Chapter 190: You still have a chance
Wu's 22 points were enough to guarantee him a place in the finals, and defending champion Cook was the last to play, but he shot both the first and third points poorly, and ended up scoring only 15 points and exiting early.
As a result, Wu Huang entered the finals with the first place in the preliminaries, Curry entered the finals with the second place, and Billups had to play a play-off game with Pierce, both of whom scored 17 points.
Before the play-offs began, Wu Huangxian was interviewed by Miller's sister on the sidelines, and he said that he was able to achieve good results because teammates David Lee and Gallinari were cheering him on from the sidelines, "It's very important, support means everything, and that's what we are as a team, always supporting each other in everything, on and off the court." ”
Now that the game is not over, Wu Huang actually has nothing to say, so he memorized the content of the interview manual that Brandon gave him according to his notebook, which has formula answers for various occasions and how to deal with embarrassment.
All agencies will order something like that for their stars, whether it's a sports star, a movie star, or a singer like Taylor Swift.
These public figures are often exposed to the camera, no one is perfect, and once their bad side is discovered, these contingency plans are needed to reduce the impact.
Wu Huang belongs to the type of people who respond quickly to the media, so there is not much content in his booklet, and most of the time he can handle it himself. But some of the more troublesome stars, such as Lindsay Lohan, a typical troublesome girl, are almost catching up with the manuals prepared for her by the company. But she still couldn't cope with the whole trouble she had made.
Play-offs for Pierce and Billups. The results were quite unexpected. The under-favored Green Army Captain withstood the pressure and threw the same 22 points as Wu Huang after Billups shot 20 points first, becoming the third player to enter the finals.
Wu Huang felt some pressure from this, and Pierce barely finished on time on his first shot, but this time, his shooting process became comfortable and seemed to find a rhythm in the game.
Charles Barkley after Pierce reached the final. said with a smile in the commentary: "We are not afraid of opponents who advance easily, but we are afraid of those teams who play the seventh battle of life and death every game, and then finally advance." This is the characteristic of the playoffs, and teams that have experienced life-and-death battles are very difficult to be defeated, especially in the finals, and the difference in mentality between the two teams will greatly affect the outcome of the game. It's the same with the three-point contest, where players who have gone through the play-offs often get good results, and Pierce is no longer an underdog. ”
The three players who made it to the final were all on the sidelines waiting for the league to broadcast an advertisement.
The fans in front of the TV are naturally scolding, but the players are not taking it seriously. The trio chatted on the sidelines, waiting for the announcement that the game would begin.
Five minutes later. The finals have finally begun.
Pierce, as the last player to reach the finals, will be the first to come out and shoot.
The captain of the Celtics focused on scoring on the color ball this time, perhaps he felt that a ball equal to two points was the key to victory, but excessive pursuit often outweighed the loss, and the 5-point color ball Pierce only scored three, and the orange ball only scored 10, so he only scored a total of 16 points, and the performance was not as good as the first shot.
Pierce shook his head regretfully after finishing the race.
Wu Huang and Curry's three-point shooting ability was originally stronger than him, but now his performance is not good, and it is basically useless to win the championship.
Wu Huang and Curry stood up to applaud Pierce, and the two said a few polite words to comfort the semi-eliminated opponent, and they were actually relieved that Pierce's 16 points did not pose much of a threat in their minds, which is the confidence of a good shooter.
The second to play was Curry, perhaps because Pierce played too badly, which reduced the psychological pressure on Curry, and his shot was easier than in the preliminaries.
Curry hit an eight-ball pack in his first two spots, including two colored balls.
Wu Huang noticed that Curry seemed to be learning his way of shooting, although not as fast as his shot, but it was already a lot faster than in the preliminaries, and after such adjustments, Curry's shooting percentage increased significantly, hitting 5 and 4 points in the last two points, respectively.
"Damn, it's 19 minutes!" Wu Huang saw Curry rush to the last point and hit an orange ball again, and his heart jumped, because the 20-point score was already a threat to him.
Curry has always been regarded by the media as a low-profile version of Wu Huang, although he doesn't say anything in his mouth, but he has long been angry in his heart! No one wants to be looked down on like this, no one wants to be a spare tire, this three-point contest is his chance to make a name for himself, as long as he can beat Wu Huang, the media will be greatly reduced in the future, and he will get rid of a demon.
"Boom!" Curry got up and down, and none of the four orange balls at the last point missed.
The fans were already holding their breath as they waited for him to shoot the last shot and score a tie-high 25 points in the three-point shooting competition.
Curry had seven seconds left before he made the final shot, which allowed him to hold the ball and stabilize his body before taking a deep breath......
"Can't get in!" Wu Huang felt that this ball would not be scored when Curry made a shot, and Miller, who was the commentator of the three-point contest at the moment, also shook his head at the same time, Curry attaches too much importance to this ball, he should not change his shooting rhythm, the probability of this ball being scored is greatly reduced, and if he can still score, thank God.
After Curry threw the basketball, he kept the action when he shot it. In his eyes, the passage of time seemed to slow down, he could clearly see the trajectory of the basketball, and when the basketball crossed the highest point and began to fall, his brows wrinkled unconsciously, and subconsciously told him that the trajectory of the ball was not good, and he was afraid that it would not be able to enter......
"Bang dang!" The basketball finally fell, and sure enough, it came out of the frame!
Curry shook his raised hands at this time, and spun around in anger in a circle, which showed his regret.
The most crucial flower ball was not thrown. Curry scored just 23 points. This is already the best result of this competition. But just one step closer to Curry equalling the all-time best. And once he scores 25 points, the pressure on Wu Huang can be imagined, even if he has the strength to shoot 25 points, it is difficult to play with such pressure.
But now Curry only scored 23 points, so it's impossible to say, after all, 23 points and 24 points have appeared many times in the history of the three-point contest.
Emperor Wu is also quite nervous now, but he is not so bad as to lose confidence because of this. It's just a little more stressful.
If Curry really scored 25 points, then he would basically kneel, and he didn't get many 25+ points in training, and it was basically impossible to turn defeat into victory when he went to the game with so much pressure.
He is not an immortal, he can score as many points as he wants, but now that it is 23 points, his pressure is much lighter.
After Curry got off the court, Wu Huang first stepped forward to congratulate the difficult opponent, and then walked to the basketball hoop. Wait for your game to start.
At this time, the commentators around the world are not optimistic that Wu Huang can win the championship, and even the reasonable master feels that Wu Huang has little chance now. Curry's 23 points is a very hard record to beat. The only good news is that he missed the last ball, otherwise it would not be hopeless, but utter despair.
Wu Huang stood on the sidelines and waited for the staff to put the basketball back in place, and the timer on the sidelines soon appeared a ten-second countdown, and the game would start the moment the timer returned to zero......
3…… 2…… 1……
Wu Huang heard the sound effect of the start of the game, quickly grabbed the basketball in his hand, and continued to throw the ball with his usual shooting speed, and the first ball was hollowed into the net!
"Okay, the first ball is thrown, and it's a show!" Wu Huang threw the first goal and immediately threw all the pressure behind him.
He was a little worried on the sidelines, but as soon as he stood here, his confidence instantly filled his chest, and he scored 5 and 6 points respectively after the opening two points, and only missed an orange ball. Then come to the top of the arc, which is one of Wu Huang's best points, where he likes to give cold shots or fast breaks to chase threes.
"Huh!" The first orange ball hit steadily, Wu Huang's confidence was even higher, and he didn't even hesitate at all, including the last flower ball, he didn't think about it deliberately, it was completely as an ordinary orange ball to throw.
"Another perfect score, Hugo has scored 17 points on two consecutive points, as long as he throws again......" Reggie Miller's voice was obviously not fast enough, and before he could finish the sentence, Wu Huang had already rushed to the fourth point and threw the first orange ball.
"Huh!" Wu Huang didn't have time to show a happy expression on his face, so he went to throw a ball, but the fans at the scene couldn't help but let out bursts of exclamations!
There is an unwritten rule in the three-point contest that fans are not allowed to make a sound when a player shoots, and if they do, they can be glared at by the crowd around them and then asked out of the arena by the court security personnel. But now, the security personnel can't do this, because there are so many fans who accidentally let out an exclamation just now, they can't coax out tens of thousands of people at once, right?
Wu Huang was not affected at all, and the second goal was hit again!
He's fully into his own shooting rhythm, and he can't hear the slightest exclamation unless someone next to him yells at him or pushes him.
In the fourth point, Wu Huang hit all the points again, and since then he has scored 23 points, tying Curry's score.
Curry's face darkened on the sidelines, in this case his defeat was decided, and it was impossible for Wu Huang not to score a single goal at the last point, especially when his state was so amazing!
Fans all over the world were stupid when they saw this, and the commentators who had sworn that Curry had won.
Emperor Wu's speed of slapping in the face at the speed of light didn't even give them time to reorganize their language, who knows if Emperor Wu would slap his face again?
The fifth point, Wu Huang's rhythm is still the same, he already knows in his heart that he is invincible, but his task is not over, and the more obsessive thought in his heart is to break the record of this competition, and he never feels that he can't do it.
The first orange ball at each point has always been very important to Wu Huang, but he will not be treated special because of the key, he still throws the ball quickly, and the basketball obediently falls into the net!
"24 points!" At this time, the commentators all over the world stopped talking more, first helped Emperor Wu count the scores, and then said it after he finished casting, saving him from being slapped in the face again.
"25 points!" Fans found that their surprise really couldn't keep up with Wu Huang's shooting speed, and they often didn't have time to express their amazement, Wu Huang had already scored another goal.
"26 points!" Sure enough, before the thought just now fell, Wu Huang scored another goal.
"27 points!" At this time, Wu Huang only had the last colored ball left.
Wu Huang's first four orange balls were completed in one go, and the basketball was almost a point, all of which were hollow into the net!
This makes many fans who like to watch three-point shots feel good, and this kind of shooting is more exciting than all kinds of difficult dunks in their eyes!
Curry relaxed at this time, and when Wu Huang scored the 24th point, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Huang's sword stab was painful enough, and the winner was determined early, which actually made Curry die without such pain, if it was really the last ball, it would make Curry really uncomfortable.
Before Wu Huang threw the last suit ball, the timer next to him showed that he still had 13 seconds to play, but Wu Huang didn't pay attention to it at all, and still threw at the same rhythm......
"Huh!" The basketball passed through the center of the basket again, and there was no suspense!
"29th point!"
The moment the basketball got into the net, the fans finally released a cheer that was enough to tear down the roof of the court!
The Cowboy Stadium of Nuoda is echoing with the tsunami-like cheers of fans at the moment!
Wu Huang launched a Jedi counterattack when they thought it was impossible to win, broke the NBA three-point contest scoring record in one fell swoop, and finally won the three-point contest with a Hollywood-style miracle.
Reggie Miller's voice was broadcast through the relay at this moment, saying: "This year's three-point shooting contest is undoubtedly the most exciting in history, and there has never been a game where two players have shot 25+ points in a row in the final. Hugo wiped out the record Curry had just set up three minutes earlier, improving his previous record by four points in one fell swoop. All I can say is that it's a living miracle! The only thing we can be thankful for is that he hasn't sealed the record completely, Hugo is still one point away from a perfect score, and there is still a chance that the latecomers will overtake him. ”
But from today onwards, the highest score in the three-point contest will be the 29 points created by Wu Huang!
Wu Huang defeated another great shooter who had just tied the record just three minutes ago, and he became the first Chinese three-point champion in NBA history, and also engraved his name in the history of the three-point competition!
"I actually missed a shot?" Wu Huang looked at the crazy fans all over the stadium, and he didn't know if he was really happy for himself or a group of competitors who were pretending to be ...... Gallinari rushed forward and hugged him, and then Pierce and Billups and other competitors rushed up to celebrate him, and for a while more than a dozen players on the sidelines surrounded him, celebrating his magical performance with excitement...... (To be continued.) )