Chapter 320: 00 Slam Dunk Contest
NB three challenges, the most topical is naturally the slam dunk contest... No way, no matter when and where, the most detonating thing in the audience is always a dunk.
It's also the case, NB's slam dunk contest over the years has also left too many memorable classics...
Of course, to say that the most classic is naturally the 00 slam dunk contest... And Carter, the protagonist of that year's slam dunk contest, also admitted frankly in an interview with the media a few days ago that he still reminisces about that year's slam dunk contest to this day.
"Of course, I still watch the video of that tournament and I often send it to me on social media," Carter said. Actually, I don't talk about it very often, but I only mention it when I talk to my friends. We will comment and analyze the actions at that time. Anyway, sometimes I see these images on certain occasions and I still go and watch them all over again. ”
No way, to put it mildly, the 2000 NB Slam Dunk Contest saved the NB's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. To put it mildly, Vince Carter delivered a solo performance that went down in history.
The slam dunk contest was once a glory in the 1980s, with Michael Jordan, Dominic Wilkins and Sparta Webb all putting on shocking performances. But after entering the 1990s, the aura of the slam dunk contest gradually faded, the ornamentation and creativity of the dunk became worse and worse, and the performance of the participating players was not satisfactory. In 1998, due to low audience interest, David Stern announced the cancellation of the slam dunk contest and replaced it with an NBNb2B match. The 204-day shutdown in 1999 also led to the cancellation of the slam dunk contest. In 2000, the Slam Dunk Contest returned in anticipation.
In addition to Carter, the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest featured Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Jerry Starkerhouse, Ricky Davis and Larry Hughes. Maddie and Francis also had good performances in the slam dunk contest that year, but Carter's performance that year can be said to have redefined the dunk. His five movements: folding the big windmill under the basket, dunking with both hands in one step inside the free throw line, chanting "SR" after receiving Maddie's smashing pass and dunking under the crotch, blocking the basket with his forearm after dunking, and a 360-degree windmill. All of them are the perfect combination of speed, bounce, strength, and flexibility, which is both difficult and ornamental, and the creativity is excellent. Carter also established himself as the best dunk player in history with this slam dunk contest.
The 2016 LaVine vs. Aaron Gordon dunk contest was also very exciting, and last year was also known as the best slam dunk contest since 2000. Some of the difficulty and creativity of the 2016 Slam Dunk Contest have surpassed those of 2000, but the two are still far from Carter in terms of spectacle.
And through the review of the whole game, it can show how exciting this slam dunk contest is...
At the beginning of the game, the 21-year-old Larry Hughes was the first to play, but his first dunk failed, and he only scored a guaranteed 30 points.
Maddie appeared relaxed when he came out on the second appearance, only to see him raise one hand in the air, and the fans in the stadium burst into cheers. Then, Maddy threw the ball from outside the three-point line, and the ball was thrown slightly lower to increase the difficulty, but Maddy still completed a back-to-back two-handed dunk, and the fans cheered again.
Maddie was actually reluctant to participate at first, because everyone knew that this year's slam dunk contest belonged to Carter, but he couldn't stand his cousin's soft grinding and hard bubbles, and finally agreed!
Maddie scored 45 points on this dunk, and in an on-site interview, Maddie revealed that this is not his killer feature, and said that his cousin Carter will feel the pressure.
The third player was Rockets star Steve Francis, who tossed the ball near the midfield, and as the ball bounced up, Francis jumped high to complete a one-handed dunk.
According to the on-site instruments, Francis's buckle bounced up to a staggering 40 inches, or 1,016 centimeters. In the end, Francis scored 45 points for this deduction, and he himself was not happy with it.
Carter then came out, and Carter had told the judges before the game that Kenny Smith had four dunks that he had never been seen before. And when Carter came out, the players on the scene involuntarily stepped back. Immediately afterwards, Carter started from outside the three-point line and burst into the basket, completing a 360-degree dunk on the ground to increase the windmill, shocking the audience. O'Neal, who was holding a camera on the side, was dumbfounded, and the fans at the scene also held up the 10-point sign. Carter scored a perfect 50 points for this dunk, and the on-site commentator said, "Okay, let's see who can win the runner-up." What's even more terrifying is that Carter said that he has only practiced this move two or three times in his life.
After Carter's dunk, Jerry Stackhouse came out in his fifth game, and he completed a 360-degree dunk that was not far behind Carter, scoring only 41 points.
The sixth player was Ricky Davis of the Charlotte Hornets, who later asked James to lift his shoes during his time with the Cavaliers and threw the ball to his own rebound in order to brush a triple-double. He used a folding dunk, but only scored 40 points.
As you can see from the results of the first round, Carter won, and he is sure to be the champion... But fortunately, the game continues... It is also because of this that the fans at the scene had the honor of witnessing the most fierce slam dunk contest in history.
Moreover... And the first dunk in history, Vince Carter!
Round 1, 2nd buckle...
The first to play was Larry Hughes, perhaps because Carter's dunk put too much pressure on him. Hughes's four dunks all failed, and the fans booed him, and he ended up scoring only a guaranteed 30 points. The second to appear was Maddie, who received Carter's ground-hitting pass and completed a two-handed windmill dunk, and the audience was amazed, and the judges gave a high score of 49 points. The third one to play was Francis, who threw the ball into the air again on the outside, and then received the ball to complete the violent dunk, the difficulty of this dunk was obvious from the slow motion, Francis received the ball in the position of his own knee, which shows how difficult this ball is, the five judges gave Francis a high score of 50 points in total, and the fans were also very excited, Duncan applauded excitedly.
In fact, everyone is very excited, because only the opponent is stronger can reflect the strength of Vince Carter.
The fourth was Carter, who completed a reflexive spin windmill dunk with little to no run. Of the five judges on the field, only Kenny Smith gave a 9 point, while the other four all scored 10 points. Because Kenny Smith thinks Carter's first dunk is the perfect mark, he won't give 10 points unless he can make a more magical move than the first dunk.