noveltune Chapter 203 The frequent slam dunk contest
Chapter 203 The frequent slam dunk contest
Chapter 203 The frequent slam dunk contest
On February 2th, the All-Star Weekend continued at the Staples Center Arena.
There are still no absentees in the arena today. The fans entered the arena early and waited patiently for the start of the game.
The slam dunk contest is much bigger than the All-Star rookie game.
After all, the rookie games in previous years were basically won by the second-year teams, so there was no sense of expectation.
The Rookie Challenge's status at All-Star Weekend has become irrelevant.
If it weren't for the appeal of Li Xuan, James, Dayao and others, the attention would not have been so high.
But this year's rookie game really made people shine. The united first-year and younger teams defeated the second-year team.
And in the second half of the game, there was no water at all. Both sides tried their best, and the physical confrontation was not weaker than the regular season, which made the fans hooked.
This makes fans look forward to the next rookie challenge.
This saved a lot of popularity for the rookie game.
Although the residual heat of the rookie game has not dissipated, the fans are most concerned about the slam dunk contest today.
Before the start of the game, Li Xuan, Dayao and others entered the arena through the player's exclusive channel, came to the auditorium, watched the upcoming sub-events, and enjoyed the relaxed and happy All-Star Weekend.
"There are so many people! Even those guys who will play the main game tomorrow will come to join in the fun."
Wade looked around and found that Kobe, Garnett and others were sitting in the front row of the audience.
"After all, tonight's slam dunk contest is very interesting."
Li Xuan responded, cast his gaze on the venue, and acted as a spectator.
The first thing to start is the "Shooting Star" competition, which has just been added this year.
This project consists of four teams, each team consists of three players, including an NBA player, a retired superstar and a WNBA female player.
There are a total of 6 shooting points, and three people shoot separately. The next person can only shoot after the previous person makes a shot. The winner is determined through a round of competition, and the team with the least time will win.
"Brother, this event is tailor-made for you. If you participate, other teams will only be able to compete for second place." Wade said with a smile.
He is very optimistic about Li Xuan's shooting ability in the middle circle.
Li Xuan glanced at Wade in surprise.
This kid can do it!
I realized the essence of pretending to beep so quickly.
"Dude, this project doesn't depend on one person alone, and it's useless if the teammates don't work hard." Li Xuan responded.
Dayao on the side nodded in agreement. For this project, it is necessary to find three shots that are accurate.
On the court, through fierce competition, the Los Angeles Lakers finally won the shooting star championship with "Magic" Johnson quickly hitting a super long three-pointer near the middle circle with a time of 43.9 seconds.
After the Shooting Star competition, there will be a Skills Challenge.
The players who signed up for the skills challenge this year are: "Little Man" Boykins, "Lone Wolf" Marbury, "Captain Beard" Baron Davis, and "Old Fish" Fisher.
In the audience, Li Xuan, Wade and others predicted who would win in the end.
Li Xuan, the "prophet", chose Davis first, Wade chose Marbury, and Yao joined in the fun and chose Boykins.
"Whoever chooses the lowest ranked person will be the one to treat tonight's supper." Li Xuan suggested.
"No problem." Wade and Dayao nodded in agreement.
In the preliminaries, Davis, who was the first to play, completed all the events in 28.7 seconds, temporarily ranking first, and his results were very good.
Marbury, who played second, performed quite well. The first few moves were completed very smoothly, and the ground pass was also very accurate. However, when shooting a three-pointer, he missed the first time and completed the task the second time. There was a little delay, and it took a total of 36.4 seconds.
The third player to play was Boykins. The "Little Man" also fell into the three-pointer, and he only hit the third shot, and the final time was 34.9 seconds.
It can be said that the result of Li Xuan and the others' bet has come out.
"Hahaha, Dwyane, you're going to spend money tonight." Li Xuan smiled, feeling very happy.
"I'm willing to bet and admit defeat. Tonight's supper is enough." Wade patted his chest and said boldly.
On the field, Fisher, who was the last to appear, completed all the projects in 31.6 seconds and won a seat in the final.
In the final, Baron Davis played steadily and finally won the championship with 31.8 seconds.
After the awards ceremony of the skills competition, the three-point shooting contest was held as scheduled.
The players who signed up for the three-point contest this year are: Mobley, Korver, Billups, Leonard, Lewis, and Peja.
If Peja of the Kings successfully defends his title in this All-Star Three-point Contest, he will win this award three times in a row and become the No.1 in NBA history of this project.
"Brother, why didn't you sign up for this project? You are the player with the highest three-point shooting percentage in the league at this stage. If you participate, you are very likely to win the championship." Wade was a little curious why Li Xuan didn't sign up.
"I also want to take a break and experience the atmosphere of the All-Star Weekend. I don't want to be so tired. I have the opportunity to sign up again next year." Li Xuan replied truthfully.
In fact, the main thing is to win the championship, and the system does not have any rewards.
The second is that the opponent is too weak, and he is not interested.
Although Peja is good, he is at the end of his peak and his state has declined.
Li Xuan hopes to compete with those two little guys for three-pointers.
Not long after, amidst the cheers and shouts of the fans, the game officially started.
首先进行的是预赛，第一个出场的莫布里获得13分；第二个出场的科沃尔得到19分；第三个出场的比卢普斯获得了12分；第四个出场的伦纳德得到18分；第五个出场的刘易斯得到16分。
The defending champion Peja was the last to play. He played very steadily and scored the highest score of 21 points in the preliminaries and won the final seat.
In the end, Peja, Korver and Leonard entered the finals.
In the final stage, Leonard scored 18 points in the first appearance, and his performance was quite satisfactory.
Korver, who played second, performed abnormally and only scored 15 points, withdrawing from the championship.
Peja, who played in the finale, felt the pressure from his opponent and seemed a little nervous. He didn't perform at a normal level and missed the last bouquet. In the end, he only scored 16 points and failed to defend his title.
In the end, Leonard of the Nuggets became a new generation of "three-point king".
After the awards ceremony, the grand finale dunk contest will be staged.
This year's slam dunk contest is very interesting. It's not how awesome the contestants are, but how powerful the dunk is.
Instead, if Jason Richardson from the Golden State Warriors defends his title in this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, he will win this award three times in a row and become the No.1 in NBA history of this project.
But the few other players in the dunk contest won't be taking Richardson's dream lightly.
Ricky Davis from the Boston Celtics, Chris Anderson from the Golden State Warriors, and Fred Jones from the Indiana Pacers were not to be outdone, and showed their own housekeeping skills.
In the first round of preliminaries, Davis played first. He first tried to hit the rebound and catch dunks, but failed to make two shots.
Therefore, Davis changed to a 360° turn and a large loop dunk. After the judges finished scoring, they gave a total score of 45 points.
Then he made another dunk with a change of hands from a 0° angle. Unfortunately, he failed three times and only scored 31 points.
In the end, Davis scored 76 points in two rounds and was basically out.
The second player to play is Anderson, who will become another white man who can fly after Barry.
The big man's two dunks were truly extraordinary.
The first dunk came with a twist reverse dunk, which won the applause of the whole house.
The next second buckle was ordinary, and a smashing empty catch was completed.
In the end, Anderson scored 88 points in two rounds.
The next player to play is No. 20 Jones of the Pacers.
Jones' first dunk was very difficult. He smashed the basketball on the floor, then jumped up quickly, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand, and smashed the ball into the basket very violently.
This dunk won unanimous praise from the judges and scored the first 50 points in the game.
Then the second dunk was barely completed and failed to get a full score.
But Jones still scored 92 points by virtue of the good performance of the first dunk, temporarily ranking first.
The finale was played by two-time champion Richardson.
In the cheers and shouts of the fans in the audience, Richardson began to dunk for the first time.
For the first action, Richardson chose a jet-style straight-up dunk from behind the rebound. The action was completed very smoothly and he scored 45 points.
Richardson upped the ante on the second move.
He smashed the ball to the backboard first, then jumped into the air immediately, grabbed the rebounding basketball, quickly completed the crotch change, and then slammed the ball into the basket, and the movement was completed very smoothly.
The auditorium erupted into warm applause, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
The judges at the scene unanimously gave a perfect score of 50 points.
In this way, Richardson's total score of two dunks was 95 points, and he reached the final with Jones.
In the audience, Li Xuan, Wade and others also applauded for this dunk.
"This dunk is good. This guy has a lot of skills. He has a great chance of defending the title. Li, Yao, what do you think?" Wade asked Li Xuan and others after expressing his opinion.
"It still depends on the performance on the spot. Some moves are easy to do during normal training, but they can't be completed on the court. The outcome is unpredictable." Although Li Xuan knows the result, it may also be changed through the butterfly effect. Don't dare to boast.
"I'm not going to join in the fun. The final is about to start. I don't want to miss the wonderful moment." Dayao replied with a smile, and then turned his gaze back to the field.
After a while, amidst the cheers and shouts of the fans, the slam dunk contest finals began.
Jones' first dunk was a bit difficult. After he first hit the basketball to the ground, he immediately rose into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air, and after changing hands behind his back, he dunked the ball hard into the basket with one hand.
For this dunk, the judges unanimously gave full marks, allowing him to get 50 points again.
Then he invented an ingenious move, throwing the ball to the audience outside the court.
Just as the fans were at a loss, a person who also wore the Pacers' No. 20 jersey stood up in the audience.
It turned out that Jones was going to receive a rebound pass from the floor outside the court, and then complete the aerial dunk.
Such an innovative performance made the audience look forward to it, but unfortunately, Jones failed in several attempts and only scored 36 points.
In the end, Jones scored 86 points in two rounds.
Due to Jones' mistakes, the probability of Richardson defending the title has greatly increased.
When everyone thought that Richardson's championship was stable, another accident happened.
Richardson's first dunk is also very difficult. Only he completed this dunk and won the championship.
When Richardson was about to dunk, the audience fell silent instantly, and the fans couldn't wait to witness the miracle.
Richardson took a deep breath, and after hitting the basketball on the ground, he quickly rose into the air, grabbed the rebounded basketball, and wanted to complete a dunk under the crotch, but he hit the front of the basket and failed to complete it.
There were bursts of sighs in the auditorium, expressing some regrets.
"Hey! The take-off height is a bit low, otherwise the dunk can be completed." Wade analyzed as an "expert".
Li Xuan nodded, agreeing with Wade's point of view, and then cast his gaze on the field again.
Richardson's second attempt was unsuccessful, and as his strength declined, a third attempt was also unsuccessful.
After several failed attempts, he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and chose the other two relatively common moves, scoring a total of 78 points.
In the end, Jones won the 2004 All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest by virtue of his difficult movements and unique creativity.
Wade was a little bit embarrassed after watching the slam dunk contest, which was too hip.
He felt that he could win the championship by just completing a few moves on the court.
"The level of this year's slam dunk contest champion is not very good. I will participate next year and win the championship in one fell swoop." Wade said confidently.
Li Xuan shook his head slightly after hearing this, he didn't know Wade's confidence.
"If you participate, I will definitely come back to the scene to cheer you on, and just watch how you get embarrassed." Li Xuan said in a teasing tone.
"Brother, how disrespectful are you to me! I don't want you to hit people like this." Wade laughed and fought with Li Xuan.
"Okay, don't make a fuss, hurry up and have a late-night snack. Tomorrow, Dayao and I have a match to play, so we need to rest early."
Wade was speechless for a while after hearing this, he knew that Li Xuan was pretending to beep again.
It's amazing to be selected for the All-Star Game!I can too in the future!
Later, the three of them found a restaurant together, enjoying delicious food.
"Hey! I can't eat any more. You have to control your weight and don't mess around." Wade said with a regretful tone after eating a deep-fried chicken drumstick.
"Eating once in a while is okay, but not often. We are athletes. To maintain good eating habits, it is best to hire a professional nutrition team." Li Xuan put forward reasonable suggestions.
Dayao and Wade nodded, and waited until the funds were sufficient to form their own team.
After eating supper, the three of Li Xuan said goodbye to each other and went back to their respective homes.
Li Xuan returned to the hotel room, went to bed and rested after washing up, recharging his energy and getting ready for tomorrow's All-Star Game.
System rewards are secondary, he mainly wants to see what the All-Star MVP trophy looks like.
Therefore, Li Xuan plans to do a big job in the All-Star Game.
(End of this chapter)