In the skills competition, Lin Yu's opponents include: No. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose, Tony Parker, Devin Harris, defending champion Deron Williams and defending runner-up Chris Paul, five point guards.
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They were all getting ready in the locker room, but they were very silent among each other.
This is not surprising, because these five people have no personal friendship with each other. At most, they only chatted for a few words during the first period of entering the locker room. After a long time, there was nothing to say.
But there is nothing left to talk about.
But soon, the cheers from the direction of the infield of American West Arena made the originally silent locker room come alive again.
"Shooting Star is over?"
"I don't know who the champion is..."
"When did you start caring about a competition like Shooting Stars?"
"Because of Lin, he participated in three competitions today. Today's All-Star Game is more like a stage for him to achieve great results alone."
While chatting in the locker room, Paul, who paid the most attention to the infield, opened the door to the locker room. After listening for a while, he turned back and shouted: "I seem to have heard Lin's cry."
"Did New York win the championship?"
"It should be."
"Lin, he won his first championship today and achieved 1/3 of his goal."
"Then it's time for us to take the stage and stop Lin 2/3."
"Come on, everyone!"
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When Lin Yu showed up with the trophy, the gradually becoming lively locker room immediately became more lively.
"Oh oh oh, here comes the shooting star!"
"Congratulations, Lin, your first trophy today!"
"But it will also be the last one."
"Hey, Tony, we agreed not to get involved in the slam dunk contest."
"Okay, Lin, you will also get a trophy, but it is definitely not the championship trophy of the skills competition."
"Actually, it can also be the runner-up trophy in the skills competition."
The first person to shout was Devin Harris. His position was facing the door of the locker room, and he saw Lin Yu at first sight.
Next, congratulations go to Deron. He and Paul, together with Lin Yu, are truly opponents in the same year, rookies in the 2005/06 season. The difference is that Lin Yu is a repeat rookie.
But direct opponents are direct opponents, and their expressions to each other are much more reserved, for fear of saying the wrong thing and making others unhappy.
Next, Tony Parker started talking, Derrick Rose interrupted, and Tony Parker changed his tune. Finally, Paul, who had the closest personal relationship with Lin Yu and was also the runner-up in last year's skills competition, made the last joke.
Lin Yu gave the group of people a hammer each, of course, just lightly in a joking manner.
He was indeed a little worried about the skills competition.
The rules and competition process of the skills competition are roughly to complete dribbling, passing and shooting in a venue with various obstacles.
When competing with a group of point guards in passing and controlling, he does not have an advantage.
His passing and controlling attributes come from Jeremy Lin. Among a group of top point guards, he can only be ranked in the middle. His advantages are probably his speed and his shooting.
But his advantage is almost nonexistent, because at the point guard position, only a handful of players are slow.
Faced with the teasing of five opponents, Lin Yu could only smile and say nothing, unable to say any heroic words.
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In the infield of America West Arena, the Shooting Star Competition ended quickly. The scene was arranged for a while, and then the host announced:
The second competition on the second day of All-Star Day, the Skills Challenge begins!
Six participating players have appeared one after another, and all six of them are considered to be league All-Stars or above. Such a participating lineup also reflects the popularity of this competition, and is a step further than the Shooting Star.
As for the miscellaneous competitions on the second day of the All-Star Games, their competitiveness, popularity, and gold content are arranged from smallest to largest.
Six players appeared on the stage, and the order of appearance in the first round was determined by drawing lots.
Lin Yu finally got the last one, which was a bit exciting. After all the opponents competed, he knew what score he got to advance.
In this regard, there are pros and cons. The good thing is that he can set a goal very clearly.
But the disadvantage is that you are afraid of making mistakes.
Mistakes will lead to tension, and tension will lead to further mistakes, ultimately losing the good game.
Lin Yu sat on the sidelines with a serious expression. He had learned about the skills competition in advance and roughly knew what results were excellent and what results were bad.
On the court, Devin Harris was the first to appear.
There was something wrong with his straight pass, and he wasted three chances before he succeeded. His ground pass and shot were OK, both were successful twice, and it took him 36.9 seconds to complete all events.
"A pretty good result, neither better nor worse."
Lin Yu secretly commented.
Paul was next on the stage. In the commentary box, Reggie Miller introduced: "CP3 lost to Deron in last year's skills competition. He participated in the competition again this year. Obviously he wanted to complete his revenge and win his own skills competition championship.
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Paul then started, and his performance was perfect. He hit the straight line shot in one hit, and only took two chances to hit the ground pass. He only took two chances to make the final shot.
"In 33.3 seconds, CP3 surpassed Devin Harris. He is now the best one."
The third player to appear is Derrick Rose.
The No. 1 pick only participated in two competitions this year in the All-Star Game, the rookie competition and the skills competition.
After being completely beaten by Durant in the rookie game, in the skills competition, Rose longed for a trophy.
His performance was also perfect, even more perfect than Paul's.
The straight shot was a hit, the ground pass was successful once, and the only shot was, like Paul, it took two chances.
The final time was 30.8 seconds!
"In 30.8 seconds, the star players who appeared on the stage showed better results and performances than the last one. Now, Devin Harris is in a very dangerous situation."
There are six players in the preliminaries and three in the finals. With three others not appearing, Devin Harris has already been ranked third. He is indeed very dangerous.
The fourth player to appear is defending champion Deron Williams.
"Deron is here. He won the championship last season and will compete again this year. He really wants to keep this championship in his hands."
As a result, Deron made a mistake in his ground pass, and it took him three chances to successfully hit the target.
In the end, Deron spent 37.9 seconds and was immediately declared eliminated just after finishing the preliminaries.
"The defending champion fell..."
Lin Yu shook his head and stood up as he watched Tony Parker step onto the court.
In another minute at most, it would be Tony Parker's turn to finish. His breathing had begun to quicken, and tension began to surround him.
On the court, from dribbling to passing, Tony Parker went very smoothly, all in one pass. Lin Yu felt that he was witnessing the birth of a better result, and immediately felt more pressure.
But in the subsequent shooting session, Tony Parker stretched his hips. He wasted four opportunities before he made this shot 7.63 meters away from the basket.
Tony Parker knew that he could no longer break through the preliminaries, and then he began to give up on himself. He completed the remaining projects even more roughly.
The final time was 50.9 seconds and he was eliminated early.
Devin Harris, who was the first to appear, stayed there until Lin Yu came on the stage.
"So, my goal is German, 36.9 seconds, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?"
Lin Yu took a deep breath and stepped onto the infield floor of the American West Arena.
Cheers and applause rang out, and there were more calls of "Lin Yu".
"Lin Yu, it's finally his turn. What he needs to face now is Devin Harris's 36.9 seconds. Facing this champion of the skills competition, I hope he won't be eliminated in the first round, and let's leave the suspense until the finals...
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Charles Barkley wants to see Lin Yu in the finals.
On the field, Lin Yu was already ready. He just heard a whistle, the timer started to beat, and he quickly started his action.
The first step to get the ball is a layup. No one can make mistakes in this step.
The next step is to control the ball through obstacles. This step does not test the ball control skills so much, but mainly speed.
Lin Yu's speed is not slow, it can even be said to be very fast.
"Lin's speed is very fast. As of now, he is not behind!"
After that, it's a run and pass.
Because the distance was not far, the difficulty was not very great. Lin Yu succeeded once and still did not fall behind.
After that, the difficult areas began to appear.
"The ground pass session!"
With a bang, Lin Yu's pass bounced off the ground but was too weak to hit the target.
"Second try!"
The second time, Lin Yu adjusted it, and there were two bangs.
"It worked, Lin, he's still not behind!"
Try, Lin Yu ran in reverse, walked around to the shooting spot, caught the ball, and jumped up... Wow!
There was no suspense about the crisp sound of the net being wiped. Lin Yu even rushed to the next passing point the moment he took the shot.
This saves him time.
After rushing to the next passing point, he caught the ball again and passed a long through ball.
The first time I tried it, it was a little off. The second time I tried it, it hit the target.
After the success, another ball control around three obstacles and the final layup were not difficult.
Whoosh!
The moment the layup hit, everyone's eyes were focused on the timer.
Charles Barkley was a little excited: "34.8 seconds! A better time than Devin Harris, Lin, he entered the finals!"
"As a swingman, it's great that Lin can reach this point, but in the preliminaries, his results have no advantage over CP3 and Derrick Rose. It's still too difficult to win the championship."
Kenny Smith immediately poured cold water on the situation.
Charles Barkley actually nodded along, seeming to agree with this.
On the field, Lin Yu breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
As the first place in the preliminaries, Rose decided the order of appearance in the finals. He placed himself in the middle, letting Lin Yu appear first and Paul last.
This time, Lin Yu's feelings were immediately different.
Being the first to appear, he doesn't have any pressure, but it will distract him and even make him not work so hard.
However, from the moment he appeared on the court, Lin Yu felt that his control of basketball seemed to have improved.
Controlling the ball through obstacles, he is faster.
The running pass was a success, and the ground pass was also a success. Cheers and applause began to ring out in the American West Arena.
Because this time, Lin Yu's performance was perfect, without any mistakes or mistakes.
The next jump shot was without any suspense. After completing the jump shot, Lin Yu paused for a moment, probably taking aim.
With a snap, it hit the target again!
With a bang, the American West Arena immediately erupted, and the cheers went up to a whole new level.
"The direct pass was also a success! Lin, he played extraordinary!"
Finally, he bypassed three obstacles and hit a layup.
The timer stopped, but at this moment, Lin Yu picked up the basketball again, turned around and dunked with his back, and then landed with a loud roar.
"29.7 seconds, perfect performance!"
"Lin Yu, who appeared first, performed exceptionally well. He completely put the pressure on CP3 and DR1!"
Rose, who came on for the second time, performed very steadily. He successfully passed the through ball and the ground pass once, but took two chances to shoot, and fell behind Lin Yu.
"35.3 seconds, Derrick Rose is out!"
Ross shook his head helplessly, walked to the sidelines, stretched out his hand towards Lin Yu, and was already congratulating Lin Yu.
On the other side, Paul, who was about to appear, was unhappy: "Hey, Derek, I'm not done yet!"
"It makes no difference, Chris."
Rose had not yet responded, but Lin Yu couldn't help but have a smile on his face. There was probably no suspense anymore. Paul was very strong, but he was under great pressure. Lin Yu's extraordinary performance made every link perfect.
This resulted in Paul not being able to make any mistakes, not even one.
"CP3 came on the scene. He obviously sped up and successfully passed the through ball once. Oh no, he made a mistake in hitting the ground pass!"
America West Arena, which had been quietly waiting for the results of the game, erupted again.
"Lin! Lin! Lin!"
Lin Yu's cry began to resound throughout the world.
On the field, Paul, who made a ground pass error, immediately ushered in consecutive mistakes. It was just a ground pass that cost him three opportunities.
He was very impatient when shooting, and it took him four times to hit the 7.63-meter jump shot.
The final time was 39.6 seconds.
"Congratulations to Lin, the second trophy in the three competitions on the second day of the All-Star Game already belongs to him! Grand Slam 2/3, the second day of the All-Star Game that belongs to him went very smoothly!"
"It's too scary. A swing guard defeated a group of star point guards. His personal strength is too scary!"
"He is only two trophies away from the All-Star Grand Slam, the Dunk King and the All-Star Game MVP trophy!"
On the field, after Lin Yu won the cup, Paul was a little sour: "Congratulations, Lin."
But he then wished Lin Yu: "I hope you can win the slam dunk crown and achieve a Grand Slam achievement as you wish."
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Lin Yu smiled: "I will."
After the skills competition, Lin Yu finally had time to rest.
He sat on the sidelines and watched a three-point contest in which rookies competed against each other. Daequan Cook only shot 19 points and won the three-point championship.
In the commentary box, Reggie Miller shook his head: "Without Lin's three-point contest, it still lacks some competitiveness."
Off the court, Lin Yu is already looking forward to the three-point contest after Curry and Klay Thompson enter the league in the next few years. By then, he must participate in the competition for the second time.
