As soon as the second half started, Arenas displayed his firepower post-"Chicken Soup," making three shots in a row despite Artest's defense, all successful hits. This drove Artest nuts, his eyes bloodshot.
Su Wan almost couldn't hold himself back from reminding Arenas to watch his ribs.
Luckily, Arenas wasn't someone who typically talked trash.
Or rather, he used to enjoy talking trash until last year when Larry Hughes told him during halftime after trash-talking Wade, "If you talk trash again, you'll be defending by yourself." After that, he calmed down a lot.
Seeing Artest nearly going insane, Arenas didn't dare to talk trash. He even wanted to comfort Artest, "Seriously, man? You had me totally covered in the first half, and I only made three baskets..."
As he spoke, Arenas stopped himself, unsure if his words were comforting or...
Mocking?
