Chapter 617: There Is only One Bruce Bowen
Javi's whistle sounded very decisively.
The gesture pointing at Artest was also quite firm.
The Rockets fans on the sidelines, the Rockets players on the sidelines, and even Adelman who had been standing on the sidelines didn't notice what happened between Yes and Artest just now.
Only Thibodeau, Adelman's assistant, frowned at this time.
"Foul? Artest fouled?"
After a brief silence, Rockets fans on the sidelines and reporters in the media box soon started whispering.
They really didn't see it clearly just now, but they can guess that based on the way they treated Artest, if Artest really committed a foul, how could he kneel on one knee like he was knocked down? On the ground?
If it was Artest who committed a foul, the person who is kneeling on the ground now is definitely Yes!
Artest is a ruthless person. This person often has a bit of a brain, but when it comes to being ruthless, this guy is very smart.
Moreover, in the face of Javier's whistle, Artest did not make any complaint after retracting his incredible eyes from Yes.
"Artest actually accepted Jarvi's whistle on him!"
Seeing that Artest did not complain about his whistleblowing, Javier was very satisfied.
He is not Crawford. He has his own pride. He never sucks on the court.
The whole world can be blind, but he will never be blind!
He just saw Artest swing his elbow the moment he fell and was overcome by Yes.
Because of the angle, he was blocked by Yes, but Artest's body was too big, and Yes's withdrawal angle coincidentally gave him an angle where he could see Artest swing his elbow.
If it weren't for this accident, he wouldn't have known about Artest's foul.
After giving Artest a warning look, Javi walked to the basket.
He didn't know why Artest knelt down on one knee after taking an elbow.
He didn't want to know either.
He only knows that no foul can escape his accurate, decisive and fair eagle eye!
"Ron, are you okay?"
"fine!"
Artest gritted his teeth and rubbed his butt.
What a hard kick!
If it weren't for his strong body and strong strength, he wouldn't be kneeling down on one knee, he would probably be on all fours!
Yes, when he pretended to fall, he deliberately left a gap for Javi to see his foul, which attracted Javi's full attention. At the same time, he used his right foot hard on his butt before taking off. For a moment, Yes's right foot swings very slowly, but with great power.
Just from this action, Artest can judge the gold content of this kick!
"No wonder you can defeat that old guy!"
Yes, this guy with no hair on his head is a practicing master!
At least he worked hard on his leg skills.
Ordinary people really can't be so steady and ruthless.
However, that's what makes it fun. If Yes beats them so easily like Paul and Kobe, it won't be fun.
Now he is backed by the strongest defensive team in history!
He, Ron Artest, is undefeated!
Is this guy Ron crazy again?
Gerald Wallace was speechless when he saw the excited smile on Artest's face.
On the other side, looking at Artest's back, Rondo was quite unhappy.
He actually elbowed Yes in front of him!
If Yes hadn't been lucky, he would have been elbowed!
What's the point of playing elbow kung fu with ordinary people? If I have the ability to elbow with you, the Second Master!
Rondo looked unhappy.
But the dissatisfaction is over. Rondo is still amazed at Ye Si's luck every time he faces other people's bad hands.
Whether it's Bowen before or Artest now, Yes can always turn disaster into good.
In last year's playoffs, when faced with Bowen's flying kick, Yes dodged it, but Bowen broke his leg.
This time facing Artest's black elbow, Artest fell, but Yes got 2+1.
"The chosen one is the chosen one!"
It seems that the black ones really can't play with the white ones!
Otherwise, why would Paul, a guy with a black heart, keep losing to the second master?
On the court, Ye Si, who was standing on the free throw line, easily hit the extra penalty.
3 to 0!
At the beginning of the game, the Seattle SuperSonics played away from home and scored 3-0.
Although this was just the beginning of the game, such a score, and the score scored by Yeez facing Artest, made the Rockets fans who were originally arrogant and wanted everything lose the momentum they had before.
Even Rockets general manager Dawson in the stands frowned at this time.
"Yes, the fighting spirit in this game is very strong!"
As the general manager of the Rockets, how could he not know what Artest wanted to do just now? Even if he didn't see it clearly, he knew it.
Facing a black hand like Artest, most people would hide, but what about Yes?
I chose to face it bravely!
Dawson looked at Morey beside him out of the corner of his eye, feeling a little dissatisfied with this assistant who had been a little distracted recently.
It's no secret that he is preparing to retire from the Rockets general manager position after the Rockets win the championship this season.
Morey is his appointed prince.
Judging from this incident, he, the appointed prince, was eager to show his influence and so-called wisdom.
Dawson is very clear about Morey's little thoughts. If the Rockets successfully win the championship this year and he retires, he will be the greatest general manager in the history of the Rockets.
The pressure on Morey to take over will be great.
Morey needs to show his presence in the Rockets' championship. Even if the credit is not as good as his, Rockets fans must see his identity as a wise man and a qualified successor.
Such thinking is understandable.
However, this hand is too long, so long that it has disrupted his plan and ruined his and the Rockets' interests!
There is only one MVP in the world. This makes the Rockets take the blame for destroying the friendship between two Chinese players in front of Chinese reporters and fans. The Rockets' influence in China has already been surpassed by the SuperSonics, and now they have to make the Rockets even more Feeling uncomfortable?
And in addition, it also aroused the fighting spirit of Yes!
As Yes' general manager who has been scouting him since the NCAA, Dawson feels that he has always been the general manager who knows Yes best in the world.
If it weren't for the Rockets getting the second pick, Yes wouldn't be with the SuperSonics now, but Yes should be with the Rockets now!
He knew all too well how serious the consequences would be if Yes's anger was aroused.
Dawson never thought that his successor was such a selfish person.
It would be fine if the Rockets can successfully win the championship this time, but what if...
snort!
Dawson snorted coldly. He had been too anxious about retirement in the past two years.
Dawson snorted coldly, but Morey's expression changed drastically.
Although Dawson was not humming at him, he was not a fool.
Just now the general manager was very dissatisfied with his unnecessary actions before the game.
When he discussed this matter with the local Houston fan group, he didn't think too much about it.
He needs influence in Houston, otherwise he will be a weak general manager even if he becomes general manager.
His contribution to the Rockets' championship journey may not be as good as that of the Big Three or Dawson, but it must definitely be above everyone else.
only……
Morey is feeling very uncomfortable right now.
David Stern on the side glanced at the scene unfolding around him, with a vague smile on his face.
This scene is very familiar.
He was in a hurry to retire and blindly chose a damn thing.
If the Rockets' championship this time is really lost because of Morey's superfluous efforts, then Morey may be forever nailed to the NBA's pillar of shame like former Raptors general manager Brian Colangelo.
If the enraged Yes successfully defeats the Rockets and successfully reaches the top, according to Pippen, what kind of champion will this champion be?
The most valuable champion in history!
Supported by the most valuable champion in history!
When the coconut fans all over the world thank Morey, what kind of interesting scene will it be?
Haha... Well, low-key, low-key, this is just a dream, there is only a 1% chance, how can such a good show happen so easily.
The assistant next to David Stern saw the strange expression of the president next to him, and his face was full of curiosity.
I always wonder what the CEO's inner world is like. Is it as dark as the Black Sea?
And just when David Stern's assistant was thinking about what the inner world of the president next to him would look like, the Rockets fans who were watching Yao Ming's success with Milicic once again took a breath. .
The assistant looked towards the court and saw Artest kneeling on the ground again.
Beside him, Yes pulled it up with almost the same movement as before.
Gerald Wallace's assist defense was already very fast, but it was still a little slow. Artest fell too fast!
In the end, Gerald Wallace could only watch as the SuperSonics No. 9 in front of him threw the basketball in his hand.
Coming down from the air, looking at Yes in front of him, and then at Artest with wide eyes on one side, Gerald Wallace's expression now was incredible.
What’s even more incredible is that although Yes did not cause Artest to commit a foul this time, after Yes came down from the air, he just looked at Artest who was kneeling on the ground with a look of contempt. , turned around and left.
Yes didn't even seem to care about whether the basketball being thrown behind him went in.
wrong? !
Just when Gerald Wallace wondered if the purpose of Yes was just to spite Artest, he thought of something and suddenly turned around.
At this time, there were seven other players from both teams on the field who turned around just like Gerald Wallace.
Another swipe!
"This, this is an early celebration of Yes!"
Gerald Wallace looked at the rolling basketball on the ground, and the cheers in his ears turned into extreme silence again.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire Toyota Center became very strange.
Rockets fans on the sidelines, commentators from all over the world, media reporters from all over the United States, and even the live broadcast footage quickly cut from the basketball to Artest and Yes.
At this time, of the ten players on the court, only these two had their backs to the basket.
Yes has walked in front of Artest, with his back to Artest.
Artest, perhaps because of his extreme shock, did not notice that his current posture of kneeling on one knee had a different meaning.
If you look at it from the perspective of a photojournalist at the bottom line, the current picture of Artest and Yes is... a classic picture that can be circulated forever!
If Yes can beat the Rockets in this game or this series!
"You cannot bear my curse."
"There's only one Bruce Bowen."
After Ye Si finished speaking calmly with his back to Artest, he walked towards the SuperSonics half court.
"What did Yes just say to Artest?!"
Can't you bear my curse? !
Only one Bruce Bowen? !
For a moment, the commentators from various countries became excited.
This is Yes's contempt for Artest!
Although I still don’t know what just happened between Artest and Yes, it is obvious that Yes has scored 5 points in the first two attacks!
Facing the strongest defensive team in history, we scored 5 points in two attacks!
Artest, who broke the mentality of Paul and Kobe, must have been defeated by Yes these two times!
“I didn’t expect this game to start like this!”
Putting aside the final outcome of this game, the start of this game was really beyond Kenny Smith and Barkley's expectations.
In this game, they once again saw the Rockets' chain defense, which has been very popular recently.
As soon as the game started, they saw the Rockets' chain defense.
However, the Rockets' chain defense did not show its great power as soon as it appeared in the previous two rounds of the series. It actually seemed to be broken by Yes!
"More importantly, the way Yes breaks the chain defense is not the way Randolph does!"
Artest looked at the retreating figure, the expression on his face constantly changing.
He actually said that I was not as good as that old guy!
Artest knew very well that when Yes turned his back to him and said these two sentences, the old guy in front of the TV must be extremely happy now.
Now all the major TV stations and commentators are definitely talking about how great that old guy's defense is!
"You actually said I'm not as good as that old guy!"
Artest stood up angrily.
Seeing such an angry expression on Artest's face, Gerald Wallace frowned a little.
Ron's mentality seemed to be in trouble again.
"Yes broke the Rockets' chain defense?!"
Kobe, who was worried about Ye Si just now in front of the TV, now feels a little unbelievable.
Watching Artest on TV who kept using elbow skills in front of Yes, but was knocked down by Yes again and again, Kobe didn't even know what to say for a while.
"Incredible first quarter, incredible Yes, Yes used Yes' own way to crush the strongest chain defense in history!"
Listening to Barkley's cheers on TV, Kobe shook his head hard.
"Yes did not break the chain defense!"
Almost at the same time, the first quarter ended.
The score on the court was 32 to 28!
One quarter didn't look like a game played by the strongest defensive team in history!
However, Rockets assistant coach Thibodeau was not dissatisfied with the Rockets' defense.
The expression on his face was unusually calm.
So does Adelman.
On the other side, the same goes for Old Nelson.
"The two teams are still testing!"
Phil Jackson clenched his fist tightly.