Chapter 55: The difference between the four fouls

"Oh! If I'm not mistaken, the referee gave Rudy Gobert another defensive foul, which means Michael got two more free throws! ”

"Not only that, but Rudy Gobert picked up his fourth foul of the game with less than five minutes to go in the third quarter!"

"At this point in time, the sensitivity of four fouls is very high, and the Utah Jazz must not have thought of that, after all, at halftime, their interior pillar only got two fouls!"

The commentator on the sidelines looked serious, Gobert was only burdened with three fouls when he was fouled by Wu Rui for the first time, and at the beginning of the third quarter, there were only three fouls, which was still within the tolerance of Coach Quin Schneider.

However, at this moment, the appearance of a fourth individual foul has a very different meaning, which means that this excellent defender is just one step away from the tipping point!

This also made Rudy Gobert himself very dissatisfied with this decision, jumping up directly from the floor, he held his head on the side, facing the referee, and kept muttering something, if it wasn't for Hood to stop him in time, maybe the current Gobert would have eaten the first technical foul of the season next season!

"Calm down, Rudy, it's just a foul, don't be impulsive!" Hood pulled Gobert back and dissuaded: "We're still ahead now, don't let your irrationality bury the advantage!" ”

Hood's composure made Gobert have to calm down, and An An stood in the position where Wu Rui should have appeared when he made free throws.

On the other side, Wu Rui, who stood up again with the help of his teammates, stood on the free throw line and executed the two free throw opportunities he had won.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Rui took a shooting pose and made a steady free throw.

Seriously, he thinks that free throws are really the easiest thing to do in the NBA, and compared to mid-to-long-range shooting, free throws that can be prepared casually without interference are simply heavenly treatment.

"I really can't figure out how Howard's free throws can be so bad."

Secretly said in his heart that Wu Rui's first free throw turned around the basket and finally fell into the net.

"To be honest, Michael's free throws are a lot more reliable than his shots, which is really hard to understand." Wu Rui's first free throw hit made the commentators on the sidelines explore the topic of discussion, after all, Wu Rui is a real wonder, and so far in his career, he has thrown a mid-range.

It stands to reason that this kind of shooting disaster level player will definitely not be able to get a shot at the free throw line, so in fact, Wu Rui's rest of his career scores, except for dunks are free throws, and the shooting rate of free throws is even more than double that of those who do not dunk.

The commentator sighed for a while, Wu Rui on the court threw a free throw again, the arc of the basketball was very perfect, not surprisingly, it fell into the net, Wu Rui hit both free throws, helping the team to respond to the opponent's attack in the last round in a different situation!

It was the Jazz's turn to attack, and this time, Hood's long two points were a little shorter, the basketball smashed the frame, and the rebound was in the hands of the Magic.

Payton Jr. advanced with the ball, but did not rush to handle the ball, and waited until the players were all in place before he began to observe the holes in the opponent's defense.

This time, Gordon Hayward was in a twelve-point spirit, and in the previous two rounds, the young striker was played with emotion by the younger Wu Rui opposite, and he would never let the same thing happen three times.

Even though Wu Rui now started his own chatter again, Hayward still adhered to the attitude of turning a deaf ear, just keeping an eye on the defense, regardless of replying.

Wu Rui's words were ignored by the opponent, and Hayward's attention was highly concentrated, which exposed the true level of this year's second-round show, and Wu Rui did nothing on the offensive end.

It's just that Wu Rui was exposed by Hayward's defense, which does not mean that other Magic players will sit still.

Fournier, who has always been known as a goalscorer, cut straight into the three-second zone with the help of his team-mate's off-ball run, and Ibaka, who was a transit station, was quick to split the ball.

After all, he has seen this kind of routine too many times in the Thunder, and the gap is just that it is Fournier who cuts into the inside line for the Magic, and it is Russell Westbrook who cuts into the restricted area for the Thunder!

Thinking of Dawei Shao, Ibaka's eyes unconsciously looked at another person on the team, and on that guy's body, Ibaka vaguely saw the shadow of his former teammate.

Of course, it's not because of the similarity in technology, but because they all have the spirit of going forward in the face of a powerful interior enemy.

On the court, Ibaka recalled the past in his mind, Fournier, who received his pass, went straight up to the basket with three steps, and Rudy Gobert of the Jazz inside line greeted him, but only symbolically raised his hand.

The basketball flew past Gobert without any surprise, and Fournier's big three-step layup was easy, and he scored two more points for the Magic!

"It's unbelievable that Rudy Gobert watched his opponent pull off such an easy layup in front of him!" Seeing Fournier score easily, the commentator on the sidelines looked confused: "This is not the French big man we are familiar with, what's wrong with him?" ”

"Maybe it's because there are too many fouls that cause all this." Another commentator clearly saw the problem: "Michael caused Rudy to foul twice in a row, causing his foul count to skyrocket, and it was the first five minutes of the third quarter, and he couldn't take the risk of fouls to defend anymore!" ”

On the sidelines, Magic head coach Frank Vogel also knew the reason, and looked at Wu Rui's eyes and couldn't help but complicate.

What kind of player is Wu Rui?

The projection is unstable, the dribbling is not solid, in other words, he is a player with very poor basic skills, but his amazing motor nerves, superhuman athletic talent, and that talkative but hard-working attribute make this newcomer so different!

"Toot!"

The more Vogel knows about Wu Rui, the more interested he is in Wu Rui, but Jazz head coach Schneider is not in such a good mood, seeing that Gobert has concerns on the defensive end, he decisively replaced the team's interior barrier and replaced him with Trey Lyles.

The Jazz took Gobert down, Coach Vogel was not idle, and the next time the dead ball appeared, the Magic also made substitution adjustments, and Aaron Gordon replaced Wu Rui off the court!

"Oh, Michael!"

Wu Rui walked slowly back to the bench, and there was a brief round of applause in the Amway Arena, and they paid their respects to the rookie for daring to challenge Gobert's long arm.

And Frank Vogel patted Wu Rui on the back.