When Gordon met LaVine, it was like meeting his destined nemesis.
In the competition for the last spot in the finals, as expected, he lost to LaVine again.
In fact, Gordon's second dunk was actually outstanding. He used a killer move to press the bottom of the box and successfully scored a full score.
But unfortunately, LaVine also got full points with a self-throw and one-handed dunk, easily surpassing Gordon in the total score 100 to 96.
In the end, Gordon had to fail in the slam dunk contest for three consecutive years.
In terms of strength alone, Gordon's strength is definitely no less than that of Wiggins, Wang Zelin, and LaVine. But sometimes fate is so unpredictable. Strength alone is not enough. A little luck is also needed.
Gordon was very unlucky. He chose to be cautious in the first dunk and only scored 46 points, which led to his final dismal exit.
Gordon's elimination will inevitably make everyone around him feel sad. After all, he has become the recognized uncrowned king through his wonderful performance in the last dunk contest. In this All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, people thought he would be one of the three finalists.
Unexpectedly, it was eliminated so quickly.
Even Gordon himself did not expect such an ending. He put his hands on his hips and stared at the scoreboard for a long time. Finally, he smiled to himself, lowered his head and returned to his position.
The next moment, the list of finalists appeared on the big screen.
Andrew Wiggins of the Kings, Wang Zelin of the host Trail Blazers, and super dunker Zach LaVine, who has won the dunk contest twice in a row.
When the names of the three of them appeared on the big screen, the fans at the scene immediately forgot about their previous regrets about Gordon and let out excited screams.
Watching the replay of the three people's first-round performances on the big screen, the fans expressed: As long as I fall in love quickly enough, sadness will never catch up with me.
Sorry Gordon, you are a good man!
Gordon: "I'm sorry..."
Ahem, let’s get down to business.
After a short adjustment, the order of appearance in the finals was determined to be Wiggins, Wang Zelin, and LaVine.
With the audience watching, Wiggins came on the stage with tremendous pressure. At this moment, he truly felt the terrifying intimidation from Wang Zelin and LaVine.
So what if it's possible?
I'm Andrew Wiggins!
In the first dunk of the final, Wiggins performed very well and succeeded in just one chance.
He first placed three chairs in a vertical row under the basket, and sat in order the three teammates of the Kings: Rajon Rondo, who is 1.85 meters tall, Tyreke Evans, who is 1.98 meters tall, and Tyreke Evans, who is 2.11 meters tall.
Skal Labissiere.
It's not hard to see that this will be a leaping dunk.
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest often appears, but given Wiggins' two perfect dunks before him, people are still full of expectations for him.
Wiggins accelerated from the logo area, rushed to the free throw line, leaped over three teammates in a row, and finally dunked the ball into the basket with a windmill dunk.
This action is top-notch in terms of height and stretch of movement, so after Wiggins completed the dunk, even the two final opponents Wang Zelin and LaVine stood up spontaneously to applaud him.
It is exciting to be recognized by my opponents, but what I am looking forward to more is how the jury will score me?
Since it is the finals, the judges need to be careful every time they give scores, and be more careful again.
After nearly three minutes of discussion, the judges were able to show their score cards at once.
Jordan - 9 points!
Dr. J – 10 points!
Wilkins - 10 points!
Kobe - 9 points!
Howard - 10 points!
Total score 48 points!
Low?
For Wiggins, this score did not meet his psychological expectations. After all, this was his ultimate move tonight.
But for the audience, this score is definitely not low, and it is even higher, especially after two consecutive self-deductions by Wang Zelin and LaVine, they can get 48 points, which is definitely worthy of praise.
matter.
"I really didn't expect that Andrew Wiggins, who participated in the slam dunk contest for the first time, gave us such a wonderful performance. However, Wiggins has fulfilled his responsibility as a supporting role. Let us applaud him. He made this session
The already legendary slam dunk contest has become even more exciting!"
The on-site commentator said it truthfully.
The level of dunking that Wiggins showed tonight was absolutely fierce. He was the first player to get a perfect dunk tonight.
However, after passing the first round of competition, everyone can see that Wang Zelin and LaVine are the protagonists tonight. The two dunks in the first round were both perfect dunks, both with perfect scores of 100 points.
Advance to the finals.
Even though Wiggins also scored 99 points in the first round, which was only one point less than the two of them, but as many fans on the Internet commented, some people only scored 50 points for their dunks because the upper limit of the rule was only 50 points.
The true ceiling of that dunk action.
Take Wang Zelin's two dunks as an example. Both in terms of gold content and difficulty, they can be regarded as over-standard dunks, already exceeding the 50-point limit set by the rules.
LaVine's dunk barely deserves full marks, no more, no less, but due to the terrifying dominance he has shown in the past two games, no one doubts whether he can produce more exciting dunks in the next games.
To sum up, Wiggins, who only scored 48 points in his first appearance in the finals, was considered to be out early in everyone's eyes.
Of course, he still has a role, that is, as a perfect supporting role, making this All-Star Slam Dunk Contest even more valuable.
Wang Zelin came on the stage. Just like in the first round, he first interacted with the surrounding fans and channeled the fans' enthusiasm, and then just started his performance.
Seeing that Wang Zelin finally did not appear near the center circle this time, Raven gradually breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Wang Zelin finally no longer dunks from the free throw line.
To be honest, Wang Zelin's two free throw line dunks were completely beyond LaVine's expectations. He never expected that Wang Zelin would make so many fancy moves at the free throw line.
You know, LaVine's winning moves in the past two slam dunk contests ended with dunks from the free throw line.
This also gave LaVine a reputation as the "King of the Free Throw Line" in the market. Wang Zelin's first two dunks were undoubtedly his biggest challenge and impact. Seeing that the latter finally stopped using the free throw line for dunks, this gave him a little peace of mind.
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After all, the limits of human beings lie there.
No matter how many fancy moves there are at the free throw line, they have been used in various ways over the years. If Wang Zelin continues to play like this, he is really worried that his few free throw line tricks at the bottom of the box will collide with Wang Zelin.
If that were the case, it would be bad.
While Raven was thinking wildly, Wang Zelin had already started his performance.
Whether they were on site or in front of the TV, whether they were celebrities from all walks of life or ordinary spectators and fans, they were all looking attentively at No. 36, who had picked up the basketball and patted it gently.
Throw the ball, accelerate, take off, turn 540 degrees, change hands behind your back, and buckle sideways!
Bang!
With a loud noise, the judges once again widened their eyes, opened their mouths and held their heads in hands, showing signs of 10 points one after another.
Another perfect dunk!
Crazy, all crazy... Wang Zelin went completely crazy tonight!