Chapter Ninety-Three: Breaking the Slow Pace
"Hi Janis, it looks like you're in good shape today."
As Antetokounmpo landed with a flying tomahawk, beside him, the old ball bone Jason Terry grinned: "On this field today, there is a young man with excellent physical conditions like you. ”
"I know him, Jason." Antetokounmpo moved his body: "Michael Wu, a Chinese second-round pick, blocked Rudy Gobert. ”
"Seriously, I'd love to play with him, but he's a sub."
Brother Alphabet is also from a foreign land, and he still knows a lot about newcomers who are not native to the United States, so he naturally knows Wu Rui's basic information like a treasure.
"Janis, blow up their starters, Michael Wu will definitely play."
On the other side, another young man with a strong body grabbed the basketball, dunked with one hand in two big steps, and shook his head after landing on the ground: "In the last game, that kid performed well, and the other side will definitely regard him as a hope to save the declining situation." ”
"Jabari, my brother, even if you don't say it, I'm going to blow up the starters on the other side." Antetokounmpo slapped the comer: "No, I'm going to blow up their whole team, whether it's a starter or a substitute!" ”
As the players on both sides gradually warm up, the game is about to begin.
The Milwaukee Bucks, who visited Amway Arena today, also made a move this summer, after the team's once-high-hopeful guard OJ Mayo was ejected for violating league rules, they made a decisive move to strike a deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for veteran Australian guard Dellavedova.
While retaining the team's original roster, they also acquired veteran Jason Terry in the free agent market, and the glider's fuel tank was about to run dry, but at least a few drops of oil remained.
The commentator on the sidelines gave a briefing on the Bucks, and the starters of both teams were on the court.
Looking at the Bucks first, the starters on the guard line are none other than Matthew Dellavedova, who was traded in the summer, and Tony Snell.
"The Milwaukee Bucks' original starting point guard, Chris Middleton, will miss most of the regular season due to injury, which is a big test for the Bucks."
Immediately after, the Bucks' forward players took to the court, and unsurprisingly, it was none other than Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker, and the starting center was John Henson.
"They could have started the game with more aggressive center Greg Monroe, but Grieg's athleticism clearly doesn't fit the tide of today's league, and Coach Jason Kidd's decision is understandable."
Looking at the big center sitting on the bench, the commentator could only sigh.
Now that the NBA is getting faster and faster, and the small-ball trend is prevalent, a center like Monroe who causes damage under the basket is really not popular.
Of course, this is also because Monroe's basket is not lethal enough, and if the Bucks are given an O'Neal, it will be a thunderous starter.
On the other hand, on the Magic side, after two consecutive home wins, Vogel has no more adjustments to the starting lineup, and it is still a combination of Vucevich, Ibaka, Jeff Green, Fournier and Payton Jr.
Vogel thinks that letting Aaron Gordon and Wu Rui partner as a substitute, a 4 and a 3, will have a miraculous effect, attacking and retreating!
The center forwards on both sides stand in the middle circle, the referee throws the ball, and the game officially begins!
Today, Vucevic still did not disappoint everyone who knows him well, losing the jump ball link, and the ball on the opening first attack belonged to the Bucks.
Dellavedova patiently organized the ball and gave the ball to the small forward position.
"Janis is 2.11 meters tall, and in front of him, Jeff Green is a dwarf!"
Seeing this set of counterpoints on the field, even the commentator wanted to laugh: "Look at Jeff's pitiful appearance, Janis will swallow him!" ”
In fact, as the narrator said, Jeff Green's original body of 3 or 4 was instantly smaller when he saw Brother Alphabet, and coupled with the crushing of strength, Jeff Green was very uncomfortable!
If a point is crushed, it will affect the entire defensive system, and the other players of the Magic can only reluctantly shrink to prevent Brother Alphabet from running over Green in one step and rushing into the interior.
If this kind of monster is charged, it will only be a tank entry-like storm!
Brother Alphabet has long passed the age of being stunned to play singles and eat, and when he saw the opponent's defense change, he swept the corner of his eye and gave the ball to his teammates who walked out of the gap outside the three-point line.
Dellavedova received the ball, made a three-point shot, and the basketball crossed a wonderful arc, smashed to the front of the basket, and jumped out of the frame.
The rebound was taken by the Magic, and Payton Jr. did not push the fast break, but stabilized the rhythm and slowly advanced.
This is the pre-game arrangement of Magic head coach Frank Vogel, and if you play fast against a team of athletic monsters like the Bucks, it will be a dead end, so you have to press the tempo.
It's a pity that the suppression of the rhythm is exchanged for the poor feel of the players, and the first attack of the Magic opening game was in the shouts of the Magic fans in the whole court, the bullet frame missed, and the rebound was firmly controlled by John Henson.
The Bucks turned around, and Brother Alphabet caught the ball with a three-pointer, trying to speed up the pace of the game, but after the basketball pop frame hit the iron, the Magic slowly advanced again and suppressed the rhythm.
In between, both teams were slow to open up the situation, and it took three minutes in the first quarter for Fournier to hit a three-pointer with the help of Ibaka's blocker!
"Finally scored, the Orlando Magic, who are playing at home, is still more familiar with the basket on this court after all!" The commentator on the sidelines was also awakened by this three-point goal: "This game is like a withdrawal against the Dallas Mavericks, and the situation is very dull. ”
"yes, it's all because the Magic have the pace of the game in their hands, and the pace of the game is very slow." Another commentator was eye-catching: "Milwaukee needs a player who can break this slow pace, just like the last game, Michael Wu in Orlando!" ”
"Thankfully, there are two players like Michael Wu, the Bucks!"
As soon as the commentator's voice fell, the Magic's tight defense finally showed a loophole, and the Greek monster waded past Jeff Green in two steps, took off in stride, and glided violently!
landed, didn't stop, Brother Alphabet went back to defense directly, in the round of the Magic attack, Peyton Jr. made a simple pass, but was intercepted by a pair of long arms, and it was Brother Alphabet again!
The big hand controlled the ball, Brother Alphabet slapped the ball, his long legs took an amazing step, just reached the three-point line, stopped the ball directly, stepped up in three steps, and flew up to a two-handed slam dunk!
"From the halfway line to the score, Janis only dribbled the ball once!" Brother Alphabet's goal instantly shocked the commentator on the sidelines and jumped up from the bench: "My God, what is talent, this special mother is talent!" ”
On the magic bench, Wu Rui's eyes lit up.
It turns out that dunk can still be played like this?