104: Let me try their salted eggs for you first(1/2)
The 2000 Slam Dunk Contest undoubtedly belonged to Vince Carter.
It was also that Slam Dunk Contest that made Carter famous, brought the Slam Dunk Contest back to people's attention after being suspended for two years, and saved this event.
In fact, in that slam dunk contest, not only Carter, but the overall level of everyone was also high.
It's just that Carter's shock to people was so strong that people ignored the equally powerful Tracy McGrady and Francis.
Therefore, Li Ang refused to participate in this slam dunk contest!
Here I am just being a green leaf for Carter and studying with the prince.
Years from now, people will only remember the winner.
Don't believe the words "you can make some money by being second place". If this is true, Li Ang will give you 9 points at most.
In the slam dunk contest, the winner doesn't necessarily have a sense of existence, and the loser doesn't even have a sense of existence.
Moreover, despite the fact that Li Ang was very brutal in the game, he dunked Ewing today and Kemp tomorrow.
But Li Ang basically gets hard and slaps him inward. He doesn't have many tricks and postures, and he just plays with great strength to create miracles.
He is a practical dunker.
If this were a game, Leon wouldn't even be able to dunk on Francis, let alone Carter.
If you participate in a slam dunk contest and can't even beat the second guy, then what else are you doing?
"No, no, I won't go." Li Ang shook his head crazily.
"No, no, I won't go either." McGrady shook his head.
Carter pulled the two of them with a smile: "Come on, can you bear to watch me participate in this kind of competition alone? Can you bear to watch me show off my appearance in front of a group of people?"
Sure enough, one of the three major hobbies of men is to persuade women from good families to get into trouble!
In the original history, Carter once revealed in an interview that McGrady did not want to participate in the dunk contest.
Because he felt that there was no point in confronting his cousin.
It was Carter who was nagging McGrady in his ears all day long, and Maizi’s agent also wanted him to participate in the dunk contest to increase his reputation.
The two of them rubbed each other hard, and then Maizi relaxed.
But now, Carter not only has to coax McGrady, but also Leon.
In order to successfully host this new century All-Star, Stern also worked very hard.
This time, he plans to invite six talented young people to participate at one time and arrange a slam dunk feast for the fans.
Since Stern sent out the invitation, the media has also begun to reveal the list of participants for this year's resumption of the slam dunk contest, which aroused the curiosity of fans.
Ever since, when being interviewed by reporters, people always ask Li Ang and Tracy McGrady if they will participate in the dunk contest.
Li Ang once suspected that this news was released by Stern himself!
This is probably called a big tree attracting the wind. As the little emperor of Cleveland, he is sitting on the huge Chinese market. In the competition, there are all kinds of flying dunks, split dunks, tomahawk dunks, and everyone is looking forward to the showdown between Li Ang and the ugly players.
This situation is exactly the same as when Mousse was invited to participate in the dunk contest!
At that time, Mousse's heart was: Oh, you penetrated so deep, that guy is so awesome. Although I am also very cool, but if... if I lose, won't my perfect rookie season be ruined?
Ruined?
And Li Ang's current opponent is more cruel than the guy who penetrated you deeply.
Although Li Ang is not afraid of losing, he is really not very interested in this kind of game where he knows that it is very difficult to win and there is a high probability that he is just trying to win.
As long as there is a possibility for him to defeat Carter, for example, if his "breakthrough dunk" attribute suddenly increases by more than ten points and he can do fancy moves, then Li Ang will be willing to try it.
Even if there is only a 10% chance, Li Ang is willing to give it a try.
But now, the probability that Li Ang can win the dunk contest is infinitely close to the probability that Artest can beat Li Ang.
So, Li Ang imitated the little emperor's tone and told reporters: "At this time of year, I always hold a wait-and-see attitude about whether to participate in this kind of competition. Maybe people are tired of this, but I really haven't made a decision yet.
Decide."
The emperor's taste is getting stronger and stronger, James is getting balder and bald, and he is almost finished by Li Ang.
It’s not that I don’t dare to participate, it’s mainly a small game like this. As the main shooting guard of the team, I don’t have much time to spare, so I have to think about it!
McGrady was more straightforward, saying that he did not want to compete with Carter: "I just feel that I am not the kind of creative dunker. Since I know that Vince will win the championship, why should I join in the fun? I watch him dunk every day.
, I know how creative he is.”
The slam dunk contest didn't go as smoothly as Stern expected.
I thought it was just that the superstars didn't want to participate in the dunk contest.
As a result, even the rookies are now picky!
What a temper!
If you do this again, don’t force me...
Kneel down and beg you!
That night, Li Ang planned to take an early rest, as he would play against the Pacers, the top team in the Eastern Conference, tomorrow.
As a result, just as I was about to fall asleep, my phone suddenly rang.
Looking at the name saved on the caller ID, Li Ang was stunned for a moment.
"crooked."
"Lee, do you really want to participate in the slam dunk contest!?" On the other end of the phone, Kobe's voice was so excited that it was even a little perverted.
Since the last time he didn't reply to Kobe's text message, this little tsundere hasn't contacted Li Ang for a long time, and Li Ang was able to sleep peacefully for a long time.
Who knew, the call would come again today.
Li Ang really wanted to ask him: "You promised to never ignore me again? Can you afford it?"
"I haven't decided yet whether I want to participate, what do you want?"
"Are you afraid of me so you don't participate? Hehehe."
"Afraid of you? Are you also invited by the alliance?"
"Of course, as a former dunk king, can the league not give me face? But I haven't decided yet, so you don't have to be nervous. By the way, please calm down these days! We will play against each other in four days.
Now, don’t make me wait in vain this time!”
After saying that, Kobe hung up the phone, leaving only Li Ang who was full of doubts.
so......
Kobe made this call just to show off in front of me? Want to tell me that he was once the dunk king?
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On the other side, Kobe was dancing with joy.
Damn it, Li Ang was tricked by me again!
Four days later in Toronto, he was going to show those three guys on the Raptors what a real dunk was.
Remind them who is the real dunk king!
The next day, December 14, the Raptors welcomed the powerful Pacers from the Eastern Conference at home.
The Pacers' dominance in the Eastern Conference in the past few seasons is unquestionable, and they currently remain at the top of the Eastern Conference.
Facing the Raptors, who were still weak last season but have jumped into the top five in the Eastern Conference this season, Pacers coach Bird was also very serious before the game.
Pretend to beep very seriously.
"The Raptors are indeed very strong, but no matter how strong they are, they can only compete for second place in the Eastern Conference."
Seeing that guy's arrogant look before the game, Li Ang really wanted to rush forward and elbow his friend.
Sir Ba said count me in.
When Li Ang came on the stage, he found that Bird had been staring at him.
Bird really cares about Li Ang, because the Raptors gave up the deal with the Pacers just for Li Ang.
Antonio Davis, who was used as a bargaining chip in the trade, has gone from being a substitute last season to becoming the Pacers' main No. 4 position now.
He has made great progress this season, averaging 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Bird secretly hopes to see Davis kill Leon in the game to prove how stupid the Raptors were in rejecting the deal.
As a result, not long after Antonio Davis came up, he looked at Bird bitterly: "Boss, I can't hit this ball!"
In the fifth minute of the game, Jaylen Rose, the Pacers' leading scorer this season, hit a three-pointer under McGrady's defense.
Under the basket, Oakley blocked the 2.24-meter Dutchman Schmitz with his elbow, and Antonio Davis and Li Ang took off at the same time to grab the board.
Davis was in a slightly better position than Leon, and he thought he could easily protect the rebound.
But in the air, Li Ang stabbed Davis in the stomach with his elbow.
Davis's hard-on suddenly went soft, as if he had leaked.
To be continued...