Chapter Sixty-Four: The Turtle Feels Cold
"More exciting?"
Biyombo was obviously taken aback by Wu Rui's words, Wu Rui was able to predict that Westbrook's move was exciting enough, and there was even more excitement in the future?
"Of course, do you think Russell is such an unpredictable player?" Wu Rui looked disapproving, and pointed to the big screen above the court: "Look at the statistics on it, man." β
"If you don't have a certain number of assists, Russell won't do it himself."
"Really... Are you sure? This time, even DJ Augustine, who had been just a listener, came over: "Michael, is there any basis for what you say?" β
"Wait, wait and see." Wu Rui didn't give a clear answer, and stretched his body: "Anyway, I won't let you down." β
In the next round, as Wu Rui said, Westbrook once again advanced with the ball, and once again hit the inside line to choose to divide the ball, only this time, Steven Adams flicked his wrist and gently hooked the ball into the basket.
He scored the first point of the day for the Thunder, and it was also Westbrook's first assist of the day.
But the Orlando Magic, who are playing at home, has not been affected by the appearance of Wei Shao's first assist, back to the offensive end, they still maintain a very high level of offense, Payton Jr. assisted Fournier to score two points, and since the opening, the Magic team has made all three shots!
On the Thunder's side, team leader Russell Westbrook is like a demon, constantly hitting the inside, that is, not choosing to go to the basket by himself, but to break through the ball, some opportunities are really good, but helpless teammates have a bad hand, and the Thunder can't open the situation for a long time!
By the time Willis assisted Adams for the second time to score two points, the Magic had already led the opponent 12-4 on their home court!
'Russell has to step up his individual offense and now is not the time to pass.
On the sidelines, the big shark O'Neill expressed dissatisfaction with Wei Shao's low desire to attack: "The teammates don't feel good, at this time, the leader of the team should stand up and lead the team forward with offense!" β
However, as soon as the shark's words fell, Magic scored a three-pointer with the help of his teammates, extending the difference to 15:4, and the home team led the away team by 11 points!
was blocked by Vucevic's human wall, and Andre Robertson, who was in charge of keeping Fournier, could only shake his head again and again, and at the same time a pair of eyes looked at the big brother of the team next to him, intentionally or unintentionally.
So far, Robertson has missed all three shots from beyond the three-point line, two of which were good opportunities for Westbrook to break through the inside, and Robertson failed to grasp it, and looked at Wei Shao with a little more unease in his eyes.
It's just that Wei Shao didn't care about the situation of the 3D player next to him at all, and took the baseline ball from Sabonis Jr.
"It looks like the first quarter has been met."
On the Magic's bench, Wu Rui, who was cross-legged, saw Westbrook's movements and sat up slightly straighter: "Bismarck, the next is the real Russell Westbrook." β
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Wu Rui's side, Biyongbo is a little blindsided, could it be that this Thunder No. 0, who played a small half of the ball, is still a stand-in player?
"What Michael means is that Russell will step up his individual offense in the coming time."
Before Wu Rui could explain, Magic head coach Frank Vogel had already walked over, and then pointed to Biyombo: "Bismarck, warm up, get ready to play." β
"Yes! Instructor! β
Vogel's explanation was not taken to heart by Biyombo, and when he heard the manager's change notice, he hurriedly took off his jacket and walked to the sidelines, ready to play.
"Coach Frank, did you find out too?"
Watching Biyombo walk aside and prepare to play, Wu Rui looked up at his head coach and asked.
Vogel shook his head and looked at the young player: "Michael, don't forget, I'm a professional coach, and the habits of the players on the field, I've studied them thoroughly before you wake up. β
"It's you..."Vogel said, looking at Wu Rui with interest: "I didn't expect that you actually know Russell's habits on the court." β
"Brush the assists first, then score, brush the rebounds in the process, and finally see what the data bar is missing, and then make up for it." Wu Rui gushed as if he was reciting it: "Coach Frank, I wrote it down when everyone was sleeping. β
"Oh, you're really researched."
Vogel was taken aback by Wu Rui's conclusion.
"Of course."
While speaking, on the court, Wei Shao once again relied on the terrifying explosive power to hit the inside, this time he did not choose to pass, but jumped high and hit the basket, although the ball did not go in, but it caused Vucevic's beater to foul and get the opportunity to stand on the free throw line.
It seems that there are too many assists, Wei Shao's hand is a little cold, and the first penalty actually failed to hit, Biyombo took this opportunity to replace Vucevic, and after that, Wei Shao's second free throw still hit steadily.
It's just that this time the free throw basket is like the epitome of Wei Shao's feeling in the first quarter, without his teammates in his eyes, as soon as he gets the ball, his first reaction is to look at the frame and look for opportunities to score.
It's a pity that his hand is really bad, a dry two-point and a three-pointer, but they were ruthlessly rejected by the basket, if it wasn't for Adams under the basket to grab a frontcourt rebound and make up for a shot, the Thunder's performance in the second half of the first quarter was simply a disaster.
But Westbrook did not change his style of play at all, still chose to play with the ball, the effect was still very unsatisfactory, the rebounding ball was also firmly controlled by Biyombo, the Magic started a fast break, Jeff Green glided to the basket, helping the Magic lead the opponent by 12 points at 23:11 with one and a half minutes left in the first quarter!
"Michael, have you sat enough?"
On the sidelines, the team had an obvious advantage in the first quarter, and Vogel stood beside Wu Rui and watched the ball: "In the second quarter, your task is very heavy. β
"I understand, Mr. Frank, I'm going to do everything I said before the game." Wu Rui moved his arms, and his long arms were filled with muscle strength: "As long as Russell doesn't get off the court, he will definitely not be able to grab even a rebound!" β
Just when Wu Rui and Vogel were communicating on the sidelines, on the Thunder's side, head coach Billy Donovan also adopted a substitution strategy, and the unhappy Wei Shao was replaced by Samaki Christon.
Throughout the first quarter, Wei Shao got 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and his team seemed to be affected by the MVP candidate's hand, and the whole team only scored 13 points in the first quarter.
The shooting percentage was only a pitiful 24%!