Chapter 110: Three-Point Contest
"Oh a pity!"
Hearing Olynyk's sigh, Shangguan Yu already knew the end. It's a pity this time, Thomas is still not calm enough, and in the second ball, he can completely suppress the rhythm. But now that the outcome of the game has been decided, there is not much to say.
After Downs hit that three-pointer, the big man standing behind him all hugged him and hugged Downs tightly. It's a big win for them, and it's always been a little bit better for the little guys, and it's a great honor to be able to bown the Skill Challenge trophy now.
Thomas still showed his big white teeth, but the smile on his face was a little bitter. Shangguan Yu went over as soon as possible and comforted him: "It's okay, he's just a little lucky, next time you can win if you are stable!"
"Hmm!"
Seeing that he was a little depressed, Shangguan Yu didn't have a good way to comfort him, so he could only pat him on the shoulder.
The first round of performances on Saturday night was finally over, and then it was a more appetizing, tense and exciting three-point contest. The players participating in this competition are all well-known figures, and every player has a good three-point shooting technique. In particular, the Splash Brothers participated at the same time, which made this competition even more starry.
Let's take a look at who is on the list of this year's three-point contest?
The first is the Warriors' star and the league's current No. 1 three-point player - Stephen Curry.
He was the champion of last year's three-point contest, and he went on to win the regular season MVP and championship, breaking the season record for total three-pointers made. So far this season, Curry has made 232 three-pointers, 77 more than the rest of the players and 77 more than second-place Klay Thompson, and has a good chance of breaking the record again.
The second is Klay Thompson, who is along with Curry and is known as the Splash Brothers.
But whether it is the number of three-point shots, or the number of three-point shots, and the three-point shooting percentage, he has to be pressed by Curry, which makes him very depressed. But his three-point shot isn't bad, so he wants to prove himself in this game as well.
The two have been with the Warriors since they entered the league, and after years of hard work, they finally tasted the championship last year. But people will remember Stephen Curry more than Klay Thompson. And Iguodala, who played dead for a season, shined in the championship again. Restricting James, in particular, is pretty nicely done. Successfully snatched FMVP from the hands of the two.
He's always been second with the Warriors, and this time he's definitely going to want to win, and he's going to prove that he's no worse than Curry.
The third is the current boss of the Rockets - bearded James Harden, his strongest killer feature, known for his amazing touch, but Harden's three-point shot is not bad.
Last season, Harden was second only to Curry in the regular season MVP vote, and in the semifinals, Paul once again dreamed of a Western final. Although the Rockets have had a slow start to the season, Harden has also hit 140 three-pointers, ranking third in the league and second only to the Warriors' splash.
Next up is JJ Reddick, a very good pitcher who is relatively rare in the league right now.
He's always been a great pitcher, both in college and after entering the league. He is the same type of player as Ray Allen, but there is a big difference. Because his physical fitness is not good enough. And the breakthrough ability is not strong, more of a run or use the cover to catch the ball.
In one word, he's a pure pitcher.
And his performance this season has been particularly impressive, with Redick hitting a total of 123 three-pointers in 46 games, the highest shooting percentage in the league at a staggering 48%, almost 5 percent shooting.
In fact, to be reasonable, Shangguan Yu's three-point shooting is not bad, he has made 104 three-pointers so far this season, and his shooting rate is also 42.4%.
It is estimated that he did not perform well enough at first, and people paid more attention to the fact that he belonged to the identity of Chinese, not his data, so he was not invited to participate in this three-point competition.
The above four can be said to be the most famous three-point shooters. But the next four, although not very well known, are also the league's best three-point players.
First of all, the starting point guard of this Eastern Conference All-Star, Kyle Lowry from the Toronto Raptors,
Lowry is averaging a career-high 2.8 three-pointers per game this season. And 39% of three-point shots were also career highs. And this is his home field, maybe he has a chance to win the championship trophy of the three-point shooting competition.
Second is Bucks scorer Chris Middleton, who has also been good on three-pointers this season, averaging two three-pointers per game and hitting a career-high 41% three-point shooting percentage.
Then there's this year's rising Suns new nucleus Devin Booker, who is the youngest of this year's contestants, at just 19 years old. But he's proven himself to be a great guard and a great three-point shooter, shooting 42 percent from three-point range.
Originally, there was another big highlight this year, that is, the center from the Heat, the former dragon king Chris Bosh, will also participate in this three-point contest, but he is out due to injury.
He was replaced by CJ McCollum, who had previously participated in the Skills Challenge, in this All-Star Three-Point Contest.
The current CJ McCollum is one of the Trail Blazers' backcourt duo, although he doesn't perform as well as Lillard. But he still averages 20.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. Since he can come to the three-point shooting competition, his three-point shooting ability is also good.
He averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game, shooting 41.6 percent from the field, and has made 118 three-pointers this season.
Although this time I couldn't invite Leonard, who ranked second in three-point shooting percentage, it was still full of highlights.
Can Klay Thompson, in particular, avenge the year's finals?
In last year's three-point contest, the final championship competition was between Klay Thompson and Stevens Curry, but Curry completed 13 consecutive hits and finally walked away with a record-breaking 27 points.
Klay Thompson is back this year, apparently to be ashamed.
However, before the three-point contest begins, there is also an entertaining match, which will be played by Dream Chase Draymond Green against the famous American actor Kevin Hart, and this game will have a surprising ending just like the previous skill challenge.
Because Draymond Green, as the best three-point player in the league and the best three-point player on the team, actually tied with Kevin Hart, which was really unexpected by many people.
The fans and players in the stadium stood up and gave Kevin Hart the most enthusiastic applause.
An entertainment session full of comedy movies came to an end under the constant bickering between the two.
Then there was the performance of the band from the knights, although the drums were beating very highly, but Shangguan Yu didn't think it sounded very good, maybe it was a cultural difference.
After the show, it's finally the player's turn to take the stage, and the three-point contest will soon begin.