It's fast forward to the second day of All-Star Weekend, and tonight Doon will compete in two events – the Skills Challenge and the Three-Point Contest.

Because of its combination of dribbling, passing, and shooting, the Skills Challenge is usually only played by guards.

However, Doon has mainly played the No. 2 position this season, and it makes sense to participate in the Skills Challenge.

In other words, today's Skills Challenge is not a two-player format in the future, but one by one.

The Skills Challenge is limited to just four participants, and this year's contestants are Doon, Arenas, Earl Boikins, and Nash.

Doon is a sophomore rookie with the least qualifications, so he was also the first to play.

The other three also played in turn by seniority, and Nash, who was in the 96 golden generation, became a veteran of the table.

Under the guidance of the on-site referee, Doon came to the starting point in the bottom right corner.

Once the judges have double-checked that Doon is ready, the Rookie Challenge will begin.

There is a sensor underneath the ball at the starting point, and when Doon picks up the ball, the timer officially starts to time.

The first shot was a layup, and Doon took two steps to the basket and easily hit the board for a layup.

Because the rules only allow layups, dunks and throws are not allowed, there is also a probability of missing layups.

The fans at the scene saw that Doon was so smooth on the basket, and there were a lot of cheers, although not many.

When the basket fell into the net, I saw Doon on the court, who did not stop for a moment, continued to run to the left side of the 45 degrees, picked up the second ball, and dribbled to the opposite side.

The dribbling event involves navigating three handicaps along the way, and under normal dribbling rules, making sure that you can't flip your wrists, can't walk, and dribble across half the court.

Once a foul is committed, or lost, you must get back in front of the first handicap and dribble the ball across half court.

Therefore, most players who are more than two meters and have a poor level of operation and control do not dare to participate in the skills challenge at all.

Now participating in the skill challenge with the height of the striker, it is definitely the only one of the scorpions!

Fortunately, because Doon had practiced many times in advance, his own level of movement control and man-ball combination attributes were not bad, and he did not bump and lose the ball because of nervousness along the way.

On the contrary, with the help of the dribbling skills of turning and breaking through and separating the human ball, he quickly crossed the human obstacle card.

With no turnovers, Doon spent just over seven seconds to complete the layup and dribble events.

The fans at the scene also let out more surprises and cheers when they saw Doon perform so well.

However, the passing project is still more troublesome.

Because it is placed on the ground with a shooting machine to receive the ball, the position of receiving the ball is relatively low, which is contrary to the conventional passing and receiving position.

Even the top passers have problems with inaccurate passes because of habits.

And the opening of the shooting machine is also larger than that of a regular basket.

Even Doon, the first pass, missed.

Fortunately, there were four balls next to him, and Doon was able to make four turnovers.

Doon's passing attributes are no problem, but it is the first time to participate in the skills challenge, and he is the first to play, so he is still a little nervous.

Once he picked up the first ball and continued to pass, Doon quickly passed the ball into the machine.

Immediately after that, he ran to the front of the penalty area, picked up a ball, and passed the ball to the machine under the basket by hitting the ground.

This time, nothing went wrong, and it hit with one hit.

After completing two passes, Doon came to the outside of the three-point line, and the next thing was Doon's favorite three-point project.

Doon did not disappoint the fans at the scene, and directly hit a three-point shot.

"Doon, Doon, Doon!"

Seeing this, the fans at the scene were basically able to confirm that Doon could enter the finals of the Skills Challenge.

Because the next project, for Doon, is no longer a problem.

I saw Doon finish shooting a three-pointer and turn to the right side to 45 degrees, and once again take the ball and pass the ball to the shooting machine in the bottom right corner.

Doon found his touch with the help of the previous pass, and this time it was not unexpected, and it hit directly.

Dwan then just had to dribble past three handicaps and throw another mid-range shot.

At this time, Doon took the time to glance at the timer on the side, and it was just over 22 seconds.

"Doon, Doon, Doon!"

In the cheers of the fans at the scene, Doon quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, and then without adjustment, he jumped directly on the three-point line and shot arrows on horseback!

Brush –

The ball was scored, and Doon only made one mistake in the whole game, and completed all the events of the entire round of the skills challenge.

The other three competitors on the scene also stared at the timer on the sidelines after Doon threw it into the middle distance.

I saw that the data recorded above was - 27.6 seconds!

Doon actually broke the record for the shortest time in the Skills Challenge!

You know, the shortest contestant was none other than the winner of the last Tricks Challenge, Byron Davis, who set a record of 28.7 seconds in the preliminary round.

At this time, Doon's outstanding performance in the preliminary round is like a harbinger of the champion of this year's Skills Challenge!

Perhaps because Doon was too fierce, the stunned Arenas played like a clown on the field like a walking corpse.

Just by dribbling the handicap, Arenas dribbled three times, which was clearly not his normal level.

After three passes, Arenas hit the ground again, wasting all four balls.

The three-pointer was quite solid, and he hit it with one shot, but it was already too late.

When Arenas finished the race, he looked at the timer, which was 51.7 seconds, and suddenly lowered the bar for the Skills Challenge.

In the past, other contestants only took 44.5 seconds, and Arenas suddenly pulled up a notch.

Perhaps it was Arenas who shared the pressure on the contestants behind him, and Earl Boykins showed a lot more stability after coming on the court.

Although there were mistakes in the areas of ground passes, three-point shots, and mid-range, it only took 32.6 seconds.

Nash is under less pressure on the court, and as long as he doesn't make too many mistakes, he will have no problem reaching the final with Doon.

With 31.4 seconds left, Nash had three turnovers, but still narrowly beat Earl Boykins.

In this way, Nash and Doon are competing for this year's skill king.

After the finals began, it was still Doon who came first.

Doon thinks that stability is more important than speed!

Doon has the advantage of starting the first mover, as long as he doesn't make a mistake and completes the challenge in 278 seconds, he will put pressure on Nash, forcing Nash to make mistakes and waste game time.

It was also because of Doon's steady and steady play that there were no mistakes along the way, and Doon only took 26.7 seconds to complete a lap.

However, Nash, who returned to the court, played even better than in the preliminary round.

Nash withstood the pressure from Doon, also without a turnover, and finished faster - 25.8 seconds!

The strong have their own strong players! Nash went straight to the ceiling-level performance of the Skills Challenger, and Doon was defeated for seeking stability.

Encountering a historic point guard, a historic star, Dwan's loss at the hands of Nash is not unacceptable.

After all, Kidd competes in a skills challenge and takes 35 seconds to complete a lap......

Besides, there will be a chance in the future, and it doesn't mean that you can't participate next year.

"Steve, congratulations, you've won!"

"Doon, I want to thank you very much, it was you who brought out the best of me!"

Doon showed the demeanor of losing, and Nash also reciprocated by blowing up business with Doon.

Soon, Doon gave up the center of the stage and went to the technical stand next to him to collect the prize.

All-Star Weekend competitions all have prize money, such as the Skills Challenge, the champion is 25,000, the runner-up is 15,000, and the remaining 2 participants are awarded 5,000 US dollars.

Doon came to All-Star Weekend, and even if he couldn't get a trophy, he could come to make money.

However, for the next three-point king and All-Star MVP, Doon undoubtedly has more attention.

After all, Doon's passing and control attributes are already at a super level, but his three-point ability and other offensive abilities still need to be improved.

After the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest begins.

This year's three-point contest is played by Korver, Doon, singles Joe, Quentin Richardson, '01 three-point king Ray Allen, and defending champion Walsh Leonard, a total of six.

As with the Skills Challenge, the order of appearance is also affected by seniority.

Korver, who was a second-round pick in '03, was one step ahead of Doon and made his debut in the three-point contest.

Korver participated in the three-point contest last year, and I don't know if it was because he was the first to appear, and his performance was a little abnormal.

Only 2 goals were made from the bottom corner three-pointers at the first point, and not including the flower ball, and only 3 goals were made from the second point.

Soon, with two seconds left in the one-minute timer, Korver made all the shots.

He shot 11-of-25 from the field and hit two flower balls for a total of 13 points.

With Korver as a pawn, Doon was much more at ease.

The three-point contest has a total of 5 shooting points, each with 5 balls, and a flower ball at each point.

As long as you can throw each flower ball, you will have 10 points.

So, the four balls in front of each point can be tasted.

With Doon's three-point level, it shouldn't be difficult to surpass 13 points.

However, because of the time limit of 1 minute, you can't be too relaxed, otherwise you won't have enough time in the next few points, and you will catch the blind throw.

Doon has practiced in Chicago several times before.

In the 1-minute time limit, there are many times when all 25 goals are thrown, and in most cases about 20 goals can be thrown.

Of course, there is still a big gap between competition and simulation training.

After Doon came on the court, there was also a nervous mentality, which affected the feeling of the hand.

In the first point, Doon only scored 3 goals, but fortunately, the flower ball was scored.

At a forty-five degree angle on the left side, Doon was not in a hurry, and still shot at his own pace.

He made 4 of 5 shots and only missed a normal ball in the middle.

The top three-point shot is Doon's best area, and Doon didn't shoot and made all five shots.

In this way, it has already surpassed Korver, with 14 points.

It's just that Doon's rhythm of the game is not well grasped.

Wait until the fourth point is 4 of 5 shots, and in the process of moving to the fifth point, you find that there are only 8 seconds left in the time.

5 points in 60 seconds, counting the time of running and moving in the middle, it takes at least 10 seconds to throw a ball from one point.

In order not to waste the ball, Doon could only speed up his shot, but this also caused the shooting rhythm to be disrupted.

In the end, Doon made five shots at the whistle, but only made 2 of 5 shots, and didn't make a splash.

Despite this, Doon was able to score 21 points in the preliminary round of the three-point contest and was almost guaranteed to qualify for the finals.

When Doon returned to the bench, singles Joe, Quentin Richardson, Ray Allen, and Walsh Leonard also came in.

Singles Joe deserves to be a contemporary Jordan!

Even if he didn't feel good, he didn't control the shooting rhythm well, and he couldn't finish the ball at the last point.

In the end, he still scored 8 points, which is more than a little stronger than Jordan's 5 points.

Quentin Richardson was a slow starter, scoring just three goals in the first two points but scoring back-to-back goals.

He made 12-of-25 shots and made two flower balls to score 14 points and narrowly beat Korver.

Ray Allen, who came on the court next, had a sluggish performance, and he actually shot about the same as Quentin Richardson, shooting 12-of-25 from the field, making two flower balls and scoring 14 points.

Vosh Leonard, who was the last to play, was better than the two in front of him, shooting 14-of-25 and scoring 18 points by hitting 4 flower balls.

As a result, Ray Allen and Quentin Richardson had to play an extra game in order to compete for the final spot.

Quentin Richardson relied on the explosion, making 17-of-25 shooting, making four flower balls, scoring 21 points, and knocking out Ray Allen, who only scored 19 points.

After the finalists were confirmed, Doon was soon back on the field.

Because he sat on the bench for too long, Doon didn't feel good at first, and the first point actually only threw a normal ball and a flower ball.

The second touch was restored, but the ball was lost.

The third point arc top is Doon's specialty, and he hits all the shots again.

At a forty-five degree angle on the right side, Doon also hit consecutive shots and found the feeling of a three-point king.

In the bottom right corner, Doon missed the last flower ball, which was a bit of a pity.

However, with a record of 20 of 25 shots and three flower balls, Doon scored 23 points!

In the past, this was enough to take off the crown of the three-point king!

However, Quentin Richardson was not to be outdone, and once again exploded, conceding only one goal in the first two points, and it was just an ordinary ball.

By the third point, Quentin Richardson's grip began to slip, hitting three balls and missing a flower.

Then the situation took a turn for the worse, and the fourth point only scored a normal goal.

Knowing that he had missed the three-point shot, Quentin Richardson seemed to have a sudden burst of mentality, and only made a normal shot in the fifth point.

In doing so, he made 14-of-25 shots, made two flower balls, and scored 16 points.

In the end, defending champion Walsh Leonard came on, and perhaps it was Doon who brought a bit more pressure and was inaccurate from the start.

When he finished shooting the first three points, he shot 7 of 15, and there was basically no hope of winning the championship, and he could only compete with Quentin Richardson for second place in the back.

When he finished shooting, he made 14 of 25 shots and made 3 flower balls, narrowly beating Quentin Richardson by 1 point and becoming the runner-up in this three-point contest.

Doon replaced him and was crowned king, becoming the new three-point king!

(End of chapter)