There are four players participating in this dunk contest, namely the defending champion LaVine, Gordon of the Magic, Drummond of the Pistons, and Wang Zelin's teammate Will Barton.
To be honest, when Barton ran over to give him a high-five happily, Wang Zelin couldn't help but look at him with a bit of sympathy.
Although Button's running and jumping ability is also top-notch among the current second and third positions, sometimes dunking does not rely solely on athletic ability.
Being able to buckle is one thing, but the beauty of the buckle is another.
In terms of the beauty of dunks alone, LaVine and Gordon are definitely the first in history. In comparison, not only Barton, but also Drummond is destined to end up studying with the prince.
After the players came out one after another, the camera showed the referee's box.
Today's referee box is star-studded. The five referees are "Iceman" George Gervin, Mutombo, Tracy McGrady, "Shark" O'Neal and "Magic" Johnson.
After everything was in place, Patton was the first to appear. His opening show was very dazzling. He walked out of a pile of zombies and had full visual effects. It can be regarded as a combination of technology and ruthless work!
In the first movement, he completed a crotch-to-hand and back-clasp movement, all in one go.
However, the referees didn't seem to agree with this. Magic gave it 8 points, and other referees gave it 9 points, for a total of 44 points.
Next up was Drummond, who chose the same appearance style as boxing champion Tyson, wearing a red jersey and a gold belt borrowed from somewhere around his waist. The audience nearby also cheered and stood up to cheer.
However, when it came to actual combat, he became the worst performer.
He initially threw the ball from behind the backboard, dribbled the ball with his hips and then dunked the ball, but unfortunately he failed to complete it after two attempts.
For the sake of caution, he could only change his action, throwing the ball and then catching it and dunking with both hands behind his back. In actual combat, it was definitely not bad, but in the dunk contest, it seemed a bit plain and simple, and he only scored 36 points.
It is almost certain that Drummond has already booked an elimination spot.
The third person to appear was Gordon. He entered wearing "Magic" and hit the boards. This operation caused "Magic" Johnson in the audience to laugh uncontrollably. In the end, he stood up and gave Gordon a high-five.
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After the warm-up session, Gordon did an aerial twist and completed a back-hand dunk under his crotch. All five judges gave him 9 points. He scored 45 points and booked a spot in the finals in advance.
LaVine made his final appearance. Compared with the top three players, LaVine was much more low-key. He appeared wearing the Timberwolves' black and blue No. 8 jersey. After briefly greeting the host, he started the first dunk of the day.
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Under the attention of everyone present, and under the cameras that are constantly shining around.
At a certain moment, Raven moved.
After throwing the ball from one side of the court, catch the ball yourself and change hands under your hips to cross the basket.
Then he hit it hard and hit the ball into the basket.
"boom--!"
The entire huge arena exploded instantly as if a few drops of water had fallen into a frying pan.
"
Oh,
my
god!"
"Oh my god!"
"I've never seen such an elegant dunk!"
"Gift Crab! I announced that he is this year's champion!"
Some of the stars at the scene jumped to their feet and shouted loudly.
Some were swaying on the bench, or simply covering their eyes.
"Hey, be a good boy, what kind of operation is this!"
Wang Zelin, who was sitting in the front row, had already grabbed the camera from Lillard's hand when LaVine came on the court. After LaVine successfully dunked, he perfectly replicated what O'Neal had witnessed at the Millennium Dunk Contest.
The surprised expression on Vince Carter's face when he performed a god-level dunk.
The camera quickly showed Wang Zelin on the sidelines, and the fans around him were amused by his funny appearance.
"Oh, it seems our first person was also scared!" the host joked at the right time.
Then the camera showed the five referees at the scene.
McGrady, whose glasses were about to fall off, held up a 10-point sign and stared, as if he still couldn't believe it.
The legendary Gervin also held up a 10-point sign and kept shaking his head, as if he had felt the same way.
After the magician raised the 10-point sign in his hand, he grabbed O'Neal's sign from the side, which also showed 10 points, and raised his hands high.
O'Neal had no cards to raise, but he had an idea and stretched out his left hand as a 1, and then made a 0 with his right hand, which means I give 10 points!
Mutombo also raised a 10-point sign, shrugged and asked his old teammate McGrady next to him: "Tracy, young people nowadays are so wild! I feel like his dunk is better than yours."
It was even more fierce back then!”
McGrady helplessly spread his hands and agreed: "Man, maybe you are right."
At this point, the first full-scoring dunk of this dunk contest has appeared!
The other contestants at the scene were all a little confused. Barton and Drummond looked at each other and looked at each other. At this moment, they began to regret themselves. Why did they participate in this hurdle competition?
Nima, you are so strong, why didn’t you tell me earlier?
However, according to the competition system, two dunks are required in the first round, and the top two in total points from both times can enter the finals.
Drummond and Barton played first, one scored 39 points and the other only scored 30 points. Their total points were less than 80, so they were eliminated early.
When it came to Gordon, he invited the Magic team's mascot to assist, and they cooperated perfectly to complete a dunk that leaped over the mascot's crotch.
This dunk scored 49 points, with a total score of 94, and Gordon successfully advanced to the finals.
LaVine was the last one to play, and he also found someone to assist him. Unlike Gordon, he found his teammate Miller. Then he took off from the service line to catch Hua Xiang for a dunk. He got 49, with a total score of 99, which went smoothly.
entering the finals.
In the finals, the real battle of gods has just begun.
There was Gordon's two leap mascots before him, and he scored a full 50 points with two dunks!
Later, there was LaVine's mid-air turn to catch the ball, a 180-degree back dunk and a mid-air windmill dunk from the free throw line, both of which also received full marks.
In desperation, we had no choice but to have an extra match.
Then, Gordon and LaVine once again staged a battle between gods.
Gordon invited his teammate Payton, and the ball bounced off the side of the backboard. Gordon climbed on the air lever to pull the ball and performed a back dunk, which made everyone sweat. Once again, he succeeded and received a perfect score of 50 points!
When it came to LaVine, his actions were amazing. He threw the ball behind the backboard, followed up with the jump, passed under the backboard, caught the ball and dunked with his back, and scored 50 points again!
Slam Dunk Contest, entering the playoffs for the first time!
At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that no matter who won the slam dunk title between LaVine and Gordon, this dunk contest can be regarded as a great performance!
This is destined to be the essence of a movie that is no less than The Flying Man vs. Mankind, a rare slam dunk feast in the decade when Millennium Carter was born!