Chapter 11 Michael, Do You Want to Play?
"Huh!"
In the Wajovia Center Arena, 76ers player Robert Covington took advantage of Joel Embiid's blocking and pick-and-roll, and shot a one-step jumper from the three-point line, and the basketball fell steadily into the net, and the 76ers scored two more points!
"Look at Joel's mountain-like body, the quality of this block is too high!"
The commentators on the scene did not comment too much on the goal, in their opinion, Covington's shot was completely created by Embiid, so they were full of praise for Embiid's high-quality blocking.
At home, the 76ers fans also cheered with the situation on the court, and after this goal, the 76ers won a nine-point lead at home 14:5!
Among the 14 points of the 76ers, Joel Embiid alone scored 7 points, not only that, but he also grabbed three rebounds and handed out an assist, and the defensive end also changed the Magic's tactical system, resulting in the Magic team feeling nothing!
"Joel Embiid alone turned the game into a one-sided situation!"
Even sitting off the court, Wu Rui clearly felt the influence of this big man on this game, which was amazing!
"yes, can you imagine that this guy only got into basketball in high school!" Biyombo, who was beside Wu Rui, was also extremely reluctant when he heard the emotion of his teammates: "I have to admit that this is a visible talent!" ”
Off the court, when Wu Rui was talking to Biyombo, Embiid on the court was still continuing his performance, only to see him resist Vucevic in the three-second zone, and after moving left and right at his feet, he took advantage of the situation to pick up a basket, but this ball unfortunately smashed on the back edge of the rebound and bounced high!
You know, before this, Vucevic has been scored three times in a row by Embiid, one of which is still 2+1, it can be said that the opponent even gave Vucevic the opportunity to breathe cruelly!
Therefore, seeing Embiid finally hit the iron, Vucevic also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as he protected this rebound, everything would be fine.
It's just that before he put the basketball in his hand, next to him, Embiid who missed the layup jumped again, flicked the basketball with his fingertips, said that it was a coincidence, and raised the basketball from Vucevic's fingertips, and then, when Vucevic fell, Embiid jumped again, held the basketball with both hands, and hung on Vucevic and poured the ball directly into the net in the air!
“Dunk!”
At the same time as the dunk was completed, the referee blew a whistle, Vucevic fouled the defense, and Embiid got another 2+1 chance!
“MVP! MVP! MVP! ”
Embiid stood at the free throw line, and most of the fans began to chant in unison, in their eyes, this man is the future number one of Philadelphia, a real superstar!
"He's got a lot of jumping in a row!" On the other side, on the Magic bench, Wu Rui's mind repeatedly replayed Embiid's performance of almost ignoring Vucevic under the basket just now!
That moment of power, jump, fall, force again, jump, dunk!
During the whole process, the power released from the burly body deeply shocked Wu Rui!
I want to grab a rebound with him, I'm going to get under his basket, jump up, dunk!
The instant boiling in his heart made Wu Rui's legs tremble uncontrollably, and he couldn't wait to rush to the court now and compete with the guy standing on the free throw line!
"Huh!"
When Wu Rui's heart was warm, Embiid on the court got up and down and hit free throws, helping the 76ers take a 12-point lead in one fell swoop!
"Toot!"
On the sidelines, Magic head coach Vogel couldn't sit still, decisively asked the referee for a timeout, readjusted his tactics for Embiid, and also made substitutions.
Bismarck Biyombo replaced Vucevic, who had not performed well since the opening game, and the responsibility of defending Embiid was handed over to Ibaka!
And Wu Rui continued to sit on the bench.
"Michael, look away, your chance is later."
Biyombo, who was about to play, patted Wu Rui's shoulder, and he, who had been sitting next to Wu Rui, naturally saw that this young man wanted to play, so he also comforted Wu Rui.
"Alright, Bismarck, your task is not to be a mentor." Vogel interrupted Biyombo at this time, urging him to hurry up, and then glanced at Wu Rui, who was slightly lost: "Michael, do you want to play?" ”
Want to play?
Hearing Vogel's question, Wu Rui's originally lowered head was raised instantly, and his eyes lit up: "Yes, I really want to play!" ”
"That's good." Seeing Wu Rui's appearance, Vogel smiled and pointed at Embiid on the court: "Do you see the big man opposite?" ”
"He's just like you, a very talented young man." Vogel said as he looked at Wu Rui: "Don't look at his nimble feet now, a few years ago, he even had a big problem with dribbling. ”
"Dribbling is all a problem?"
While Vogel spoke, Embiid showed his superb footwork on the offensive end, but unfortunately, under Ibaka's experienced defense, he missed the iron.
And Wu Rui also glanced at the big man with superb footsteps under the basket on the court, and his face revealed four words: Unbelievable!
"Of course, he's from Cameroon and he hasn't trained professionally, so when he first arrived, his basketball skills were very rough."
"If he keeps his original skills, no matter how talented he is and how explosive his physical fitness is, he will not enter the NBA." Vogel shouted to the players on the field to speed up the pace, and then went on to say to Wu Rui: "Not to mention playing." ”
"So, Michael, do you want to play?"
Dropping this sentence, Vogel glanced at the silent Wu Rui meaningfully, and then stood up directly, walked to the sidelines, and yelled at the players on the field, telling the players to pay attention to defense and counterattack.
The 76ers' offense was also affected because of Embiid's poor hand, and Embiid had a limit on playing time, and after playing for a while in the first quarter, he was replaced by Brown with Richaun Holmes.
The Magic also took advantage of this time to score points one after another with Fournier on the outside and Ibaka on the inside, and the score caught up, and before the end of the first quarter, they even completed the score 25:23!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Embiid was still not sent to the court, the 76ers played a chaotic game, and the Magic gradually reversed the main game, taking a double-digit lead in the score.
Although Embiid reappeared in the second half of the second quarter to the cheers of the fans and played well under the basket, it only did not allow the team's deficit to be extended, and it could not achieve a comeback in the score.
Embiid only played half a quarter in the third quarter before being substituted and never played again.
On the Magic side, Vogel has no intention of replacing Wu Rui, even if the team once led the opponent by 20 points in the fourth quarter!
It's just that Wu Rui didn't have any complaints about his failure to play, and he kept repeating a sentence in his ear.
Do you want to play?