"Michael, you're doing a good job."

Patting Wu Rui on the shoulder, Frank Vogel continued: "Have a good rest. ”

To be honest, Vogel has more to say, because Wu Rui played so well.

At this time, although Wu Rui is not on the court, in fact, his role is still fermenting on the court, the Jazz's interior line does not have Rudy Gobert, and the quality of defense has dropped by more than a star, which is not good news for the Jazz, because Gobert's defense is the top priority of their entire system.

The young center, who also knows this, sat on the bench and was unhappy that he was fouled for two consecutive mid-air collisions with Wu Rui.

"This is Orlando, man, this is Orlando!"

Gobert took the towel handed over by his teammates with a dissatisfied face: "If this was in Salt Lake City, I would have one more block!" ”

"That kid on the other side is going to get an offensive foul!"

"Just now, he definitely fouled, it was an unreasonable collision!"

The more Goebel thought about it, the more upset he became, babbling and complaining on the bench.

It's just that this is a problem for the visiting team, and compared to the Orlando Magic playing at home, this is great news!

What's the biggest question plaguing Orlando?

It wasn't their defense, they gave their opponent less than 50 points in the first half, which shows that there wasn't any big problem with their defense, and it was their offense that really put them behind, in other words, Salt Lake City's tight defense.

And the core of Salt Lake City's defense is Rudy Gobert, who is the only one on the inside!

He was forced off the court, disrupting the Jazz's defensive deployment, and at the same time allowing the Magic's offense to be completely liberated, and their offensive level was raised by more than a notch!

Aaron Gordon was reckless on the Jazz inside without Gobert, and the natural dunk general also completed two empty dunks in a row in the middle of the third quarter, causing the entire Amway Arena to exclaim again and again!

"Aaron is our future, friend, he is the light of Orlando!"

"He's going to be the winner of the slam dunk contest this season!"

Aaron Gordon's wonderful dunk performance even made many Magic fans forget Wu Rui's existence for a short time.

Dunk is really the most ornamental offensive means on the basketball court.

On the other hand, on the Jazz's side, Gobert's downfall is not only reflected on the defensive end, since last season's All-Star, Gobert has also played a non-negligible role on the Jazz's offensive end.

When Gobert is on the floor and when he's not, the Jazz's offensive efficiency is a testament to that.

As a result, in the second half of the third quarter, it was difficult for the visitors to create effective offensive space on their own, except for Gordon Hayward, and Salt Lake City's offense was in trouble!

"Nikola Vucevic has two more points, and without Rudy Gobert, he is the most lethal inside striker on the court right now!"

On the sidelines, the commentator from ABC was full of praise for the Magic's performance: "Counting this goal, the Orlando Magic set off an offensive carnival on their home court!" ”

"At the end of the first half, they were a dozen points behind their opponents, and now they've changed that number to three!"

With two and a half minutes left in the third quarter, the Orlando Magic scored 29 points in the quarter and temporarily trailed their opponents 64-67.

Although they were still behind, the faces of the fans at Amway Arena were completely changed, they were talking and laughing, and the gloom at half-time gradually dissipated.

Anyone can see that the one who is at a disadvantage in the situation now is the leading Utah Jazz!

The state of being in the lead, but not moving an inch, was a state of discomfort for coach Quin Schneider, who thought he was in the palm of his hand, but now everything is back to square one.

Both teams are back on the same page!

The reason for all this is simply that Gobert got four fouls too early, which made the Jazz's intensity drop too much.

What made Jazz head coach Quin Schneider even more uncomfortable, it was the "culprit" who caused all this to not be on the court at the moment, but sitting on the bench of the home team, except for the opening moment of the third quarter, he didn't play for a second!

"Michael, look at Bismarck's appearance on the court, he grabbed this rebound too easily!"

Ibaka, who was replaced by Biyombo in the second half of the third quarter, sat next to Wu Rui, who had already put on his coat, and pointed to Biyombo who was protecting the rebounds on the court: "Without Rudy Gobert, he is simply the highest peak on the court." ”

"yes, he's really enviable in rebounding, and if I'm not mistaken, he grabs seven or eight rebounds per game." Wu Rui looked at Biyombo, who performed well on the field, and smiled: "When will I be as good as him?" ”

"Hi Michael, you're never going to get to his level." Ibaka suddenly laughed: "You will only be better than him!" ”

'Look at the scores, we played so much better than in the first half and it's all because of you. Ibaka couldn't have liked the team's rookie any more: "If you hadn't caused two fouls on Rudy Gobert in a short period of time, we wouldn't have played so easily. ”

"You know, brother, you really broke through the other party's barrier, you did what none of us could do." Ibaka said, recalling a former teammate: "Michael, do you know who you remind me of?" ”

"Who?"

Wu Rui had been listening to Ibaka and was stunned by the sudden question.

"Russell Westbrook!" Ibaka raised his finger and compared it to 12345: "You think he is full of energy, like a sharp blade like him, cutting through the opponent's defense, courageous and fearless!" ”

"But don't be as obsessed with rebounding as he is." Ibaka said, reminding his teammates: "It's not a good thing to care too much about the data. ”

"Okay, Sergi, I'm just going to grab the rebounds I should." Wu Rui scratched his head, and Ibaka's praise for him made the young man a little embarrassed.

If it was just a pile of beautiful words, it might not make Wu Rui have any ideas, but Ibaka directly compared an MVP-level player to himself, which really caught Wu Rui "off guard".

Thinking of this, he still honestly added: "It's just that these are still based on the premise of being able to play." ”

Yes, I can't even guarantee playing time now, even if I'm like Westbrook again, Wei Shao, who can't play, is not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

"Young man, look at the sidelines."