Chapter 84: Justifying the Dunk (1)
Over the years, many media have complained about the slam dunk contest, and even suggested canceling the slam dunk contest, because after Jordan and Carter, many dunks have satisfied the appetite of fans.
This is the admiration of Jordan and Carter, but it is also the helplessness of the league's officials.
In 2001, the slam dunk contest, the champion, Desmond Mason, no one knows.
From 2002 to 2003, when Jason Richardson, the two-time dunk king, was mentioned, I showed the helplessness of no one to dunk.
In 2004, Fred Jones, a league homeless, even went to CBA Guangdong Hongyuan to make a living.
In 2005, Josh Smith, was not as good as it could be.
In 2006, Nate Robinson, the next three-time slam dunk king, was short in stature, and his dunk was powerful but had a fly in the ointment.
In 2007, Gerald Green won the championship, which was the most watery year of the slam dunk contest.
Until this year, Howard "Warcraft", defending champion Gerard Green, and teenager Rudy Guy, were full of expectations.
As for Lee and Jamario Moon, many fans see them as paddlers, and fans can't understand why stars like Carter, Kobe Bryant, and James on the Internet hold Lee dunk in such high esteem.
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First up was Moon, who tossed the ball in the air, then caught the ball and spun about 180 degrees to dunk the ball in the front of the hoop for 46 points.
This score puzzled fans, has the slam dunk contest reached this level, and this can also score 46 points?
The second Rudy Guy was even more lackluster, and Guy performed a left-handed back dunk across the hoop, which was not much new, and Guy failed his first dunk, scoring only 37 points.
Defending champion Green asked his teammates to put a cake-like object on the hoop and lit a candle inserted in it, and when he dunked, he blew out the candle with his mouth while dunking the ball with one hand, scoring 46 points.
Although this action is ugly, fans reluctantly agree, after all, this idea is good, and creativity accounts for a large proportion of the slam dunk contest.
After Howard "Warcraft" appeared, the whole ship cheered, and Warcraft was considered by fans to be the most likely player to win the championship.
Howard used a dunk that jumped from the back of the rebound to the front and back to the ring, and when he dunked the ball, his head was still behind the rebound, a stunning action that scored 50 points.
This action made fans sigh that Howard was born with a monster physique, his arm span and body were too perverted, and Griffin would never be able to do this kind of action after the change.
Crawford looked at a few dunks and whispered in Lee's ear, "Lee, I feel like we're going to win." ”
Crawford smiled mysteriously, Li Zhi nodded slightly, the Warriors team members knew Li Zhi's prepared moves, and Li Zhi was confident that he would enter the finals.
"Next, George Lee from the Warriors."
There was a burst of cheers from the audience, and many people didn't think that Li Zhi could win the championship, but Li Zhi's performance in the All-Star has undoubtedly attracted many fans.
When the spotlight faded and the stadium lights came on, the cheers and screams began to fade.
Li Zhi's first buckle is about to begin.
In China, countless fans waited in front of the TV for Li Zhi's first dunk, wanting to see if the yellow man could leap over the basket.
Yu Jia said: "Everyone has seen Li Zhi's dunk level, and he deserves the name of the strongest yellow race, but he can't say it well in the slam dunk contest." ”
Yu Jia's words made countless fans even more melancholy, yes, Li Zhi is the strongest in the yellow race, but can he break through the blockade of blacks.
Countless eyes focused on Li Zhi's body, wondering how he would dunk the ball and whether he could surpass the previous few.
I saw Li Zhi find his teammate Crawford, Crawford smashed the ball to the floor, watched the ball bounce up, Li Zhi also ran from the other side, grabbed the basketball while jumping, and his body rotated, from one side of the basket to the other, and then his arm was raised, a one-handed split.
"Roar!"
Countless fans in the stands screamed in amazement, and at the same time, with a loud bang, Howard and Gerald Green gasped.
The ball isn't fancy and looks uncreative, but catching the ball in the air, turning, and going from one side of the basket to the other are all tests of one's ability to stay in the air.
But such a slam dunk without fancy gives people an amazing feeling.
How terrifying is this waist and abdomen ability to support such a long stay in the air?
Several judges gave high scores, and in the end, Li Zhi scored 50 points.
It's an indisputable score, and the goal deserves a full score.
Barkley said: "It's a really beautiful dunk, and if it's a little more creative, there's no controversy about the perfect score. But I'm curious about Li Zhi's physical fitness, did he report fake data during the physical test! ”
All the fans were also slightly stunned, yes, Li Zhi's growth is too fast, not only has his skills grown extremely fast, but even his physical fitness is so strong.
However, many people have doubts that there is no way to test the ability of the waist and abdomen, and the NBA physical test rarely measures the strength of the waist and abdomen.
The game entered the second round, and the fans were looking forward to it even more, before the fans thought that Howard would be difficult to meet in the slam dunk contest, and he felt like he was alone, and the fans were not interested.
But Li Zhi's amazing dunk made many people realize that how can the dunk champion in Carter's mouth be weak?
Now the slam dunk contest is like the Forbidden duel in martial arts novels, and Howard's swordsmanship is unpredictable, using the world's most cumbersome swordsmanship.
And Li Zhi was born, simplifying the complex, and coming to the west with a sword.
The second dunk of the first round was dunked by Guy, who let his teammates smash the ball on the long post behind the rebound, and then he relayed the ball in the air himself, changed hands and dunked the ball, scoring 48 points for a total of 85 points.
Moon then came on the court, putting a white label half a step away from the free-throw line and then accelerating from the backcourt, but he didn't get the point right, and as a result, he jumped behind the free-throw line and dunked in with his left hand to score 44 points for a total of 90 points.
Green sat teammate Rashad McCantz on a ladder and scored 45 points for a total of 91 points after he got on the jump and received a dunk from McCantz.
The fans cheered and cheered, and the likes of Guy, Moon and Gerard Green were far more creative and enjoyable in the second round than in the first round.
In the CCTV5 studio, Mr. Su Qun said: "The lowest of the three is Guy, although the second deduction is good, but the first deduction is wrong, a total of 85 points, obviously unable to enter the finals." ”
As Mr. Su Qun said, Rudy Guy is now sitting on the sidelines, extremely annoyed.
"If I don't make a mistake in the first deduction, it's also a full score!" Rudy Gay said angrily.
Li Zhi smiled slightly next to Guy, Rudy Guy is talented, but his personality is too conceited. The mistake of the first button is not without reason.