220 The most solid fundamentals
As usual, the host at the scene read out the rules of the competition first: In this competition, the four people are divided into two groups. McCarvey and Owen are in a group, and Thomas is in a group with Chinese. The first round of competition is played within each group, and the best results are selected, and then the two best performers play the final round. The rules are basically the same as before.
Because of the 2014 All-Star Game, Xiao Hua succeeded Stern as the new president of the NBA, and the new official naturally had to burn it, so he made a lot of changes to the rules of the All-Star Game, which can be described beyond recognition. As a result, almost everyone complained about it, so many rules were changed back this year, including the Skills Challenge.
The first to play was the opponent that Wen Hao had just defeated a few days ago, the Kings' point guard Isaiah Thomas Jr. I saw Thomas dribbling to the basket, dribbling over obstacles, passing, shooting, passing over obstacles, and making the last layup, the whole action was done in one go, taking 40.9 seconds, which made all the audience exclaim. Because in the past few years, there are very few 40 seconds, basically around 42 to 45 to complete, Thomas is more than two seconds faster, which is amazing. Thomas only made two shots when he was shooting, and the others were all done in one shot.
There were even many spectators who shouted: "Just give the trophy to Thomas, he is the champion." ”
Thomas waved his hand to greet the audience, then turned his head to look at his three opponents in turn, especially at Wen Hao, his eyes full of provocation. In the Rockets' game against the Kings a few days ago, he also performed very well, but because the team lost in the end, he was rarely noticed after the game. So he was very unhappy with Wen Hao in his heart. Today, it is rare to have the opportunity to play together again, and he must humiliate Wen Hao.
However, it is not Wen Hao who will play next, according to the rules of the game, the west and the east are rotated, and the Kings are in the west, and it is time to play in the east after the end.
Irving of the Eastern Cavaliers was in his second appearance, and he completed a series of moves in 42.8 seconds. If compared with previous years, it can be regarded as fast, but compared with Thomas just now, it is much slower. Because he missed one shot in the process, he shot twice.
Owen shook his head, sat on the chair on the sidelines, and looked at Wen Hao, who had already stood on the field. Of course, Thomas also looked at Wen Hao with a mockery in his eyes. With his understanding of this Chinese, this Chinese's speed is not very fast, even if he does not make a mistake in the middle, it is impossible to reach 40.9 seconds like himself. In the second round, he represented the western region and played for himself.
The Kings players next to them have already begun to celebrate in advance, and with such a result, the final champion must be Thomas's.
The Rockets players in the audience also shook their heads, they knew Wen Hao very well. Although Wen Hao's breakthrough speed is fast, his dribbling speed is not fast, and it is difficult to surpass Thomas.
Of course, there are optimistic ones. For example, Howard, he shouted at Wen Hao: "Wen, come on, I'm optimistic about you, if you lose today, don't say that you are Team Rocket in the future, I can't afford to lose that person with you." ”
Jones also shouted loudly in the audience: "Wen Hao, him!" ”
Wen Hao nodded at the two, and then focused his gaze on the field. His eyes were full of concentration.
At the same time, on the other side of the ocean, countless fans are also paying attention to the All-Star Skills Challenge. When they saw Wen Hao appear, they all cheered. However, with Thomas's perverted speed of 40.9 seconds, everyone is not optimistic. There are few people in history who can achieve such results, Wen Haoxing?
At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, Wen Hao dribbled forward, and he did not dunk, but made a layup, because this saves time. As soon as he landed, he went to the basketball hoop next to him to get the ball and began to dribble over obstacles. After passing the obstacle, a ground-hitting pass and the basketball obediently drilled into the hole in front of him. Then he rushed to the free throw line, and he didn't open the no-solution shot, after all, he used to shoot well with an unguarded shot like this. Later, because I lost my self-confidence, I didn't dare to throw, and the hit rate came down. When he has the heart of a point guard, he regains his self-confidence, so now he has a good shooting percentage even if he doesn't turn on the no-solution shot.
The first ball missed, the second hit steadily, and Howard on the sidelines shouted excitedly. Two goals, which is not bad.
Wen Hao continued to dribble, crossed obstacles, and used a dunk for the final layup, after all, this is the safest, and in the end, it is calculated according to the time when the ball enters the basket, so even if you shoot from outside the three-point line, the time it takes to dunk is about the same.
After finishing all the games, Wen Hao took a slight breath. Although he hasn't trained much in this competition procedure, these items are all basic skills, and Wen Hao has these things in every training task, so he can be said to be extremely smooth and has not made any mistakes at all.
When Wen Hao finished all the prescribed items, the Kings players on the sidelines celebrated louder, and several of them took turns to high-five Thomas, and Thomas was even more excited, because in the feeling of several of them, Wen Hao's speed was not as fast as Thomas.
At this time, the host at the scene announced Wen Hao's results: "Wen Hao, a player from China, the game time: 40.8 seconds. ”
Before the host could finish speaking, the guys on the Kings team who were celebrating suddenly stopped one by one and looked at the big screen in disbelief. I saw that the result on the big screen was really 40.8 seconds. In other words, Wen Hao is only 0.1 seconds faster than Thomas.
Thomas was even more incredulous, in his feeling, this Chinese is really slower than himself, how can he be faster than himself? What's worse is that if it's 1 second or 2 seconds faster, then forget it, it's 0.1 seconds faster, this is too embarrassing, right? Unwilling, really unwilling.
In desperation, Thomas came to the technical desk and asked to show him a video replay and a comparison of the two men's matches.
Originally, in the game, the league has always been very cautious about the requirements to watch game replays, and it is easy not to play back. If you watch the replay, then why do you need a referee?
However, it was a skill challenge, and in order to shut up Thomas, I ended up showing him. The result screen clearly shows that Wen Hao's time to complete the game is indeed 40.8 seconds, there is no doubt about it. And he also clearly saw that Wen Hao was passing the ball faster than him. In order not to make a mistake, he passed the ball after he had stopped; And Wen Hao passed the ball directly during the run after dribbling through the obstacles, which saved time.
Seeing this, Thomas's face was a little gray, and he walked back to his place with his head down. But in his heart, he was still unconvinced. After all, the timer is pressed by people, the referee whistle blows, the person in charge of the timer will press the timer, the ball enters the basket, and the person in charge of the timer will press the watch to stop. There will definitely be a discrepancy between these. Maybe it's just an error, and it takes me 0.1 seconds more.
So he wasn't entirely convinced of the result.
At this time, the rocket players on the scene saw Wen Hao enter the finals, and they all high-fived excitedly in celebration. On the other side of the ocean, the fans were even more excited, and words such as "Brother Hao is mighty" kept appearing on the meager salary.
At this time, McCarvey of the East came on, and he made a series of moves, and there were two errors in the middle of the pass, which took only 39.8 seconds. The fans at the scene all exclaimed.
Although there is a much faster time than 39.8 seconds in the history of the Skills Challenge, it is perverted to reach 39.8 seconds after two errors. That is, he dribbles very fast. If he hadn't made those two mistakes, it would have been faster.
Now the list of finals is McCarvey of the Eastern 76ers and Wen Hao of the Western Rockets.
Wen Hao was able to make it to the final, which surprised many Americans. In the past few years, due to the physical fitness of the yellow race, people have been accustomed to thinking that Chinese defenders are difficult to play, and their speed, strength and explosiveness are too poor.
Later, there was a Jeremy Lin, which made everyone's eyes shine and understand that yellow people can also play guards.
And now, Wen Hao has entered the finals of the Skills Challenge, which makes people even more surprised, it turns out that yellow people can also be so fast.
However, many Americans who were watching the live broadcast were still not convinced. No matter how fast the yellow race is, can it be faster than Wade's 26.1 seconds? That's the best result since the Skills Challenge. Still unconvinced, Thomas said, "If you have the ability, you can be faster." What is 0.1 seconds faster? ”
At this time, Wen Hao was ready to play again to start the final. It just so happened that he heard the words of the audience, and a wave of anger suddenly surged in his heart. He can tolerate contempt for him personally, but he cannot tolerate contempt for the Chinese as a whole. Coupled with Thomas's provocation, Wen Hao made up his mind even more, and he wanted to show the fastest speed he could.
So, when the referee blew the whistle, Wen Hao accelerated to the layup, and then dribbled over the obstacle. At this time, a voice sounded in his head: "No Solution Breakthrough: Open." ”
That's right, he activated the Unsolved Breakthrough skill, which allowed him to reach his maximum speed when crossing obstacles.
Some knowledgeable people on the sidelines were surprised to see Wen Hao's dribbling speed suddenly increase, this speed is too fast.
But with such a fast speed, will the next passes and shots be inconsistent?
Soon, Wen Hao gave them the answer. When he passed the four obstacles, he said again in his heart, "No solution assist, open!" Then, in the midst of everyone's stunned eyes, he actually used a back pass to pass the ball into the far hole in front of him.
When Thomas saw this scene, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. In the high-speed run, the back pass was successful, and it seems that this kid's basic passing skills are extremely solid.
But this is not over, after passing the ball, Wen Hao didn't even look at it and ran to the shooting point. In his heart, another "unsolved shot, open" came, he took the ball and threw it, and after throwing, he still ran to the next point without even looking at it. Behind him, a basketball "swish" came out, causing the audience to exclaim again.
After another base pass, and then dribbling over the obstacle again, Wen Hao still opened two skills, and finally accelerated to the basket and ended the offense with a dunk.
At this time, everyone immediately turned their eyes to the big screen, only to see a number on the big screen that made them dumbfounded......
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