Chapter 426: Winning Three Championships in a Row!
Chapter 426: Winning Three Championships in a Row!
It wasn't a surprise that Linson won the MVP of his rookie game, even though Linson only played ten minutes.
"It's a gap in strength, Wood is a notch, Brandon. Roy is one grade, others are another. —Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Murphy. Burns said in his column.
At the end of the rookie game, Lin Sen really ushered in the main event, because on the 17th, Lin Sen had to participate in three games, skills, three-point and dunk contests, in addition to all-star training.
However, because Lin Sen was going to participate in three games, Lin Sen did not participate in the Eastern Stars training, but hid, which made reporters more curious, what Lin Sen was doing, because no one knows what actions Lin Sen would use in the slam dunk contest until now.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Lin Sen came to the New Orleans Center to prepare for the Skills Challenge. Williams, Jason. Kidd, Chris. Paul four will compete for the title of the Skills Challenge.
"Even though we're good friends with Wood, we're not going to give him the title, otherwise we're sorry for Anne and Amy." Paul and Delon expressed the same view.
At the beginning of the first round, the first to come out was Delon. Williams, the first to play, as he said before the game, was that he didn't intend to give up to Linson.
Delon didn't do well with the through ball after passing the obstacle smoothly, and it wasn't until the third pass that he successfully completed the through ball, and then the subsequent ground pass was completed once and then the shot at the top of the free throw line was also completed, and then the through ball again was not continued to be tragic but was done all at once.
DeLong, who had passed the hurdle at the end of the day, ended the game with a dunk when the referee blew the whistle. DeLong took a total of 33.9 seconds. This is not a great result for a skills competition. Delon shook his head and walked to the sidelines.
"It's your turn!" DeLong sat next to Lin Sen after a high-five with Paul and Lin Sen.
The second to take the field was Chris. Paul, as the host, completed the match in just 29.3 seconds, and his outstanding performance also earned him the crazy cheers of the fans.
The third veteran to take on the field, Jason. Kidd, Kidd joked about himself before the game and seemed a little redundant.
Perhaps to prove his words right, Kidd ended up taking 38 seconds to finish the race and declare himself out.
"Let's have a fourth player, a ...... from the Orlando Magic Wood ...... Lin ......" shouted the DJ at the scene. Despite Paul's home stadium to compete with Paul for the championship, the stadium still resounded with warm applause, and Lin Sen stepped onto the court amid the shouts of DJs.
Lin Sen stood on the left baseline with the basketball aside.
With a whistle, the hands that had already been ready grabbed the basketball next to him and immediately moved to the basket, a simple layup landed Lin Sen immediately went to the next point, picked up the ball on the shelf, and faced the five human-shaped cardboard The speed did not completely add up, after all, stability is the most important thing at this time.
Lin Sen was very fast, and after passing five cardboards in the last place, Lin Sen ended his skills challenge preliminaries with a one-handed windmill.
With 29.1 seconds, Lin Sen scored in the preliminaries, and successfully entered the final of the Skills Challenge with Paul.
In the final of the Skills Challenge, Paul was the first to play. However, Paul only managed to finish with 31.8 seconds.
Faced with Paul's 31.8 seconds, Lin Sen did not hold back, just like Paul said, he gave gifts to the child.
When the referee blew the whistle, Lin Sen jumped out like a cheetah. The basket was successfully passed through the humanoid cardboard in one go, and then the through ball was passed at one time through the ground pass, and the ball was also passed at one time, and he came to the top of the free throw line arc to take the ball and shoot, and went to the next through pass without looking at it, and then he made a successful one-time pass and then faced the five human-shaped cardboard again Lin Sen still maintained a fairly fast speed, and then slipped with both hands.
When the referee blew the whistle, Lin Sen's final score was 24.4 seconds, and Lin Sen successfully lifted the second trophy.
And the next is the three-point contest, last year's three-point contest Lin Sen still remembers vividly, when he staged a reversal in the final to create a new three-point contest and finally won the three-point contest championship, this year came to the stage of the three-point contest again, Lin Sen is full of confidence.
This year, Linson will be the last one to play in the qualifiers, although this is not arrangeable, but it is considered by the majority of fans to be a symbol of status in the three-point world, and in their eyes, the last appearance is a foreshadowing of the finale.
"The anticipating three-point contest has finally begun, hey, Charles don't sleep, the game is about to start!" Kenny Smith was a little speechless at the fact that Barkley was now dozing off beside him.
Barkley glared at Smith viciously, "Kenny, you're always so annoying, when can you be a little cute?" I just have to see that the rest of Wood is not in my range of appreciation, and damn it didn't let me explain that I hate the boss's arrangement yesterday! ”
"Allen is on the field, and the three-point contest has officially begun."
"They're all stepping stones for Wood to defend his title!" Barkley said in a daze.
One of the Big Three, Ray. Allen's three-point tournament title, combined with his consistent touch and experience, naturally makes him the favorite to stop Linsen from winning the championship.
However, his performance was not very good, and he only hit an ordinary shot in the first point and only scored 1 point, which disappointed those who had hopes for him, but the good mentality ensured that his shooting ended up scoring 17 points, which is not a very good result and does not necessarily guarantee a rematch.
"17 is really not an ideal result and I think it will be a little bit disappointing for the people who support him." Smith said with some regret.
"Kenny, I said they were just stepping stones, and he's under a lot of pressure from Wood, and it's good enough for him to have that." Barkley continued to push Linson to the end.
The second player was Jason Capono of the Raptors, who had a strong call to win the three-point contest as a former champion, but he started out badly and scored just eight points on the first three points.
"Eight points, is this an elementary school shooting competition? I can be more accurate than him. It's not a three-point contest, it's an iron contest! Barkley said sarcastically unceremoniously. The commentator's fair and fair position is not reflected in him at all, and Lin Pai is clearly written on his forehead!
Kapono is like trying to prove Barkley's point of view wrong. Quickly adjusted in the last 2 points, hit all ten three-pointers with a hot touch, and when the last color ball entered the frame, he finally scored 20 points!
In the face of Kapono's crazy ten-in-a-row, Lin Sen pursed his lips and smiled slightly, "This is interesting!" ”
"Hey, Sir Charles, it's Jason announcing to you that he's not here to strike iron! Look at all ten three-pointers, 20 points can basically guarantee him to enter the rematch, if it is still so hot, there is a good chance of the championship. Kenny Smith continued to raise the bar with Barkley.
The third player was veteran three-point champion Pejastojakovic, but he had a terrible performance, scoring only 11 points in the first four points. Although all the four ordinary balls in the last point were hit, he missed the last color ball, and his score was only 15 points, which basically confirmed that he would not be able to play the game, which disappointed the fans who supported him.
"Two-time three-point winner Peja is obviously doing poorly, we see the loss on his face, everyone gets old at times, although you resist and run away, but it's so obvious......"
"Kenny, this is not a lecture or a poetry reading, this is a commentary contest! Race! Barkley expressed his displeasure with Smith.
"Let's welcome Rookie Game MVP Lin Sen!" With the sound of DJs at the New Orleans Arena, Lin Sen stood up, waved to the audience, and slowly walked up to the bottom right corner.
"Finally waiting for this moment, in the preliminaries, Lin will directly make those so-called competitions lose hope, this is his stage alone!" The fat on Barkley's face shook with excitement.
I looked at the basket in the distance, and saw that everything was so familiar with the basketball next to me, and the sound of starting to shoot sounded. Lin Sen unhurriedly picked up the first ordinary ball and jumped out, and immediately picked up the second ball and jumped out without waiting for the basketball to enter the frame.
Swish!
Swish!
Two crisp net wiping sounds in a row show Lin Sen's good feel.
"Brilliant shots. That's strength! With Lin Sen shooting all the first two points, it was not until the fourth point that he missed a flower ball, and after the most Lu Lin Sen successfully scored 25 points to ensure that he entered the semi-finals.
Gibson's face was a little solemn, now Linson has 25 points, Cappono has 20 points, he has at least 20 points to ensure that he enters the rematch, with huge psychological pressure under the watchful eye of the boss James.
"25 points is just a warm-up, and you have to put it at the end of the day, and just a warm-up is enough for others to dispel the idea of winning the championship."
Kenny. Smith has completely given up on moving Barkley's view of support.
I have to say that Gibson's ability to resist pressure is still very strong, under the gaze of James, he shot the most important thing one after another, he grasped all five colored balls, and finally succeeded in scoring 22 points, this is an opportunity to ensure that he enters the rematch, Gibson clenched his fist excitedly, and looked at Lin Sen with a hint of challenge in his eyes.
The last one to appear is Steve. Nash's shooting speed was not fast, and his performance was even worse, and he only scored a measly 11 points after the last of the six men, and with the end of the preliminaries, Linson ranked last in the rematch with 25 points, while Gibson was second and defending champion Capono was first.
"This is the main match, just look at the expressions of Capono and Gibson, you can see how nervous they are, in fact, they should look a little away, after all, Lin's strength is insurmountable, so maybe it can make them throw a better result."
Kenny Smith glanced at Barkley with disdain, "The first to play in the rematch was the defending champion Capono, the first point, and the ...... was scored"
With Smith's commentary, Capono was unusually brave, and before he came to the last point, he actually had twenty hits, and Lin Sen's brows also frowned, if Capono was still so brave at the last point, then he would be under a lot of pressure.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
With another four ordinary balls, Capono scored 28 points, and the last color ball he had equaled Bird's three-point scoring record, and the audience stood up.
Lin Sen also stood up, if he didn't have pressure now, it was definitely fake, and everyone was watching Capono take the last shot.
Capono himself could not believe this fact. The gaze of the whole stadium and the gaze of hundreds of millions of fans in front of the TV made him unconsciously carry a burden. He wanted to make history and go down in history, and it was this desire that gave him hidden pressure.
There were nearly five seconds left to make one of his shots. Looking at the basket, the previous basket like a fish in water has disappeared at this moment, but time does not allow him to look for that feeling of passing, looking at the basket Capono made a firm shot, "This ball Capono threw a little hesitant!" This is the common understanding of everyone, the basketball in the air attracted everyone's attention, the basketball in the air swayed and flew to the basket to affect everyone's nerves, Lin Sen's eyes slowly narrowed, and the corners of his mouth began to smile.
Clang!
It was the sound of basketball hitting iron, and there was a sound of regret at the scene, and James sat down slightly disappointed.
"Capono missed the opportunity to make history. However, despite this, the burden of 28 points weighed on Gibson and Lin, and we can imagine the pressure on Lin who regarded the three-point contest as his pocket before the game. Kenny Smith's analysis is normal.
Capono was a little disappointed, but then a smile appeared on his face, and he raised his arms to signal to the audience, his eyes swept over Lin Sen seemingly unintentionally, "I want to see how you book the three-point contest championship!" He muttered and walked to his seat.
James's younger brother Daniel Gibson, although he wanted to win the championship, but in the face of Capono's high score, he didn't have much hope for himself, so he took off his pressure and stood outside the three-point line very casually, and it was this casualness that allowed him to play at a high level. Gibson hit consecutive three-pointers to New Orleans' applause, and finally scored a super high of 26 points.
In the rematch, both of them played at a high level, which undoubtedly sent the game to another climax.
"Great Sir Charles, do you have anything to say to Wood who is about to play? Don't say 28 points and 26 points are both high scores, Wood did a miracle last year, do you think he can still do it this year? "Kenny. Smith looked at Barkley and said proudly, the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were full of sorrow.
Barkley glared at Smith nonchalantly and said, "Why do you have to choose again?" I've never regretted any of the choices I've made, and Wood was able to do it last year, and still can? I have a lot of faith in Wood. ”
Despite his tough words, his heart is also beating drums. 28 points is not a low score, Barkley looked at Linsen on the court with some concern.
The on-site director aimed the camera at Lin Sen, and no expression on Lin Sen's face could escape the capture of the camera, Lin Sen on the big screen was relaxed without any nervousness, and he looked like he was full of confidence.
"Look at Wood's expression is still so handsome and charming, are the beauties all excited." Buck uses teasing to ease his worries.
Standing at the bottom corner of the three-point line again, looking at the basket, Lin Sen's eyes closed.
After a whistle, Lin Sen began his own performance, and Lin Sen, who had skills, was more confident to face the challenge, but the first ball made a big joke for Lin Sen - sliding out of the frame.
Like last year, Lin Sen didn't start well, which put a lot of pressure on Lin Sen.
However, Lin Sen was not a little nervous, but still kept a slight smile and threw his second ball.
Swish!
"God, the basket played Wood, and that means he had to shoot all the next balls to guarantee the win!"
Swish!
Swish!
The sound of a continuous and crisp wiping of the net was heard through the loudspeakers in every corner of the New Orleans arena, and slowly the fans who had firmly supported Lin Sen began to stand up and shout "lin!lin!"
Slowly, these small shouts began to converge and become uniform, although not very numerous, but clear enough in the noisy New Orleans arena to hear Linson shoot one three-pointer after another, and then drill into the basket one after another.
"Who said that Lin would be crushed by pressure, Lin is proving his strength with his performance!" Barkley also roared excitedly, with Barkley's roar, Linson came to the last point, except for the first point shot that slid out of the basket, Linsen threw all the remaining balls from the first four points into the basket, and those who were looking forward to Linson's ugly scene couldn't help but get nervous.
Capono couldn't sit still and stood up, and Lin Sen was still shooting the last point as if no one was around, and at this moment he had entered a realm, the realm of shooting.
Swish!
Swish!
26 points, Lin Sen still has the last two balls left, an ordinary ball and a color ball!
The shouts of New Orleans suddenly fell silent, as if they were afraid that their shouts would blow the basketball off the hoop.
Lin Sen looked at the basket in the distance, as wide as the sea!
Take the ball and jump in one go, and the basketball crosses the sky over New Orleans in a perfect arc and drills into the basket!
Barkley's fat figure jumped, "27 points!" 27 points! There is also the last color ball, as long as it is thrown into Lilin, it will not only successfully surpass Capono but also create a new three-point contest record! ”
Everyone held their breath and waited for Lin Sen's last ball.
The basket is still there, the net is still shining white, and the lights are still shining!
Hold the ball up!
Power with both feet!
Aim in the air!
With confidence and a smile, the basketball was flicked off its fingers and flew into the air.
Basketball flies over New Orleans with countless people's eyes! Lin Sen's right hand in the spotlight slowly clenched into a fist and retracted to his chest, the corners of his mouth filled with a smile.
"Come in!"
Lin Sen called softly!
Basketball gave people a crisp - !!
Raising his arms high, smiling, Lin Sen stood on the three-point line in the bottom corner of the left under the light, and the eyes of thousands of people automatically converged on him, at this moment he was the king, and he did what he said.
"Wood, win three trophies in a row, and there's a slam dunk contest below, the slam dunk contest matchup I'm looking forward to the most, Wood vs. LeBron!" Barkley patted the commentator and said that he was glad that TNT had been given the right to comment.
Fresh from receiving the three-point contest trophy, Cheryl. Miller walked up, "Wood congratulations on your second three-point title, and you gave Amy and Annie gifts, but honestly I'm more concerned about your preparation for the slam dunk contest, do you have a secret weapon?" Many people want to know the Tao? ”
"What do you say?" As the words fell, Lin Sen smiled and turned to leave.
It is absolutely impossible for Lin Sen not to prepare for the slam dunk contest, no matter what he does, Lin Sen will be very prepared instead of giving up his initiative. (To be continued......)