Chapter Seventy-One: Kill Michael Wu Halfway!
"Aaron Gordon was pulled to the sidelines, and Coach Frank Vogel was going to replace him."
On the commentary bench, Kenny Smith reported on the Magic's sudden substitution selection: "Michael Wu is back on the court!" ”
"I have absolutely no idea why Coach Frank would bring on Michael at this time."
Charles Barkley couldn't understand the Magic's substitution.
Although Barkley was not interested in Wu Rui at the beginning, now he feels that Wu Rui is not bad, at least in terms of physical fitness, he is not weaker than the native American player.
But Wu Rui's weakness is also obvious, he is just a rookie with a strong body and almost zero projection ability, and now that the Thunder are chasing and beating under Westbrook's leadership, the Magic need a role that can be returned to color on the offensive end, not a jumping man who can only dunk.
Even O'Neal, who has always been optimistic about Wu Rui, didn't speak, and he couldn't understand why Wu Rui would play at this time.
The three former NBA players on the commentary bench who once dominated the basketball world are in a third-party perspective, but the Magic fans on the scene will not look at this substitution from the perspective of a bystander.
As soon as Wu Rui appeared on the stage, many magic fans in the Amway Arena cheered.
“GO,GO,GO! Michael, give Russell another big hat! ”
"Come, Michael, buckle the other side!"
Obviously, in the hearts of many Magic fans, the team's magical second-round show has already had a bright moment, and he deserves to cheer for himself!
"Michael, listen to the cheers of these people, and you don't want to disappoint them." Frank Vogel patted Wu Rui on the shoulder and motioned for him to play.
"Of course, Coach, I never have the 'disappointing' option in my setting!"
Rubbing the soles of his shoes, Wu Rui twisted his neck, and then ran to the field, but after taking two steps, he suddenly stumbled under his feet and almost fell!
"Oooh!"
Amway Arena, because of the slip of Wu Rui, who was about to play, exclaimed.
"Michael!"
And Ibaka, who was closest to Wu Rui, hurriedly pulled Wu Rui: "What's wrong?" Hurt? ”
"Whew!"
Wu Rui took a deep breath, carefully plopping and jumping, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, Sergi." ”
"I think it's time for me to change my shoes."
After saying that, Wu Rui patted Ibaka's shoulder, twisted his ankle, and took a step first.
Vogel's heart on the sidelines was also chuckled, but after seeing Wu Rui and Ibaka say a few words, he walked to the court and looked fine, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then signaled to the caddie on the sidelines to pay attention to the sweat on the field.
A false alarm, the game continued, the Magic possession, Payton Jr. dribbled the ball while gesturing towards his teammates, the opposite side played vigorously, of course the Magic could not sit still, as the brains of the team on the court, now is the moment for the point guard to control the rhythm.
"Michael's funny scene just now can be embarrassed by Shaq." On the sidelines, Barkley on the commentary bench did not forget to joke about Wu Rui's slip just now, although it is now the offensive round of the Magic, but obviously, Fliggy's attention is not on the Magic at all: "Russell is still two rebounds away from achieving a triple-double, if he can still lead the team to overtake the score, it is simply the best player today!" ”
As soon as Fliggy's words fell, on the court, Payton Jr. burst into the restricted area by blocking and dismantling, and distributed the ball outside, Fournier took advantage of the situation to receive the ball and made a three-point shot, but the basketball smashed on the right side of the basket impartially and flew out.
Under the basket, Steven Adams blocked two with one and two, and his powerful body firmly pressed the two Magic rebounding players behind him.
Wei Shao, who has averaged close to a triple-double per game so far this season, is indeed a player with outstanding ability, and his explosive physical fitness and unreasonable way of playing make Wu Rui have to praise that it is really BT, but one of the things that Wei Shao has been criticized by fans this season is in brushing backcourt rebounds.
Often, Steven Adams can always occupy the best rebounding position, but his job is not to grab rebounds, but to get stuck, and there is someone else who really grabs rebounds, and that is Westbrook.
At this time, in the Amway Arena, a similar situation reappeared, and Vucevic and Ibaka, the two Magic insiders, could only watch another Thunder player who was about to get this backcourt rebound!
Russell Westbrook looked at the basketball and jumped to his feet, heading towards the basketball with both hands, and was about to get his ninth rebound of the game!
"Bang!"
However, just when everyone felt that Wei Shao was one step closer to a triple-double, another No. 0 didn't know when he appeared next to Wei Shao, so he only jumped up one step slower, and before Wei Shao could control the rebound, he picked up his fingertips and raised the ball a little higher!
failed to grab the rebound, Westbrook didn't think about who was grabbing the rebound with him for the first time when he landed, and jumped directly to the rebound!
However, next to him, the same No. 0, the Magic player jumped faster than him by half a beat, and whoever raised the basketball with his fingertips would control the rebound!
"Michael Wu jumped a second time and grabbed an offensive rebound from Russell!"
On the sidelines, Shaquille O'Neal didn't know how many times he got up from his seat: "It's unbelievable, Russell is not a guy who only has a matchbox to bounce, and Michael is still prey!" ”
At the scene, the Magic fans hadn't even reacted to what was happening, and after Wu Rui collected the offensive rebound, he didn't pause and went directly to Fournier on the outside, who adjusted slightly and shot two points from a distance.
"Huh!"
This time, the basketball was very obedient and hit steadily!
It wasn't until this goal was hit that the fans of Amway Arena came back to their senses, but their focus was all on Wu Rui, who passed the ball!
"It's Michael, Michael grabbed the offensive rebound, grabbed the offensive rebound from Russell's hands!"
“Oh My God! I read that right, it's really Michael! ”
Not only the fans on the sidelines, but even the live broadcast room of TNT exploded in an instant!
"Guys, can anyone tell me if this was a live broadcast accident and how Russell Westbrook's rebound ended up in the hands of Michael Wu?"
"Don't tease your brother, when the ball is in the air, no one knows who it will be, but now it belongs to Michael Wu!"
Just when there was a heated discussion in the live broadcast room, the Magic team shot out again, Adams was perfectly stuck, Wei Shao jumped up again, and when the ninth rebound was about to arrive, it was Wu Rui who killed it halfway!
In the same way, the ball was raised high, jumped twice, and with the advantage of bounce speed, he grabbed the rebound in the front court again, divided his teammates, and reorganized!
"Michael Wu snatched Russell two rebounds in a row, and now, Oklahoma's triple-double plan may have to be redeployed!"