Chapter Eighty-Eight: The All-Star Curtain Ends
"Roar!"
After the silence, the audience cheered, and under the hustle and bustle, the fans cheered loudly.
Tonight they witnessed a miracle, a yellow man who performed a miracle.
"God, is this true?"
"It's unbelievable, it's the best dunk ever!"
"If Carter pushed the dunk to the top, then Li Zhi is Carter's successor!"
"No, he's God, and only God can do that."
The arena in New Orleans resembles a Boeing 747 about to take off amid the hustle and bustle, and the cheers have not subsided for a long time.
Li Zhi's movements were replayed over and over again over the stadium, taking off, changing hands under his crotch, and throwing and deducting! Chic and brutal.
Li Zhi is very much like the ancient swordsman in Chinese ink painting, silent, indifferent, without a trace of expression on his face after landing, and rarely has a trace of calm in the cheers.
But Li Zhi's heart was really excited, and he originally added a temporary action, but he didn't expect it to be really successful.
At this moment, it was like a dream.
Howard sighed, but there was no loneliness on his face, on the contrary, like countless fans, he was amazed by the earth-shattering dunk with Li Zhi.
He knew that he had lost, and he had lost completely, and he was convinced.
The judges did not hesitate to score, all 10 points, the five judges were trembling in their hearts, if the scoreboard in their hands had 11 points, they would score 11 points, or even 12 points, without him, Li Zhi's performance would go down in history.
The DJ hissed and shouted Li Zhi's name in the hustle and bustle, and the slam dunk contest has a result at this moment, and Li Zhi's name will hang high on the top of the pyramid of the slam dunk contest with Michael Jordan and Vince Carter, and future generations can only sigh with admiration.
"The name of the champion will forever be recorded in history." - Yahoo Sports
"Jordan, Carter, and from now on, plus Rich." ——CNN
"A shocking dunk, the dunk contest is a flying man again." ——TNT
"George: Living Up to the Name of the Strongest Yellow Human Body" - ESPN
For a while, Li Zhi's name once again became sports headlines, and Li Zhi, just like Vince Carter back then, set off a shocking wave in the otherwise calm NBA.
Countless media discussions about Li Zhi followed by doubts about the physical fitness of the yellow race.
But in any case, Li Zhi will become famous again, and from then on, Li Zhi's name will be added to the title of "one of the best dunking players in history", his name is tied with Michael Jordan and Vince Carter, and the media is also looking forward to Li Zhi's performance in the official game.
Before the wave caused by Li Zhi's performance faded, the NBA All-Star Game started on the third day, and Li Zhi watched from the sidelines, with a look of yearning in his eyes.
All-Star Rookie Game MVP, Slam Dunk Contest Champion, Li Zhi is willing to trade two trophies for an All-Star opportunity.
Unlike other games in the All-Star Game, the All-Star Game is a game that represents the status of the rivers and lakes.
Stars from all teams in the league, they are loved and recognized by countless fans, and they show themselves on the All-Star stage.
Richie, Noah, Horford, Brewer, and Belinelli sat side by side, holding their arms to look at the roaring fans and the shining stars.
After the opening game, the fans were disappointed, Kobe and Garnett, the team enemies, sat on the bench of each team in suits, and the pre-game prediction came true, and the two were sidelined due to injury.
The two sides went into battle, Kidd assisted Wade on a fast-forward basket, and the Eastern team took the lead in sending a shockwave - LeBron James created an aerial relay opportunity for Dwight Howard, and the Monster completed a slam dunk on top of Yao Ming's head.
Entering the defensive round, Howard unceremoniously blocked Yao Ming's offensive basket, and the Eastern Conference opened with a 6-0 advantage.
Duncan and Anthony led the West to 5-8. Kidd helped the little emperor complete the aerial relay slam dunk.
At 7 minutes and 46 seconds, Nash, who replaced Kobe's position, missed a three-point shot, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and scored a layup.
Bosh made back-to-back dunks midway through the first quarter to take an 18-7 lead into double digits at 6:57. Nash, who delivered 4 assists in the first quarter, then instigated a Western counterattack, Anthony hit a three-pointer, Yao Ming sent a mid-range shot, and the West completed an 8-0 impact to chase the score to 15-18. However, using a steady style of play, the East pulled the score away again, leading 34-28 in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Kidd led the East to take the lead, and Howard scored with a throw.
When Paul frequently instigated the interior attack in the West, Joe Johnson and Ray Allen launched three-point firepower to ensure the lead in the East.
In the middle of the second quarter, Roy scored consecutive points to lead the West to chase the score, and it was close to 46-48 at 7:35.
But James immediately responded with a three-pointer in football, and the East sent another shockwave.
James and Howard were each other's peach and plum, sending aerial relay slam dunks one after another, although Stoudemire also responded with a "violent man"-style slam dunk, but the West was difficult to compete with the strong East, and after the Emperor Jr. and Hamilton hit three-pointers one after another, the East established a double-digit advantage at 2:27 67-57.
The East led 74-65 at halftime. James and Howard both scored 12 points in the half, and the little emperor played a more role, with seven assists and six rebounds.
All-stars also have to enjoy the entertainment atmosphere, Yao Ming became the protagonist of entertainment in the early part of the third quarter, twice pulled to the outside to try three-point shots, the effect is also very entertaining, in the scene of an exclamation, Yao Ming once hit the iron once and did not stick once.
In addition to individual entertainment, Yao Ming also interacted with the off-court - after the referee whistled to interrupt the game, Yao Ming passed the ball to Jet Li on the sidelines, the kung fu superstar has good skills and understands the rules of basketball, and laughed and passed the ball to the referee.
8 minutes and 47 seconds, Yao Ming sent a wonderful performance in the offense, after winning the ball on the left wing, he quickly turned around and threw off Howard, the physical fitness of the monster was good, and he quickly chased and formed a close body under the basket, but Yao Ming's action was not finished, and he turned around again after a quick stop, this time the monster was shaken and almost flew out, so he could only stop Yao Ming and hold Yao Ming down.
In terms of score, the two sides formed a see-saw around the double-digit difference, and at 6:03, the East once stretched the score to 95-79.
Nash then led Anthony and Boozer on a 14-3 comeback to make it 95-98.
However, after that, the Celtics giants of Ray Allen and Pierce scored consecutive points, and the East led 106-93 after three quarters.
Among them, before the end of the third quarter, James played a nearly triple-double of 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and it is expected to reproduce Jordan's "triple-double" classic in the All-Star Game.
Perhaps in order to fulfill James' desire to win the MVP trophy, Eastern Conference Stars head coach Rivers sent the little emperor at the beginning of the game in the fourth quarter, and he quickly increased his personal score to 21 points with a high-arc shot.
However, as the game progressed, the Western Stars, led by Chris Paul, quickly caught up with the score, making the battle for MVP unpredictable.
Paul's jump shot set off a late rebound in the West, and Stoudemire followed up strongly, scoring consecutive dunks after running and scoring, especially a dunk that forced Howard, which was very domineering.
Nowitzki also played, hitting a three-pointer and then a layup, and by 6:52, the East had a 19-4 big slam to make it 112-110.
As a result, the two sides forgot about "entertainment" and entered the atmosphere of "real fighting", James and Howard attacked one after another, and confronted the momentum of Xiao Si and Nowitzki.
Just as the game entered the last 3 minutes, a "killer" suddenly emerged - Ray Allen, who hit three three-pointers in a row! 1:58 East leads 125-122.
Paul responded with a three-pointer to tie the score, but James was unwilling to give up the upcoming honor, and in the final 55 seconds of the game, James scored a slam dunk in the face of a three-man bag to help the Eastern Stars take the final lead.
Wade and Ray Allen then went up to score back-to-back points to build a 131-125 win in the East.
Nash's three-pointer and the West's rare foul play at the All-Star Game are no longer recoverable. In the end, the East won 134-128.
LeBron James was voted the MVP of this year's All-Star Game with a perfect performance of 27 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.