Kapono came on first, but he seemed a little out of shape and only scored 19 points.
He felt desperate because of Zhang Zhiyuan's participation in the competition. He was confident of defeating any opponent, except Zhang Zhiyuan.
Last year, he saw Zhang Zhiyuan's three-point performance with his own eyes, which was simply beyond the realm of human beings.
Peja was also a little absent-minded and shot 16 points.
Blake was in great spirits. For a transparent person like him, it would be great to show his face on such a stage.
Blake finally scored 21 points and promotion is in sight.
Anthony Parker scored 17 points and Blake advanced early.
Then Durant came on the court with anger, but he also performed well, throwing 22 points.
Zhang Zhiyuan was the last one to appear. This time he didn't do any tricks, he just shot honestly, and finally scored 21 points.
Blake, Durant, and Zhang Zhiyuan advanced to the finals.
In the second round, Blake, perhaps because of nervousness, only scored 17 points and basically bid farewell to the championship.
"This year's three-point contest was a lot mediocre, and Zhang Zhiyuan didn't come up with any new tricks."
Barkley complained.
Last year's three-point contest was the most successful three-point contest in history, but it also whetted the appetite of fans.
At this time, they were not satisfied when they saw that all the contestants were just shooting regular season shots.
Then Durant came on the court and he performed very well, scoring 25 points.
After it was over, Durant finally had a smile on his face.
25 points, even Zhang Zhiyuan cannot get it every time.
In other words, he has a good chance of winning the championship.
Indeed, if he only relied on his true strength, Zhang Zhiyuan could not guarantee that he could steadily score 25 points.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, he used a small prop to increase his hit rate.
In the first position, all five hits.
Immediately after the second position, another hit, Durant already realized that the situation was not good.
The third and fourth scores were all scored. Zhang Zhiyuan already had 24 points, and he was definitely the champion.
Durant closed his eyes in pain.
When he opened his eyes, he was in even more pain.
Zhang Zhiyuan not only defeated him, but also got full marks and set a record.
Last season, in order to show off, Zhang Zhiyuan deliberately did not shoot the last ball, saying that he wanted to leave some room for the juniors to surpass.
As a result, the younger generations did not seize this opportunity, but he failed it himself.
"Cool, super cool."
Finally there was some enthusiastic response from the scene.
Although Zhang Zhiyuan did not make any more fancy shots, it was still an extremely exciting performance to get full marks.
"He should be banned from participating in the three-point contest next time. Once he comes to the game, there will be no suspense."
Buckley commented.
"But if he doesn't come, what else will the audience watch?"
Smith asked.
"Perhaps the Three-Point Contest should be reformed. These two Three-Point Contests have reached their extreme. There can be no more exciting performances, only reform."
Buckley said.
"You're right."
Smith agreed.
The next day, the slam dunk contest.
The media are generally worried about the quality of this dunk contest. After all, last season's dunk contest was quite bad. Zhang Zhiyuan's two dunks saved the dunk contest's face a little bit.
This year's participants have not changed much. They are still Howard, Nate Robinson, and Zhang Zhiyuan, but they are replaced by Jr. Smith and Fernandez.
This year's slam dunk contest has changed back to the year before, with judges scoring instead of audience voting.
That's so unfair to ordinary players. Who can be as popular as Zhang Zhiyuan?
"Charles, do you think this slam dunk contest can be more exciting than last year?"
Smith asked.
"Of course, I have exclusive news."
Barkley showed off his relationship with Zhang Zhiyuan.
"What exclusive news?"
Smith asked.
"I asked Zhang Zhiyuan, and he has prepared some particularly explosive moves that will definitely surprise the audience."
Buckley said.
These words gave the audience more expectations. After all, Zhang Zhiyuan has had many wonderful dunks in actual combat. In the dunk contest, he might really be able to perform amazingly.
Jr. Smith was the first one to play. His first dunk was to throw the ball out and then catch the rebound. It was a big windmill.
It was a very ordinary dunk, and the judges gave it 40 points.
The reaction from the audience was mediocre, not even much applause.
Fernandez came on next. He threw the ball behind his back toward the backboard, then jumped to catch the rebounding basketball and slam it into the basket.
The difficulty of this ball is not too great, but it is good to watch, it looks quite violent, and the movement is very smooth and beautiful.
The judges gave it 42 points.
This year they have been more conservative in their scoring to avoid the same situation as last year.
Xiaotuo came on the field and he also deducted a big windmill, but he got 45 points.
There's no way, his height adds too many points to him. With a height of 175cm, it's good to be able to dunk, not to mention he dunks pretty well.
Now the audience is also applauding to save face, but it is more of an encouragement.
When Howard came on the court, he stood behind the basketball hoop and threw the ball. He threw the ball several times in a row but failed to get the desired result.
But it doesn't matter, he only needs to complete the action within two minutes, and the number of failures will not be counted.
Howard tried a few times and finally got the desired effect, then rushed over to catch the ball and dunk around the basket.
Zhang Zhiyuan felt that this dunk was very ordinary. Of course, considering the height of center Howard, it was not easy.
What surprised Zhang Zhiyuan was that the referee gave a high score of 47.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled. The NBA is really a business league. In order to support the stars, he would even lose his face.
Fortunately, he is also a star and can be considered a beneficiary.
Zhang Zhiyuan appeared, and the Clippers mascot also appeared.
He is not going to keep this dunk contest anymore, he wants to have a dunk contest that will surpass Carter's in 2000.
Therefore, his first dunk is a big move.
The mascot held a basketball in his hand and started spinning in circles on a balancing car, while Zhang Zhiyuan accelerated and rushed over.
This was Gordon's trick, and he stole it.
Take off, catch the ball, change hands, dunk.
"Oh cake, Walterfak!"
Buckley opened his mouth wide.
Although Zhang Zhiyuan told him to prepare a powerful move, he did not expect it to be so powerful.
Jumping over people is already difficult, and the mascot is still rotating, which requires very high timing for taking off.
After taking off, you have to change hands under the legs, which requires very high requirements for jumping and staying in the air.
What's even more rare is that the combination of these difficult movements is very beautiful and the creativity is very fresh.
The moment Zhang Zhiyuan dunked in, the scene immediately erupted.
As the big screen at the scene began to slow down, the cheers became a little louder.
Only through slow motion can you fully feel the charm of this dunk.
Seeing the complete slow motion, many children's expressions were particularly wonderful, and their views were obviously subverted.
"Could this guy have revealed the moves for the finals in advance? This is inappropriate."
Smith complained.
This kind of full score action should be put into the finals, it would be too wasteful to use it now.
"Tell me, is there a possibility that his subsequent moves will be even more explosive?"
Buckley asked.
"How is it possible, how is it possible that there is something worse than this?
Explosive action. This is impossible, absolutely impossible."
Smith exclaimed.
The judges all gave perfect scores, and Zhang Zhiyuan was far ahead.
For the second dunk, Fernandez went first.
He chose a dunk similar to Yingoda La's, but instead of jumping from behind the basketball hoop, he ran from the baseline to behind the basketball hoop, caught Gasol's pass, and then went around the backboard to dunk the ball in.
This shot was also very difficult. Fernandez tried seven or eight times in a row but failed. Russell looked at it and covered his eyes.
In the end, two minutes ran out and Fernandez failed.
But this was not a serious game after all. Fernandez kept trying and finally succeeded.
The audience applauded and encouraged, and the judges also gave a score, and it was not low, with a score of 42.
Then Jr. Smith made his second dunk. He asked his friend to stand in the audience and throw the ball into the court.
The distance is a bit far, and the intensity is not easy to control. Several consecutive throws failed to reach the height and position needed by Jr. Smith. The previous few times failed.
The camera caught Dr. J taking a nap, obviously not interested in this kind of dunk at all.
This is also quite embarrassing.
Finally, Smith successfully caught the ball and dunked with both hands.
Well, it's just a simple two-handed dunk without any other tricks.
The only difficulty in this dunk is catching the ball. As for the enjoyment, sorry, there is none.
This cannot be blamed on Smith. After all, creativity is not easy to come up with. Some of the creative ideas that he can think of are not within his ability.
"I can only look forward to Zhang Zhiyuan's performance."
Barkley saw Smith's dunk. He originally wanted to make a few comments about it, but thought about it and held it back.
However, the meaning behind his words was still obvious: Smith's dunk was terrible.
The judges gave it 40 points.
For the sake of creativity, the dunkers have wasted a lot of brain cells.
Then Xiaotuo came on the court and did something creative that the audience never expected. He actually made his teammates lie down on the court, then he ran over, stepped on his teammates' backs, and then dunked.
The creativity is there, but the viewing quality is poor.
What makes people feel even more uncomfortable is that this seems to be a bit weird.
After all, even though Little Potato is short and skinny, he still weighs nearly 160 pounds.
If you step on someone while accelerating and have to take off, NBA players can handle it.
If this were an ordinary person, if Xiaotuo kicked him, his spine would be broken.
The judges all gave 8 points, obviously dissatisfied with his behavior.
But Little Potato has no choice. His seniors have exhausted all the conventional tricks, so he can only come up with such weird and creative ideas.
Xiaotuo scored 85 with two dunks, surpassing Fernandez and hoping to advance.
Enter Howard.
He betrayed his feelings again and hung up a Superman cape from the phone booth.
The audience at the scene exclaimed again.
This feeling is understandable. If someone puts on a Monkey King suit and dunks in the CBA Slam Dunk Contest, the audience's response will be fierce.
Howard, who was wearing a cape, completed an ordinary dunk on a higher basketball stand, and the judges gave him a score of 45.
This is already taking care of Zhang Zhiyuan. Howard's two dunks in the original time and space actually received full marks.
Now it's just because Zhang Zhiyuan's dunk is so beautiful that the judges can't award it too high, otherwise the dunk contest will really become a joke.
Zhang Zhiyuan was the last one to appear, and he also had some fun.
His team unveiled a foam wall that, of course, looks like red brick.
An entire wall was placed one step away from the free throw line, and Zhang Zhiyuan was preparing to accelerate at half court.
"Waltfalk, what does he want to do, hit the wall?"
Buckley exclaimed, not knowing that the wall
It was made of foam, so I subconsciously thought it was real.
"This wall should be made of special materials, not stone."
Smith guessed.
"Even so, the wall is three to four meters high, completely blocking his sight. It's unimaginable how difficult it would be for him to break through the wall and dunk."
Buckley explained.
"I don't know. Anyway, since he did this, he should be somewhat confident. Let's wait and see for the good show to unfold."
Smith said.
As Zhang Zhiyuan got ready, most of the lights on the scene were turned off, and the wall glowed.
Zhang Zhiyuan's body is also glowing, allowing the audience to see clearly.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan accelerated towards the wall. When he was still one step away from the wall, he jumped and hit the wall.
The entire wall "exploded" instantly, just like the scene in the movie when a car breaks through a brick wall.
The glowing "bricks" fly around, and the scene is simply beautiful.
And the way Zhang Zhiyuan breaks through the wall is full of violence, making people's blood boil just watching it.
What's more important is that after he broke through the wall, he didn't land immediately. Instead, he continued to slide towards the basket and dunked the basketball in, leaving his whole body hanging on the basket.
The lights came on and the entire audience cheered like crazy.
The visual effect of this dunk is so amazing, it's almost like watching a live movie.
Moreover, this idea is so amazing that most people would never think of it and would never be able to do it even if they thought of it.
After all, the technological content of this wall is quite high. Not only is it very light, but it also has lights hanging on it and can explode.
Zhang Zhiyuan spent more than 800,000 US dollars on this wall alone.
However, for him, the more than 800,000 yuan was worth spending just once to show off in front of the audience.
What's more, this dunk will help him expand his reputation, but it is not Baihua.
"I can't imagine, I can't imagine, how did he come up with this idea and how did he do it?"
Barkley was still praising, and Smith echoed.
They couldn't find any fault with this dunk, and neither did the judges, who all gave it full marks.
After two deductions, Zhang Zhiyuan scored 100 points, Howard scored 92 points, Xiaodudou scored 85 points, Fernandez scored 84 points, and Smith scored 80 points. Zhang Zhiyuan and Howard advanced to the finals.
In the final, they still had to compete with two dunks, but the audience already had a winner in mind.
Just based on Zhang Zhiyuan's two dunks, it would be unreasonable not to award him the championship.
"Don't worry, don't worry, he will definitely have more exciting dunks."
Buckley said.
"I can't imagine anything more exciting than this."
