Three days before Indianapolis, the Pacers hadn't made it to Boston.

At Artest's home, Jermaine O'Neal looked at Artest who was packing his luggage and asked, "I said brother, you really don't go to Boston with us, but to watch the series between the Spurs and the Lakers?" Aren't you afraid of meeting that guy? In the face of him, you still have promises that you have not fulfilled. ”

Artest said angrily: "I went this time to see how that kid was abused in the playoffs, let me say something from my heart, don't mind, the playoff team can't win the championship without me, and I was banned for a whole season, the culprit is that guy Sun!" ”

"Yes, I know, brother, the reason why you beat that fan in the palace of Auburn Hills is because that fan used Sun to mock you, I still remember what he said, he said that you can't even beat a thin yellow man, where did you have the courage to provoke Ben Wallace, and said that when we meet the Lakers, you kiss the ass of the donkey in front of the whole world." O'Neill Jr. recalls what happened that day.

The Auburn Hills palace incident is also said to have happened, but the reason for the occurrence is a little different from the previous life, especially in the matter of Artest's violent beating of fans, and the bigger reason is that the fan took Sun Zhuo out to anger Artest, causing Artest to lose control and hit people.

Therefore, Artest attributed the reason for his ban to Sun Zhuo, thinking that if Sun Zhuo hadn't hurt himself last season and didn't get angry with the fans, then now in the Pacers playoffs, he would be able to help.

"It's all because of my feud with Sun last season, where he left me without a ball for a whole season and cost me $5 million! I'm going to see for myself how he failed in the playoffs and won't fall a single time! As for what I promised before, he's not in the mood to discuss it with me right now. ”

……

San Antonio, AT&T Center Arena.

"Artest is really shameless......" Sun Zhuo was so cheeky that he didn't know what to say, Artest didn't admit the previous bet at all, but made another bet with Sun Zhuo, betting on whether the Lakers would win the Spurs in the series, and everyone who knows the ball knows that it is difficult for the Lakers to win the Spurs in the series!

"One yard to one yard, you first fulfill the previous promise, and then I'll bet you on this." Sun Zhuo said.

"Haha, you think you're talking to a child? Would you dare to bet with me on the Spurs? You know you know you can't win, do you? Artest said dismissively.

Sun Zhuo suddenly thought that he still had a repeat challenge card this season, and betting on the entire series might not have a chance of winning, but if he only bet on one game, the odds of winning are still very high.

"How? Do you dare to bet with me on your victory or defeat against the Spurs? Artest continued to be aggressive.

Sun Zhuo was silent for two seconds and replied, "Okay, but only bet on today." ”

This time it was Artest's turn to be silent, he thought about it carefully, there is almost no suspense about the outcome of the entire series, but it is just one game, it is difficult to say, what if Sun Zhuo and Kobe Bryant broke out today and the Spurs are not in good shape?

At this time, Artest involuntarily looked at the Spurs players' seat, there were Spurs players watching the excitement near him, but Popovich was some distance away from them, but Popovich nodded at Artest at this time, as if he knew what the problem in Artest's mind was.

"The Lakers have such a deep grudge with the Spurs, and Sun has embarrassed Popovich in the NBA Finals and the Olympics in a row, how can the Spurs let the Lakers win one game!" Artest began to make a decision.

"Okay, just bet on today's game, if you lose, you are not allowed to mention what I promised before, and also, you have to kiss the donkey's ass in public, of course, if the Spurs lose, I am also willing to fulfill the promise and kiss the donkey's ass." Artest smirked.

Sun Zhuo secretly scolded Artest for being shameless, he made two requests, but with his personality, if he didn't agree, he wouldn't bet with himself.

"Okay, I'll bet you, but if we win, not only do you have to make good on your promise, but you don't have to show up for a couple of games left in our series against the Spurs, I don't want to see you." Sun Zhuo knew that this series was auspicious, and he didn't want to see the enemy's ridicule.

"No problem." After Artest finished speaking, he sat down with a smile, crossed his legs and kept talking and even high-fived with the people around him, and told them that there would be a good show later, and there were all Spurs fans here, of course they supported him.

The game started quickly, with the Spurs starting Ginobili, Duncan, Nazr Mohammed, Parker, Irving, and the Lakers starting Son Zhuo, Kobe, Odom, Atkins and Chris Mime.

As the greatest power forward in NBA history, Tim Duncan's presence is a nightmare for the Lakers' interior line, and neither Odom nor Meme can contain Duncan, who will fully unleash his talent and ability in this series.

Last year, the Lakers had O'Neal under the basket, and Duncan could respond on offense, but he couldn't limit O'Neal defensively, but this year in the face of the interior combination of Odom and Meme, he can not only take what he needs on offense, but also crush the opponent on defense.

Popovich knew that Duncan would cause a lot of trouble to the Lakers, so he was not polite at the beginning of the game, and frequently used Duncan to attack the Lakers' basket, Duncan's offense was also unprecedentedly fierce.

"Hahaha." Seeing Duncan like a ferocious monster, Artest felt stable.

Not only was Duncan's unstoppable performance, but so was Ginobili, who was crazy from the start.

Ginobili received the ball in the bottom corner of the right side, stabilized and did not throw, moved the ball sideways to the left, and seemed to be going to the top of the arc, but the dribbling left hand suddenly dribbled behind the ball, returned to the position where he just received the ball, and then dribbled straight to the basket with his right hand, and dunked to the basket with lightning speed!

The cheers from the scene, starting with the Spurs' first goal, almost never stopped.

In the first quarter, the Lakers were brutalized, trailing by as many as 14 points.

"What a stupid guy who dares to bet with me on the Spurs, is there any suspense? The Spurs will definitely sweep the Lakers 4-0, and I will win any bet, let alone the first game of the series on the Spurs' home court, how could Popovich lose the first game? Artest was proud in his heart, and he also felt that he had won 100% of this bet.

After the first quarter, Artest called his friend Mark and asked him to help with one thing: "Mark, can you ask your brother in San Antonio to do me a favor?" I want him to lead the donkey outside the Spurs' home arena, and it doesn't matter how much it costs, help me get it done. ”