Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"gogogogo~! Congratulations to the Detroit Pistons for winning the first game tonight. The next step is highly anticipated~!"

As the host introduced tonight, the camera went crazy over the venue, vividly showing the expressions of celebrities, celebrities and ordinary fans in the audience.

Expectation, excitement, nervousness~

The expressions of the audience at the scene whetted the appetite of the audience in front of the TV.

At this time, the camera turned and focused on the four contestants who had changed their clothes and came to the sidelines!

They are Bulls Derrick Rose, Spurs guard Parker, Nets guard Harris and Zuo Li.

The first three are all defenders, and Zuo Li, who played last, stood out from the crowd with his height of 216 centimeters. Just looking at their height, one would never have imagined that they were participating in a competition.

Of course, this is the biggest reason why this game attracts attention. This is the first time in several years that a center has participated in the skills competition.

Unlike old competitions such as the Slam Dunk Contest, the Skills Competition is actually an emerging competition. It only officially joined the All-Star family in 2003, and only six sessions have passed so far.

There is another origin here that is unknown to most fans, and that is the reason why the skills competition was established.

In 2002, the American Dream Team composed of NBA players failed to win the World Championships in Indiana held in their home country.

Not only was he taught by Yugoslavia and Argentina in turn, but he also ended the U.S. men's basketball team's record of winning 58 consecutive games in international competitions, and made the Americans miss the podium in the World Championships for the first time.

Then after returning home, the blame naturally had to be divided. The players were naturally sprayed all over. After the spray was finished, they began to review and finally concluded that the reason why they lost was because of their admiration for physical confrontation and individual performance as well as their lack of basic skills.

Negligence, these are the key to the defeat of Dream Team 5.

So in order to encourage players to pay attention to the three basic skills of "dribbling, passing, and shooting", and also to allow American basketball to regain its lost aura, in 2003, the NBA added a new competition event during the All-Star Weekend—that is,

Skills competition.

Tsk, the intention is good, and the basics of basketball are of course very important.

But judging from the candidates who participated in the game, doesn't it mean that the original loss was all the fault of the defenders? After all, the people who participated in the game for so many years didn't even talk about the inside line, not even the forwards.

Who was the defender who played in the game? Why don't you come out and apologize!

The emergence of Zuo Li broke the record of defenders dominating this game, so fans are looking forward to what kind of performance Zuo Li will show.

Of course, not everyone expects Zuo Li to perform well. There are also some people who expect Zuo Li to make a fool of himself. Just like when Jordan participated in the three-point contest but left 5 points in a single game and became the laughing stock of the three-point contest, Zuo Li also

Looking forward to Zuo Li making a fool of himself in the skills competition.

As the representative of the defender, Nash also said in the commentary box: "Although Zuo Li is my good brother, he has also asked me about many passing problems, but compared with the defender, he still does not have the advantage because of his speed and accuracy.

There will be no advantage in speed.”

But Barkley supported Zuo Li: "It's already a victory for Zuo Li to stand here. He and the defenders play in the way that defenders are most familiar with. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

As the representative of the big center, O'Pang stood on the sidelines and shouted for Zuo Li: "Man, fuck them, isn't it just a dribble!"

Old Duncan on the side nodded frequently, he is right!

Well, this is the first time that Duncan has not supported his teammate Parker. It seems that the battle between center and defender has been going on for a long time.

But that's not important. Zuo Li will definitely conquer this place with his performance and take away everyone's "fuck"!

Game start!

The first player to appear was Devin Harris. He is currently the absolute core of the team in the Nets. However, his passing ability has always been poor. Sure enough, it took him 4 times to pass the ball at the first pass.

Finally succeeded, it took three attempts to pass the ground ball, but the others were successful only once.

In the end, his time was 36.9 seconds, which is not that good for a skills competition.

The second place is the French sports car Tony Parker. Old Parker has never been good at speed. His advantage is rhythm, especially the small rhythm of playing position. He is very good at spinning tops and pick-and-roll throws.

But his passing was also mediocre. The last time he participated in the skills competition, Parker set the record for the slowest time, 45.5 seconds. But this time, Parker continued to reverse the reverse and took a full 50.8 seconds to finally complete it. Basically,

Definitely missed the finals.

It was Rose's turn. With extremely fast speed and good passing ability, he finished each event twice. In the end, he ranked first with a time of 33.3 seconds, guaranteeing a spot in the finals.

Focus on Zuo Li...

His results will ultimately determine who Rose competes with in the finals.

Some people are already lamenting Harris' luck. This result would not have been possible in the previous years, but this time the center left the center and came in. Isn't this a walk?

But did Zuo Li really give it to him for free?

of course not!

In Zuo Li's memory, the record before the reform of the Skills Competition belonged to Deron Williams Moss last year. Xiaopang defeated Paul with an almost perfect performance. The final time was only 25.5 seconds, setting the fastest record in the Skills Competition.

The second place was the previous Steve Nash with 25.8 seconds.

The two have one thing in common, that is, each item is a success. This is Zuoli's goal. It doesn't matter if you move slower, the success rate is the most important!

"Ready!" Zuo Li, the last one to appear, stood in front of the starting line and waved to signal that he was ready.

The referee counted down three seconds. Zuo Li took the ball and instantly started to complete the first layup. Zuo Li's layup was not slower than anyone else's. Then he easily dribbled the ball through four obstacles and then came to the front of his chest to pass the ball.

, this is also the first test, where Harris lay down before.

Zuo Li, on the other hand, threw the ball in easily because of his action.

"yes!"

After finishing the ball, Zuo Li came to the ground to pass the ball. Zuo Li was a little anxious at this level. The first basketball didn't adjust the angle properly and bounced away, but the second ball hit it steadily.

Then he came to 7.63 meters to make a jump shot. Zuo Li is currently quite good at making open shots. However, the first ball is still a shot, but for the second ball, Zuo Li increased his strength and changed to a rebound shot, which bounced directly in!

Twice again!

At this time, Zuo Li had already used 22 seconds, and the subsequent direct pass would be the biggest test. Zuo Li quickly came to the point, took the ball and missed the first pass, and then calmly used the second pass.

Opportunity to pass the ball in!

"Zuo Li is here to ensure the success rate. He is not very fast, and he will not run to another point in advance. He only goes to ensure success. Smart!" Director Zhang exclaimed in admiration.

At this time, the time was just 29 seconds. Zuo Li took the basketball and accelerated to avoid three obstacles and quickly rushed to the basket. The time officially passed 32 seconds.

"Yes!"

Amid the shouts of the commentators, Zuo Li leaped into the air in three steps to complete the basket!

brush.

"34.5 seconds! Zuo Li has entered the finals!"