Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 40. Bloodbath in Orlando (40)

During the timeout, even Luke could hear the roar of Magic coach Davis clearly.

At this moment, Davis had a bulging vein in his neck, holding a tactical board and yelling at the players non-stop, but the expression on the players' faces was very comfortable, as if they didn't take Davis' words to heart at all.

Even the boss of the team, Francis, still had a trace of undisguised disdain on his face. He not only ignored Davis' words, but it seemed that he was restrained enough without saying a few words back.

In fact, this is the overall atmosphere of the current Magic team. Coach Davis has no control over this team at all, and the players simply don't bother to talk to this half-baked coach.

I am afraid that except for Howard, who has just entered the league, who is considered positive, the others are fighting on their own, not to mention the sense of belonging to the team.

After the timeout, the Magic's problem on the offensive end is still unresolved, but the attitude on the defensive end is obviously much more focused than before.

It's just a pity that on the offensive end, the Magic still have to rely on the performance of Francis and Grant Hill, but under the targeted special care of the Timberwolves, Francis is a bit uncomfortable at this point.

Throughout the first quarter, the Timberwolves lacked Garnett's defensive pressure did decline seriously, but they maintained an efficient overall performance on the offensive end.

In particular, Nehbar and Szczerbiak have a clear advantage in personal matchups.

Faced with Grant Hill, who has experienced many serious injuries and his movement speed has long been inferior to before, Nehbar relied on his light and agile dribbling rhythm like a needle thread, and the entire Timberwolves' offense was very smooth.

As for Szczerbiak, who faced Turkoglu's defense, he turned on the killing mode in the first quarter, and the whole person maintained an efficient offensive level whether it was shooting from inside or outside.

Turkoglu is 20 meters tall, and Szczerbiak is [-] meters tall, but Szczerbiak, who is [-] meters tall, is nearly [-] catties heavier than Koglu.

This also led to a more bizarre scene on the field in the first quarter. Szczerbiak, who was obviously shorter, actually played Turkoglu with his back on the offensive end.

Turkoglu, on the other hand, was knocked into pieces by Szczerbiak. He was dizzy at the basket and stared at gold stars, allowing Szczerbiak to score consecutively, scoring 14 points in a single quarter.

This scene seemed unreasonable to Davis. A striker who was [-] meters was hit by a guy who was [-] meters.

And if it's just that the defense can't be defended, it's fine. On the offensive end, Turkoglu not only couldn't find a shooting opportunity, but he also got capped when he asked for the ball to hit Sczerbiak with his back in the low post.

This made Davis' mood more and more complicated, and the word helplessness was directly written on his face.

If it weren't for the Magic's weak rotation at the power forward position, Davis would have put Turkoglu on the bench and told him loudly: "Eat shit, go to you!"

When the first quarter of the game ended, the Timberwolves directly scored a terrifying 37:14 difference.

The Timberwolves scored 23 points in just one quarter, which is really shocking.

"Guys, the Magic are the first team to beat us this season, and now we'll let him open his eyes and see how terrifying the angry Timberwolves will be."

"Today we will bloodbath Orlando, let the other side see our true strength!" Luke roared during the intermission.

Losing two games in a row has long made the players feel depressed. Now, after hearing the words of the head coach Luke, the players are as excited as chicken blood: "Blood in Orlando!"

The roar from the Timberwolves side was too loud. Davis couldn't help swallowing when he heard the roar of the Timberwolves players, only to feel a sudden tremor in his liver.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Luke is a little different from the past in terms of employing people this time.

In the past, Luke would take the substitute during this period, and let all the main players rest.

Luke is a very rhythmic coach, and rarely increases the playing time of the main players without thinking.

However, this time Luke kept Nehbar and Szczerbiak, who had only rested for just over two minutes in the first quarter, on the court, making it clear that he wanted to get serious about killing the Magic.

Nehbar is still very young, and there is absolutely no problem in terms of physical strength. A rest of more than two minutes in the first quarter is enough for him to recover.

"Shua~" Nehbar once again assisted Szczerbiak to hit a three-pointer. Szczerbiak's offensive touch is very hot tonight, and his personal score is close to 20 points.

Looking at tonight's posture, Sczerbiak's statistics will definitely be overwhelming, but I don't know if he can break his career-high 44 points.

Seeing that Szczerbiak's offense was hot, Nehbar and others simply didn't take much shots. The offensive end gave Szczerbiak more opportunities, creating a lot of opportunities for Szczerbiak .

Next, the fans only saw that Szczerbiak became the core of the Timberwolves' offense. After all the players got the ball, they tried their best to hit the ball into Szczerbiak's hands.

Even if Szczerbiak misses a shot, Karl Malone will desperately grab rebounds under the basket to help Szczerbiak get a second chance to attack.

Throughout the second quarter, the Magic felt extremely tormented. Although the offensive touch gradually began to recover, the point difference between the two sides continued to widen.

By the end of the first half, the Timberwolves had scored 71 terrifying points!
On the Magic side, only 24 points were recorded in 35 minutes of the first half.

The half game crushed the opponent by 36 points, which made Orlando's home fans unable to complain, because the Magic's score in the half was not as high as the Timberwolves' score. This thing is really outrageous!

During the intermission, the online commentary room became lively.

Since the Minnesota, without Garnett, led the Magic by 36 points at halftime, and the team scored 71 points in the half, this is really a shocking thing.

However, although the score of 71 points in the half looks terrifying, it is not ranked at all in history.

After all, the Suns scored 1990 points in halftime in the 107 season. If compared with that, the Magic can only be regarded as nothing.

But although the halftime scoring record failed to break, the Timberwolves broke the halftime point difference record in team history, leading by 36 points at halftime. This is definitely a number that fans dare not think about when the old Sanders was coaching.

But now times have changed. After the new head coach Luke took office, Timberwolves fans found that there seems to be nothing in this league that Luke can't do!
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"Wally, great job!" In the locker room, Luke smiled and patted Szczerbiak on the shoulder.

上半场斯泽比亚克出场了21分钟，结果砍下了31分5篮板2助攻以及2次抢断，几乎是凭借一己之力就打爆了魔术队。

You must know that the Magic only scored 35 points in the first half!
Szczerbiak scratched his head with a smile, a little embarrassed by Luke's praise.

Luke never praised people on weekdays. Even when facing Garnett, he always had a rigid face. It was the first time Szczerbiak saw him smiling and boasting like this today.

"There is no need to be humble, let's keep working hard in the second half!"

"Since it has been decided to bloodbath Orlando in this game, don't restrain yourself tonight, and let go to fight!"

"Wally, it's not easy to feel as good as today. Tonight, you should brush up your stats. As long as you want to play, I will be satisfied at any time." Luke knocked on the closet and whispered.

At present, the Magic have basically been beaten without fighting spirit, and Luke is determined to wash Orlando with blood, so Szczerbiak has a great chance to get a high-quality stat tonight.

As for whether it can break the career-high 44 points, it depends on the Magic's defensive strategy in the second half.

If the Magic would resolutely double-team Szczerbiak even if they would rather lose, then Luke has nothing to do off the court.

Half a season has passed, and Szczerbiak has sacrificed a lot playing under Luke. It is rare for Szczerbiak to feel overwhelmed today. Luke naturally wants to be an adult.

"Okay!" Szczerbiak didn't say much, just looked at Luke and nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)