Orlando Amway Arena, bustling fans poured into the stadium, and the seats that were originally somewhat vacant were gradually filled, and by the time most of the fans were seated, the time for the start of the game was getting closer and closer.

On the sidelines, the two ESPN professional commentators have also warmed up for this game, the young team that has lost four in a row is eager to stop its decline, and the two champions have scored 30+ in two games, and they are in good shape!

On the other hand, the Orlando Magic, who returned to their home court, ended their winning streak by the Chicago Bulls, who were defeated three in a row in the last game, and they also did not want to lose another game and entered the rhythm of the losing streak at the beginning of the season.

It's a feeling that the whole Magic team won't want to experience again.

"Guys, let the home fans feel our energy!"

On the sidelines, as the current leader of the Magic team, Nikola Vucevic was surrounded by his teammates, raised his right hand high, and roared: "We are the winners tonight!" ”

With Vucevich's shout, everyone, including Wu Rui, also raised their hands, gathered with Vucevich, and dispersed.

"Today's game, we are bound to win!"

The Magic's opponent today, Minnesota head coach Tom Thibodeau, looked at the players in front of him with a straight face: "Remember our goal this season, today's opponent is just a stepping stone on our way to success!" ”

"That's right, brothers, let's play and win this game!"

As the absolute core of the team's interior line, Karl Anthony Downs also raised his right hand high, gathered the arms of his teammates here, and scattered his arms!

Immediately afterwards, the starters of both sides all appeared, and the three referees checked their equipment and stood in the center of the court!

The starting lineup on the Timberwolves' side doesn't need to be seen at all, the point guard is the former Spanish golden boy Ricky Rubio, who is handsome in appearance, and was once pinned on by the Timberwolves.

Although Rubio's positioning is awkward, when Wu Rui, who was sitting on the court, saw the Spanish golden boy, he felt more cordial in his heart, and he also lacked the ability to score, Rubio can stand in the NBA with his strong organizational skills, why can't he do it?

Of course, Wu Rui just thinks about it, of course he understands the difference between himself and Rubio, scoring ability is dispensable for the Spanish golden boy, but scoring is essential for Wu Rui.

Wu Rui defines himself as a bench bandit of the Magic team, the main rotation of the team's second or third team, and he must be "plug and play", that is, score on the court, otherwise, his appearance is meaningless.

Of course, the reason why Rubio doesn't need too strong scoring ability is due to the fact that the Timberwolves are not short of scorers in the starters, and the Timberwolves have three fewer - Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins and Karl Anthony Towns - appeared side by side, and Wu Rui vaguely felt a deterrent from them.

Of course, this is also because the three of them are too desperate to get a win and end their embarrassing losing streak.

The last starter for the Timberwolves was Gorgui Dieng, who partnered Towns on the inside.

The starting line on the Magic side has not changed, Payton Jr. and Fournier walked on the court while exchanging tactics, anyway, the jump ball has little to do with them, it is better to save some time to exchange the timing of the shooting when the game is later.

The forward combination is also Serge Ibaka and Aaron Gordon, and the two don't seem to be under a lot of pressure, and they moved their muscles to get on the pitch.

Walking in the end, is the Magic inside line Vucevic, who has lost to the opponent many times in a row, but is the most stressful one of the team, on some basketball forums in the United States, Magic fans even attributed the team's loss to Vucevic's jump ball failure.

Although such an association seems absurd, public opinion still has a great impact on the mentality of players.

This also more or less affected Vucevic's state when he jumped the ball, and in the end, once again, unsurprisingly, the first ball of the opening game belonged to the visiting team - Minnesota Timberwolves!

Controlling the tempo, Ricky Rubio's skill was quickly vividly demonstrated, and after fully observing the situation on the court, the golden boy waited for the opportunity to move, and the pass was just right to the hands of Guiang, who was stuck in the inside position, and the latter easily turned and hit the small toss steadily.

"Ricky is a good battlefield commander, and of course, Gorgui Kiang's finishing ability has improved completely."

The Timberwolves scored in the opening game, which also made the commentators on the sidelines full of praise.

It's just that he didn't finish boasting about the Timberwolves for long, they paid for their youth, Ibaka picked up the offensive rebound inside, dipped a shot, and waited until Towns and others jumped, and then he took advantage of the time difference to make an almost completely empty basket.

At the beginning, the two teams were still in contact with each other, and the score rose alternately, but the Minnesotan was obviously not satisfied with the status quo, and Wiggins had already held back his strength!

Catching the champion Lang out of the Downs block, he asked Rubio for the ball directly, and then, with an excellent first step, he instantly threw Aaron Gordon who defended himself away, and then took two big steps into the three-second zone, facing the saved Vucevic, Wiggins did not choose to pass, but a step, jumped high, and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand!

"Oooh!"

Wiggins contributed a top 10-level dunk not long after the opening, which really stunned the fans at the scene, some of them had just received a bucket of popcorn and didn't even open the seal, and as a result, their own team's basket was already bombed!

"Murderous Split, the champion 'wolf' from Minnesota - Andrew Wiggins!" Not only the fans at the scene, but even the commentator who was still introducing the Timberwolves this season on the sidelines quickly changed the subject: "Look at this guy's terrifying bounce, this is a visible talent!" ”

Before Wiggins was drafted, he was sought after because of his beast-like physical talent, and he became the top pick, and after entering the league, he has been jokingly called by fans: If you can get a layup, you will never dunk, if you want to dunk, it is definitely a dunk!

Today, he is holding back a lot of energy, which really confirms the views of the fans!

Of course, Wiggins is not the same as he was in his rookie years, and his mid-to-long-range shooting has also made great progress this season, in addition to the previous dunk, he also hit two consecutive shots in the mid-range to help the Timberwolves temporarily gain an advantage!