"Huh~~" Standing near the three-point line in the bottom corner, he took a deep breath, and then slowly made a few shooting postures, trying to concentrate his attention and avoid being disturbed by the noisy environment around him.

"Tall and strong, tall and strong, tall and ......strong" as the former home field, Houston fans still give Gao Da Zhuang enough support.

With the referee's signal, the timer began, Gao Dazhuang immediately reached out to take the ball, his knees were slightly bent, his lower limbs kicked his legs, his body stretched forward and upward, his arms bent forward, his fingers plucked the ball, and the ball was shot.

"Dang" but the first ball of the tall and strong was a little too strong, and the basket was bounced out.

"Oh~" A voice of regret immediately sounded in the Toyota Center Arena, but the tall and strong quickly calmed down and shot again.

When the second ball, which was tall and strong, hit the side of the basket due to too little force, a sigh rang out again in the arena.

"Leaning" on the third ball in his hand, he suddenly felt the unique weight of this basketball, which adjusted slightly for nearly a second, and then jumped and shot, the action was still so fast, on the basis of pushing and shooting, with a wrist movement.

"Brush", a beautiful sound, the third ball thrown by the tall and strong finally crossed the center of the net with a beautiful arc.

The "YEAH" goal calmed Gao Dazhuang's mood at once, and then Gao Dazhuang made another consecutive shot.

"Brush", "brush" the same angle, the same strength, the same result, tall and strong to play 2 more balls, including the last "moneyball".

Tall and strong scored 4 points in the first point.

Tall and strong jogging to the second point. Because Gao Dazhuang's shooting speed is very fast, which also leads to Gao Dazhuang's rare time left in the first round of the game, there are still 2 or 3 seconds left, so this round Gao Dazhuang maintained a constant speed on the road to avoid ups and downs in his physical fitness, which affected the shooting basket.

"Brush", "Brush", "Brush" Tall and Strong first hit three consecutive balls at the second point of the flank at a 45-degree angle, but then missed two balls in a row, including "Moneyball", which made the fans in the stadium who supported him suddenly nervous.

In the first two points, Gao Dazhuang only scored 7 points, compared to Bonner's 20 points, the game was not very optimistic for Gao Dazhuang.

"Brush" sound. Just when the fans sighed. The tall and strong hand that ran to the third point in the center took up and fell, and put in a ball very cleanly.

This point is a point that Gao Dazhuang is very familiar with and good at, and more than 50% of Gao Dazhuang's dry three-point shots in the regular season are at this point.

Really. Tall and strong hit three goals in a row. When the fifth flower ball is shot. Tall and strong also felt very good, and his eyes were always on the basketball flying in the air as he ran to the fourth point.

Fortunately, this "moneyball" did not disappoint Gao Dazhuang, and there was a "brush". The basketball goes through the net.

"Oh, Jeon-chue!" The audience applauded!

Gao Dazhuang scored six points from the third shooting point in the center, hitting all five shots, and also brought his score to 13 points.

came to the fourth shooting point at 45 degrees diagonal, tall and strong to create another miracle.

When the tall and strong shot, the strength of his big arm drives the wrist to turn the wrist forward, and the fingers will follow the natural pluck, some like the fingers are "bouncing" the ball, which is such an elegant posture that makes the tall and strong hit 5 balls in a row.

"Wow, it's all in the middle again" When the tall and strong threw the flower ball, the shouting in the Toyota Center reached a climax.

19 points, four points after shooting tall and strong has scored 19 points, one shot away from Bonner's 20 points, and tall and strong still have 5 shots.

When it came to the last shooting point, the mood of the tall and strong was quite relaxed, especially after the first shot, his score was already tied with Bonner.

"High", "High", "High", ...... At this time, the center of Toyota sounded a neat cheering sound, shouting the name of Gao Da Zhuang, and Gao Da Zhuang also jumped again and shot in this majestic cheer.

"Brush" at the moment when the ball passed through the net, a huge cheer rang out in the arena, 21 points! The three-point king already belongs to the tall and strong.

22 points for "brushing" and 23 points for "brushing".

Finally, there's a "moneyball" that would tie the NBA three-point contest record if Tall and Strong threw it in.

"Dang" was just in the expectant eyes of all the fans, perhaps a little relaxed at the last moment, after hitting 14 three-pointers in a row, Gao Dazhuang finally missed this "important" flower ball.

23 points! In the end, the tall and strong score was fixed at 23 points.

But that's it, this excellent result allowed Gao Dazhuang to win the crown of this year's All-Star Three-Point Contest, and everyone in the stadium did not hesitate to give their applause to this Oriental boy.

James rushed into the stadium excitedly and gave the tall and strong a bear hug, and Yao Ming also stood on the sidelines with a knowing smile.

"Oh, so far, the proudest person in this All-Star Weekend is definitely you," the award presenter said to Gao Dazhuang in the first sentence after taking the stage.

But it's also true, the All-Star Rookie Challenge MVP, Skills Tournament Champion, Three-Point Tournament Champion, and the current All-Star Weekend honors have all been won by Gao Dazhuang, who is definitely the biggest winner of this All-Star Game.

"How do you feel now? "The award presenter asked the tall man teasingly.

"Luckily, I feel like Lady Luck is right next to me when I'm shooting, hehe, in fact, when I was training in Brooklyn, my best score was only 22 points, so thank God" Tall and Strong made a gesture with his hands folded.

"Actually, I felt good today and I felt like I could win this championship because I needed to prove that I could shoot threes, that I was a very well-rounded player, and Novak and Bonner were very good shooters, I never thought I would beat them, so this victory is so rare," Gao continued.

"You're going to participate in the slam dunk contest later, what will you do? The presenter asked.

"It's a secret," Gao replied with a smile, holding aloft the three-point contest trophy. Hats off to the cheering fans around you.

"You don't want to win all three individual events, do you?" The award presenter replied in surprise.

"Wow, you really want to, but I'm willing to try" The tall and strong reply caused the fans to burst into applause again.

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The annual NBA All-Star Weekend, in addition to the main game, the most concerned by the outside world is the slam dunk contest.

Before 1984, the NBA All-Star Game had only one content, and that was the East-West All-Star Game, but in 1984, the gripping slam dunk contest entered the ranks of the All-Star Game for the first time, and the All-Star Game also took a qualitative leap. The concept of All-Star Weekend was formed.

Over the past 20 years. There are not only the 170cm tall "potato" Weber, but also the comeback of Wilkins, who is known as the "essence of the movie", and the basketball gods Jordan and Jason? Richardson defended his title as a successful dunk champion.

And in addition to the six exciting dunk players in this year's slam dunk competition, the list of judges is even more eye-catching. Especially the addition of Yao Ming. It was somewhat unexpected.

It is worth mentioning. After Yao Ming is confirmed as a judge for the slam dunk contest, he will also become the tallest judge in history.

Perhaps considering that this year's All-Star Game was held in Houston, all five judges of the slam dunk contest have deep roots with the Rockets.

"Big Dream" Olajuwon can be regarded as an iconic figure in the history of the Rockets. Not only did he lead the Rockets to two championships in 1994 and 1995, but he also received numerous individual accolades, including a 12-time All-Star, MVP in 1993-94, and an inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Drexler "The Glider" has a 15-year NBA career and helped the Rockets win an NBA championship and was a 10-time All-Star selection.

"Uncle Mu" Mutombo spent the last five years of his 18-year career with the Rockets and served as a mentor to Yao Ming, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year, an eight-time All-Star Game selection, and most recently, a global ambassador for the NBA.

Tomjanovich, I believe that without Tang Shuai's trust and careful guidance, the "banner" of Chinese basketball Yao Ming in the NBA will not have a smooth start, more importantly, he almost dedicated his basketball career to the Rockets, he played for the Rockets for 11 seasons when he was a player, and was selected for the All-Star Game five times, after that, he coached the Rockets for 12 seasons and led the team to two championships.

The last thing I have to mention is Yao Ming, as the NBA champion in 2002, Yao Ming dedicated his entire NBA career to the Houston Rockets, during his time with the Rockets, he averaged 19 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, in addition, Yao Ming was also selected to the NBA All-Star Game eight times.

Yao Ming's return to Houston after retiring from the military has attracted attention as a result, and as soon as he sat on the judges' bench, he was interviewed by more than a dozen media outlets.

Faced with a question from a reporter from the Houston Chronicle, talking about Houston, which can be called his second hometown, Yao Ming said: "Every time I come back here, it is very comfortable, the climate is also very good, and I feel very good to see a lot of familiar friends in familiar places." ”

Regarding whether the basketball atmosphere in Houston will decline after he has no himself, Yao Ming resolutely said no: "The culture of basketball will not disappear because of the absence of someone."

At this time, Tomjanovich, who was Yao Ming's mentor when he entered the industry, also interjected: "Yao is a special person, we have been working for several seasons, I always have a deep affection for my players, every time I see him, I am very happy, he always makes me feel warm, I regret not being able to take Yao Ming for a longer time."

"Yao, you are not a dunk general, so will you lack confidence to be the judge of this slam dunk contest?" The Houston Chronicle reporter asked with a smile.

"In China, there is a saying called: I have never eaten pork and never seen a pig run?" Yao Ming replied in his usual humorous way: "Although the dunk creativity is definitely not as good as theirs, I have also seen dunks, and sitting in the referee's seat today, everyone is just to be nostalgic."

"Yao, when he is going to be tall and strong, he will participate in the slam dunk contest, as his senior and a player who is also from China, will you give him a high score? Will you take extra care of him? A journalist asked a pointed question.

"If his dunk is exciting enough, I think I will" Yao Ming changed his words and continued: "I didn't referee the rookie challenge, skill game, or three-point game, but Gao Dazhuang still won 3 trophies, I think his strength fans know better than me, do you think he needs extra care?" (To be continued......)

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