Although DeRozan is only a second-year rookie, he participated in the dunk contest last year.
Unfortunately, he lost to Nate Robinson in the finals and failed to be crowned the dunk king.
In this rematch, DeRozan is expected by many to be the favorite to win the championship.
On the first dunk, he invited Raptors teammate Calderon to help.
The latter threw the ball to the bottom edge of the backboard, and DeRozan rushed out from the baseline, caught the rebound and stepped over for a dunk.
However, this action was difficult, and he failed in his first few attempts, but he finally completed it within the prescribed time.
8 points, 9 points, 8 points, 9 points, 8 points.
DeRozan's first dunk only scored 42 points due to too many mistakes.
Ibaka was the second to appear.
His action was simple - after a long run, he took a step in from the free throw line and took off for a dunk.
Ibaka performed successfully in just one attempt and scored 47 points.
The next person to appear is "myboy" - Mikey.
The seven-foot giant has dunked 89 times this season.
For his first dunk, "mentor" Weber appeared to build momentum for him and also launched another basket.
McGee holds two balls, jumps between the two baskets, and completes two dunks at the same time.
This idea is amazing!
After several attempts, McGee found the feeling.
I saw him rushing towards the penalty area at high speed, grabbing the ball with his left hand and throwing the ball with his right hand.
The ball bounced off the backboard. McGee caught the ball with his right hand and dunked with his left hand.
After the dunk was completed, the reaction of the audience could be divided into two groups.
One group of viewers didn't have much reaction, they just felt it was a bit novel.
The other group of spectators acted like crazy, showing expressions of disbelief.
It is worth mentioning that almost all players, as well as professional commentators, fall into the second category.
The five judges present obviously also belong to this category...
McGee got full marks for this dunk because of its extreme difficulty!
At this time, Griffin, who was standing on the technical stage waiting to play, also showed a solemn expression.
But from this dunk, he saw that McGee's strength should not be underestimated.
[This person should be my biggest opponent.]
Griffin thought to himself.
Then it was his turn to play.
Griffin, who was very popular, was cheered by the fans as soon as he stepped onto the court.
And his first dunk really did not disappoint everyone.
He advanced with the ball at high speed, took off with both feet, leaped high, and turned around 360 degrees for a dunk!
After two failed attempts, Griffin finally succeeded on the third, scoring 49 points.
Second round of preliminaries.
DeRozan appears again.
This time, he threw the ball towards the backboard while running, then jumped on one foot, caught the ball and dunked with one hand backhand!
This one scored 48 points.
DeRozan scored a total of 90 points in two rounds.
When it was Ibaka's turn, a little boy suddenly ran into the court.
He pointed at the rim with an anxious look on his face.
The director cut the camera, and everyone discovered that a toy had appeared on the basketball hoop at some point.
The little boy asked Ibaka for help, and the latter smiled slightly, readily agreed, and promised to take it down within 5 seconds.
As a result, Ibaka smashed the ball away on his first try, but on the way, he picked up the toy with his mouth.
On the second try, Ibaka finally succeeded.
The little boy got his wish when the ball went into the toy.
Ibaka's action was more than creative but not difficult enough. In the end, he only scored 45 points, for a total of 92 points in the two rounds.
Next up is McGee.
Myboy continues to show off his cool moves, this time he wants to challenge three balls!
His mother showed up at the stadium and brought him a flower ball.
Then, his teammates threw the ball, and after McGee dunked the two balls in his own hand, he also dunked in the thrown flower ball.
After three attempts, McGee finally succeeded.
This dunk is another innovative move in the history of the dunk contest!
But due to too many failures, it only scored 49 points.
However, McGee also advanced to the finals first with a high score of 99 points!
The last one to appear was Griffin.
The action he designed this time was a throw-and-catch followed by a mid-air spin and dunk.
But Griffin tried several times without success, and finally had to settle for a normal throw-and-catch followed by a two-handed dunk.
This deduction only scored 46 points, but he scored a total of 95 points in the two rounds and successfully entered the finals!
............
"It seems like Blake doesn't have any advantages. Although he has great jumping ability, he is not very creative. I feel like McGee looks more like a champion."
In the stands, Ajiali said with a worried look on her face.
Shen Fei smiled slightly when he heard this: "McGee's performance in the preliminaries was indeed a slam dunk king. But have you ever heard of a saying called 'big recruits to clear out the small soldiers'?"
Ajiali shook her head.
"That is to say, McGee used two such good ideas in the preliminaries. I'm afraid he will have nothing to use in the finals."
"Moreover, these two 'multiple balls and one dunk' have raised the expectations of the audience and judges very high. Once the quality of his dunks in the finals declines, everyone will be extremely disappointed."
Shen Fei explained.
"So, Griffin still has the advantage now?"
Ajiali's bright eyes flashed, and her tone was full of surprise.
Chatting with Shen Fei, she always gets some "unique" ideas.
Shen Fei smiled and nodded.
At this moment, there was a sudden roar from the scene.
The two people who were chatting were a little confused. When they looked up, they realized that they were on the big screen.
"???"
Ajiali was a little confused and didn't know what happened.
And Shen Fei discovered that on the screen, he and Ajiali were surrounded by a love heart.
In an instant, he understood the situation.
"kiss!!!"
"kiss!!!"
"kiss!!!"
...
Shen Fei and Ajiali are both celebrities in the basketball circle.
Everyone was naturally very interested in their "melon", and at this moment, the whole audience was booing together.
Ajiali realized the situation later and finally understood the situation.
She immediately blushed, her cheeks and even her snow-white neck were now bright red.
Before Ajiali could react, a big hand pulled her over.
The next moment, Ajiali only felt a touch of warmth coming from her lips...
[He...kissed me?]
Ajiali's mind went blank and she froze in place, letting Shen Fei kiss her.
Now, the audience is excited!
"wow!!!"
"Wow~~~~I got it! I got it!"
"omg! They actually kissed!"
"Uuuuuuuuah, my Shen Fei, how can he kiss other girls?!"
"Sister, please calm down, please forgive me and accept the change..."
...
After a long time, the lips parted.
Shen Fei looked at Ajiali with her eyes closed and said softly: "You took the initiative in the past, this time it's me."
At the same time, Griffin and McGee looked embarrassed off the court.
They should have been the protagonists, but now they have become ignored.
The referees on the side looked at the screen with smiles on their faces, obviously forgetting about the dunk contest.
It was not until the on-site staff reminded that the referee came to his senses and announced that the game would restart.
The final between Griffin and McGee is officially on!