Ron Artest was met with a hostile New Jersey crowd on Tuesday night, his first game after a record-setting suspension.

"I'm going to continue playing hard and out of control, like a wild animal that needs to be caged in," Artest said Tuesday night before the Indiana Pacers faced the New Jersey Nets in the preseason opener for both teams. "I'll let the referees handle it."

Artest had eight points, three rebounds and three fouls in 12 minutes in the Nets' 105-103 victory.