Chapter Ninety-Nine: You Taught You This Trick Too
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With a three-pointer that slammed into the basket across the halfcourt, Janis Antetokounmpo shook his head, looking not very satisfied.
The second quarter of the game between the Bucks and the Magic also ended with Milwaukee trailing by eight points at halftime.
"At 54:46, thanks to Janis's efforts, the visitors brought the score close to single digits!"
When the players entered the locker room, the commentator on the sidelines began to chatter: "On the Bucks' side, the mythical beast from Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 18 points in the half, grabbed 5 rebounds, handed out 3 assists, and 2 blocks!" β
"Don't forget that he also made a steal." Another commentator didn't forget to add.
"That's right, it happened at the beginning of the first quarter, and that steal allowed Janis to deliver a five-ball performance at Amway Arena."
Of course, the narrator will not forget the beastly flying buckle of Brother Alphabet, but at the same time, he said: "It's just that the young people of Orlando don't seem to be inferior." β
"Michael Wu also had a good performance in the first half, he scored 18 points in the last game, and today is just half time, he has already contributed 12 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, and handed out 2 assists!"
The commentator looked at the technical stats and said, "This second-round rookie is on the right track and getting better and better. β
"Coach Frank Vogel will definitely give Michael more tasks in the locker room and I'm looking forward to his second half showdown with Jannis!"
As the commentator said, in the home team's locker room, Magic head coach Frank Vogel was explaining to his teammates what they lacked in the first half.
After talking about the shortcomings, Vogel naturally can't forget the praise, among them, the first to bear the brunt is Wu Rui.
"Michael, you're the one who contributed the most on the bench in the team's mountain half." Vogel pointed to Wu Rui, who was wiping his sweat: "I need you to keep it up in the second half...... Also, how about I let you 'steal' the arsenal of Janis and Jabari? β
"Coach Frank, they are indeed full of talent, and the arsenal is so varied that it is absolutely impossible for the average person to master!" Wu Rui sighed: "It's a pity, I still learned a little. β
"You guy, next time you speak, I'll finish it in one breath!"
Vogel glanced at Wu Rui: "Remember what you said, at halftime, the other side will definitely take you as the focus of research, and in the second half, their defense against you will definitely be targeted, and you must come up with some new tricks!" β
Vogel said exactly what Bucks head coach Jason Kidd had in mind, and back in the locker room, the young coach yelled at his teammates, likening their performance in the first half to a disaster!
"Lads, I don't want this disaster to happen again in the second half!" Leaving that sentence behind, Kidd looked at the team leader: "Janis, you played well in the second half of the second quarter, but against Michael Wu, you were always a lot worse. β
"What I asked you to do on the bench, how did you do it?"
"Coach, Michael Wu will definitely regret playing against me in the second half." Brother Alphabet didn't answer directly, but said domineeringly: "Unless, he won't play!" β
In the locker rooms on both sides, both coaches made close arrangements for the second half, and the battle between the two sides was not over!
As the fans in the arena gradually returned to their positions and the players on both sides gradually walked out of the tunnel on both sides, the second half of the game between the Magic and the Bucks was about to begin.
On the Magic side, Coach Vogel directly put Wu Rui in the starting lineup of the third quarter of the game, patted Wu Rui's shoulder, and Vogel said loudly: "Show me the performance, Michael!" β
"No problem, sir."
With a snap of his fingers back to Vogel, Wu Rui tucked the corners of his shirt into his pants, looked at the other four teammates walking in front, and took a deep breath.
If the manager starts defending against him, can I still shine like I did in the first half?
Wu Rui is a little bottomless, because he knows where his current self is, and he also knows that his current self is very easy to be targeted!
But as soon as he stepped on the court, Wu Rui closed his eyes and opened them suddenly.
Since the manager has put himself on the pitch, it means that he thinks he can solve this problem.
Since the coaches think so, then what reason do you have to be afraid!
Thinking of this, Wu Rui's eyes rekindled his fighting spirit, and opposite him, the 2.11-meter-tall buck general, walked up slowly, held his head high, and looked down at Wu Rui!
"Come, Janis, just warm up for the first half!" Seeing the opponent's unkind eyes, Wu Ruile said: "I will never be soft in the second half!" β
"Soft hands?"
Brother Alphabet was also amused by Wu Rui's statement: "I think you did your best in the first half!" β
"If that's you, then I'm sorry because you're really weak!"
After that, Brother Alphabet directly sank his shoulders, lowered his defensive center of gravity, clinged to Wu Rui, and didn't give an inch!
After carefully observing Wu Rui's every offensive round off the court, Brother Alphabet clearly understood that this Chinese rookie must not be given a trace of room to make moves.
Wu Rui sneered, and then his teammates had arrived to block and dismantle, and they were still familiar with the tactical cooperation, but the difference was that Brother Alphabet took a big step forward, easily cracked the blocking and dismantling tactics, and pressed Wu Rui again!
"Michael Wu couldn't get away from Janis's defense! Oh my God, Serge Ibaka is an elite pick-and-roll, but Janis still ruined the Orlando Magic's pick-and-roll tactics this round! β
What happened on the pitch surprised the commentators on the sidelines.
The blocking and demolition tactics were broken, which also made Payton Jr. stunned for a moment, but Wu Rui did not give up the attack at all, while holding Brother Alphabet behind him, he stretched out his right hand and asked for the ball at Peyton Jr.!
"I said it a long time ago, I was just warming up in the first half."
After that, Peyton Jr.'s pass had arrived, Wu Rui received the ball, turned around directly, raised his arms, and was about to shoot!
"What are you thinking!"
Almost at the same time, Brother Alphabet had already flown up, and Wu Rui actually wanted to release the cold arrow, just as if his defense was nothing!
But the next moment, Brother Alphabet, who jumped up in the air, was stunned, because in front of him, Wu Rui didn't make a shot at all, it was just a feint to shoot, and this move, he still seemed familiar!
It wasn't until Brother Alphabet began to fall that Wu Rui raised his arm again, just like he had done countless times in training, and sent the ball into the net steadily!
"Huh!"
The basketball fell into the net, Wu Rui raised his right arm and grinned at the alphabet brother in front of him who was dangled by his feint: "This trick was also taught to me by you." β