Chapter 169: Three Points Can Be King
On the one hand, fans who like Liu Han love Liu Han's indomitable and very positive image, and on the other hand, because of Liu Han's excellent ball skills, but the first image of most fans mentioning Liu Han is that guy's three-point accuracy.
Since Liu Han entered the league, he has been appearing as a three-point god, many defensive players are not afraid of Liu Han's breakthrough and dunk, but afraid of Liu Han's perverted three-point shot, because it is really difficult to defend, if you add a very good breakthrough and other offensive skills, in terms of heads-up, Liu Han is really very incomprehensible.
A very important point of the All-Star Game in the 97-98 season is whether Liu Han can maintain his magical performance in the three-point contest, in the three-point contest last season, Liu Han made people stunned with his 25-shot performance, and this season with Liu Han's further growth, the fans who pay attention to his three-point contest have become more and more.
When the league promoted the All-Star Game, it also made a special promotional video for Liu Han to participate in this three-point competition, and this promotional short video of less than two minutes intercepted a scene of cheering all day long in the whole court after Liu Han hit all the three-point games last season, and then at the end of the film, Liu Han's shooting action appeared on the screen, as for whether the shot can go in, that is the result of participating in the three-point contest tonight.
Prior to the three-point contest that day, Liu Han participated in the league's community service activities as he did last year, and everywhere he went, he was welcomed by most of the fans. New York is the largest city in the United States, but the city's fans are not as loyal to the local team as the fans in other regions, when the Knicks don't play well, the home fans will not be stingy with boos, which is very similar to Los Angeles, which is actually related to the attributes of the city, such as New York, a big city, brings together people from all over the United States and even the world, so they are less loyal to the local team, and they will also worship some stars from other regions, And the story of Liu Han's rise from a mountain village kid to an NBA superstar is also very popular with some low-level people in New York, a city full of people from all over the world with dreams of success.
The number of participants in this three-point contest is smaller than the last one, because the appearance of Liu Han has caused some pitchers who originally planned to participate in the three-point contest to give up this three-point contest, and the only opponent who can be called Liu Han's predecessor in UCLA, Reggie Miller. The other players include the Hornets Glen Rice, the SuperSonics Dale Ellis, the Dallas Mavericks Hubert Davis, the Jazz Jeff Hornacek, plus Liu Han and Reggie Miller for a total of six players.
The league originally planned to arrange eight players to participate in the game according to the convention, but after the invitation was issued, few people signed up, which made the league finally have to abandon the convention, but considering the problem of ratings, the league also arranged an easter egg show about Liu Han after the three-point contest decided the final champion.
On the evening of February 7, 1998, the All-Star Game three-point contest officially kicked off.
Today's three-point contest attracted a lot of celebrities in New York to watch, which is different from the previous three-point contest, which also shows that Liu Han's three-point contest is very attractive.
The first to play was the Hornets' Glen Les, who won the three-point contest in '95 for the fourth consecutive time in a row. The first appearance didn't put too much pressure on the experienced Glen Les, who shot very evenly from the field on five points, missing one at each point, but the all-important fifth color shot was on the line, so that he scored 20 points, which was a very good result in the three-point shooting contest before Liu Han appeared.
The second to appear was Hubert Davis, who was drafted by the Knicks with the 20th pick in '92, and it was his first appearance in the three-point contest. Hubert Davis, who was a little nervous, shot only 14 points and was almost eliminated.
The third player is the Jazz's Jeff Hornacek, this player can be said to be one of Liu Han's sufferers, he was abused by Liu Han in the Western Conference finals last year, but today he is in good shape, the first point is all hit, and the other points are missed, but two of them are not the most important color ball, so Hornacek's final score is 24 points, which is a very good result, if Liu Han does not appear, this result will definitely enter the finals, and even say that he can win the championship.
The fourth player is the supersonic veteran Dale Ellis, the veteran born in 1960 is thirty-eight years old this year, but he has maintained a good state, can be called a model worker in the league, but his stability today is not good, the first two points all hit, the audience cheered, but the last three points only hit 5 balls, and the last three points were all missed, and finally only scored 17 points.
The penultimate player is Reggie Miller, who has shot the most three-pointers in the entire season in recent years, and Liu Han almost broke his three-point record last season, but this season Liu Han will be suspended next, and his three-point record may remain for a while.
Reggie Miller was in average shape today, conceding two balls in the first two points, including a colored ball, but at this point at the top of the arc, Reggie Miller adjusted a little, and then his shooting percentage began to pick up, and finally relied on the good play of the last three points, Reggie Miller scored 22 points.
finally changed to Liu Han's appearance, and as soon as he came on the field, he was cheered by the audience, and some fans played the slogan "We want to see Quanzhong".
Liu Han walked outside the three-point line, he did not rub his hands and shake his hands like other contestants, but quietly walked outside the three-point line, and he didn't even take off his coat.
When the whistle sounded, Liu Han instantly accelerated like a starting sports car, from holding the ball to jumping up and shooting, it was extremely fast, and the sound after each shot was prompting Liu Han to hit or not. After throwing the five balls at the first point, Liu Han didn't continue to pay attention to whether the last ball was thrown, he just accelerated to the next point.
The second point is still the non-stop snort. Liu Han's speed became faster and faster, making the audience who had been holding their breath and watching the game sigh in amazement.
The third point was still Jeon-zhong, and the spectators on the sidelines also stood up, knowing that they were about to see a magical scene.
After the fourth point was thrown, Liu Han still had a full twenty-five seconds left, Liu Han did not slow down at all, and still ran to the next point at full speed, and at the fifth point, Liu Han was still as accurate and fast as a machine.
The last ball was shot, Liu Hangao's raised hand had not yet fallen, and the audience on the sidelines had already made a deafening shout, Liu Han once again completed the whole game, which is a record that almost no one can break.
The other pitchers sitting on the sidelines also applauded a shooter who elevated the three-point shot to the point of art. (To be continued.) )