Chapter Ninety-Nine: [Did You Do It on Purpose?] 】
On February 18, the Thomas Mack Center was still full.
The NBA All-Star Weekend enters its second day today in Las Vegas. There are many programs on this day, and the skills competition, three-point contest and slam dunk contest will be staged in turn.
Today, almost all of the NBA stars in the name were there.
Hayes received warm applause when he appeared, and his popularity surpassed that of many previous superstars.
The reporter interviewed several fans and asked them why they liked Hayes as a newcomer.
A young black fan said excitedly: "There are so many reasons. He's a non-draft pick into the NBA, he's averaging two double-doubles per game, he's scoring 101 points, he's only getting 660,000 a year, and his songs are good, he's such an amazing guy. ”
Another female fan said: "A lot of the All-Star Game is old faces, and when those stars are always in front of you, you can't get excited to see them again." Which entertainment stars do I prefer to see...... Hayes is a rising star in the music scene, and that's great! If only Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) could also play basketball. ”
Reporters quickly concluded that many people were looking up to Hayes as a singer.
Chuck Hayes met Charles Barkley inside the stadium.
Barkley said regretfully, "Chuck, did you take any medicine yesterday?" How can you score so many points? I knew I wouldn't go gambling and go to the game. ”
"How were you yesterday?" Hayes asked. Barkley is a gambler, and everyone knows it.
"Lost. Tomorrow I'm ready to win it back. Barkley laughed, "I'm going to race in a while, and there's a bet on that." ”
Barkley had to play back against referee Dick Bavita, who was pointing at his ass and blowing fouls. The losing side will donate $5,000 to charity. One is 44 years old and weighs 120 kilograms, and the other is 67 years old, the oldest referee in the NBA. It's a lot of fun.
Hayes laughed, "Can you race?" ”
"Joke, what can a guy who is too old to even control his bladder do? How did he win me? Barkley said dismissively. He crouched down and pressed his legs, stretched his arms, and was out of breath when he got up.
Hayes Khan.
After Barkley left, Yao Ming whispered to Hayes: "Their game can be bet, let's press that old man to win." ”
Barkley was wearing a gray short-sleeved tracksuit and a pair of long sweatpants underneath, he looked quite relaxed, while the old referee Bavita looked a little nervous, the old referee has been quite serious since he came out, and he also deliberately took off his jacket and trousers before the game started.
The bout is about to begin, and the atmosphere in the stadium is very noisy, and the excitement is comparable to that of a boxing championship match. Barkley ran twice, and many people who watched were worried that he would roll out like a ball if he couldn't stop. After repeated warnings from the host, Barkley finally didn't rush and the game began. Due to Barkley's height and age advantage, he quickly took the lead, and in the last ten meters, Barkley also deliberately ran backwards, and the old referee actually made a leap before crossing the line and hit the line, but Barkley still won, and deliberately slipped after crossing the line.
After the game, the two came together and hugged affectionately, and the two sides couldn't help but have a broken back kiss, and what was more interesting was that when the host was going to visit Buckley, the fat Barkley immediately made a panting motion, and also signaled the host to interview Bavita first.
Barkley won, still donating $50,000 to charity.
The first place to start is the Skills Challenge.
Wade is the defending champion this year, and his opponents are Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Paul.
In Hayes' memory, it was Wade who won the championship this time. However, as he crossed, it also had an impact on the Challenge.
James was the first to appear in the preliminaries, and as a result, he completely pranked the crowd, dribbling and passing well, but it took five shots to get to the crucial mid-range shot. At the end, he performed a big windmill dunk on the layup. It took a total of 52.4 seconds. Not only the audience, but even James himself was very happy.
Paul was the second to play, he didn't get a chance to show in the rookie game yesterday, and he won the championship today. The result is a super-level play, including chest passes, ground passes, shots and layups...... All the movements were done in one go, and it took only 25.7 seconds to complete all the movements. Broke Nash's 25.8-second Trick Challenge.
Bryant played third, and he used 29.8 seconds. He did all of his movements in one go, but much slower than Paul.
Wade was the last to play, and he used 31.3 seconds. He only used two chances to pass the ball on his chest, and the rest of the moves were done in one shot.
Paul and Bryant made it to the finals. Paul came on first and the first few moves were smooth, but he took three shots from the middle, finishing in 33.8 seconds.
People think that this championship is Kobe's, but Kobe Bryant dropped the chain at a critical moment. It took four first passes to complete and 45.8 seconds to complete.
Paul was unexpectedly crowned the Tricks Challenge.
The Skills Challenge is over, and the three-point contest is about to begin.
Garnett went to the sidelines to talk to Hayes again. "You practiced all night yesterday for three points, and it should be very stable to win the championship today, right?"
"Yesterday I was blindsided, and today I was able to reach the final and it was a victory. The contestants in this year are very strong. Hayes saw that Garnett was alone and asked, "What did Aaron do?" ”
"Got a ticket, he has a headache for this. He has a lot of friends, everybody wants tickets for the game, they all want tickets on the side of the pitch, and it's hard to get tickets in that position. Aaron went to find a way, he was the most righteous guy I've ever met. If you spend some time with him, you'll like him. Garnett said.
"I've always loved Aaron. No, let's change the subject, why does it sound so ambiguous......"
After a while, the three-point contest began.
Cappano from the Heat was the first to play in the preliminaries, and he was not in good shape after the opening, but gradually found his senses, and made 5 shots in the second point, and finally scored 19 points.
Mike Miller came out in second and he shot quickly and finished shooting one minute before to score 18 points.
Hayes was the third to play, and he had already shown his three-point prowess yesterday. So there was no pressure at all, I played well, I hit the second and fourth points, and I got 20 points at the end.
Jones, who came out in fourth, scored 15 points.
Arenas emerged as the top performer, scoring 23 points.
Defending champion Nowitzki came out and scored 20 points.
After the preliminaries, Hayes was pleasantly surprised to find that Capono, who was supposed to win the championship, was eliminated, and he entered the final with Arenas and Nowitzki.
Hayes was the first to play. The first man to come on was always under more pressure, and Hayes was a little distracted by the thought that he might win the title, and he only hit one point on the first point. He also scored only two points at the third point, scoring a measly 16 points.
Just when Hayes felt that he was finished, a scene of the play's surname happened. God's quasi-Novitzki was like being possessed by a god of decay, repeatedly missed, and finally only scored 11 points, worse than him.
The rest is up to Arenas, who is also participating in the three-point contest for the first time. O'Neal was shouting and cheering frantically on the sidelines, and Hayes really wanted to get rid of the fat man, as if Arenas would be uncomfortable if he didn't win the championship.
Arenas was more stressed, and as a result, the scene of the drama surname happened. Arenas also scored 16 points.
The three-point contest went into overtime.
Hayes was the first to play again, and at this point, if he didn't want to win, it would be a liar. It's more stressful. This time he withstood the pressure and shot a little better, scoring 19 points.
Arenas didn't score a point on the first point, and Hayes couldn't get too happy. It seems that the three-point king is already in the bag, but Arenas adjusted his state again in the thunderous cheers of O'Neal, and the last two points recovered the disadvantage. To make matters worse, Arenas also scored 19 points.
The second overtime of the three-point contest. The crowd was hooked, and the stars burst into laughter.
Hayes was once again on the three-point line. One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. Under pressure, Hayes "exhausted". In this round, Nowitzki's decay was attached to him again, and he was even worse than Nowitzki, only hitting one goal in the first two positions.
The start was so poor that Hayes felt that he would definitely be out of action this time. I thought that I wouldn't be able to win the championship anyway, so I would just score a little less to make the audience happy, and by the way, I would be a companion with Jordan.
In this mentality, Hayes deliberately threw a lot of shots, didn't score a single flowerball, and finally scored only 5 points, and was on an equal footing with Jordan. I didn't expect anyone to be as water as myself, but in the final, Jordan in the audience almost died of laughter. And Michael Jackson, the king of the music world not far from Jordan, really died of laughter and took two heart-saving pills to recover.
Not only the earthlings who watched this game, but even the Namek stars and Saiyans who watched this game through high-tech signals also decided that Arenas was the champion.
As a result, Arenas also played an entertaining spirit without half a point of pressure, and in the end he only scored 10 points. Khan killed a group of people.
"Big brother, did you do it on purpose?" Seeing this result, Hayes walked up to Arenas and said helplessly.
"I don't feel it anymore." Arenas laughed.
The host finally reluctantly announced: "Are you two worse than anyone shooting?" Congratulations to Gilbert Arenas for winning the three-point title of this tournament with a score of 10 points. ”
The grand finale is the slam dunk contest. Participating in the slam dunk contest include last year's champion, Nate Robinson of the Knicks, Dwight Howard of the Magic, Gerald Green of the Celtics, and Tyrus Thomas of the Bulls.
The slam dunk contest went exactly the same way as history, with Gerard Green coming out on top. His confrontation with Nate Robinson was a thrilling affair that feasted the eyes of the audience.
Tomorrow, the All-Star Game will be staged.
When Hayes saw the serious eyes of LeBron James, Wade and others, he knew that this game would not be a show anymore.
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