Chapter 444: The Alternation of the NBA Era
"They're crazy today, I never thought the three-point contest would be like this, we didn't pay much attention to it before."
Basketball god Jordan looked up at the fans who had already turned the sky before the game started, sighed and said, he naturally knows why Philadelphia fans are so crazy about a three-point contest today.
That's because of the last All-Star in Washington, D.C., in the finals of last year's three-point contest, former Celtics player Anthony Walker scored 26 points, breaking the historical record of the three-point contest, everyone thought that this guy would win the three-point contest without suspense, but the next Szebiak hit 24 shots in a row, scored 28 points out of 30, it can be said that he almost created a miracle, he was only one shot short of last year to hit all, and this yearThese fans are here to witness that he can hit them all, and by the way, to enjoy the exciting competition between Szzczebiak and Anthony Walker.
"Hehe, maybe the three-point contest will be more popular than the slam dunk contest in the future, and it may not be" Zhuang Fei on the side heard the sigh of the great god and said with a smile, but at this time, the great god obviously didn't think it was true.
"Zhuang, in other aspects I can agree with what you said, but I don't agree with this, I have participated in both competitions, in my opinion the slam dunk contest can make my blood boil more, in my opinion the dunk contest can also make the fans crazy" When he said this, the basketball god did not forget to wave the '10 points' card in his hand. This is for the Slam Dunk Contest score in a minute.
"Yes, it's not necessarily" Zhuang Fei didn't explain much. Instead, he smiled slightly and didn't speak again, and so did the great god on the side. For both of them, time is everything. So at this time, both of them focused their eyes on the court in front.
There are a total of seven players who will participate in the All-Star Three-Point Contest, including Bucks scoring guard Ray Allen, Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Pierce, Celtics guard Stephen Jackson, and Kings small forward Peja. There's also Nash of the Wizards, as well as last year's runner-up Anthony Walker and champion Szczebiak.
In Zhuang Fei's view, these five people on the court are basically the most powerful three-point shooters in the NBA at present, and the three-point shooting rate of these people is all above 40%, and the number of shots is also above 80. It can be said that except for a few people such as Reggie Miller and Carter, basically all of the league's outstanding three-pointers have come. This can also be seen the intensity of this game, so in the pre-game betting market, the odds of all players in this year's three-point contest are very close, of course, as Szzambiak, who has won the All-Star three-point contest for two consecutive years, is naturally still ahead in the odds, however, although the small forward is temporarily ahead in the odds, the lead is also extremely limited. In particular, the gap between him and Anthony Walker is extremely close.
"Zhuang, who do you think can win this game" When he saw the host on the scene introduce these players under the crazy applause of the fans, Jordan also asked Zhuang Fei with great interest, in fact, in the Wizards' team practice before the game started, he witnessed all 25 shots by Nash, and Nash scored more than 20 points in every practice. It can be said that this All-Star Game is a teammate who is extremely optimistic about his Wizards, even if the outside world is now looking forward to the matchup between Anthony Walker and Szczebiak.
"Szzebiak, for now, he's still the most likely to win the title"
Zhuang Fei didn't know what the great god of Jordan was thinking at this time, but at this time, when he heard the great god ask, he still did not hesitate to say the name of Szebiak, for Zhuang Fei, he has absolute confidence in his disciple in the three-point shooting, and in Zhuang Fei's heart, he also very much hopes that his disciple can shoot 25 in this All-Star Shooting Contest as the fans expect. …,
"yes? I think Steve can" When Jordan looked at Zhuang Fei and finished with a smile, this three-point contest that was expected by many people also began, and Zhuang Fei and Jordan all looked at the court.
The first to play in this three-point contest was Stephen Jackson of the Celtics. The guard is a little worse in ability among the seven contestants, and he is also a little worse in terms of fame, but the first player to play is not bad in terms of results, and under the pressure of the first player to come out of the game, the guard threw a 20-point score, if this result was basically stable in the past, it could enter the finals, but this year it may not be.
However, Zhuang Fei's expression after seeing Jackson's shooting also knew that the guard was still very satisfied with his performance this time, in fact, Zhuang Fei also knew that the guard's score was at most 22 points in normal training, so he basically gave full play to his strength in this game.
And the second appearance in this game is Nash, in last year's game Nash was also the second appearance, in the first appearance last year, Szzambiak magically shot 25 points, which made the second appearance of Nash extremely pressure, under that pressure the playmaking guard only scored 15 points, which is far below his normal level of a result, but this time Jackson's performance is good, but the pressure of 20 points is too different from 25 points.
So the pressure on the Wizards guard in this game is not too great, in this case, the guard finally shot 24 points in the exclamation of the fans, although last year Anthony Walker and Szczebiak shot more than 24 points in succession, but for the three-point contest to score 24 points is still a small miracle, so after scoring this score, Nash on the court also took a deep breath, for Nash this time is a normal play, But for the players behind him, it's a bit of a pressure. After all, there are already two players in the front of them who are in 20, and if they can't score more than 20 points, it basically means that they are eliminated. So Pierce, who made the third appearance in this three-point contest, was a bit tragic. The small forward, who vowed to win both the three-point contest and the slam dunk contest, was tragic again in this three-point contest, and the small forward missed all five shots in the first set under intense pressure. Although the last four groups were adjusted, it was too late, and in the end, the small forward only scored 18 points, and basically determined his fate of elimination. Sure enough, although Ray Allen, who came out in the fourth place, had a lot of pressure, he still scored 20 points smoothly, which made Pierce eliminated early. And after Peja, who played fifth, scored 21 points, Ray Allen, who had just eliminated Pierce, was also on the verge of elimination with Stephen Jackson, and when Anthony Walker, the fifth-place nervous knife, also scored 22 points, Jackson and Ray Allen, who were pending in front, were also declared out.
"It doesn't look like it's going to be easy to get to the finals right now," Zhuang Fei said with a smile as he looked at Szebiak on the court, who was taking a deep breath. Jordan on the side also smiled and nodded, this time Szzebiak wants to advance, the minimum is 22 points, and it is very difficult for any player to score 22 points in the three-point competition.
What just scared the fans was that the Lakers' small forward scored 25 points and advanced first in the preliminaries. This also made Zhuang Fei's Jordan, who was extremely confident in Nash, also a little worried.
This time, the final was started by Anthony Walker, who had the lowest score in the final, and Zhuang Fei could clearly see that this player glanced at his side when he came on the court, which also made Zhuang Fei very surprised. …,
Anthony Walker was sent out of the Celtics by Zhuang Fei this year, and the forward has been outstanding for the Warriors, averaging 26.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game this season, which is statistically better than he was last season. It can be said that the forward single-handedly raised the Warriors' ranking to eighth in the West, which is why the forward entered the Western All-Star team, and it can be said that the Warriors finally rebuilt successfully after experiencing Szczebiak and Jamison, so for Warriors fans and Warriors management, although Yao Ming's performance this year is also extremely good, they have no regrets, and they don't have too many other ideas.
Although those people don't have too many ideas, they don't think so for this small forward, he is desperate to beat Zhuang Fei in front of Zhuang Fei, and tomorrow's All-Star Game is a big meal. And today, take Zhuang Fei's two former disciples, Nash and Szebiak, to appetize.
After glaring at Zhuang Fei fiercely, the striker quickly entered the state, and the state of the striker is simply terrifying, although the striker did not hit 24 goals in a row to score 28 points like Szczebiak last year, but he hit 22 goals in a row to score 27 points.
When the small forward missed the last two-point shot, Zhuang Fei and Jordan could clearly feel the sighs of the fans, and Zhuang Fei and Jordan looked at each other, at this time neither of them knew what to say.
When Anthony Walker walked off the court with some spirits, Zhuang Fei and Jordan both saw the helplessness in Nash's eyes, which was almost exactly the same as last year, last year Anthony Walker played before him and gave him great pressure, and this time it was the same, and finally the Wizards' guard was a little out of shape like last year, but the final score was 18 points, which was much better than last year. So when he came off the pitch, the defender's face was also full of loss, he was in excellent form today, but luck was on his side again.
"It seems that this championship has been decided" Jordan was also extremely depressed when Nash went off the court, he supported his teammate just now, but in the end he lost, today's Anthony Walker is too rebellious. Unless Szzebiak, who is the next to play, can perform the miracle of last year in Washington, it will be impossible to defeat this Anthony Walker, but a miracle is a miracle after all, and it will not be a miracle if it can happen one after another.
So Zhuang Fei next to Jordan was also tightly locked, and the fans on the scene were even more so, which made the basketball hall with 20,000 fans silent for a while, and even the people in the court could hear each other's heartbeats.
"I don't believe you can hit 24 goals in a row," Anthony Walker thought viciously as he watched Szczebiak's back.
This time Szczebiak's shot was indeed not 24 in a row, nor did it score 28 points, this time the Lakers' small forward scored all 30 points in the stunned eyes of 20,000 fans, that is, all 25 shots, when the small forward made the twenty-fifth shot, Zhuang Fei and Jordan both stood up from their seats, and the fans on the scene were the same.
When Szzerbiak rolled into the basket with the 25th ball, more than 20,000 people now gasped at the same time, and then immediately fell into a frenzy. And Anthony Walker, who was on the sidelines, was stunned for a while after seeing the whole process of Szebiak, and he didn't know what to do. And Zhuang Fei is also very obvious, and he can feel that the god Jordan is also in a huge mood swing now.
This three-point contest is very exciting, it can be said that the 20,000 fans on the scene are completely addicted to it and can't extricate themselves, which makes the next slam dunk contest extremely mediocre, and in this mediocre dunk contest, Jason Richardson also won the championship with a very ordinary catch back dunk that threw the ball high and bounced to the ground, and Pierce was very tragic because an action was not completed and finally missed the finals. At the same time, Zhuang Fei was also a little disappointed to end his first slam dunk contest scoring journey.
"Zhuang, maybe you're right, times have changed now, today's three-point contest will be a legend, maybe they can start the NBA's three-point era, just like Dr. J started the dunk era"
At the end of today's All-Star activities, Jordan also said to Zhuang Fei with some meaning, and Zhuang Fei also nodded firmly, because he knew very well that the NBA's three-point era had indeed come. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )