legendary point guard

"Does Orlando hand the first offense directly to Ron? He doesn't have many active offenses this season."

"That doesn't mean he doesn't have it, last season he averaged 20 points per game in Sacramento.

PP's speed is not that fast either, just about the same as Ron, two muscle maniacs at the small forward position." Barkley said with a smile.

Artest, who was standing one step inside the 45-degree three-point line, glanced at Pierce.

Milicic pulled out from inside, and Artest immediately swatted the ball.

Orlando Magic fans who were used to seeing Lin Sen dribbling suddenly felt extremely awkward watching Artest's dribbling.

Pierce, who was blocked by Milicic, watched helplessly as Artest cut directly inside.

"Ron, Ron, the slow super armored car is coming! Kendrick needs to defend!" Following Kenny Smith's words, Artest rushed into the inside.

Looking at Perkins in front of him, Artest jumped up without hesitation.

At this time, Artest was not at the end of his career. Although his jumping was not as good as that of Spring Man, and it seemed that every dunk was a forced dunk, he was still someone who could make a lot of dunks and perform 180-degree dunks.

Facing Perkins' defense, Artest grabbed the ball with his right hand. His action had nothing to do with its appearance.

Bang!

Two very strong people collided directly in the air, making a loud noise.

However, Perkins was the one who was knocked away. Artest, who knocked Perkins away, was just like his previous dunks. It seemed that he would not be able to complete the dunk if he was just a little short of it.

Artest, who was holding the basket with his right hand, glared fiercely at Kendrick Perkins, who was staggering after being hit by him. The muscle lines on his right arm looked particularly ferocious.

Lin Sen, who was on the bench, suddenly shouted and waved the big towel in his hand crazily.

Barkley opened his mouth. He had not seen this scene for a long time. Last season, he remembered that there were almost no live broadcasts of Kings games. This kind of Artest still gave him the feeling of being a Pacer.

Roar!

Artest yanked the rim hard and jumped down.

He raised his head and roared into the air. He beat his chest with his hands like a gorilla.

The Water Mist Center was also stunned. They had never seen Artest like this in the entire regular season.

Soon, crazy cheers erupted from the center of the water house. Artest enjoyed all this and walked toward the front court with exaggerated steps.

"It's unbelievable. Ron actually dunked on Kendrick directly." Kenny Smith felt incredible.

Artest's dunk indeed exceeded everyone's expectations, but for the experienced Celtics, they did not have their morale greatly damaged by Artest's dunk.

Doc Rivers glanced at Artest, then at the bench on the other side of the technical table, and then at Ray Allen, Tony Allen and James Poe on his bench.

Xi felt relieved a lot.

Although Perkins was embarrassingly dunked just now, at least he did not pay a foul, which is what he is happy about.

Back to the offensive end, the Celtics' offense was directly handed over to Pierce.

Artest and Pierce are no strangers to each other after having played against each other countless times over the past eight years.

The frequency of continuous dribbling with a low center of gravity is not fast, but Artest knows that the frequency and rhythm of the ball are not fast, which is a murderous opportunity.

After a sudden change of direction, he stepped back. Artest tried his best to block Pierce's shot, but he still couldn't stop it.

Pierce's first shot was his signature step-back jumper.

"PP gave Ron a counterattack. After all, Ron's height and armband have no advantage. His physical fitness can't keep up, and his personal defense may be better.

But this kind of defense is indeed impossible to prevent, but I am very interested in how Ron performed tonight.

It even made me temporarily ignore the presence of Wood on the bench!" Kenny Smith said with a smile.

Back on the offensive end, the Magic did not hand the ball directly to Artest, but to Milicic who was stretched above the free throw line.

Artest ran to the right corner, and Milicic handed the ball to Devin Brown, who again sent the ball to Artest who requested it.

Charles Barkley looked at the court and said, "Ron is very active tonight, asking for the ball again for singles. Dwight inside has retreated to the other side, obviously he is clearing space for Ron to play singles."

This time it was still PP defense, and Ron’s dunk just now shocked us all.”

This time Artest didn't try to cover, but after a change of direction that didn't look realistic, the ball passed to his right hand.

Pierce broke through from the baseline unreasonably and immediately moved his steps.

The two small forwards, who were the tallest at the small forward position, collided, and the left side of Artest's body hit Pierce's chest hard.

After a muffled sound, Pierce staggered, and Artest leaned directly on Pierce and rushed into the paint.

"Ron, this jump is too close to the basket, you can't shoot at all!" Kenny Smith looked at Artest and said.

Garnett stepped up to defend. His long arms covered Artest's passing space.

However, Artest had no intention of passing the ball. He turned around in the air, twisted his body, took the ball in his right hand and poked it out from the left side of the basket.

Garnett was surprised and immediately blocked the shot.

After the two crossed their arms, Artest pushed the ball into the basket.

The entire audience, including the non-Artest players in front of the TV, were stunned. They had forgotten the last time Artest turned around and dunked through the basket like this.

However, Artest used two strong dunks in the opening game to help people regain their memories. The Artest who looked extremely brave appeared.

"Ron, Ron! Unbelievable Ron, Ron is back to the top tonight. Perhaps Wood's presence has suppressed him for too long. He surprised all of us tonight.

If Ron can maintain this state, who can beat Orlando when Wood comes back!" Barkley shouted.

Stan Van Gundy's face was full of smiles, and Lin Sen on the bench was like a standard water fountain keeper, waving towels crazily to cheer Artest.

Artest rushed to the sideline and rolled up his sleeves toward the audience, exposing his strong biceps.

The center of the water room was boiling. The dunk under such a powerful impact was really shocking.

Especially with the advanced sound collection, the sound of Artest colliding with Perkins and Pierce just now was too deafening.

But Artest himself also knows how important the offensive end is. He can succeed once or twice, and he can try five or six times. But the Celtics are not fools, and he does not have as rich offensive methods as Lin Sen.

What he wants is to make Pierce pay more attention to him, and at the same time make Pierce expend more physical energy on both offense and defense.

In the following time, Artest's actions made Pierce fully realize the beast at its peak, and his small moves almost caused Pierce to explode several times.

Doc Rivers, who originally counted on Pierce to consume less energy, had to make adjustments in advance on the court, replacing Mark Barnes and replacing James Posey.

Use James Posey to defend Artest and free up Pierce.

However, after James Posey came on the court, Artest immediately returned from being the one in the limelight to the role he played in the regular season.

Billups and Milicic stood up together. Although the pick-and-roll tactics between them were not as good as the classic Utah duo, they were still quite threatening.

Milicic's shooting ability maximized the power between them, and Doc Rivers had to replace Ray Allen in advance with five minutes left in the first quarter.

This allowed Boston to control the passive situation. Although Devin Brown worked hard to chase Ray Allen, he was still hit by two three-pointers by Ray Allen.

And Ray Allen's appearance has activated the Celtics' tactics, which are no longer limited to more individual singles.

At the end of the first quarter, due to Ray Allen's appearance, the Orlando Magic, which was locked in the score with the Celtics and even led by two or three points, fell behind by three points after Artest left the game.

However, the first quarter of the game has already made Orlando fans very satisfied. Without Lin Sen, they were able to hold on to the Celtics and even took the lead for a time.

Stan Van Gundy glanced at Lin Sen and laughed: "It's your turn now!"

Lin Sen nodded: "No problem, I've been exhausted these days, I'll play some singles first!"

When the whistle sounded in the second quarter, Lin Sen stood up and took off his training clothes.

The fans in the audience were stunned for a moment, and then burst into wild cheers.

"WOOD! WOOD! WOOD! WOOD!"

"MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The voices of Wood and MVP echoed each other. Charles Barkley, who was sitting in the commentary box, also stood up excitedly: "I knew Wood would play. I had this intuition. Look at Wood playing, I seemed to feel it.

The fear in Doc Rivers’ heart!”

"Charles, Wood has not practiced with the team!" Kenny Smith reminded.

"There is no problem. Does Wood still care about training together? He has already gotten along very well with the team. I am looking forward to Wood's performance. The Celtics' defensive lineup is not very good now. Mark Barn

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Snapped!

Snapped!

Continuous dribbling, the rhythm is getting faster and faster.

Bah!

A harsh sound sounded, and Lin Sen rushed directly to the right side of Mark Barnes.

Mark Barnes opened his arms and puffed out his chest and quickly moved sideways to try to block Lin Sen's attack. He was already prepared for the two bodies to collide.

"Bang!"

Lin Sen directly collided with Mark Barnes without any hesitation, and a muffled sound came from the place where the two people collided.