Chapter 572: A Big Stage Surrounded by Stars
"Kraft, how are you preparing?"
Bibby, who had just lost the three-point contest, had already changed into his tracksuit and a formal suit, and kept his son Mike Bibby JR by his side. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Before Erniu could speak, Eddie on the side provoked: "Hey, why are you kid hiding behind your father again?"
As Erniu's daughter, Eddie has been to the Eagles' locker room more than once, and naturally knows little Mike Bibby, who is really a little stunned by the young lady of a similar age!
After all, before women don't have the blood-shedding buff of their eldest aunt, their combat power is generally better than that of men, not to mention that Eddie still has an age advantage.
Ruan Erniu smiled and said to Eddie: "Pay attention to your image, Eddie!"
Then, Ruan Erniu said to Bibi: "Don't worry, my mentality is definitely more relaxed than yours, I'm here to enjoy the game!"
Bibby nodded and said, "That's right, although Howard was a big hit before the game, I still believe in the strength of your monster." ”
Ruan Erniu nodded with a smile and walked to the arena in the Eagles' training uniform.
Before the slam dunk contest, there was also a performance of the mat.
The city of Phoenix invited musician Kevin Rudolph and his band to perform "Let-It-Rock" together.
At the end of the performance, the contestants of the slam dunk contest suddenly jumped on both sides of the stage in two groups under the cover of a dry ice spray.
A total of four people participated in today's slam dunk contest: JR Smith (Nuggets), Nguyen Erniu (Hawks), Nate Robinson (Knicks), Dwight Howard (Magic).
JR and Erniu seemed relatively calm, although the two of them also moved their hands and feet on one side, jumping up and down from time to time, or swaying to the music, but these two were still too casual compared to the other group.
Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard started all kinds of shows before the game even started, and Howard obviously didn't see Robinson as a competitor, but had a lot of fun with Little Potato.
Tonight's SLAM-DUCK was sponsored by Sprite, so the fluorescent screen in the American Airlines Center was green, and the background board where Erniu and others appeared was also a variety of green.
To be honest, if the champion of the slam dunk contest also needs to wear a green hat to celebrate, Er Niu is not sure if he will turn his face on the spot.
At the end of the mat performance, the four contestants temporarily went to the sidelines to rest and adjust their state, and the camera on the court cut to the commentator of today's slam dunk contest.
It is still contracted by TNT, and the commentator lineup is: Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller, Kevin Harlan.
Needless to say, the first two are not too much to say, and if friends who often play 2K games will not be unfamiliar with Kevin Harlan's voice, yes, it is the one who shouts the loudest and most passionately.
The three of them gaged for a while, and after talking about the opening remarks and sponsors by the way, it was the turn of the players to be introduced.
Kenny Smith said: "These four guys probably don't need to be introduced, so who do you personally like to win?"
Well, this question will be asked to the others later by my partner Cheryl Miller, who is also Reggie's sister.
So let's start with my opinion, I think Howard will successfully defend his title. ”
Kevin Halland went one step ahead of Miller and said: "I picked Nate, and although Dwight was the favorite before the game, I still think Robinson is an underrated guy who has more than the average energy at 5'9". ”
Reggie Miller in the middle position glanced at Kenny Smith on the left, and then at Harlan on the right, and he smiled and said, "I think my UCLA alumnus Kraft Nguyen is more champion!"
"Are you sure?" asked Kenny Smith rhetorically.
Reggie Miller smiled again: "Anyway, if I choose the candidate you have chosen, the audience will not be satisfied, so I will simply choose another candidate!"
There is no flawed logic, but does Reggie Miller really think so?
Nobody knows!
The rules of this year's slam dunk contest were quickly played on the big screen:
First, four preliminaries, two people advance, the preliminaries are divided into two rounds, scored by 5 referees on the spot, the two players with higher total scores in the two rounds advance, and the finals are also two rounds, but the right to score is completely handed over to the audience in front of the TV and the Internet, and they vote to decide who is the final champion.
2. Each player has a two-minute dunk time, during which time they can dunk an unlimited number of times until they are hit.
Well, the rules are clear, and the TV cameras are duly on the five referees of the day: Tom Chambers, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson, Cedric Cebarros, and Larry Nance.
Interestingly, when the camera cuts to Cebaros, the old guy also deliberately shows off his new version of the folded phone, and he doesn't know how much money the sponsor gave him.
These phone makers apparently don't understand that no matter how much they put into marketing, they only have the last two to three years left to survive.
In the last link before the start of the game, the big names of the NBA on the sidelines first became the focus of the TV camera: O'Neal and his wife Shanny, Kobe, Pau Gasol, James, Pierce, D. Wade, Anthony, Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Bibby and his son, Pippen......
Well, there is one more figure that cannot be left unmentioned, Mr. David Stern, President of the Alliance.
The spectators have arrived and the players are ready.
The host of the scene, the legendary basketball player, is said to have given the outside superstar a huge psychological shadow when Reggie Miller was a child, and before announcing the start of the game, she will conduct a final session with last year's champion Dwight Howard.
"Okay, Dwight, let's talk about it? Who will be the winner of this slam dunk contest?" Cheryl Miller calmly and generously put the microphone to Dwight Howard's mouth.
Sparkle was still lively just now, but now he was nervous like a child, and he said three times in a row: "I-don't-know! idon't-know...... I…… don't-know!”
Cheryl continued: "COME-ON! Speak your mind, there's always someone to choose from!"
Spark hesitated for a moment, and finally choked out one word: "EVERYBODY!"
Cheryl, as a heroine in the female league, looks down on this kind of guts guy the most, and immediately pushed Howard away with extreme disgust, and officially announced the start of the slam dunk contest by the way.
What are you kidding, the old lady has been fighting with you for a long time, and you are so unconfident?
To be honest, from this moment on, Cheryl gave Howard a big cross in her heart, and this guy was expected by everyone to successfully defend the championship of the slam dunk contest.
The competition is coming, at this time, is it actually cowardly?
You must know that this year's rules, the voting power in the second round is all in the hands of the audience, and the audience in the United States will not vote for the guy who doesn't even have this confidence, they prefer domineering characters.
Nguyen Er Niu, Robinson, and Howard sat down in turn, and the first to start the performance would be JR Smith.
With a two-minute dunk time, JR didn't rush to shoot directly, he took a few steps back, gestured repeatedly, and then threw the basketball in his hand.
Ruan Erniu secretly said in his heart: "Oh no! Could it be that my creativity collided with JR* Smith!?"