Before the start of the three-point competition, Li Liang prepared in the locker room.

In this three-point contest, three players from the east and west each played.

This all-star engaged in a points battle between the east and the west, starting from the shooting star game, the east and west were divided, and the wins and losses were accumulated.

But the fans don't care who wins or loses in the east and west, what the fans want to see is a wonderful performance.

If the east wins or the west wins, it won't give more bonuses to the fans.

The trio in the East are Kyrie Irving, Paul George and Steve Novak.

The western trio are Matt Bonner, Stephen Curry and Leung.

While waiting for the play, the six of them chatted together while changing their jerseys.

Li Liang is wearing a Lakers sports coat and putting laces on his sneakers.

Stephen Curry sat next to him, and Curry was curious when he saw Li Liang's sneakers, and said, "These are Under Armour's sneakers, which seem to be worn by Bazemore." ”

Li Liang said: "This is a high-end product, signed and customized, if you want, I can give you a pair." ”

Curry shook his head, he signed with Nike early on, how could he accept Under Armour's sneakers.

However, on the team, Bazemore had pitched the shoe to him, so Curry had an impression of the brand.

Curry didn't agree, but Irving accosted him on the side, "Can you give me a pair?" ”

Li Liang said: "You are not from the west, why should I give it to you." Unless you can win the three-point contest, I can consider giving you a pair. ”

Irving is currently a Nike player, just like Curry.

However, he doesn't have his own signature sneakers yet.

As for why he wanted Li Liang's Under Armour shoes, as long as he knew.

This guy is sometimes weird in his head.

Regarding Li Liang's provocative statement, Owen said: "Then I will decide on your signature shoes." ”

Li Liang smiled, "I can relax the conditions a little, if you can get second, I will give you a pair of my signature shoes." “

This statement is even more arrogant, which means that you have won the first place of Bruce Lee, right?

Live out of Larry Bird's "You're here to fight for second".

Li Liang was about to vomit when he was on the task, so he didn't want to be the second, and he wouldn't be the second.

Owen was still young, and he was provoked by Li Liang, so he nodded and agreed.

Hey, you're a player under Nike, and if you accept other brands of sneakers, it's for other brands.

He accidentally fell into Li Liang's trap.

At this time, the skills challenge was about to end, and six people came to the field.

Saw Lillard win the final championship and win the Skill Challenge trophy.

Houston fans were thrilled to see the three-point contest about to begin.

This is the main meal tonight.

There will be two rounds of the three-point contest.

In the first round, each of the six players makes a one-minute shot, and then the East and West send the player with the most points to participate in the second round.

The second round is the final, where the top spot in the East and West will face off.

It should be said that the schedule is quite simple and straightforward, but this gimmick of "East-West Showdown" is really a bit boring.

Such a format is likely to cause the two people with the best results in the first round to not be able to enter the second round of the final matchup.

Before the official start, six players warmed up on the field and tried their hands.

Matt Bonner, a player from the Spurs, was interviewed by Rick Fox.

Fox is a former member of the Lakers' three-time championship, and after retiring, he went to shoot an A-movie, and this time he came to the All-Star Game as a special guest.

During the interview, Fox pulled out a T-shirt and gave it to Bonner.

A T-shirt with a giant red serpent on the front and "Matt Bonner" on the back, as well as "Red Mamba".

After the interview and warm-up, the first appearance of the Western Army was Stephen Curry.

He wore a white Warriors home jersey and started from the first point in the bottom right corner.

Curry didn't start the game well, hitting just two shots from the first point.

The second point, 45 degrees, still doesn't work, not a single goal is scored.

To the third point, the top of the arc, slightly better.

After that, Curry felt better and better, and the fourth point was all in the middle.

Only one of the fifth points was lost.

In the end, he scored 17 points, which is a decent score.

Because you are the first to play, you will inevitably have to bear more pressure.

Li Liang didn't want to be the first to play because he wanted to leave a little hope for others.

The three-point contest is not only a test of shooting skills, but also a test of mentality, and stability.

Li Liang's shooting skills are not the strongest in the NBA, but his mentality, especially the mentality of the three-point contest, is not stable.

The three-point contest has been established since 1986 and has been held for the 28th time this year.

But the number of times Li Liang participated in the three-point contest alone in the mission is estimated to be more than 28 times.

So to say that he was nervous, it was completely impossible.

The second to appear is Red Mamba Matt Bonner!

Bonner's shooting stance is very distinctive, pushing the shot put!

He chose to start in the bottom left corner, which was his preferred position.

Sure enough, in the first point, he made all 5 shots and scored 6 points!

Bonner's feeling is quite good, and his shooting posture is a little weird, but accurate.

After the first three points, Bonner had already scored 15 points.

Quite a high score.

With one more money-ball, he'll be as score-tied as Curry.

And he still has 10 balls left unshot.

However, he didn't shoot well for the last two points.

Especially the three-pointer in the bottom corner on the right side, which is not the point he is used to shooting, only scored one.

In the end, Bonner scored 19 points and surpassed Curry.

After Bonner's throw, the crowd held up the number 15 shirt of the Red Mamba.

Chris Paul stood up and cheered loudly for Bonner.

Because the All-Star was held in Houston and Texas, many Spurs players participated in this event, and there were many Spurs fans.

Now it's up to Li Liang.

Li Liang got up from the bench and stretched his arm while the staff put the ball back in place.

He didn't take off the Lakers' yellow sports jacket, which is obviously learning from Bird.

In the first round, Lao Tzu can kill you all in a sweatshirt.

Li Liang was different from Bonner, and he chose to start the first ball from the bottom right corner.

With a whistle, Li Liang began to shoot.

First goal, score.

The second goal, scored.

Third goal, ......

The first point is the same as Bonner, all hits!

Steady, very steady.

In the second point, Li Liang missed a goal.

In the third point, he also missed a ball, but he hit both flower balls.

So he was the same as Matt Bonner, who scored 15 points after shooting the first three points.

His shot is different from Bonner's, very standard and smooth.

And he shot quite lightly, and it felt like he threw the ball effortlessly.

That's what he learned from Larry Bird, and you have to learn to maintain your strength in the three-point contest.

The fourth point, the point of 45 degrees on the left, the first ball, Li Liang thrown.

He's now fully into the shooting state, and his posture, movement, muscles, are very stable.

The noise from the Houston crowd didn't affect him in the slightest.

The fourth point, hit three balls, including the flower ball.

So he has 19 points and one last point left.

The main one is in, and Li Liang will represent the West District team!

As a result, the first one missed......

The second, too, did not enter.

The third, still not entered!

Could it be that Li Liang is going to play overtime with Bonner?

The hearts of the audience were hanging, what was going on, is the bottom corner of the left side poisonous.

The fourth, still missed!

The ball was a little too far off, and there were more than three seconds left on the clock.

The last flower ball, Li Liang took it in his hand, adjusted it slightly, and shot at the last second!

The ball draws a wonderful arc, with suspense, hollow into the net!

Entered! money-ball！

The crowd cheered, and the final goal was a stunner for Bonner.

With 21 points, Li Liang successfully won the first place in the western team with a score of 21 points, and he will represent the department in the second round and compete for the championship of the three-point contest with the champion of the eastern team.