716: He's not here to win the championship, he's here to be a god (4K)

A 720° turn and dunk in the air, an action that only exists in the folk but has never appeared on a professional basketball court. But today, Link let fans who follow professional basketball also witness the excitement of the 720° dunk.

There is still a big difference between professional and amateur players, and amateur players are more open-minded when it comes to dunking. After all, for amateur players, dunks are their biggest plus. Putting on a good show is sometimes more important than winning a game.

But professional players are the opposite, their goal is to win, so they don't put too much effort into freestyle performances, and they don't risk injury to do some dangerous dunks.

That's why the street dunk contest is more exciting than the NBA's slam dunk contest.

American streetball legend "Professor" Grayson. Boucher once said, "The NBA's slam dunk contest is always 3 to 5 years behind street ball, and the best dunk contest is always on the street stage." ”

Today, though, Link has brought some incredible moves to the professional scene. At least this 720° dunk is unprecedented.

Link certainly doesn't joke with his body, but even when it's safe, there's still plenty of action to do!

As soon as the first round was over, everyone else instantly became dim.

Lillard's crotch change, George's bouncing show, Wall's 360° turn pullup...... Link's dunk made fans lose interest in the first three in an instant.

Link walked off the court in a hurry, and although he took out a shocking dunk, it was as if he had just warmed up.

"I can't believe that an Asian can fly so much!" O'Neill sat next to Yao Ming, shaking his head vigorously.

"That was certainly not his hardest dunk just now, Shaq, keep your eyes open." Yao Ming was giggling on the surface, but he actually had goosebumps.

Link is enough to make today's slam dunk contest go down in history!

After watching Link's dunk, George and Lillard actually have little confidence.

There are only a few dunk moves that everyone has prepared, and it is impossible to temporarily increase the difficulty. And George and Lillard prepared the hardest dunk, which was not as difficult as Link's first dunk.

So, Lillard and George are already on the verge of giving up.

Lillard's second-round dunk barely made any waves on the spot, as he threw the ball out and ran to the basket with his back to the basket and jumped, then half-turned in the air and dunked it with one hand.

Although this slam dunk was successful once, any dunk linked to the "air turn" now will definitely not win the favor of fans and judges.

Because Link's 720° turn just now is already the limit of the category of turning and dunking.

As a result, Lillard scored only 42 points on his dunk. After two rounds, Lillard only scored a total of 82 points, basically missing the opportunity to advance to the finals.

After completing the dunk, Lillard shook his head and walked off the court, and was abused by Link and the Grizzlies in the regular season.

"You're so ruthless, Link, I'm going to see you perform." After Lillard got off the court, he hugged Link gently, and he also knew that his slam dunk contest journey was over.

George didn't feel like he had much to think about before he came on the court, and he knew he wouldn't be able to beat Link. As a result, George's second dunk, a 360° turn dunk under the crotch, tried three times without success.

According to this year's rules, three unsuccessful performances are equivalent to a failed performance, and the five judges will only give a base score of 6.

With that, George and Lillard are basically doomed. Next, it will be up to Wall and Link to see if they will roll over.

Wall is different from the previous two, he doesn't want to give up yet!

Perhaps, the 720 is the hardest dunk that Link has prepared? Wall really wants to win, he doesn't want people to mention the 2010 class of players, who are the top pick and always rank behind a draft!

This time, Wall also made a ruthless move. He hired O'Neill, who was a judge, to partner with him, which was a gimmick.

O'Neill had actually rehearsed with Wall before, and he knew what Wall wanted to do.

But all this is unknown to the fans, so everyone is looking forward to it.

Wall asked O'Neal to stand far from the basket, and cheers rang out from the crowd.

Wall this is going to fly over the "shark!" ”

Truth be told, flying stars to complete dunks are not a new move. But first, the height of the "big shark" of 2.16 meters is not a height that can be crossed casually. Second, his historical status has come to this, but not everyone has the face to cross over him.

But O'Neill has always been an entertaining player, so he doesn't care about being stepped over his head by juniors.

These two points made Wall's flying slam dunk attract enough attention.

Seeing Wall make such a move, Link knew that the champion was serious today.

In the end, Wall ran with the ball from outside the three-point line, and flew over O'Neal to complete a one-handed dunk!

The visual effect of this ball was very stunning, and a Wall defender flew over O'Neal, like a bird flying over a mountain.

After Wall's dunk, O'Neal also made a fist clenching motion at him. I have to say that this slam dunk contest is full of oriental elements.

Eventually, O'Neill, Yao Ming, and Julius. Irving gave Wall 10 points in both. Only Wilkins and Jordan didn't buy it, one gave 9 points and the other only gave 8 points.

Although Wall's leap over O'Neill was shocking, in fact, O'Neal bowed his head slightly and bent over at the moment when Wall jumped, and invisibly lowered his height. Moreover, Wall's left hand was on O'Neill's back, and he held it slightly.

Therefore, this is not strictly a direct flyby.

But even so, 47 points is definitely a high score. After Wall's slam ended, the lights dimmed again, and the spotlight shone on Link.

It's his turn!

After Link's incredible 720° dunk, Wall wasn't going to give up! He responded with a nice flyover, and now, let's see what Link will do! ”

Mike. Brin's palms were covered in sweat, and he hadn't been so excited about the slam dunk contest in years.

A classic game that requires a great opponent in addition to a great player. Just like the 1988 slam dunk contest, the reason why that game became a classic was that in addition to Jordan's amazing performance, it was also Dominic. Wilkins' foil is enough to be great.

And today, Link ran into a more serious opponent like Wall. Together, they are enough to turn this slam dunk contest into another classic!

Link applauded Wall as he waved at his teammate Randolph on the sidelines.

In previous All-Star Weekends, Randolph would have preferred to rest in Memphis for a few days if he didn't have a game assignment.

But this year, in order to watch Link's slam dunk contest, he also came to New Orleans. In addition to Randolph, Gasol, Tony. Teammates such as Aaron and Iguodala were on the scene.

"Does Link want to return Wall's dunk to a flying star? But Randolph wasn't as tall as O'Neill. "Mike. Brin pouted, it might not be that simple.

Randolph was a little confused, as he hadn't rehearsed with Link before. He didn't expect to be called up by Link.

However, Link is full of confidence, and although he has not practiced with Randolph, he has practiced with Kilganon standing on a stool countless times. Kilganon stood at the height of a stool, almost as tall as Randolph.

Therefore, Link is undaunted!

"You just stand here, hold the basketball above your head with both hands, and you're done." Link instructed Randolph to take a stand on the right side of the basket before stepping back to the bottom right corner.

"You've got to at least tell me what you're going to do, right? I'm scared to death! Randolph felt like his bladder was full.

"You'll know later, remember, don't move, Zach."

With that, Link retreated to the corner. In the expectant eyes of everyone, the run.

Link ran up to Randolph and jumped like a helicopter, straight over Randolph's head! While Randolph wasn't as tall as O'Neill, Link's flyover moves were much cleaner than Wall's.

In the air, Link gets the basketball that Randolph is holding up, then half-turns and turns his back to the basket with both hands behind his back!

That alone makes the action quite exciting. After flying over people, you still have to get the ball in the air, or half turn, or a back buckle. But after Link completed the dunk, it was discovered that both of his arms were directly inserted into the basket!

A back dunk with both hands on the arm, another action that has never been done in the history of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is born!

In the past, any player who paid tribute to Carter's hanging arm dunk was sure to score a high score. And today, Link has taken the arm to new heights.

From now on, the spokesperson for the arm dunk will no longer be Vince. Carter, the UFO encounters a UFO that is more capable of flying.

It is true that Randolph is not as tall as O'Neill. But other than that, Link's dunk is almost every aspect more exciting than Wall's!

After Yao Ming and O'Neal watched the dunk, they sat directly on the bench. Jordan, on the other hand, shook his head vigorously, knowing that this slam dunk contest was over. The fastidious "old rascal" again raised a sign with a perfect score.

In the end, Link scored a perfect score of 50 points again and entered the final with a perfect score in two rounds!

Wall's confidence had already taken a slight hit at this time, and he didn't know how many things Link had to do that guy that no one else had ever done before!

Watching Lillard and George get eliminated by regret, Bill. Simmons started to get nervous. His black dress debut, probably has to be explained here.

After the slam dunk contest entered the finals, almost all the fans cheered for Link. After the first dunk of the final stage between the two sides, Wall was already five points behind.

As a result, Wall came up with a very wonderful and killer move at the same time. I saw Wall fly over the mascot standing on the side of the basket, and then glide to the other side of the basket to complete the back dunk.

James feels sorry for Wall, with Wall's performance today, he can definitely win the championship in any slam dunk contest.

It's a pity that Wall ran into Link today. With Link here, no dunk from Wall can evoke any emotion in people's hearts.

When Link came out to perform the final dunk, nearly 20,000 fans in the stadium were chanting Link's name.

Mike. Brin exclaimed, "This kind of scene has never been seen in the slam dunk contest!" ”

Then again, everything Link did today was something he had never seen before.

In the final dunk, Link decided to challenge a difficult move. Like Kilganon said, Link has to take out his opponent easily, and what he really needs to do is go above and beyond.

He's not here to win the championship, he's here to become a god!

Link's final dunk was still free of bells and whistles and props, and as he said before, he brought the dunk contest back to the dunk itself.

Kevin. Durant quietly turned on the TV in the hotel at this time, his fists clenched.

Originally, it was said that you wouldn't watch Link's slam dunk contest, but no one can escape the law of true fragrance.

Durant is now feeling both ashamed and excited.

Link prepares, exhales, and starts running!

Jordan felt as if his heart had gone into arrest, and every time Link runs, you can't imagine what will happen in the next second.

Kilganon also stood up, and Link was ready to ...... Behind the air rotation self-throwing and self-buckling!

I saw Link leap high under the basket and start to turn in the air. As he turned his back to the basket, Link held the ball in his right hand in the air and went around his back, then threw the basketball vertically from behind his back.

After Link made another half a circle in the air, turned into a face frame, and completed the 360° turn, the basketball he had just thrown up just rose to the top of his head. So Link, with a slam of his right hand, pressed the basketball into the frame!

This unbelievable self-throwing in the air made Jordan not slow down for a long time. Numerous superstars rushed onto the court and lifted Link to his feet. All the fans at the scene were in a frenzy and couldn't extricate themselves.

And in this noisy environment, Jordan can only care about two things.

First, breathe hard so as not to be the first judge to die at the slam dunk contest.

Second, try to think about one thing, "How did that guy do it!" ”

Turning around in the air, and throwing himself away, is this a human thing!?

Jordan turned his head to look and found that it was not only he who was frightened. Irving and Wilkins, the two historic dunks, were equally dumbfounded.

All five judges forgot to score and just looked at each other in disbelief.

But this goal doesn't need to be scored. O'Neal thinks the 10-point mark is too low, and if he can, he's willing to give Link a 100, 1000!

This guy not only saved the slam dunk contest, not only created a classic matchup, but also raised the ratings of the All-Star Game.

This guy has simply rewritten the history of the slam dunk contest!

When it comes to the dunk contest in the future, no one will talk about Michael anymore. Jordan, no one is going to say Vince anymore. Carter, no one is going to say Howard, Wilkins anymore......

When people talk about the slam dunk contest in the future, they will only mention one person - Link!

O'Neill knows that such achievements can no longer be judged by scoring.

"I am very honored to witness this historic moment with all of you."

Eventually, O'Neal ended his incredible slam dunk contest journey with these words.

At this time, on the court, Bill was no longer visible. Simmons figure.

But Link wasn't in a hurry, he was still on the court waiting to be replaced by Bill. Simmons interview.

He understood Simmons, after all, it does take some time for a man to come out in a skirt.