Chapter 298: Slam Dunk Contest (I)

The judges for this year's slam dunk contest were very interesting, starting with a few famous names in the history of the Dallas Mavericks.

The first is the No. 1 pick selected by the Mavericks in 1981 - Mark Ogur, he is a natural scoring freak, once played 29.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a single season, was traded to the Pistons after 7 years with the Mavericks, and won the O'Brien Cup with his junior brother Isiah Thomas, and then suffered from injuries and retired early in '94.

The second is Rolando Blackman, who was also picked by the Mavericks in the '81 draft and is the ninth pick. He is a player from Panama who spent 11 seasons with the Mavericks, and before the arrival of the German, the Mavericks held the Mavericks' individual minutes of appearance, total shots, total goals, total free throws, total free throws, total points and so on.

The third is Derrick Harper, who was picked by the Mavericks with the 11th pick in '83 and has also contributed to the Mavericks.

Then came the familiar "essence of human movies" - Dominic Wilkins, one of the most famous dunking players in history, was crowned the dunk king twice, including the 85th time in 85 years and won the championship over Joe. He is the same as Zheng Ke, with a height of 2.03 meters and a small forward position. He averaged 24.8 points per game in his career, and was a member of the American Dream II team, with a string of huge halo accolades and stats behind him

The last judge on the list was Sbert Webb. It is true that people say that the NBA is full of supermen and beasts, and Potato completed the dunk when he was only 1.6 meters tall. This is very unimaginable, because in daily life, there are many people who can't catch a basket by 1.8 meters. His record for running and jumping is 1.3m. The running touch height is 3.57 meters, and it is no wonder that in the 1986 slam dunk contest, he was able to beat Wilkins with a two-handed back dunk and win the dunk crown. In addition, he is the shortest dunk king in history.

Webb, who is a first-time judge for the slam dunk contest, said in an interview before the game. Hopefully Nate Robinson will be able to play some tricks.

"I can do that kind of dunk any time" Webber said jokingly, referring to the fact that Nate leaped over Webb to win the championship with a dunk in '06, and he said with some jokingness: "I hope he can play something different and stop using some props." I hope he can show his dunk ability and something else, otherwise I'm going to have to change into shorts and see how high I can jump. Ha Lu Ha"

Zheng Ke, who often slammed dunks in the regular season, also has no shortage of supporters. For example, Wilkins, while saying that he would not cheat for personal gain, expressed his expectations for Zheng Ke's dunk: "That's right, I want to see him dunk specially, he has great talent, he is a very hard player, and he has become an All-Star and a superstar since the second round." I think he should belong on this stage. I'm looking forward to his performance. ”

Zheng Ke and the other four wore white short-sleeved jackets from Adidas, and inside were the jerseys of their respective teams. At the behest of the staff, he walked into the center of the stage.

The host at the scene immediately began to introduce the names and various information of the four of them.

"Welcome Nate Robinson, a two-time slam dunk contest winner from the New York Knicks, who is 1.75m tall and weighs 80kg! Welcome to him! ”

"Welcome DeMar DeRozan"

"Welcome Zheng Ke, he is from the Minnesota Timberwolves, he is 2.03 meters tall and weighs 101 kilograms. Let's welcome him."

Although the introduction of the supporters was very brief, as the biggest player, Zheng Ke was still very popular with the audience, and the cheers after him were obviously a lot louder. Zheng Ke was personable and waved to the audience around him, with a warm smile on his face.

After the introduction, the four players returned to the side, and the staff began to get busy, setting up the venue, cameras and other spectators at the scene were also waiting for the players to appear in a cheer.

The first to appear was DeRozan, who sat on a pouf provided by Sprite on the sidelines, flanked by an NBA referee with a basketball in one hand. Immediately, the referee handed the basketball to DeRozan, and the live ESPN broadcast footage immediately showed DeRozan's dunks this season, with a total of 33 dunks.

DeRozan walked to the bottom corner of the right side and started to accelerate, his first attempt was to slip under the baseline and dunk with his crotch, but the ball was not held steady. The second time he still tried, and this time, he successfully completed the move, slipping off the baseline, flying out from behind the basket, holding the ball through his crotch with his left hand, and completing the back buckle of both hands.

DeRozan's dunk is very difficult, but there is nothing shocking about it, as if it lacks a bit of temperament. His last dunk was a 42-point score, which was unsatisfactory.

The second appearance is Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke's appearance lifted the spirits of the people at the scene, after all, Zheng Ke has staged a dunk in many games, and when it comes to dunks, he is one of the most watchable players in the NBA today. Amid the cheers of the people, Zheng Ke walked to Sprite's seat, and he smiled at the camera, looking relaxed.

Zheng Ke also began to appear in the camera, he has completed 68 dunks this season, and his average points per game are currently 33.5 points, ranking first on the NBA scoring list.

Zheng Ke took the basketball given to him by the referee, he took the basketball, walked under the basketball hoop, compared the distance, and basically had a certain direction in his mind.

Zheng Ke walked to the place where he was sitting just now, and motioned for a group of staff to disperse a little, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, Zheng Ke almost retreated to 45 degrees from the three-point line of the other half. "Is it a free throw line jumping slam dunk?" Everyone didn't say it, but they thought it in their hearts.

Taking a deep breath, his eyes became firm and sharp. After taking the basketball, Zheng Ke suddenly started like a sports car!

"It's coming!"

The eyes of the stars with their own cameras widened as they looked at Zheng Ke, expecting him to make a different dunk move.

Zheng Ke held the ball in one hand in his right hand, placed it flat on the side of his body, and stepped into the free throw line with a thunderous momentum. Instead of jumping from the free throw line as everyone guessed, he took a step with his left foot, and his body began to spin like a spinning top, facing the basket, which was a 360-degree dunk posture!

But Zheng Ke's action is not enough, his starting speed is extremely fast, the jump height is amazing, spinning in the air, the right hand holds the ball up, and his body is actually an oblique flying action, flying from the front of the basket to the right side of the basket. Zheng Ke faced the basket sideways, turned one hand into two hands, shouted loudly, and swung it down suddenly!

"Bang dang!"

A loud noise appeared in the arena, clearing the noisy atmosphere of the scene. People were stunned, as if their brains had been hit in an instant, and they couldn't think, so they could only look at the man standing under the basket with his shiny eight-pack abs, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"It's so perverted!"

Wilkins and the other judges let out an exclamation in unison, and they were all experienced people on the basketball court. Zheng Ke's dunk just now, a full 405 degrees rotation, oh my God, is this something that humans can do? Whether it is from the point of view of explosiveness, action beauty, and strength, Zheng Ke's dunk is impeccable, and they invariably give a 10-point evaluation!

The scene was already crazy, Zheng Ke's movements were done in one go, and the sound of the dunk was very loud, and the one-handed to two-handed after the most was simply a stroke of genius. The overall feeling is not a little more than a circle, but a ballet-like dance move is completed in the air.

"It's a lot of pressure."

Wallace, who appeared in the third appearance, had a wry smile on his face, and to be honest, he was also shocked just now. Anyway, it's basically impossible to let him do this action. He brushed his somewhat messy little braids and took the basketball from the referee's hand.

Gerard Wallace used to fly in the sky as a young man and suffered a back injury in the first two years. Today's athleticism should not be as strong as it was at the beginning, but his statistics this season are good, averaging 18.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, and in the small forward position, the rebounds can actually exceed 10, which is indeed a bit extraordinary.

He chose a back-to-back lever back dunk after passing the frame, which was a bland action even in the previous slam dunk contest, not to mention the audience who had just been stimulated by Zheng Ke. Some fans even gave Wallace some boos after his dunk, and his lowest score was also very low, and the five celebrities didn't buy it, giving a low score of 38 points, which is called comparing goods, and it is infuriating

After that, Nate's appearance was sought after by the audience, which can be regarded as giving him some small pressure.

Nate Robinson's expression is solemn, he wants to become the first three-time dunk king in history, but Zheng Ke is really too strong, maybe only in terms of bounce power, the two are almost the same, but when it comes to height and arm span, Zheng Ke surpasses him too much, and his short height is both an advantage and his biggest disadvantage.

Nate Robinson walked to the right side of the three-point line 45 degrees and threw the basketball with both hands. At the same time, he started from outside the three-point line and shot to the basket. After Nate Robinson took the rebounding basketball, he made a two-handed windmill, and under the pressure, he could be regarded as an explosion, and he succeeded at one time, and his small body swayed on the basketball hoop, giving people a lot of impact

Several celebrities nodded their heads, and the beauty of the ball was to show off Nate Robinson's physicality, they made eye contact, and then scored 10 points, 9 points, and the last Nate Robinson scored 46 points, just behind Zheng Ke. (To be continued......)

PS: Looking back at the 10-year slam dunk contest, it was really a water army......