Chapter 165: I Will Be a Champion (3/3)

"Yes, I will be the champion." Tang Shuai repeated it again.

Jasmine is also a professional journalist after all, and after confirming that she heard correctly, she smiled and said, "You have a lot of self-confidence." ”

Tang Shuai smiled and said: "I believe that every player who accepts the invitation of the league comes here to win the championship, and I have this confidence." ”

Tang Shuai said very decisively, and Jasmine was also infected by what he said, and said with a smile: "Then I hope you can get your wish and shine again in the Aviation Center Arena like yesterday, come on!" ”

After speaking, he also made a cheering gesture to Tang Shuai.

"Come on!" Tang Shuai smiled and made one, and then walked towards the stands.

Because he was going to participate in the three-point contest, he was arranged on the sidelines with the other players, and as soon as he walked over, Harden, who had arrived a little earlier than him, stood up to greet him.

Because of yesterday's rookie game, he had some brief exchanges with Curry, Thompson, and Harden, especially Harden, because he was in the same Adidas camp, the two of them talked a lot, and now there will be no embarrassment like before, hearing Harden's shout, he walked over and sat aside.

The two of them chatted without saying a word.

While they were chatting, the Shooting Star game was ready to begin.

And at this moment, Tang Shuai actually saw Dorn again, and he couldn't help but lose his mind a little when he looked at it.

"Hey! Hey? Do you have a crush on Elena? Harden nudged him the side.

Tang Shuai's face turned red for a while, causing Harden to laugh again.

Shooting Stars has been held for 11 years, and this last edition is of great significance, and the audience's expectations are naturally rising.

There are three Shooting Stars, including an active NBA player, a retired superstar, and a WNBA female player. The Dorne that Tang Shuai saw was the Davis team, and this was their third time participating in the Shooting Star game.

And the Curry father and son also played in the game, and the winning fans cheered again.

The shooting stars are all long-range shots, and the hardest point is naturally the three-point shot from the mid-line.

The game went on quickly, and without Team Bosh, Team Curry finally won the championship easily.

At the end of the game. Tang Shuai and Dorn inadvertently made eye contact, and he panicked inexplicably.

After the Shooting Star match, the Skills Challenge was next.

The skills competition tests the players' ability to dribble, pass and three-point shots, so in previous years, all the players participated in the skills competition, but this year there was a subversive reform, and for the first time, big men were introduced, Cousins, Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, and Towns were all invited.

The game was divided into two halves, one for the four big men. Four little men in one district.

After three events, the final champions were Downs and Thomas.

One is 2.11 meters tall, the other is 1.75 meters tall, a height difference of nearly 40 centimeters, and the audience next to him laughed when they saw this duel, and Kobe Bryant also covered his mouth and kept happy.

But when the final began, the audience exclaimed not with laughter.

Thomas is 1.75 meters tall but successfully selected as an All-Star. It's not an exaggeration to say that his dribbling ability is the strongest in the league.

But after the start of the game, on the two events of dribbling and passing. Downs showed his unrivalled talent, and he was not inferior to Thomas at all.

Tang Shuai was also stunned, Thomas only had one exclusive skill package in his body, which was to dribble, while Downs only had a purple dribble bag and a blue passing bag, which was a level worse than being able to fight equally. It can only be classified into the category of supernormal performance.

The last event after the skill competition is the three-point shot, and the first two are tied, and this is how the winner is decided.

The audience cheered, and their interest was completely aroused.

Perhaps because of the pressure, Thomas missed three consecutive three-point attempts. Although Downs missed the first two shots, he made a successful third shot to beat Thomas to win the skills championship.

This time the spectators were completely high, and an inside player defeated a defender to win the skills championship, which is definitely going down in history.

And Downs' performance has made the general managers of the other 29 teams drool, and since Downs entered the league, he has shown superhuman stability, to paraphrase fans, the reason why he didn't hit the rookie wall was because he knocked the wall over when he did.

At this time, show off the skills of a defender, and the attributes of the cornerstone will be revealed.

When Downs lifted the jackpot trophy, the audience erupted in thunderous applause.

There is no doubt that after a trick match, Downs became the brightest star in the Aviation Center Arena.

At the end of the skills competition, Tang Shuai had already gone down to the venue to warm up at this time.

The commentators of the three-point contest are Kenny Smith and Maddie, and it seems that Maddie is really going to change careers to be a commentator and take the All-Star Game as a warm-up in advance.

"Karl's performance is extraordinary, his performance makes people can't calm down for a long time, but the next game will definitely make the audience completely crazy, crazy to the point of blood, crazy to forget when and where, because it is the game with the most stars and the most anticipated game today, the three-point competition!" Smith introduced in one go, and the volume was getting higher and higher.

As soon as Smith finished speaking, the fans at the scene suddenly let out a deafening cheer, and as Smith introduced, the fans were looking forward to this three-point contest like never before.

The players warmed up, and Smith turned to chat with Maddie.

"Tracy, let's go through the part that must be played before every three-point contest, who do you think will win the final three-point contest championship? Is it the defending Stephen, the James who wants to make a comeback, or the low-key but consistent Kawhi or J.J.? ”

"Don't do that, Kenny, you're giving me a kick, it's hard to guess." Maddie said with a smile that the first time he hosted, he still seemed a little jerky.

"Guess one, as a rookie who hosts the session, you can guess whoever you want." Compared to Maddie, Smith is much more sophisticated.

"Hmm......" Maddie looked at the warm-up players on the field and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I guess Don." ”

"Don?" Smith was obviously stunned, and then said in great surprise, "You didn't guess Stephen, you didn't guess Kowai, you didn't even guess Clay, you actually guessed Don!" ”

"I'm just guessing, whoever you say, anyone." Maddie said with a smile......

"Well, I know, rookie rights." Smith shrugged helplessly, and then said in a somewhat strange tone, "But I have to admit that Don is a very confident player, and when local reporters interviewed him before, he bluntly said that he would be the champion of the three-point shootout. ”

Tang Shuai heard the commentator talk about himself, stopped the shot in his hand, and looked over unconsciously.

"If I remember correctly, Don should be the first in three-point shooting percentage, right?" Maddie said uncertainly.

"It turns out that because of this, the three-point contest is different from the game, he requires a fast shot, and the psychological quality must be strong enough, but this experience will definitely become an important part of your host resume. Smith said half-didacticly.

"Well, I hope so." Maddie said with a smile, seeing Tang Shuai looking over, she looked at him and smiled.

Just as the two commentators were talking about this, the list of participants for the game was released on the big LED screen at the scene.

When they saw the list, the fans at the scene burst into cheers, not only because the list was unprecedentedly strong, but also because there was a fan support rating attached to the back of the list.

Curry's name is the most prominent, with a 60% approval rating that directly leaves off the others.

Tang Shuai was attracted by the cheers, and looked up to see the list, but after seeing it, he couldn't help but smile and said, "This person has a defeated character." ”

At this moment, the lights of the scene dimmed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the players who participated in this three-point contest!" The sidelines have been prepared, and the host of the scene began to introduce the contestants.

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