Chapter 704: Shocking debut
Half an hour after the end of the HORSE competition, the Shooting Star Contest began.
The Shooting Contest features four teams, each consisting of three players, an active NBA player, a retired NBA player, and a WNBA player. Each team has to shoot three-pointers at six points, with the last point being the most difficult, and they have to shoot outside the midcourt.
The four teams competing this year were Atalanta, Los Angeles, Sacramento and hosts Dallas, with Texas starting in the final leg and playing in the first five positions, taking just 17 seconds to get into the half, where Nowitzki was a superstar when he hit the ball in midfield to give Texas a 34. 3 seconds to end the final.
The pressure was on Los Angeles to complete their first five positions in 25 seconds, but in midfield, Los Angeles clearly didn't have the hosts' luck, and it took 55 for Gasol to hit the ball. 2 seconds, the Texas team that played at home won the championship.
In addition to the All-Star Game, he has nothing to do with Chamberlain, he just accepts the invitation to attend the game, occasionally participates in interactions, and watches the game with peace of mind and waits for the results.
This was followed by a three-point contest, with six players competing this year: Cook, Love, Channing Fry, Danilo Gallinari, Pierce and Badinger.
Both Billups and Curry received invitations, but both turned them down, the former being too old to show up again, and the latter having won a three-point title and didn't want to play this kind of game again, because defending the title too much would make the tournament uninteresting.
To put it simply, the two are lazy.
Pierce finally got the championship trophy, and as he got older, the immortal finally became calm, he courted Chamberlain, and after winning the three-point trophy, he handed it to Chamberlain to take a group photo.
No way, this is all forced by reality, his arms can't twist his thighs, Pierce is getting older and older, and Chamberlain is getting stronger and stronger, if he continues to be stubborn, then he will have to bear more insults.
Chamberlain reciprocated, saying, "This is a well-deserved honor for Paul Pearce, and it was here that Big Bird Bird won his first three-point contest championship more than two decades ago. In doing so, Paul is paying homage to history, to our predecessors, and today God wants to see him the king of the thirds. â
A reporter asked Chamberlain, "Z, what did you think when you lifted the trophy?" â
Chamberlain smiled: "The trophy of the three-point king is great, do I think I should also take one?" If that's the case, then I'm going to have to work hard and I'm going to play in the three-point contest next season. â
Although it is not certain whether he meant it, the news that Chamberlain was going to participate in the next three-point contest quickly spread through the basketball world, and some reporters went to encourage James to also participate in the three-point contest because his three-point shooting percentage has been impressive in recent seasons.
James said lightly: "I don't need a three-point king to prove anything, I have proven myself with strength, I think this honor is better for others, such as rookies or something, and famous stars should not be contested." â
When he said this, it was a bit ironic that Chamberlain was too strong in his struggle for power, and West couldn't help it, and he shot back-for-tat: "LeBron doesn't dare to fight against Z, as can be seen from the slam dunk contest." Z likes to compete, and the stronger the opponent, the stronger his desire to show his sword, and it is clear that LeBron does not have such fighting spirit. â
The last slam dunk contest on the 13th is also one of the highlights of the All-Stars, second only to the gimmick of the main game.
Competing in this year's slam dunk contest are defending champions Nate Robinson, Shannon Brown, Gerald Wallace and DeMar DeRozan.
Nate Robinson is the third slam dunk king. Faced with the onslaught of rookie Dimar DeRozan, Robinson narrowly outscored his opponent in the final with 51% of the vote, and he successfully defended the slam dunk contest, which was also his third slam dunk title. Shannon Brown, who had been highly anticipated in the preliminaries, had a mediocre two-round dunk in the preliminaries, and he was eliminated early with just 78 points.
CCTV Sports Channel invited Chamberlain to talk about the guests, Yao Ming used to be, and he used to participate in the slam dunk contest, but this year he was free to accept the invitation.
Yao Ming, who is relatively calm and humorous, Chamberlain's commentary is much more vigorous, and he deliberately adds a sentence after each dunk: "It's difficult, but I can do it, and the Chinese can do it." â
This sentence was added by him at random, and at first he was worried that he would be ridiculed by fans that the Chinese were too inferior and that they were indispensable for everything. As a result, his sentence quickly became a hot word on the Internet, and many Chinese quoted him in various fields:
"The study of large aircraft engines is difficult, but we can do it, and the Chinese can do it."
"There were a lot of problems in making this documentary, but I could do it, and the Chinese could do it."
That's the influence of a person, and Chamberlain's influence is spreading to every aspect of life.
In this way, the time enters the 14th, and the All-Stars enter the final main event, and the 24 active superstars participating in the competition are about to take the stage.
The game took place at the Cowboy Stadium, known as "Jerry's World", which was inaugurated in 2009 and has a capacity of 100,000 spectators, making it the largest stadium in the National Football League (NFL).
Although this All-Star Game will be the first in the history of ZĂ o, such as the first outdoor All-Star Game, the most live All-Star Game, etc., it is undeniable that this All-Star Game has been questioned.
With the withdrawal of Yao Ming, Paul, Roy and others due to injury, and then the withdrawal of Kobe Bryant at the last moment, coupled with James's "missed appointment" slam dunk contest again, it is obvious that the star of this year's All-Star has dimmed a lot.
Although there are still superstars like James and Wade, and strong stars like Chamberlain, who have great international appeal, and Iverson has also returned to the All-Star, but because of the lack of Yao Ming, Kobe, Paul Roy and other cadres, I am afraid that at least 1/3 of American fans will be disappointed with this All-Star.
In other words, this all-star is not star-studded.
Speaking of lack of star flavor, I have to mention the most eye-catching slam dunk contest, who is participating in this year's slam dunk contest? Except for the defending champions, the names of the rest of the players are not remembered by fans.
If the last "Little Potato" was amazing because it leaped over Howard, what about this slam dunk contest? Think about the past, "Flyer" represents Jordan and Carter, and said that the recent Howard "Superman" creation, which one is not unforgettable, but this year?
In addition, because O'Neal was absent from the All-Star, the game became less entertaining.
Not to mention, compared to the last All-Star Game held in Phoenix, the taste of this year's All-Star Entertainment is much inferior, because what?
I'm afraid the whole world knows that there is no "big shark" O'Neill on the playing field, doesn't Stern know? Of course not! It is because of the lack of this living treasure the year before last, the fans have a lot of opinions, and there are fewer more interesting moments in the field, and last year's "time, place, and people", O'Neill also showed off, and it is precisely because last year brought too many surprises to the fans, so this year will look forward to him more.
But the problem is that O'Neal's schedule this season is really poor, the starting lineup is voted by the fans, this can't be helped, and the bench lineup is also selected by thirty head coaches, the head coaches think O'Neal can't play All-Star, and Stern can't help it.
If O'Nealte is to be added to the All-Star, someone has to quit, but all the stars in the West have to quit, and no one in the East has withdrawn, so even if the league has the heart, it will not be powerless.
At seven o'clock in the evening, preparations for the All-Star Game began, and the singers and dancers had been spinning around the huge stadium for a long time, and the stars entered the underground passages and prepared to play.
There were no highlights at this year's ceremony, with the stars still taking a lift from the ground to the catwalk next to the stadium.
Because the game is held in the west, the west is considered the home field, and the stars in the east are the first to play.
When Chamberlain appeared in the underpass, a group of stars shouted, Kobe Bryant pointed at Chamberlain and smiled: "I knew it was you, Z, I made a bet with my guys, I said that damn old guy who can jump is you, they don't believe it, ha, I said it's you!" â
Chamberlain bent over and coughing, looking old, he changed into the clothes he had once again dressed as he had challenged the Dukedom, and became an old man.
Although Kobe Bryant, Roy and others were absent from the All-Star, they still had to appear in civilian clothes, Paul and Yao Ming were on crutches, and Chamberlain looked at it and asked Yao Ming to have crutches in his hand. Yao Ming's foot injury was almost recovered, and he was on crutches just in case, and Chamberlain asked for it, so he handed it over with a smile.
Kobe Bryant raised his right hand, both joints of his index finger were fractured, his fingers were thicker than normal, and there was a finger sleeve on the outside, and said, "Old man, do you want to give this to you too." â
Chamberlain coughed, shook his head, and said, "I'm just old enough to walk, and I can't break my fingers like you." â
West, Rose and Durant didn't dress up like this, and the three of them were still embarrassed, West's madness was in the game, and now he is much more reliable in life.
So, when the substitute stars came out one after another, the starting five stars took the elevator to the stage, and the moment the aperture hit Chamberlain, the DJ was just about to introduce him, and he was also shocked and shouted: "Let's welcome...... Oh shit, oh my God, who is this? Who's this?! Is Satan in the Dukedom coming?! â
Now that the farce of the Dukedom has not yet come to an end, Chamberlain intends to entertain himself in this way.
His purpose was achieved, and the moment he appeared in the dukedom, the huge arena fell silent.
Chamberlain's image appeared on everyone's field of vision on a large screen over the stadium, and the screen was split in two, one half of which was the current image of Chamberlain, and the other half was a high-definition version of the video obtained from Spike Lee.
In the high-definition version of the video, the old man dressed as Chamberlain is crisscrossing the arena with a murderous awe-inspiring atmosphere!
In the past, the photos and videos on the Internet were blurry, and it was not very possible to distinguish the image of Chamberlain and others, but now from the high-definition version, fans can distinguish the images of Chamberlain, West, Durant and Rose, Blair, and Curry.
On the TNT live show, Barkley and Kenny Smith staggered and laughed, and the two pointed at Chamberlain and laughed.
Chamberlain, who imitated the movements of the old man as he had learned before, walked the catwalk last on crutches to meet the most fervent cheers of the fans.
"Satan!" Fans invariably referred to him by the nickname he earned in the Dukedom.
The stadium boiled all of a sudden, the cheers of more than 100,000 people and 20,000 people were very different, Chamberlain was also shocked, fell down once on the way, and the fans laughed more happily, in fact, Chamberlain was really frightened by this terrifying sound and tripped.
When Chamberlain walked onto the court, the big screen began to change, and then a number appeared: 107880!
This year's All-Star audience exceeded 100,000, an NBA record.
Chamberlain relaxed and stood on crutches by the side of the field, and Auden complimented, "Well done, Z." â
Chamberlain looked up at the big screen and grinned, "I said, I think this guy is really big, what if it falls?" â
The highlight of the Cowboy Stadium is the giant screen that hangs over the field, which is the world's largest high-definition TV scoreboard. It is composed of two LED displays more than 50 meters long and 1080p, spanning about 54 meters, weighing 600 tons, and the area is larger than the basketball court.