Chapter 602 The sly fox and the immature Curry
The "Skills Challenge" is followed by the more eye-catching "three-point competition". The six players participating in the competition this year are: Ji Guomeng, Novak, Channing Fry, Danilo Gallinari, Paul Pierce and Stephen Curry.
The All-Star Three-Point Competition has been held for 22 sessions. Larry Bird and Hodges have both won three consecutive championships, but no player has completed the third consecutive championship after winning the second time.
In the 22nd three-point competition in history, a total of 15 champions were born. The first three champions were all won by the Celtic legend "Big Bird" Larry Bird. Bird also relied on Bird's fame to make the three-point competition quickly known to fans. Before the first three-point competition in 1986, Bird threw a famous trash at other players in the locker room: "Are you here to compete for the second place?" Big Bird's strength and confidence can be seen.
This year, except for Ji Guomeng and Pierce, no other All-Stars participated in this competition. This is because the Dead Fox has imitated Bird's crazy words in the locker room since the last session. However, everyone can't kill this Dead Fox for two consecutive years, so even Durant doesn't want to be angry again this year. Since the Dead Fox wants to win three consecutive championships, let him win three consecutive championships.
Before the game, Ji Guomeng and Pierce had an argument in the locker room. Zhenli's temper could not withstand the provocation of the dead fox. After quarreling with each other in the locker room, the two were quickly separated by other players, so as not to perform all martial arts in the locker room.
It was said earlier that only two people in NBA history have won three consecutive championships, and the other god pitcher who has won three consecutive championships is Craig Hodges, who copied the Big Bird's record from 1990-92. Hodges is also the player with the most participation in the three-point competition, and has participated in a total of 8 times. From the founding of the three-point competition in 1986 to the retirement of the NBA, he has never stopped during this period. In the first two championships of the Bulls' first three-point championship, his three-point shooting is the Bulls' offensive weapon.
In addition to the above two, Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stoyakovic, Jason Capono and Ji Guomeng. These five people have won the three-point championships in two consecutive games and have won two consecutive games. However, the first four people failed to defend their titles for the third time. Now it depends on whether Ji Guomeng can become the third player to complete three consecutive championships.
Taylor Swift and Emma Roberts are watching the game live this year. The two brothers have not participated in many competitions. This year they have time to watch the game with their girls on the sidelines.
In the preliminary round, Pierce was the first to play. He only scored 1 point at the first point, but the more he shot, the better he got, but the last point-picking ball was missed and he finally scored 17 points.
Novak made the second appearance, and he made all four shots at the first point, but unfortunately he missed the final lottery. Novak also performed well at the second point, but the tall shooter's shooting speed was not fast enough. After the third point, he found that there was not enough time, which made him have to speed up the shooting rhythm. As a result, the performance of the last two points was not good until the last lottery missed again. Novak finally scored 17 points.
Curry made the third appearance, and the first point also made all the first four shots, but the lottery missed. He did the second point as usual, and only the last lottery ball missed. Although Curry only made one lottery ball in the game, he still scored 18 points and temporarily ranked first.
The fourth appearance was Italian golden boy Garinelli. His first few points didn't feel good, but fortunately the lottery balls all made consecutive shots. However, from the third point, Garinelli lost the rhythm in a hurry and missed the shooting. It was only at the last point that Garinelli found the feeling and made consecutive shots, but unfortunately he only scored 15 points in the end.
Channing Fry was the fifth appearance, and he was also a tall inside shooter. He scored 5 points at the first point, but since then, he was judged invalid because he scored many goals on the line and finally only scored 15 points.
The defending champion was arranged to play in the last game. Ji Guomeng only made one lottery goal at the first point, and didn't even make a single goal at the second point. Pierce smiled and exclaimed in his heart.
Just when the fans felt that Ji Guomeng was about to kneel down, the Dead Fox showed his super adjustment ability. He scored only 2 points in the first two points, which failed to affect his next game. He made all five shots at the third point, and only one orange ball was lost at the fourth point, and only one orange ball was missing at the fifth point.
Ji Guomeng finally relied on his strength in the second half to score 18 points and tied for first place with Curry.
Pierce on the sidelines couldn't laugh anymore. He had the same score as Novak and needed to play overtime.
In the overtime of the preliminary round, Pierce no longer heated up slowly. He shot three orange balls and a flower ball at the first point. At the second and third points, Pierce continued his excellent touch and scored 8 points. But from the fourth point, Pierce felt bad in the shooting and only scored two points. At the last point, he only scored one point, with a total of 16 points, and his performance was not as good as the last time.
This is Novak's first time participating in the three-point competition. This white tall shooter only has one skill in the NBA, that is, three-pointers, and his shooting skills are naturally superb.
In the overtime of the preliminary round, Novak adapted to the rhythm of the three-point competition, with 4 points at the first point, 4 points at the second point again, and 5 points at the fifth point. Unfortunately, Novak was not sure about the last two points, just like Pierce, and only scored 5 points in total. However, with the performance of the first three points, Novak still scored 18 points and eliminated Pierce to enter the finals.
In the end, the finals were Ji Guomeng, Curry and Novak.
In the final, Novak, who scored the lowest in the preliminary round, was the first to play. With the state found in the preliminary round, Novak's performance in the final was more stable. Although he only hit 3 lottery balls, Novak hit at least three goals per point, and finally scored 20 points, which is the highest score in the game so far.
Next, Curry, who had a tender face, made the second appearance. Ji Guomeng took the opportunity to pat Xiao Zhengtai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The shooting speed should be fast, otherwise the last two points will be affected, and don't think about the missing balls."
Curry was a little moved when he heard this. He didn't know Ji Guohuo's dark psychology at all. He thought the other party was teaching him the experience of the three-point competition. After all, Ji Guohuo is a two-time three-pointer king and can also enter the 180 club in the playoffs.
The game began. Curry had a humble and studious mentality. As expected, he slightly accelerated his shooting speed. As a result, he only scored 1 point at the first point and only scored 2 points at the second point. After that, Curry began to be impatient, and still only scored two goals at the third point, and he did not score even in the flower ball. Although in the last two points, Xiao Zhengtai finally scored 9 points after adjustment, he had no chance and had only scored 14 points and was eliminated!
Seeing this, Ji Guomeng laughed secretly. I remember that Capono had used similar tricks on him when he was still a rookie. However, Ji Guomeng was more cunning than a fox, so he naturally would not be fooled. But Curry was obviously too young, otherwise this little guy would also be an opponent who could threaten him.
The defending champion was the last to appear, and the 80,000 fans in the "Cowboy Stadium" immediately heard the warmest cheers today!
As the All-Star historical vote king, Ji Guohuo is the only player who has won more than three million votes. The status of the two-time three-pointer king has unknowingly surpassed Kobe and James, becoming a new generation of league leaders.
"Hello comrades, thank you for your hard work!"
After Ji Guomomoto appeared, he muttered in his heart and waved his hand to the fans first. He made a gesture for a full minute. After arousing the fans' stronger reaction, he slowly came to the shooting point to prepare for the game.
The style of defending champion is very good, but the price of pretending to be too strong is that Ji Guomo's first ball was three-pointers. However, the defending champion was not given in vain. The first point was all four balls, and the first two points scored 9 points. The third point was Ji Guomo's best position, and he scored 5 goals after all five goals. Ji Guomo's three points scored 15 points.
For the remaining two points, Ji Guomeng did not perform that crazy, but he also remained above the level. He scored 4 points at the fourth point, 5 points at the fifth point, and after five points, Ji Guomeng scored a total of 24 points, and once again defended his title with a high score of more than 20 points.
After Ji Guomeng finished his last shot, all the special effects lights were turned on. Ji Guomeng was hit by a colorful light, making him look like God. The audience burst into tears at the same time, and the fierce cheers of "mvp" and "mvp" sounded!
Ji Guomo raised his arms and closed his eyes to enjoy the cheers of the fans. This guy seemed to really regard himself as God.
Bilups, Ji Guoqiu and Dragic of the Clippers were all cheering for Ji Guomo. After the game, the three of them walked on the court to congratulate Ji Guomo on their successful defending title.
Ji Guomeng put on his position for a while, and he didn't put his hand down until the reporter and his teammates came.
"My teammates are supporting me, and it's very important. Support means everything, we are such a team, always supporting each other in everything, whether on the court or off the court."
Ji Guomeng's flower ball made 8 of 10 shots, and the first two games were 10 shots and 9 of 10 shots respectively, which was an important reason for him to win three consecutive championships. In response, Ji Guomeng said: "This is what players should do in the fourth quarter. If you need it, this is the most critical shooting. In my career, I have always been famous for shooting key shots, which is indeed the reason why I can win three consecutive championships."
The All-Star Three-Point Competition originated in 1986, and was also in Dallas. The legendary Celtic superstar "Bird" Bird won the first championship here. Ji Guomo didn't know in advance, and he laughed and said, "He won the championship here? Wow, so history always repeats itself, and it's like this tonight."
Finally, when asked whether he would participate in the three-point competition again next year, Ji Guomeng clearly replied: "No, I have completed my mission and successfully continued history. Next, it is time to hand over the baton to the latecomers." However, Ji Guomeng didn't say anything, adding: "However, before I retire, if someone can complete the honor of three consecutive championships again, I think I will come out again to compete with this little guy."
After Ji Guomeng finished speaking, the Cowboy Stadium once again caused a tide of cheers like a tide. Of course, the fans wanted to see such a scene appear.
Emma Roberts teased Taylor Swift quietly: "Your husband is pretty handsome."
Taylor Swift heard this, although he was happy, he still pretended to behave and said, "Where is your husband, too."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and they both found it very interesting. At this moment, they looked at the two identical guys on the field. Except for those who had been in contact with the two brothers for a long time, the rest must not be able to tell who is who.
After the "Three-Point Competition", today's personal event is the last "Slam Dunk Competition", which is also the most concerned individual event. Participating in this year's slam dunk competition are Nate Robinson, Shannon Brown, Gerald Wallace and DeMar DeRozan.
None of the four contestants had an All-Star, which made the fans who had been raising their tastes tricks by the previous two Anime Brothers a little excited. If these four people could not present a refreshing performance to everyone in the game, it is conceivable that after the game, they would definitely be booed by dissatisfied fans last month.
Nate Robinson, the little green-skinned frog, had been talking wildly last year, provoking the animal brothers, saying that he had prepared a dunk to defeat the two. It was a pity that even New York fans felt embarrassed about this guy's words. The little frog even took out the trick of leaping Yao Ming back then, but it was not a complete defeat. Could he still leaped over Manut Pole this year?
The two brothers ignored him at all, which made Nate Robinson feel bored and could only shift his goal to James. Just so happened that in an interview with the media last season, the Gorillas said they were interested in participating in the 2010 Slam Dunk Competition, which aroused the interest of the entire league.
In fact, since James entered the NBA, the league has been very eager to show his skills in the dunk contest, but the little emperor has refused for five years. In Dallas in 2010, James may feast the eyes of those who have been waiting for it.
If James participates in the competition, Robinson will naturally not want to give up this opportunity. He publicly called the Gorilla in January this year and said in front of the media: "Obviously, I didn't plan to play in the dunk contest, but there is only one special situation, that is, LeBron or the Animal Brothers participate. If he can compete with LeBron in the dunk contest, I think that will scare a lot of people."
Nate Robinson, who once won the title of Dunk King, is ready to give James a letter of battle. Although the little emperor's dunk in the official game is extremely pleasing to the eye, in a more creative field like the slam dunk contest, James really has no confidence in winning against Robinson, who is only 1.75 meters tall.
Nate Robinson was also confident in defeating the emperor and said, "I just wanted to defeat him and defeat LeBron. There is nothing more wonderful than this."
Chapter completed!