Chapter 186: Shocking Four
When Stephen. When Curry hit 13 straight three-point shots in the three-point contest final to score a record-breaking 27 points, the Barclays Center was once again overwhelmed by wild cheers.
Curry's popularity has been approaching the top of the league in the past two years, and he beat Klay in the three-point contest. Thompson and Carey. Owen, who won the title of the new three-point king with a record-breaking score, made countless viewers have a fanaticism that borders on admiration for him.
Even the celebrities and big names in the entertainment industry who sat in the front row of the audience stood up and applauded, of course, it is not ruled out that they are attracting the attention of the camera, but this is enough to prove that Stephen. Curry's influence is now.
"Hopefully he won't carry it over into the rest of the regular season...... said Dwyan. Wade applauded and said slightly teasingly, "Think about this guy firing like a grenade generator on the three-point line, it's probably a terrible picture." ”
Addison reached out and scratched his chin, he had already been blown up by that babyface twice in the regular season, and he still hadn't found a way to defend it that worked. If Curry also had such a 13-game hit in an official game, the game would probably not have to be played......
After the three-point contest is over, it's time for the final game of the night, the slam dunk contest.
Although the slam dunk contest has been in place since Vince. Carter's heyday began to fade after that, but every All-Star period, people still have great expectations and attention to it. This year's four players are Mason. Plumlee, Giannis. Antetokounmpo, Victor. Oladipo and Zach. Levine.
Such a rookie-dominated lineup has attracted a lot of attention, and tonight's lineup of judges is also quite luxurious. Fraser, Nate. Archibald, Bernard. Kim, Chris. Mullin and Julius. Owen composition.
The first player to take the stage was Mason. Plumlee, as the home player at the Barclays Centre, received a lot of applause. Addison also stepped down from the crowd and was to play as a supporting player in Plumlee's first dunk, responsible for passing the ball to the opposition.
"Does Plumlee want to make a match on his first dunk?" Barkley saw that the white interior was asking Addison something, "It was a good choice to have Addison as a partner, he could provide Plumlee with accurate passing. ”
"Mason. Although Plumlee was a white man, his physical fitness was no worse than that of a black man. As a 6-foot-11 insider, his vertical bounce height even exceeds 80 centimeters, which is enough for him to complete a wonderful dunk. "Kenny. Smith praised Plumlee's physical fitness, which made many people watching the live broadcast look forward to it.
Addison stood on the baseline with the basketball, while Plumlee stood in the bottom left corner. The Chinese-American point guard has known what the other side thinks since yesterday, but he always feels that Plumlee overestimated his explosive jump, and although he is physical, he is not as good as Dwight. Howard, Javier. McGee and other inside lines are still slightly inferior.
Sure enough, Plumlee's first attempt was unsuccessful, and when Addison hit the basketball to the side of the rebound and bounced up, Plumlee's jump seemed to be a little too far away from the basket, so that when he caught the basketball and wanted to dunk, his body had already begun to fall, and the ball smashed directly into the net basket and bounced!
The audience was full of exclamations, and Plumlee did enough stretching this move to get a good score if he could dunk in. Addison ran over to get the basketball again, and they had one more chance. The Chinese point guard patted the embarrassed-looking Plumlee on the arm and pointed closer to the basket to signal him to choose an area closer to the basket next time to jump.
The Nets' power forward nodded, moving his limbs to regain his feet in the corner. In the face of the attention of the crowd, he ran a few steps before rising to the ground, and Addison tacitly hit the basketball lightly on the side of the rebound, and the ball that popped up was just in the most comfortable position that Plumlee could reach.
"Boom !!" The stretched white man slammed the basketball into the basket on the inside, and the dunk pleased the crowd and saved Plumlee from his previous embarrassment.
However, the jury did not seem to be satisfied with Plumlee's previous failure, and their combined score was only 41 points, which is not low but definitely not excellent.
"Julius, they're so stingy! It's All-Star Weekend, guys, and I think the Nets have a good dunk! "Charles. Barkley fought for the duo of Addison and Plumlee, "This ball deserves 45 points!" ”
Addison wanted to comfort Plumlee when he walked off the field, but the other party seemed relieved, smiling and waving his hand: "It's okay, I'm just playing as a home player!" The score doesn't matter, anyway, I was so happy with the deduction just now! ”
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I thought Plumlee's score was low enough, but I didn't expect Antetokounmpo's performance to be even more miserable in his second appearance. Originally, with the height and bounce of the Greek 'long-armed monster', he was able to show off an excellent dunk, but I don't know if he spent too much energy in the nightclub yesterday or failed to control his body, and he did three consecutive catch-and-dunk after his fake shot.
The judges gave him a low score of 30 points without giving him any face, but the Greek was able to bear it and sat back in his seat amid the laughter of the audience. It is conceivable that his slam dunk contest journey basically ends here, as long as the two who play in the back don't perform too berlawfully, and it will not be a problem to score more points than Antetokounmpo.
The third to come out was Victor. Oladipo finally performed a dunk that made the audience crazy, and although his 360° turn and dunk took two times to succeed, it was extremely visually impactful! The judges all gave 10 points, and Magic Defender became the first contestant in the audience to score a perfect score of 50! Excited, Oladipo even took out a piece that read Mr. The 360° brand was carried on the shoulder, which attracted the cheers of the audience!
However, this is not the most exciting, the fourth appearance of Zach. Laven pushed the atmosphere to the top. The overall physical fitness in the Chicago training camp is second only to Andrew. Wiggins' Timberwolves guard staged an empty basketball, and then changed hands under the crotch, and it was a success, all in one go! The smoothness and vigor are vividly embodied!
“My Godness!!! haoo!!! Several commentators in the live broadcast room shouted into a ball, and even Wade, who had been calm in the audience, stood up excitedly this time. LaVine has eaten a lot of burgers, but this one can't help but surprise him!
Addison, who had been holding his mobile phone to record the video, couldn't help but open his mouth in shock, and the league also sent him an invitation to the slam dunk contest this time, but he politely declined. At this time, the Chinese point guard was very glad that he did not participate, although he could also make violent dunks on the court, but neither the stretch nor the ornamentation of the action could reach Zack. Laven this grade.
Some players are really natural for dunking...... For example, Dominica. Wilkins, such as Vince. Carter, like Zach now. Levine......
The two 50-point runs made Plumlee and Antetokounmpo both lose their desire to compete, and their second dunks were relatively uneventful and they were eliminated outright. Oladipo's second dunk was with his teammate Elfried. Payton cooperated, but he had three chances to complete it, which allowed him to score just 39 points.
And Zach. LaVine shocked again, and a back-to-back dunk after receiving a pass made everyone present excited! Another perfect score of 50!
Zach who reached the final. LaVine became more and more courageous, and the next leap Andrew . Although it took Wiggins two times to complete the crotch switch dunk and the side pass change slam dunk, the high scores of 45 and 49 still allowed him to easily beat Victor. Oladipo, lifted the trophy of the champion of the slam dunk contest!
The media reported and wrote in detail about the slam dunk contest. LaVine's crazy performance even made people feel like the blood-pumping feeling of the slam dunk contest was back! Maybe the slam dunk contest will gradually return to the top from this year, attracting more and more powerful league dunk generals to participate and dedicate more and more gorgeous performances!
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Back at the hotel, Addison felt very tired, although he only participated in a skills challenge today, but mentally he was even more tired than after playing the regular season on weekdays. Lying on the bed, Addison was about to sink into a hazy state of consciousness, but was awakened by the vibrating sound of his mobile phone.
To his surprise, this message was sent to him by Jessica, who had exchanged their contact details with each other only yesterday......
- Addison, do you have time tomorrow morning? There's something I'd like to talk to you about.
Addison's eyebrows furrowed slightly, the All-Star Game will be held tomorrow night, and the team training camp will also be held in the afternoon, so he does have plenty of time in the morning.
- No problem.