Super All-around Point Guard

Chapter 455 The exciting slam dunk contest!

After the lively entrance ceremony, the atmosphere at the scene was already heated up. Although JAY-Z was a guest invited by James, he also shook hands with Xie Chen enthusiastically and said hello, and then sat down on the seats with Taylor, Chen Yihan and others.

Scarlett Johansson has also arrived, sitting quietly in her seat, looking at Xie Chen with a smile. There are many female stars here tonight, all dressed up in dazzling clothes. But looking towards the auditorium, Xie Chen is the first to be attracted. It's Scarlett in the morning.

The slam dunk contest is a competition that shows the limits of the body, so before the competition, the contestants must do warm-up exercises to get their bodies into an activated state. James and Zach LaVine are very active and don't even care about the outcome. The same is true for Westbrook. After all, Westbrook dunked too hard and might have been injured even if he didn't move. Only Xie Chen didn't move much, which made James faintly worried about him, but as an opponent, he didn't say so much.

The first one to dunk was Zach LaVine!

Zach LaVine is a little nervous now. All three opponents have finished their appearance and are watching him from the side. This puts more pressure on him. The first one to appear will always be more nervous, even if Zach LaVine was last year's dunk king. , even if he is 100% confident in himself.

"I must win, I must get full points!" Zach LaVine blew into his hand and began to prepare for a dunk.

After a brief cheer, the scene fell into an eerie silence. The joy brought to everyone by JAY-Z and Taylor Swift seemed to dissipate in an instant, and everyone focused on Zach LaVine.

CCTV commentator Yu Jiaye said: "If you are at the scene, you will feel that the atmosphere at the scene is really different from last year! Let me briefly tell you the rules of the dunk contest. One person can only dunk three times. Opportunity, if all three dunks fail, it’s over, and the player can choose a flower ball or an ordinary game ball.”

Zhang Weiping said: "Yes, Zach LaVine chose the flower ball. The flower ball is more suitable for his dunking style. LaVine is the first player to appear and can be said to be the player with the most pressure. Many people said that Zach LaVine's performance last year was The opponents are too weak to reflect LaVine's true strength. Well, this year's opponents are stronger. There are Xie Chen who is on par with him, and Westbrook and James who have completely different styles from him. If LaVine can still If he wins the slam dunk contest again, even if he doesn't become famous in the NBA, he will be remembered by many people."

Yes, Zach LaVine wants to leave his name in the history of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest today!

I saw Zach LaVine walking to the backcourt with the bouquet. There was a long table near the midfield, and there were five slam dunk contest judges sitting on it, namely Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Julius Erving, and Drake. Le, Dominic Wilkins.

They are all dunk geniuses in past NBA history. When the five of them saw LaVine running into the backcourt, they all looked sideways. Vince Carter whispered to Jordan: "He seems to be trying to challenge that move."

Jordan nodded, already knowing.

Yu Jia said excitedly: "Zach LaVine walked to the backcourt with the ball! Is he going to challenge the legendary free throw line jump dunk?!"

I saw Zach LaVine bending down, closing his eyes tightly, and then kept talking about the basketball. The other three players sitting aside could see that Zach LaVine was very serious about this game. , James asked Xie Chen: "What do you think he is talking about?"

Xie Chen carefully looked at Zach LaVine's mouth shape and was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Wiggins behind him said, "It's the limit! He wants to challenge the limits of his body!"

This is exactly what Xie Chen wants to answer. In fact, Xie Chen knows the limit of Zach LaVine best. He can even reach the limit with every dunk, and it is very easy. But for LaVine himself, it is necessary to If you want to perform at your ultimate level in a dunk, you need full preparation and strong belief.

Zach LaVine took a full breath and finally started preparing to sprint!

Yu Jia shouted excitedly: "He moved!"

I saw Zach LaVine quickly holding the ball and rushing forward, very fast, like a gust of wind, and sure enough, he took off on one foot at the free throw line!

"It was indeed a free throw line dunk!"

When it comes to free throw line dunks, it's hard not to think of Jordan's one-handed dunk from the free throw line. He ran straight to the basket and moved forward in the air as if he were stepping on a cloud. It was elegant and beautiful, but LaVine's free throw line dunk was not as good as Jordan's one is different.

After LaVine lifted the ball with one hand, he quickly came over with his left hand. Was he going to dunk with both hands? No, I saw him holding the basketball in both hands in the air and starting to swing his arms.

"Windmill Dunk!"

There was a bang, and LaVine dunked the basketball into the basket with only one chance, completing a wonderful dunk.

The scene that had been quiet for a long time suddenly roared, and Yu Jia also shouted excitedly: "Windmill dunk at the free throw line! LaVine's first dunk was so amazing!"

Zhang Weiping also exclaimed: "It's really incredible. According to last year's judging standards, this would have scored 50 points. This is said to be a big windmill at the free throw line, but in fact it is still on the line, but it is still very exciting and very difficult. LaVine The first dunk raised the standard of this slam dunk contest. If the next three of them didn't do it to this level, it would be difficult to get a high score."

Xie Chen, Westbrook, and James all stood up and applauded. Wiggins even excitedly rushed over to dance with Zach LaVine and hit his chest. He kept touching LaVine's head and smiled: "Brother, you are so awesome." Awesome! This dunk was even more perfect than usual!"

The scene once again played Zach LaVine's dunk action, one leg in the air, that kind of free and graceful stretch, which is really intoxicating.

"This kid can jump really high. I think I can only compete with him." Dr. J Owen praised in admiration at the judges' table.

Indeed, in this dunk, you can clearly see Zach LaVine's height in the air, and LaVine perfectly demonstrated his advantages.

Carter glanced at Jordan: "Do you want to give 10 points? Actually, I want to give 9 points. His big windmill arm action arm is not good-looking."

Jordan looked at Carter with a smile and said nothing.

Then the host walked over and asked them to start scoring. In fact, there was an electronic scoring device provided by Sprite, but it was not comfortable for old guys like them to use, so they just used the scoring brand.

Dr. J gave 10 points, Glider gave 10 points, Wilkins gave 10 points, Michael Jordan gave 10 points, and Carter finally gave 10 points!

Yu Jia exclaimed: "The first dunk is a 50-point dunk! Oh my god, this is too much pressure for Westbrook, James and Xie Chen who are going to play next! Let's see what tricks Westbrook can use Bar."

The second one is Russell Westbrook from the Thunder. Although Zach LaVine dedicated a perfect dunk, Westbrook still looks happy and does not feel any pressure. His mentality is better than anyone else. It's better because I don't have a winning mentality.

Westbrook did not come by himself this time. His teammate, the 2.13-meter big man Steven Adams, also played with him. It seemed that the two were going to cooperate.

Yu Jiadao: "Westbrook and his teammate Adams worked together to complete this dunk. Adams was holding the ball and standing under the basket. Adams was going to throw the ball back and then give it to Westbrook. Will Westbrook do a man-to-man dunk?" ?”

Zhang Weiping said: "It's very possible, because there are a lot of dunks like this. Paul George also once dunked across Hibbert and another guy I forgot who it was. Generally, a small man like Westbrook, separated by a big guy, If you dunk successfully for such a tall man, it will give people a very shocking effect. I think Westbrook still put some thought into it."

After hearing this, Yu Jia laughed and said: "You used 'a little', right? Haha, but it seems that Westbrook does have the best mentality among them. He seems to have no pressure at all, which is actually a good thing when dunking." "

Westbrook has a relaxed mentality, so he won't make mistakes due to nervousness when dunking.

Westbrook's advantages are fast speed, strong explosive power, and fierce dunks. This time he will bring out all of his characteristics.

I saw Westbrook starting to pick up speed, sprinting very fast, almost like crazy. Just when Westbrook was about to come to Adams, Adams sensed Westbrook's arrival and unexpectedly did not throw the ball backwards. It's about slamming the ball into the backboard.

Westbrook rushes fast and the basketball rebounds fast. Westbrook rushed hard and the basketball rebounded hard!

I saw Westbrook rushing up and pressing Adams' head with his left hand. There was nothing he could do. No matter how high Westbrook jumped, he could not completely jump over such a big man who was over 2.10 meters tall. He pressed down with his left hand, prompting Westbrook to jump over. He used less force to jump higher. Adams passed the ball beautifully, and the basketball bounced back to a perfect height. Westbrook touched the ball with his right hand and slammed the ball toward the basket!

boom!

The basketball was slammed into the basket!

The scene was shocked again!

Garnett's expression was exaggerated, Kobe's expression was exaggerated, Durant kept yelling, and Oladipo, who had just come out of the hospital not long ago, also applauded vigorously.

Zhang Weiping said excitedly: "Westbrook's dunk is really amazing. Although it seems that the action is very simple, it is a one-arm split dunk after stepping over the person, and it also dunked on Adams' head, but you can't just When you look at the dunk, you have to look at it as a whole. Westbrook’s sprinting speed, Adams’ precise passing, and the violence of the dunk. The shock level is no worse than LaVine’s.”

Yu Jia also followed up and said: "Director Zhang is absolutely right. If the slam dunk contest is just about who can jump higher and who looks better in the air, then there is no need to compete. Just use the data to determine the outcome. The slam dunk contest is about The scene gave people a sense of shock. I intuitively felt that the score would not be low, at least three 10 points, and I was thinking that a small man like Westbrook's violent dunk would cause such a big response. Later, he is 2.03 meters tall. When 120 kilograms of James comes out, the crowd will go crazy, right?"

Although James doesn't communicate much with Westbrook, he applauds happily. Judging from the dunk style, they are in the same category, so of course he has to support Westbrook.

Tonight is a duel of violence and beauty. LaVine and Westbrook have just performed it once, and James and Xie Chen will perform it again. This is also very difficult for the judges of the slam dunk contest. They all dunked very hard. Okay, and they are different styles. How you judge them is a question.

The five judges looked at each other and finally showed their scores.

Dr. J Irving scored 10 points, Michael Jordan scored 10 points, Vince Carter scored 10 points, Wilkins scored 10 points, and Drexler, who showed up at the end, also scored 10 points!

"Another perfect score of 50!" Yu Jia said in shock: "I don't know if LeBron James, who will appear next, will be under psychological pressure. I want to say something special here. The significance of James participating in the dunk contest is not trivial. He participated in the dunk contest. The act of competing in competitions is respected by everyone in the league. You must know that James is already 31 years old. He has passed the age to participate in competitions such as the dunk contest, and he is already a two-time championship winner and a two-time Finals MVP. It’s really not easy for a player to participate in the slam dunk contest.”

Zhang Weiping also said: "Yes, if it weren't for Xie Chen, I don't think James would have participated in such a game. Last year, Xie Chen robbed James of the championship. James may want to take revenge here. It depends on how James' physical condition is. Is it okay? Judging from his performance before this season, his speed and jumping have declined compared to last year."

A collection of James' dunks this season began to play on the big screen. There were really few of them, and some of them looked like a veteran's dunks. They were extremely slow and not as exciting as before.

Many fans began to sigh: "Oh, looking at James' dunks this season, his body is obviously not as good as before. At such an age, he is still willing to participate in the dunk contest. I really have to give him a thumbs up."

Many people have sympathy for James. Perhaps only Xie Chen knows that this is a deliberate emotional card played by James. Xie Chen knows the best about James' physical condition. He has only copied James' layup before. Ability, I am very familiar with James' jumping and explosive power. During this period of time, James has not suffered any injuries. It makes no sense that he has declined so sharply in such a short period of time. Those dunks that look old this season are probably caused by James on purpose. work hard.

The reason is to shock fans all over the world in the slam dunk contest!

Xie Chen also had a backup plan, so he didn't despise James's approach at all.

As a powerful opponent of Xie Chen, James' aura was terrifying as soon as he appeared on the stage. Chen Yihan and Zhang Junning both put their hands together to pray for Xie Chen. Scarlett on the side couldn't help but chuckled after seeing it. Scarlett naturally cared about Xie Chen. Xie Chen, but she has always had confidence in Xie Chen.

The first two are full marks. Xie Chen's biggest rival, LeBron James, finally appeared. What score can he get?

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