429. Brutal opening! (10,000-word chapter)

After a cordial and friendly greeting with the warden, Tianzun and Dale Davis went to watch Liu Xiu perform the last set of back-up training.

Seeing the trainer carrying the cushion used for boxing training to prevent the warden from hitting him, Tianzun and the gold medal fighter both felt that they were very good inside players and did not envy the outside stars who could hold the ball for a long time.

After Liu Xiu took a shower, the three of them had some snacks together in the lounge, and then played several games of Warcraft online with the laptops left by their teammates in the lounge. The main content of the game was Liu Xiu and Tianzun teaching Dell

-Davis plays games, and judging from the postures of the two of them, he wants to cultivate Dale Davis into a middle-aged Internet addict.

Neither of them had asked Dale Davis to play games with him before. The gold medal fighter has always acted like a big brother. Let’s try it today. I didn’t expect that the gold medal fighter who is approaching middle age likes to try new things so much and enjoys the game very much.

The instant happiness of getting a little bit of experience points by killing a monster.

This reminded Liu Xiu of a group of middle-aged uncles in their forties who were the main force in the Internet cafes in the small town where he grew up at the beginning of his previous life.

Tianzun's gold-medal thugs enjoyed eating the delicious snacks brought by the warden and playing games, but the happy time always passed quickly. At 3:30 in the afternoon, the lawless gangsters came to the arena, and the two of them

After chatting with their old teammates for a while, they left. They knew that it was time for the warden to rest before the game, and the goalkeepers were here.

The outlaw gangster packed up his teammates' computers, and Liu Xiu rested on the small bed specially prepared for him by the team in the locker room during the All-Star Weekend. The final preparations before the game had begun.

Tianzun and the gold-medal thug looked at the outlaw maniac who had packed up his things, held a pony, closed the door outside the lounge, sat down and played with his handheld device, and then took another look at the familiar training ground, feeling quite complicated.

Nostalgia is inevitable, but when I come to this arena again in the future, I will definitely not have the same emotion as today.

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At 7:40 pm, the visiting Pacers entered the Rose Garden Arena first.

The Pacers substitutes lined up outside the tunnel, and when the DJ shouted out "King of Technical Fouls", the fans at the scene gave enthusiastic cheers and applause.

If a star leaves a team when the team is at its worst and has the worst reputation, then when the star returns to play at the home court of his old club, he will be greeted with boos and endless abuse.

After Tianzun left the Trail Blazers, both parties have become better. Tianzun returned to the Rose Garden Arena as a guest for the first time. Such treatment is deserved.

Next up was MVP and Defensive Player of the Year candidate Ron Artest.

The cheers from the fans quickly turned into boos.

Artest's expression was arrogant when he entered the stadium, and he spouted slang words that many black fans knew were vulgar just by looking at his mouth.

But this is not the point. How many quality players are there in the NBA? Stars trained by Big Bird, Isaiah Thomas, Reggie Miller and others cannot have clean mouths.

The fans booed Artest because Artest criticized the unfairness of this year's All-Star Game in an interview at noon.

"The All-Stars in the Western Conference are afraid of Warden's fists because the league favors him. If I fight with Garnett and Wallace like he did, I will be suspended for life, right?

The All-Stars in the Western Conference are all cowards, and they all help him score points so that he can get the AMVP. He is not worthy of the AMVP, he is not qualified."

There are many stars who are envious of Liu Xiu for winning the All-Star MVP, but he is the first to directly attack Liu Xiu like this.

Those who are dissatisfied but are qualified to get it, like Tracy McGrady and O'Neal, they have to say it with shame.

Those who are dissatisfied and not qualified to take it have no right to speak.

Coincidentally, Artest is stuck in the middle of two situations. Say he is very qualified, or say he is not qualified. He does have certain qualifications and has a certain right to speak, and he does not

Like those people who love to save face, their dissatisfaction, envy, jealousy and hatred are directly expressed.

On the other side of the player tunnel, Liu Xiu was sizing up this eccentric beast while reading the opponent's player detection report.

"Ron Artest, 25 years old, 201 cm, 111 kg, SF/PF, ability evaluation 93, offense 89, defense 98, three-pointer 80, mid-range shot 73, layup 94, speed 90, strength 93,

Bounce 89, flexibility 91...

Averaged 23.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.1 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 2.9 fouls per game...

The shooting percentage is 49.9%, the three-point shooting percentage is 35.8%, the three-point shooting percentage per game is: 1.5, the short-range shooting percentage is 62.2%, the close-range shooting percentage is: 4, the free throw shooting percentage is 70.1%..."

During the All-Star Weekend, Liu Xiu didn't notice Artest.

The Eastern Conference perimeter All-Stars include Iverson, Carter, and Tracy McGrady, three superstar perimeter players in their prime, as well as Hill, James, and Wade... There are too many dazzling stars on the Eastern Conference perimeter.

But putting aside popularity and talking about strength, Liu Xiu feels that Artest's role on the court will not be worse than Carter and Tracy McGrady.

The offensive end is really incomparable. Artest's shooting percentage is good, but if he needs to increase his scoring output, he can't handle it. The highest score in a single game this season is 33 points.

But Artest's offense also has its advantages - strong scoring stability.

He is similar to O'Neal, Randolph, and James. It depends on his physical condition, shooting condition and feel, but he just needs to shoot less from the outside. It is roughly equivalent to... is the three-stepping little emperor really a three-stepping little emperor?

Liu Xiu recalled that he remembered that James' shooting percentage this season was 47%, his three-point shooting percentage seemed to be 35%, and his average three-point shooting rate per game was similar.

If Artest takes more shots per game, his shooting percentage will probably drop to about the same as James.

The technical difference... Liu Xiu felt strange. He felt that at this stage, Artest seemed to have better skills.

On the defensive end, Artest is great. Is he a deluxe version of the little emperor at his defensive peak?

Liu Xiu thought of Leonard. Artest won the Defensive Player of the Year at the age of 24, and so did Leonard.

But there is a big difference. From the beginning, Artest had to rely on himself to confront the top outsiders and even inside players. Leonard had a troika and the Spurs system to help him withstand the pressure from the beginning. After leaving the Spurs,

, Leonard never got a first defense again.

In this time and space, without the impact of the Auburn Hills Palace incident, Artest has a very high probability of being the Defensive Player of the Year. From an intuitive perspective, Liu Xiu feels that Artest's comprehensive defense may be stronger.

Being targeted by such a fierce defensive player, the warden felt a little excited...ah, he was just a little scared.

It's a pity that the person facing Artest is Raheem or the Outlaw.

There is a 10 centimeter difference in height when wearing shoes, but the warden can't defend him, right? Impossible, impossible.

Next up were Dale Davis, Jamal Tinsley, and Reggie Miller.

Then it's the home team's turn to enter.

Liu Xiu put away his distracting thoughts. After the DJ turned into a rapper and started to read the names, he led his teammates to run out of the player tunnel one after another, and the fans at the scene entered a crazy cheering mode.

This manic atmosphere shocked even the players of the defending champion Pacers.

Tianzun felt the manic atmosphere at the scene and his mood was agitated.

He felt the changes in this arena before he even entered the stadium. The fans were particularly crazy!

That feeling, as if you were at the Palace of Auburn Hills?

Since the retirement of the Utah Tigers, the only Devil's home court recognized by Tianzun is the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Now, he feels that the Rose Garden Arena is like that too!

Although I have seen this statement in the news, it is truly shocking to experience it in person.

But not important!

It doesn’t matter whether the Devil is at home or not, he doesn’t care, he is the Finals MVP!

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After the entrance was completed and the lights turned on, Liu Xiu received a system prompt that the task was coming.

"People who are sharp-edged are always jealous, but delicate roses always have sharp thorns. The Blooming Rose series mission: Mu Xiu Yu Lin triggers.

Goal 1: The host must score the highest score in this game.

Goal 2: The host must have higher steals and blocks than Ron Artest in this game.

Goal 3: The host needs to help the team win the game.

Reward: Strength +1 (Advanced)."

If the trees are beautiful in the forest, there will be violent storms.

Liu Xiu has been feeling this.

Moreover, he also has the BUFF ‘Reverse Conqueror’, which he never lacks.

When the mission came, he was actually very happy.

It’s the difficulty of the task...the highest score in the game...

"The Indiana Pacers, 37 wins and 15 losses, averaged 95.5 points per game, conceded 91 points per game, shot 44.7% from the field, and limited their opponents to 43.3% from the field..."

If the Pacers weren't suffering from serious injuries this season, they would probably be able to hold their opponents' scoring average below 90 points per game like the Spurs and Pistons did.

Goal 2 is really just a gamble on luck. As for goal 3, it’s not that Liu Xiu is arrogant. Tonight they do have the right time, place and people.

Needless to say, the reward for this mission is a big reward, and it is impossible to get it even if you don't have three to five million healing points.

But it would be better if it could be replaced with three bouncing attribute cards.

But for now, he has the desire to continue to improve his strength.

Artest's barefoot height of 198 centimeters + 93 strength + 111 kilograms of weight are stronger than James's body strength at this stage.

This made the warden, who was 188 centimeters tall with bare feet, 92 strength and 99 kilograms in weight, feel in danger.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I couldn't handle just an outside line?

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu's expression froze, and she quickly thought, "Bah, bah, bah".

It's impossible to defend against Artest, absolutely impossible.
To be continued...