Nate Robinson was absent from this year's slam dunk contest, but Howard "The Monster" played for the second year in a row.

In addition to Howard, the remaining three are defending champion Gerard Green, strong newcomer Rudy Gay, and Petrus of the Rockets.

When the four of them appeared on the stage, the scene resounded with a tsunami-like cheer.

There was a three-point contest hot field, and the atmosphere of the slam dunk contest was not bad at all.

After the halftime performance, accompanied by a burst of passionate music, the dunk highlights of the contestants began to be played on the large LED screen.

The fans cheered and pulled out the scoreboards distributed on the spot and flicked them back and forth in the air, indicating that they couldn't wait.

"Hi Charles, do you think Gerald Green will be able to successfully defend his title this year?" In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith turned to look at Barkley.

"No, I have gossip here, the little monster has prepared a big surprise tonight, he will win the championship." Barkley said with a smile.

"A big surprise? Do you know what that is? Smith asked.

"Of course I don't know, otherwise it wouldn't be a surprise."

"Okay, okay, but this year Little Potato didn't compete, and the final will be a direct conversation between Howard and Green." Smith smiled and nodded.

"Yes, let's expect Green and Petrus to surprise us a little, just a little." Barkley laughed.

While the two were talking, reporters at the scene also interviewed defending champion Green.

Green won the championship of the dunk contest last year with a series of slammery operations such as blindfolded dunk and flying over the box, which led the dunk from beauty to creativity and created a milestone.

In an interview at this time, Green also seemed full of confidence and bluntly said that he would defend his title in an "unbelievable" way.

This interview also caused a burst of coaxing from the fans at the scene, who were obviously curious and looking forward to his word.

After the pre-match preparations, the contestants all sat on the sidelines.

After the presenter's introduction, Petrus was the first to appear.

The order of the first round of the slam dunk contest is determined by popularity, such as Green, who is the defending champion and is the final finale.

The other three, in that order, are Petrus, Guy, and Howard.

Petrus was the first to appear, indicating that he was the least favored in this slam dunk contest.

Among the stars on the sidelines, only teammate Maddie held a 10-point sign, and everyone else sat and chatted.

Petrus was eager to try.

After getting the ideas given by Tang Tian, he believed that he would definitely surprise the four people.

Michael looked a little excited. Barkley said with a little surprise that Petrus could dunk, but it was still a lot worse than the other three.

Petrus took the ball, but instead of going to the three-point line like most people do, he walked straight behind the basket.

This move aroused a wave of curiosity among the fans at the scene.

What's to be done?

Tang Tian was also a little surprised, he gave Petrus a lot of creative dunks, but he didn't expect the latter to choose such a difficult one.

Petrus glanced at the basket, then lifted the ball high and threw it straight away.

The ball flew past the top of the basket and fell straight forward.

The moment the basketball hit the ground, Petrus rushed forward from behind the basket.

After the ball hits the ground, it bounces up, and others also jump, and after grabbing the ball in the air, it is directly a big windmill slam dunk.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound, all in one go.

"Oh! My God! Barkley's eyes widened for the first time.

The cheers of the fans at the scene exploded.

Petrus's first buckle makes people's blood boil!

The difficulty of this dunk is that the ball is thrown from behind the rebound, and the requirements for the landing point of the ball are very high, and it is still a big windmill slam dunk after receiving the ball, which can't be more handsome.

And it's a first-time success.

The stars who were chatting on the sidelines, after watching Petrus's first dunk, also shouted and stood up, holding up the 10-point sign in their hands.

Petrus's buckle was a surprise to everyone.

Tang Tian also smiled and nodded at this time.

Petrus is a typical American swing man with a slender body and excellent jumping, and he performed a three-man dunk when he was with the Warriors last season.

Aside from the difficulty of this dunk, it is the beauty of the dunk, which can easily remind fans of Carter, Maddie or Kobe.

"How did he do it?!" Scarlett also held a 10-point sign in her hand at this time, and said incredulously.

"Regular Operations." Tang Tian said with a smile, this dunk is already very inconspicuous compared to the other ideas he gave Petrus.

"What?" Scarlett turned her head in confusion.

"A brilliant dunk." Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Yes, it's beautiful." Scarlett continued to shake the scorecard in her hand as she spoke, and it was obvious that she was very engaged.

In the referee's bench on the sidelines, each judge gave scores one after another.

"Chocolate Bomb" Dawkins, 10 points.

"Postman" Malone, 9 points.

"The Essence of Human Cinema" Wilkins, 10 points.

"Dr. J" Owen, 9 points.

"Magic" Johnson, 9 points.

There was a boo at the scene, and such a dunk only scored 47 points.

But this is also reasonable, after all, it is the first to play, and if a full score is given, it will put too much pressure on the players who will play later.

The second to appear is Guy.

Guy opted for an aerial lever to change hands for a dunk.

The difficulty of this ball is not small, Guy tried twice in a row without success, and finally barely scored the third time, which also seemed a little aesthetically lacking.

In the end, the judges scored only 37 points.

Guy also shook his head helplessly, with this score, he basically missed the finals.

The third to appear is Howard.

Like Petrus, Howard also launched a dunk from behind the rebound, and he chose to hit the back edge of the rebound and then take the ball and dunk directly.

The ball was as difficult as Petrus, and Howard made a dunk on his second attempt.

Slow motion shows that Howard's entire head was still behind the basket when he dunked!

The scene was boiling.

The courtside judges quickly gave a score of 50.

The difficulty of this ball is similar to Petrus's first shot, the difference is that Howard is a big man, and he can complete this kind of dunk, and the visual impact is obviously stronger.

Green was under a lot of pressure in the finale, but his actions after the game drew a whistle from the fans.

Because he directly took out a small cake with a candle in it.

Tang Tian also set his sights on the field at this time.

The 08 slam dunk contest is known as the most classic one in history, because this year's dunk is full of creativity, and Green's blowing candle dunk is one of them.