Chapter 330: Creativity, Difficulty, and Violent Aesthetics!
Sun Hao, Anderson, James, and Richardson were introduced one after another.
The cheers at the scene were also higher and higher.
The main event is finally here!
"What do you think Sun will dunk in?"
In the commentary booth, Kenny Smith turned to Barkley and "Magic" Johnson.
The dunk contest is the three of them.
"I think it would be nice for him to dunk a pull-up rod because he's a shooter."
Johnson spoke.
His words speak to a focus of the fans' attention.
If you don't think it's enough for Sun Hao to participate in the slam dunk contest, imagine the scene of Curry participating in the dunk contest, and there will be a picture.
Fans don't see whether Sun Hao can win the championship at all, but what actions he will deduct.
You must know that Sun Hao, whether he was in Europe or China before, was "famous" in the matter of dunking.
Although in recent years, Sun Hao has been constantly justifying his name as "Dallas Carter".
But this kind of thing, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and it's not so simple for you to change the impression of fans.
"Hey guys, Sun already did a 360° dunk in China last year."
However, Barkley, as the new Sun Fu, naturally knows more about Sun Hao.
Smith and Johnson both had a look on their faces.
"You'll see."
It's a pity that mobile phones in this era have not yet developed, and Barkley can't show the video to the two.
However, he believed that Sun Hao would surprise everyone later.
While the three of them were chatting, the dunk contest was about to begin.
The first one to appear is Sun Hao!
Cheers and whistles erupted.
Dallas Carter, coming!
On the sidelines, Iverson, Kobe, Maddie and other stars watching the show were also staring.
Not only the fans, but also those of them who have played against Sun Hao are also curious about what actions Sun Hao will use to dunk the dunk.
Even this includes Nowitzki, and Sun Hao kept it a secret from him for the sake of surprise.
Sun Hao's first buckle did not have an assistant.
However, he didn't rush to start dunking immediately, but went to the judges' bench to greet the judges one by one.
The rules of the slam dunk contest in this era are indefinite, and one dunk has three chances.
And the judges are still the most classic scoring system.
When Sun Hao greeted them, he didn't forget to say something like "give me 10 points".
This made the judges laugh and caused another whistle on the scene.
Let's not talk about how Sun Hao will deduct it, just this spirit of entertainment is already very in line with the atmosphere of All-Star Weekend.
After the "bribe" was completed, Sun Hao dribbled the ball to the three-point line.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the field, he took the ball and began to sprint inside.
When he was one step from the free throw line, he took to the air.
As he jumped, he began to spin his body.
"Bang!"
In the stunned gaze of the fans, Sun Hao completed a 360° turn in the air, and then smashed the ball into the basket.
Sun Hao's first dunk, 360° turn dunk!
The scene exploded instantly, and in the cheers, many fans raised the "10" score in their hands.
Iverson and Maddie, who were in the front row, also laughed and raised the "10" split.
This dunk action is not difficult in the event of the slam dunk contest.
But! The key is that this is deducted by Sun Hao! And it was a first-time success!
Everyone knows that he turned around for a 360° dunk on Adi's first trip to China and was thrown to the basket.
Now, Sun Hao is officially justifying himself at the slam dunk contest at one time!
This kind of dunk is more meaningful than difficult!
Soon, Abdul-Jabbar on the judges' bench all raised the "10" score one after another.
50 points!
Sun Hao's first dunk gave this year's slam dunk contest a full start.
"What am I talking about?"
On the commentary seat, Barkley couldn't help but Erlang's legs.
Sun Hao really has a tacit understanding with him.
"What's his second move?"
Kenny Smith asked.
"I don't know, but we'll find out soon."
Barkley, of course I don't know.
But he pretended to be mysterious, so Smith and Johnson thought he knew.
Sure enough, Smith pointed at him, and that curiosity tickled the heart.
The second to appear is Anderson.
He went on the field with a Mohican blast on his head.
The host of the scene introduced him in a long paragraph.
Anderson was just an ordinary role player in the NBA, but his experience was one that could be written into a best-selling autobiography.
At the beginning, this guy was looking forward to the 1999 NBA draft, but he didn't know until after the draft that the draft was not only announced, but also had to submit an application to the league, and he was not on the list at all.
He then joined the Texas Basketball Ambassadors, an exhibition team that began playing exhibition games around the world, then joined the Chinese CBA Jiangsu team, then the IBA League, then the NBDL League, and finally joined the Nuggets in the summer of 2001.
This is a different kind of "legend".
However, most fans don't know about these, and fans have more impressions of him, basically staying on James's teammates.
Anderson took the ball outside the three-point line, directly assisted the run to impact the inside, and turned around and dunked back!
The ball was dunked in, and Sun Hao was shocked.
One thing to say, Anderson, who is 2.08 meters tall, can dunk such a dunk at one time, the kind with an absolute degree of difficulty.
However, the audience and the judges on the sidelines did not seem to buy it.
He scored just 42 points on the dunk.
He kept shaking his head after reading the score himself.
This result is unexpected, but it is fully explained.
On the one hand, in the sport of dunking, big men are naturally negative.
If you don't do some bells and whistles, it's just pure show skills, and the fans and judges won't buy it.
This can be seen at a glance at the previous champions of the slam dunk contest, with fewer big men participating and significantly fewer champions.
On the other hand, it is naturally Anderson's fame.
If you want to say Sun Hao's first button, it is impossible for him to have a full score if he changes to another guard.
This was soon vividly reflected.
Not long after Anderson's side was off the field, the scene immediately erupted in cheers.
The third one to appear is James!
Sun Hao's current popularity is incomparable, but James is not low at all.
And in a sense, James's popularity on the scene is not lower than Sun Hao.
Because James is a homegrown player!
In the eyes of fans, James is the future of American basketball.
And James' image is perfect, which makes him even better than Kobe.
Sun Hao also looked at the court, James's slam dunk contest, it was laid!
James didn't look nervous.
Although he has not participated in the NBA's slam dunk contest in history, he did in high school.
So this arena is not so new to him.
After adjusting his breathing, he chose to toss the ball.
This one action adds points to this whole dunk action.
The difficulty coefficient of throwing the ball is completely different from that of holding the ball.
The ball landed and bounced one step outside the basket, and James had already rushed inside.
Then, he took to the air, leaned back slightly, grabbed the ball with one hand in the air, and slammed it into the basket!
First time!
After the goal was scored, the fans at the scene also cheered continuously, and many fans shook the "10" score in their hands.
And soon, the judges also gave a score, 50 points!
Another 50 points!
Sun Hao smiled and nodded at this time.
I have to say, James is really smart.
Anderson's previous example has shown that showing off skills is not pleasing.
Even if he's James.
So James wisely chose another route, the flow of violence.
It's simple, but it's violence and visual impact.
Such a choice turned out to be completely correct.
Historically, Griffin won the slam dunk contest and leaped over the car.
He actually flew under the hood, but it came across as brutal, and even directly broke the psychological defenses of rival McGee.
This time, all the pressure went to Richardson, who appeared in the finale.
Richardson has been the dunk champion for the past two years, but his opponents are honestly average.
But tonight, the pressure is high for him, who is aiming for a third consecutive title.
Under heavy pressure, he directly gave up the first move he was going to prepare and chose a difficult action.
He took the ball and rushed forward, then threw it straight to the rebound.
It looks like it's going to be a slam dunk.
Maddie sat up straight unconsciously on the sidelines, an action that was one of his labels.
But soon, even he opened his mouth wide.
Because after Richardson caught the ball that bounced back from the board, he directly changed hands under his crotch and dunked!
"Grass ......"
Sun Hao watched it on the sidelines.
The difficulty of this dunk is compared to this, and he can only be regarded as a master.
In the future, when fans comment on the dunk king, it will be either LaVine or Carter, and few people will mention Richardson.
But Richardson's physical stretch and ability to complete difficult dunks, he can definitely be listed as the "best dunk king in history".
After the ball was smashed into the basket, the scene was completely exploded.
Not only did they score 10 points, but the fans, including the judges, stood up and gave a 10 points.
This dunk is a real "50 points because the full score is only 50 points" dunk.
After the first round of dunks, the fans' emotions were completely high.
One round down, 3 perfect points.
This slam dunk contest swept away the sluggish atmosphere of the slam dunk contest in previous years!
In the second button, all four of them are under great pressure.
Of the four, only the top two in the two rounds will advance to the finals.
In other words, with three perfect points in the first round, they will not be able to enter the final if they make a slight mistake.
Sun Hao is still the first to appear.
The fans at the scene all sweated for him.
To be honest, among the four people, Sun Hao's dunking ability must be the lowest.
The first clasp is the clasp of meaning.
But that kind of thing can only be used once, and if this second buckle doesn't have any new tricks, then it's likely that he will be the first to be eliminated.
Many people at the scene were looking at Sun Hao to watch the dunk contest, if Sun Hao was eliminated......
After Sun Hao appeared on the stage, he began to play tricks again.
Instead of dunking directly, he suddenly threw the ball into the audience.
Following the direction of the ball, the fans realized that Sun Hao was not throwing, but passing the ball to ...... Nash in the fifth row of the auditorium!
Sun Hao also brought an assistant to the slam dunk contest this time!
And Nash didn't mean to get off the court after receiving the ball, and stood directly in the audience to prepare.
This time, the fans at the scene were completely high.
It's not that there are no assistants in the slam dunk contest, but Sun Hao is definitely the first one in history who brought it directly to the audience!
I'm afraid this is more difficult than Richardson's just now.
After signaling OK to Sun, Nash threw the ball into the court.
Sun Hao rushed to the ball, but Nash's ball landing point was not too good, and he failed the first time.
The fifth row of the auditorium, this distance, even Nash is difficult to reach at one time.
However, this failure only made the emotions of the fans more high-spirited.
And Sun Hao suddenly changed direction this time, originally he was facing Nash's direction, he walked to the same side as Nash, and the two were at a 45° angle.
Nash threw the ball into the court again, and this time it landed significantly better than the first.
The ball hit the rebound and bounced, and Sun Hao also flew up.
After receiving the ball in the air, he took advantage of the situation and made a 180° turn dunk.
"Phew!"
The ball flew off.
The difficulty of this kind of cooperation is too great.
Three chances were used twice and still didn't work.
However, the fans at the scene were even more energetic, and the cheers came one after another.
Not to mention whether it can be successful or not, if Sun Hao dares to try this level of dunking, it is enough to make them excited.
The third and last time.
Sun Hao and Nash glanced at each other.
Nash threw the ball out again.
I have to say that Nash is synonymous with the word "stability".
This time the ball landed almost exactly the same as the last time.
Sun Hao also took off again.
This time he jumped noticeably higher than the previous one.
It can also be seen from the expression on his face that he also used his best at the last chance.
Grab the ball in the air, turn 180, dunk with one hand.
"Bang!"
The ball was smashed into the basket.
Sun Hao's third attempt finally succeeded!
The moment the ball was dunked, the scene erupted in a sea of cheers.
The fan raised the "10" in his hand again.
Although Sun Hao only succeeded on his third attempt, this dunk can be completed, and it is worth full points!
The judges are talking to each other.
This is not the first round, and anyone's score may determine the final match.
Sun Hao high-fived Nowitzki when he got off the court, and after sitting down, he also looked up at the judges' seat.
Although he knows that his ability is limited, his cooperation with Nash has only just begun, and he certainly hopes to have a chance to show off the next two dunks.
The judges over there quickly finished the discussion.
Five people gave the score at the same time.
5 10 points!
Sun Hao's second deduction is another full score!
Sun Hao couldn't help but smile and shake his head after reading it.
He really didn't expect this to be scored, because it directly means that he has entered the finals!
It seems that his previous judgment and choice was right, the slam dunk contest is already king! (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)