the Bobcats."
"The trade request they gave was based on Nazr Mohammed, plus a junk contract and a first-round pick from another team."
"This is a deal with a first-round pick. Although it is a pity that it is not the Bobcats' own pick, it is estimated that there will be no next one in the league."
"So, although dozens of teams have made inquiries about Zach Randolph, only four teams sincerely want to get Zach Randolph, and the ones who can really trade with us are actually With just three teams, the Lakers and the Knicks are left with two more selections."
Such is the complexity and opportunism of trading in the NBA.
.........
At the beginning of December, the problem of insufficient internal rotation of the Trail Blazers gradually emerged.
Because there is always one less rotating power forward, the other insiders have to play longer. Aldridge's average playing time has reached 38 minutes.
Unsurprisingly, the Trail Blazers ushered in a wave of injuries.
After all, with such an intensive game and a huge load of playing time, the Trail Blazers have a very firm goal for the record this season. Nate McMillan did not dare to take the initiative to let the players take turns.
Aldridge missed one game with a tight knee, then Joel Przybilla missed three games with a sprained wrist, and Travis Outlaw missed one game with a back injury.
In these few games, the Trail Blazers' inside line was completely overwhelmed by their opponents. Even Zhang Jun played the power forward position for some time, but he was exhausted.
With a body of less than 100kg, he really can't stand up to those big guys~www.mtlnovel.com~ The Trail Blazers have 1 win and 3 losses, and their record of 11 wins and 7 losses has also directly dropped to the sixth position in the West.
Good guy, 11 wins and 7 losses are at least a 60% winning percentage, and this terrifying Western Division has fallen directly behind to sixth place.
Steve Patterson was pacing back and forth in the office anxiously, and he also had to speed up the Zach Randolph deal.
Just at the same time, the Grizzlies suddenly announced that Gasol would be put on the trading shelf, which directly disrupted the entire trading market.
Jerry West, the logo man who was the general manager of the Grizzlies at the time, explained cryptically in an interview.
"The main reason why Gasol was put on the trading shelf is that the other party did not listen to the management's arrangements."
This sentence also reminded all reporters of 2006.
At that time, Gasol insisted on returning home to play in spite of the obstruction of the Grizzlies management. As a result, he was injured in the international arena and missed a full 23 games in the new season.
As a result, the Grizzlies missed the playoffs early and could only choose to be completely bad.
In fact, before putting Gasol on the trading shelf, Jerry West hesitated and asked the other party again: whether he would participate in this year's Olympics.
Gasol did not waver at all on this point, and even strongly expressed his desire to win glory for the country. It has to be said that Spanish players really attach great importance to national honor.
However, this annoyed Jerry West and all the management of the Grizzlies. The sophomore Rudy Gayon has averaged 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Rookie Mike Conley also has a stable average With 10 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
They decisively decided to make a trade and chose to strengthen Rudy Guyon and Mike Conley.