Super Role Player

After the Shooting Star Contest and the Skills Contest, the next step is the three-point contest and the Slam Dunk Contest that have attracted much attention.

Anxi handed over his two trophies to Abby who was sitting on the sidelines for safekeeping. So, in an instant, Abby's seat became the focus of the audience.

Jeff Hornacek and Mrs. Hornacek were also sitting next to Abby. Mrs. Hornacek was still holding little Angel in her arms. Little Angel had just turned one month old, but the overall outline was already out. It looked like she would be a little one in the future. Beauty, after all, Anxi and Abby's genes are here, even if they are different, they are not much different.

Before the start of the three-point contest, Anxi changed another set of jerseys and put on the 76ers' away jersey this season-a blue and red jersey.

Then, on the sidelines, Anxi was interviewed by the media.

"Hey, An, we meet again. First of all, congratulations on your consecutive shooting star championship and skills championship." It's David Aldridge again. An Xi is a little helpless, but at this moment, he is already the focus of the scene, Turner Sports I will definitely not let Anxi go.

After obtaining Anxi's permission, David Aldridge began the interview before the three-point contest.

"Having won the first two competitions, what are your expectations for the next three-point contest?"

"Are you looking forward to it? I don't think there is much to look forward to. The championship has been determined and it must be mine." Anxi is full of confidence, and David Aldridge is not surprised at Anxi's confidence. This is Anxi, and he knows this very well.

Therefore, David Aldridge began to pose problems for Anxi.

"I took a look at the list of players participating in this three-point contest. Stephen Curry, the 2013 three-point champion, Klay Thompson, the 2014 three-point champion, Kyle Korver, who leads the three-point shooting percentage this season, and With Kelly Irving, James Harden, JJ Redick and Marco Belinelli, there are so many strong opponents, will your confidence still be maintained?”

"certainly."

Anxi's answer is simple. He thinks David Aldridge's question is nonsense.

David Aldridge shook his head helplessly, and then asked the last question: "So winning the three-point contest should be no problem for you, but what about the record?"

Record? The record for the Three-Point Contest is Klay Thompson's 32 points. In the 2014 All-Star Three-Point Contest, Klay Thompson only missed one shot and ended up with 32 points. Anxi wants to break this record unless he hits all of them. Or just miss an orange ball, which is still very difficult.

so,

David Aldridge felt that he should have asked Anxi this last question.

However, Anxi's answer was still unexpected: "Record? If I want to, that's not a problem."

The interview was broadcast live, and after Anxi made this answer, the whole place was in an uproar.

On the court, after Anxi's brief warm-up, the three-point contest is about to begin.

Because of the high attention of the three-point contest and the dunk contest, the entrance ceremony of the three-point contest is more formal.

The lights at the scene suddenly dimmed, all the participating players were sitting on the benches on the sidelines, and the host stood in the middle of the field, shining a beam of light.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's invite the contestants to participate in this three-point contest..."

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Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, James Harden, Kelly Irving... stood up on the sidelines one after another, and another beam of light hit them. They waved around and greeted the cheers of the fans in the audience.

"The last one, Anxi! From the Philadelphia 76ers!" Anxi made his final appearance, and the audience cheered.

The main attraction of this three-point contest is that Anxi, the three-point champion in 2012, Stephen Curry, the three-point champion in 2013, and Klay Thompson, the three-point champion in 2014. The showdown between these three three-point champions is what many people are looking forward to. duel.

As for James Harden and Kelly Irving, they have long been regarded by many as supporting actors.

On the sidelines, the participating players drew lots, and the final order of appearance was Kelly Irving, JJ Redick, James Harden, Klay Thompson, Marco Belinelli, Stephen Curry, Anxi and Kyle Korver.

The rules of the Three-Point Contest have not changed much in recent years. The total score is still 34 points, with five shooting points, one of which is a flower ball, and the other four shooting points each have a flower ball. In the previous three games, the three-point contest was incredible. After the competition, every flower ball becomes crucial.

Kelly Irving, who was the first to appear, had already walked to the sidelines at this time, shook his hands and was about to start shooting.

When the fans at the scene saw that the game was about to start, they all fell silent. More than 20,000 pairs of eyes in the Madison Square Garden Arena were all staring at Kelly Irving in the bottom corner of the court.

Kelly Irving took a deep breath, put his hands on the ball and got ready.

But it may be his first time participating in a game. From the big screen at the scene, you can see that Kelly Irving is a little nervous. His two feet keep moving. This is a sign of nervousness.

"beep!"

As soon as the whistle blows on the sidelines, the first round begins!

Kelly Irving quickly grabbed the ball and threw it.

This season, with LeBron James returning to Cleveland, Irving has also taken a lot of three-pointers. This season, he averaged 5 three-pointers per game and hit 2.1 three-pointers. He took a lot of shots and hit a lot of three-pointers.

But maybe he was too nervous. The first ball was obviously too powerful and hit the edge of the basket and bounced out.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar.

What makes the three-point contest interesting is that it has a time limit. All 25 balls must be thrown within one minute. The time is still very tight. The participating players have no time or opportunity to think about how each ball should be played. How to shoot, or what to do if the ball misses.

The first ball didn't go in, so Kelly Irving could only quickly pick up the second ball and take action quickly.

But the second ball was also thrown a little hastily, and it bounced out of the frame again, causing another uproar from the fans at the scene.

Missed two goals in a row. Coupled with the voices of the fans at the scene, Kelly Irving obviously lost his rhythm. The next three balls, including the flower ball, all missed.

The sound of "bang bang" was endless, and Kelly Irving failed to score a single goal on his first point.

Kelly Irving's teammates on the sidelines couldn't help but rub their heads and smile bitterly, especially Kevin Love. He is also a three-point expert. He has also shot a lot of three-pointers with LeBron James this season. Seeing Kelly Irving was miserable. His performance, what he is thinking now is, how much better it would have been if he had participated in the three-point contest instead, at least it would definitely not be worse than Kelly Irving's performance.

On the court, at the second shooting point, Kelly Irving tried every means to adjust, but after the adjustment, the effect was very small. In the end, only one goal was scored out of five goals.

But he finally scored, and Kelly Irving breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that in this three-point contest, no matter how miserable he was, he couldn't score 0 points, at least he had points.

The two shooting points only scored a total of 2 points. Kelly Irving already knew that there was no hope for him to advance, so he simply gave up. Regardless of whether he could shoot all 25 balls, he slowed down his pace and carefully to shoot the next three points.

At the third point, Kelly Irving, who shot carefully, actually made all five goals.

In the next flower ball point, Kelly Irving also made 4 flower balls, plus the 2 points from the last shooting point. After all the three-pointers, Kelly Irving finally scored 18 points. 18 points seemed... A lot, but after the change of the three-point contest format, he scored 18 points out of 34, which is obviously not much.

The second one to appear is JJ Redick.

JJ Redick’s three-point shooting percentage this season reached 46%, ranking third in the league, second only to Kyle Korver and Anxi, and it is worth mentioning that he has played in the league for more than ten years. , three-pointers have always been the main means of scoring, and the shooting rate is also quite good, so if Redick performs normally, he will obviously be a strong opponent.

JJ Redick's appearance attracted applause from the fans. After all, Kelly Irving's performance in the first round was really disappointing to the audience. The audience still hoped to see a wonderful three-point contest. They wanted to see JJ Redick. Play well.

JJ Redick walked to the sidelines, and the audience fell silent.

"beep!"

As soon as the buzzer sounded on the sidelines, Redick grabbed the ball and threw it quickly.

As a veteran shooter in the league, JJ Redick is obviously much more stable than the previous Kelly Irving. He scored 3 goals from the first shooting point. Although the final flower ball bounced out of the basket with some regrets, but in the second Three points from one shooting spot is still acceptable.

At the second point, he continued his efforts and scored four goals, including the final flower ball. Such a strong performance also attracted cheers from the fans at the scene.

And by the third point, even the contestants focused all their attention.

This is Redick's highlight. If Redick maintains his previous level, he is likely to lock in a promotion spot.

Redick also knows that the flower ball spot is crucial, and he slows down the shooting rhythm very steadily.

Take aim at the first ball and then throw it.

Enter.

Second ball.

Still going in.

The fans at the scene burst into cheers.

There are still 2 points and 3 flower balls that have not been shot, and Redick's score has already reached 12 points!

"JJ is indeed a top three-point shooter." Kenny Smith in the commentary box couldn't help but said with emotion. He is also a three-point shooter. Kenny Smith knows that with JJ Redick's current results, it is very likely that he will lock in a finals. quota.

"boom!"

But as soon as Kenny Smith finished boasting, JJ Redick's third ball bounced out of the basket.

After the shooting star competition, Charles Barkley returned to the commentary box and couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead and take a sip of poisonous milk.

Then, this mouthful of poisonous milk continued to ferment, and JJ Redick missed all of the next three balls. This time, the originally good situation was gone in an instant.

JJ Redick also seemed a little annoyed, but the game had to go on, and at the fourth point he also showed the fans his stable psychological quality as a shooter, scoring four goals in a row again, although the final flower ball jumped out of the basket. , but it also attracted cheers from the fans at the scene.

At the last shooting point, time was running out. Redick took a quick shot and finally hit two of the five shots, including the last flower ball. After all the shots, his final score was 20 points.

At 20 points, JJ Redick suppressed Kelly Irving. This score is not high, but it is still possible to advance to the finals. After all, Redick has already suppressed an Irving.

Next up after JJ Redick was James Harden.

Harden also shoots a lot of three-pointers this season. Because of the Rockets' tactical changes, the magic ball tactics continue to strengthen. The Rockets team's requirement is to either shoot three-pointers or hit the basket. With James Harden's playing style, three-pointers are natural. Just vote more.

This season, James Harden averaged 6.9 three-pointers per game and hit 2.6 three-pointers, even more than Kelly Irving, but his accuracy is a bit worse.

As a buzzer sounded from the sidelines, James Harden's shot began.

At the first point, 3 out of 5 were scored. Just like JJ Redick just now, the different final flower ball was scored, which attracted full cheers from the fans at the scene.

The 45° angle to the right of the second point is Harden's ball point.

After he got the ball, he performed very well. The "swish" sound of goals kept coming. Four of the five goals were scored. The fans immediately exploded. Four of the five flower balls were scored. It was simply too accurate.

After shooting 2 points, his score has reached 12 points, which is more than JJ Redick just now.

At the top of the arc, James Harden was still steady and scored another 3 points. With 2 shooting points left, he had already scored 15 points.

James Harden's performance in the last two shooting points was relatively poor, but he still scored 7 points. This gave him a total of 22 points, surpassing JJ Redick and temporarily ranking first.

At this time, the most helpless one is Kelly Irving. After three people shot, he ranked last. As long as Klay Thompson, who takes the next shot, scores more than 18 points, Kelly Irving will be out early.

Facing Klay Thompson, Kelly Irving knew very well how powerful Klay Thompson's three-pointers were. Irving knew very well that, if nothing else, he would be eliminated early.

Klay Thompson made his fourth appearance, and the scene became even more exciting.

Klay Thompson is the record holder in this event. In the last three-point contest, Klay Thompson only missed one flower ball and finally scored 32 points, breaking the record held by Stephen Curry.

As for the current three-point contest, as the previous two three-point champions Anxi and Stephen Curry announced their participation one after another, Klay Thompson also boldly faced it and also announced his participation. Klay Thompson's goal is to keep his title as the three-point king.

"beep!"

The buzzer sounded to start the game on the sidelines.

Klay Thompson then took the ball and shot it directly.

"Uh-huh!"

"Uh-huh!"

"Uh-huh!"

"Uh-huh!"

Amid the exclamations of the fans at the scene, Klay Thompson turned into a shooting machine. The basketball was thrown and the next second it hollowed into the basket, making a crisp sound of wiping the net.

After shooting the first shooting spot, all five goals were made!

The fans at the scene cheered, and Klay Thompson was in a frightening state.

Even Anxi on the sidelines was a little amazed by Klay Thompson's accuracy.

Klay Thompson's second point was still accurate. With the sound of the net being wiped, he scored all the first four goals, but missed the last flower ball.

Nine out of ten goals were scored, and the accuracy of the first two shooting points had already made the fans crazy. Klay Thompson's shooting show began again!

The third shooting point was Klay Thompson's ball point. The ball point should be Klay Thompson's strongest point. At the top of the arc, Klay Thompson hit three consecutive shots. The fourth ball missed a little. But then the fifth flower ball was scored again.

In the end, Klay Thompson scored 8 points.

In the first three shooting points, Klay Thompson scored 18 points, directly tying with Kelly Irving. As long as he scores one more goal, Irving can be eliminated directly.

Then, Klay Thompson's performance continued to be stable. In the remaining two shooting points, Klay Thompson only missed one orange ball, and the final score was fixed at a terrifying 29 points! The fans at the scene were completely crazy. This was just the preliminaries. Klay Thompson scored 29 points, an extremely high score. Klay Thompson had almost locked up a spot in the finals. On the other side, Kelly Irving could only send out Smiling bitterly, he is already out...

Anxi took a deep breath. This three-point contest didn't look easy to deal with.