Chapter 623 LaVine is popular, the main game is coming
On the 15th, there are a total of 4 individual competitions to be held, namely Shooting Star, Skills Competition, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.
In the Shooting Stars competition, defending champion Boston continued its outstanding performance in the previous two years. In the final stage, they relied on legendary superstar "Human Movie Essence" Dominic Wilkins to hit a mid-circle shot and successfully defended the title in 57.6 points.
This is the third consecutive year that the Bosh team has won the Sudden Heart competition!
Then came the Skills Challenge. Wizards star John Wall was busy with business activities and missed the Skills Competition.
Foley, a Trail Blazers player, took his place.
In the end, no one expected that Beverley would stage two comebacks in the semifinals and finals. Relying on precise three-point shooting, he defeated Jeff Teague and Brandon Knight in a row.
, successfully won the championship in the skills competition.
No one expected,
Beverley will actually become the first player for the Trail Blazers to start the game during the All-Star Weekend!
In this year's All-Star Game, too many unexpected things happened, which made the fans shout wonderful time and time again.
It also made the mayor of New York City, who hosted the All-Star Games, smile crookedly.
In the afternoon, the real climax finally came.
The Splash Brothers of the Warriors are among the best three-pointers in active service. When the news came out that Curry and Thompson were confirmed to participate in the three-point contest, it was very exciting.
What's more, Curry was completely excited in the finals, defeating teammate Klay Thompson and another three-point master Irving with a record-breaking 27 points, and successfully won the three-point contest championship!
However, the rules of this year's three-point contest are different from those in the past. It used to be 5 points, and the last ball at each point was a flower ball. This year it was changed to one of the points, and all 5 balls were simply flower balls. Therefore, the three-point contest
The total score is much higher than in previous years.
But no matter what, Curry's magical performance still made this year's three-point contest extremely exciting!
As everyone knows,
The subsequent slam dunk contest was even more classic! Look at the memories of this generation!
Ever since Vince Carter came out to save the nearly suspended dunk contest during the All-Star Weekend of the millennium, dunks have been divided into two types in the minds of all fans and media.
One is Carter, the other is other!
It is a pity that after the millennium, no other player in the slam dunk contest can stand up and complete the feat that Carter originally achieved.
The slam dunk contest is no longer the most popular and discussed event after the main game...
Until this year, a young man named Zach LaVine stepped forward and once again saved the dunk contest, which was declining in popularity.
There are still four contestants in this Conan Competition, namely Kun Kun, Oladipo, host player Plumlee, and LaVine, and the competition format is still divided into two rounds.
Initially, Kunkun was regarded as a popular candidate for the slam dunk title. He also specially invited several beauties in ancient Greek costumes to enter the venue holding Greek flags.
For those who didn’t know, I thought he was going to put on a performance of singing, dancing, and rap...
However, after the beauty left the court, his soul seemed to have left with her. Three consecutive tomahawk dunk attempts after throwing the ball failed.
finally,
Only scored 30 points.
Everyone originally thought that this slam dunk contest would be another dull year.
LaVine, who played last in the first round,
Throw the ball from the right side at a 45-degree angle for the first dunk. Follow up with the ball and then switch hands with your hips and back up for a one-handed reverse dunk!
In the first dunk, LaVine, who was astonished by his skills, received a perfect score of 50 points under the referee's surprised expression!
Then, the process was just like Carter's back then, with everyone shouting "
game
over!"
In the second dunk, after throwing the ball, use your left hand to catch the ball and switch hands behind your back to do the dunk!
The third dunk, a seemingly ordinary crotch switch dunk, is actually terrifying if you think about it carefully!
At this time, his final opponent Oladipo only scored 72 points, and the game basically lost its suspense.
At the last moment, he also called his teammate Muhammad, and "casually" performed another mid-air crotch dunk, and "casually" scored 49 points.
LaVine, who scored a total of 94 points in two rounds, was successfully crowned the dunk king!
At that time, the on-site commentator stood up and shouted: "This is another super dunker that makes my blood boil after Vince Carter! Zach LaVine! He saved the dunk contest!"
As a first-year rookie, LaVine, who became famous with four shocking dunks in this game, when accepting the award and being interviewed, he said without any humility that these were not all his moves.
Moreover, he believes that if he just dunks, he will not lose to Carter!
For LaVine like this, fans will only brag more fiercely and love him more fiercely.
After all, who hasn’t been frivolous a few times when they were young?
Front left.
Looking at LaVine holding the trophy, Wang Zelin turned his head and glanced at Carter, who was specially brought here by him: "Vince, how do you feel after watching this?"
"He's a great kid!"
Carter understood the meaning of Wang Zelin's words, but in response, he just smiled slightly, showing the demeanor of a senior in his words.
No one knows what Carter is thinking at this time. He may be remembering his lost youth, or he may be lamenting the vitality of young people...
But one thing is for sure.
Even though he is no longer at his peak, in Carter's heart, he still firmly believes that he is the best dunker!
After all, that was not only a beautiful memory he left to countless fans, but also the greatest pride in his career!
…
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Woke up the next day.
Turning on the phone, as expected, LaVine and his four dunks in the slam dunk contest quickly swept the entire basketball world and made headlines in major sports newspapers around the world.
LaVine became famous, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he became famous all at once and the whole world knew about it.
This is the terrifying influence of the All-Star Weekend. Many players who were originally unknown have completely opened up their popularity and commercial value through this channel.
From the current point of view, as the 13th pick in the first round of 2014, LaVine entered the league, and his career trajectory is somewhat similar to that of his idol Kobe Bryant!
He is also the 13th overall pick, he is also a shooting guard with incredible physical talent, and he also won the slam dunk contest at the All-Star Weekend in his rookie season...
So, just one night later, another new title of "Successor of Mamba" was placed on LaVine, just like another rising new generation shooting guard!
Of course, everything at this stage is fictitious for Irving, and he will still need to prove himself through continuous high-profile performances in actual combat.
At this point, two days have passed since the All-Star Weekend.
Now, a new chapter is about to begin:
The much-anticipated All-Star Game is about to begin!