Chapter 63: Wu Rui, the Prophet
"Michael, how dare you say it's a TNT interview."
On the bench of the Magic team, Biyombo, who had been pitching with his teammates for a while, returned to his seat, stretched and said to Wu Rui beside him: "Maybe your words have made them hype!" ”
Wu Rui faced the interview camera, and bluntly said that the opponent could not get three pairs, and even could only get two pairs if he died, which is simply a naked declaration of war.
TNT, as one of the best sports media in the United States, naturally will not let go of this "big news", less than a few minutes before the start of the game, TNT's basketball section main page, a red bold headline was refreshed by fans.
"Battle of Orlando! Chinese rookie calls MVP hot! ”
A lot of people were attracted by the title, and a little bit to get in was the live signal for today's game between the Orlando Magic and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"Guys, can anyone tell me what this title means?"
Seeing that the players on both sides were still warming up, some fans who had just entered the live broadcast signal couldn't help but send out real-time comment inquiries.
"You guys missed a great interview where Orlando rookie Michael Wu declared war on Russell!"
"Yes, that young man named Michael Wu is going to organize Russell Westbrook to get a triple-double in Orlando!"
"Oh, is this really? Michael Wu? That Chinese rookie? He actually said such a thing to Russell in front of the camera? ”
With the emergence of explanations, more and more fans asked questions, and the title was so eye-catching, in just a few minutes before the start of the game, the number of people who had only watched the live broadcast with more than 90,000 people instantly surged to 160,000, and the game still started, which was higher than the number of people who had already played half the game!
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At the scene, Kenny Smith, who was sitting in the commentary seat, also got the first-hand information of the interview just now from the Herald, and couldn't help but exclaim again and again, and then looked at Shaquille O'Neal next to him: "Shaq, do you know who we interviewed on the sidelines just now?" ”
"Who? Russell? O'Neill was startled by Kenny Smith's yelling and asked guessingly.
"Yes, we interviewed Russell, and we also interviewed Michael Wu!" Kenny Smith looked excited: "Do you know what this kid said?" He said that on his own grounds, Russell's would no longer be magical! ”
"Oh, how dare he say that!" Listening to Kenny Smith's words, Shaquille O'Neal also opened his mouth: "I just like a guy who dares to speak like this!" ”
"Come on, Shaq, anyone can do anything." But on the other side, Charles Barkley shook his head, then looked at the court: "Look at the starting XI sent by Frank Vogel, our Michael Wu still needs to have enough playing time before he can boast of Haikou." ”
As Barkley said, although Wu Rui is very hot now, Coach Vogel still keeps him on the bench, after all, he is far from strong enough to be a starter.
It's just that on the Magic side, the starting lineup has still made adjustments, Jeff Green replaced Aaron Gordon as the starter, and the starters in other positions have not changed.
In this regard, Vogel also explained to Gordon before the game that there is no difference between starting and coming off the bench between Jeff Green and Aaron Gordon, there will be no difference between playing first or coming later, and who will play more minutes in the end will only depend on their performance on the court.
On the Thunder's side, the starting lineup is also unchanged, the interior line is composed of Domantas Sabonis and Steven Adams, the small forward position is Andre Roberson, who is known for his defense, and the guard line is Victor Oladipo, who was traded from the Magic, and Russell Westbrook, the player with the highest MVP call this season!
The two teams have some origins, after all, the two starters standing on the court at this time were once the starters of the other team, and Serge Ibaka also had a pleasantry with the Thunder before the game, after all, they fought side by side last season to overthrow the league dominant.
Similarly, Oladipo also exchanged greetings with his old teammates before the game, the young player likes the team atmosphere of the Magic, but helplessly, he can't control his own stay.
"Sergi, I heard that you have a rookie on your team named Michael." Ibaka bumped shoulders with Wei Shaoyi before jumping the ball, and Wei Shao asked by the way: "Not a starter?" ”
"Of course not." Pulling away, Ibaka was a little curious: "You're interested in Michael?" ”
"No, no, no, I'm just asking."
After receiving a reply, Wei Shao slapped his hands with Ibaka again and stepped aside, waiting for the game to begin.
Ibaka didn't think much about it, maybe Wu Rui was too hot, and even Wei Shao wanted to know more?
The players on both sides appeared in turn, and the game between the two sides officially began, and coincidentally, the Thunder's starting center in charge of the jump ball at this time, Sabonis Jr., was also a rookie this year, and was also the lottery pick selected by the Magic team in the first round with the 11th pick this year.
It's just that as an add-on, he was sent to Oklahoma with Oladipo and traded for Ibaka.
However, even with such a rookie, Vucevic was still slightly inferior in the jump ball, and the ball of the first attack fell into the hands of the Thunder, and Wei Shao controlled the ball and pushed forward.
'The first goal, he's definitely going to pass the ball.
On the sidelines, before Wei Shao on the field could make any moves, Wu Rui, who was sitting on the bench, said something first.
As a result, as if hearing Wu Rui speak, Westbrook relied on the advantage of speed and size to rush into the interior, but did not choose to make a layup, but gave the ball to Andre Robertson on the outside, who received the ball, adjusted slightly, and shot directly into three points, but unfortunately missed the shot!
Magic point guard Payton Jr. firmly controlled the rebound, launched a fast attack, played two to one in the frontcourt, and gave the ball to Jeff Green, who easily stepped to the basket and helped the Magic take the lead in scoring two points!
The ball was converted, and Wei Shao advanced with the ball again, and Wu Rui, who was sitting on the field, spoke again: "Look, he still has to pass the ball." ”
Sure enough, the turtle easily tore through the defense and was about to fly to the basket, but he stuffed the ball in the air into the hands of Adams under the basket, who put the basket with a little more power and missed the basket, and the Magic took advantage of this to play another counterattack, and finally Fournier scored two points!
"Michael, are you a prophet?"
Off the field, Biyombo looked at Wu Rui, who predicted Westbrook's two choices around him, and looked confused!
And Wu Rui sneered: "Wait, there will be more exciting ones in the future." ”