Chapter 152: It's Over
As with the three-point contest, the second round of the slam dunk contest starts with the score from lowest to highest.
may know that he has little hope of qualifying, Arteku Gilbert, who played first, and Kobe Simmons, who played second, both made a hasty effort.
The judges also gave some face, giving 42 and 43 points, ending the performance of the two.
Next up was Bridges "Odd Man", a nickname given to him by Roy temporarily.
Why is he called "Odd Man"? Because this guy seems to have only one tendon in his brain, after his dunk scored 60 points in the first round, he has been chattering off the court, and he thinks that the reason why he didn't get a high score for his dunk is because he didn't jump high enough.
So, in the second round, he was going to use the moves of the first round, except that this time he called in his new Michigan State teammate, Josh Langford, to pass the ball to him.
It's still the same frontal tomahawk dunk, it's still the same right arm into the basket, the only difference is that this time it's Josh Langford who bounces the ball to him.
Are you kidding me? Roy couldn't see any difference between this dunk and the first round, and the referees couldn't understand it even more.
Jordan covered his mouth and tried not to laugh out loud, and Taylor Joseph and Josie Dunco didn't care so much, they imitated Bridges's movements on the spot, and they also sang and rapped.
"Yo, I wonder if this guy likes to put his hands in the hoop."
"Hey, why don't he try to put both hands in it, it's a bit different."
Bridges obviously played badly, not that his dunk was bad, it's just that if such a copy of the tendon is not out of shape, he will definitely not get a high score, 59 points, yes, 1 point lower than the first round.
Against the backdrop of Bridges' lonely expression, Roy appeared.
If Roy had bad luck in the first round behind the strong Kelly Gooy, this time he was lucky.
Thanks to Bridges "Odd Man" Bridges for the perfect foreshadowing, Roy is in a good mood right now, and he empties his brain and only lets the long-designed action roll in his head.
The spotlights converge, the drumbeat of the background sound effects gets faster and faster, and Roy's performance is about to begin.
I saw Roy standing at a 45-degree angle outside the three-point line, facing the light, throwing the ball into the sky, and following Roy to sprint.
As in the case of thousands of practices, the ball bounced on the line of the penalty area as desired, and as in practice, Roy's right hand successfully caught the ball, he sent the ball to the crotch in the air, and switched to his left hand to grab the ball, at this time the basket was already close at hand, and all Roy had to do was smash the ball into it.
With a boom, Roy did it!
It's a crisp slam dunk.
Oh my God, this action, which was only less than 3 seconds, swept through the audience like a sudden shock wave, and even those who looked down on him couldn't help but shout out at this time.
It's a similar move that Vince Carter used when he won the slam dunk contest in 2000, but Roy is positioned a little further away, and with his big long hand, the dunk looks more powerful and powerful.
That's not all, in addition to the regular dunk, Roy also added some innovative elements, and at the moment of the dunk, Roy's right hand also touched the back of his head.
Don't underestimate such a small change, it is such a head-touching action that makes Roy's dunk rise to another level in terms of aesthetics, it is like the cherry on the cake, achieving the miracle effect of icing on the cake.
The MC at the scene couldn't help but imitate the famous phrase "it's over" shouted by Carter back then.
The sensationalism of the MC and the explosion of the audience made Roy excited, and he made "end" sign language with both hands in line with the atmosphere of the audience, just like Vince Carter back then.
On the bench side, Daron Fox was the first to rush up to celebrate Roy, while the others applauded Roy from afar, obviously they couldn't accept Roy's explosive performance.
Judging from the reactions of the audience, players, and judges, Roy's dunk was very successful, and sure enough, this time the judges eliminated their differences, and Roy got the third perfect score of 70 points in today's game!
Succeeded, Roy was full of joy, clasped his hands in celebration, and the spotlight was reluctantly removed until he was sent off the field, during which the applause was not interrupted.
Roy's unprecedented success put tremendous pressure on those who came after him.
Malik Monk is one of them, he followed Roy on the court, it's hard not to think about it, the future star of the University of Kentucky, he was ready to make a move that he thought was good, but now compared to Roy's dunk, he is a little lacking.
But he had no choice.
People are more angry than people, poor Monk only scored 61 points in the second round, counting the loss in the three-point contest, it seems that he is destined to be killed by Royke today.
The next two Jacksons played steadily, although they didn't get a perfect score, but ensuring that the promotion was their top priority, and Josh Jackson scored 62 points with a baseline hit the back board to catch the ball and fold his back dunk. Frank Jackson was even better, receiving a teammate throwing the ball and turning 360 degrees with his back to dunk the ball with one hand, scoring 63 points.
Thus, before the last two perfect scorers were playing, the other seven players had already been seated, with Roy in first place with 130 points, Frank Jackson in second with 129 points, Josh Jackson in third with 125 points, Malik Monk in fourth with 122 points, Mills Bridges in fifth with 119 points, Kobe Simmons sixth with 78 points, and Arteku Gilbert at the bottom with 76 points.
In other words, Roy and Frank Jackson are already ironclad in the cut, while Mills Bridges, Kobe Simmons, and Arteku Gilbert are the first to be eliminated.
"Mr. Full Score" Terence Ferguson played, in fact, he only needs to score 56 points to advance steadily, so there is no need for too much difficulty, he is indeed a pragmatic player, a big windmill that takes off from the bottom line, and earns him the 60 points he needs to advance.
Kelly Gouie, who appeared at the end of the game, was the only white man in the nine dunks, and this guy was also a brainless guy, and he could have learned from Ferguson to score 56 points to ensure advancement.
But he doesn't, as the only white player in the game, he feels that he has the responsibility to defend the face of white players, this round of attempts, the difficulty of his choice is still not low, he actually wants to jump and dunk at the free throw line!
Guy was obviously blinded by his good form in the first round of dunking, in terms of jumping, he was not first-class, in terms of height and arm span, he was a lot worse, and he was really thinking too much about jumping dunks from the free throw line.
Maybe at this moment, he thought of Brent Barry, and thought about how much his ranking would soar if he won the championship, but Guy probably forgot that Brent Barry is 201 cm tall, and he will only be 188 cm, which is too far apart.
Kelly Gouie's courage stunned everyone at the scene, but the reality was cruel, the first attempt to dunk Guy was almost out of the picture, he jumped at the free throw line, exhausted the strength to feed, barely reached the Nets with the ball, the basketball and the basket collided head-on, Guy almost fell a, let alone dunk.
The audience didn't know whether to encourage this compatriot or want to see the excitement at this time, but they all gave the white defender a beat, and this time, the proud Guy couldn't change his movements.
He had to bite the bullet and keep trying, the second chance, the last chance, Kelly Guy started, his cheeks bulging, he wanted to take to the skies with a momentum, he wanted to prove once again that white people can fly.
Guy did fly, this time he was half a step closer than he had just jumped, and he had a heel on the free-throw line, and he thought he should be able to make it.
But unfortunately, there are not many white people who can fly, but there are many white people who are on their heels.
Guy is one of them.
Guy had already flown past the top and his man was starting to fall, and the basket was still a little bit away from him, Guy couldn't bother and threw the ball hard towards the basket.
With a bang, the ball slammed into the neck of the basket and flew into the sky, and Kaye stumbled and slipped to the ground, which was a real "flat sand and goose style" landing.
Kaye failed.
Looking at Kaye lying on the ground and embarrassed, Roy suddenly remembered the story of his first layup that summer......