warrior godfather

Chapter 349: God of Three Points! (Congratulations to the Warriors for making it back to the finals!)

This All-Star Skills Challenge has brought together a large number of star point guards. The biggest name is Westbrook, who has burst into the game and quickly entered the ranks of the league's first-line point guards. Wall, veteran point guard Tony Parker, Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo, and a messy Jeremy Lin.

Compared with the star-studded names above, Jeremy Lin's name seems so out of place. He is also the only candidate to participate in the skills competition, the only backup point guard.

The league originally invited Curry to participate in the skills challenge, but Curry declined the invitation, and the league instead invited Jeremy Lin, the only Chinese point guard in the league, to participate in the skills challenge.

But Jeremy Lin and several other point guards have a big gap in strength, and he was eliminated in the preliminaries not surprisingly.

However, his grades are not the worst. Both Irving and Wall's grades are very poor. Although they are very talented, in terms of basic skills, they are not as good as Jeremy Lin who has been honed in the NCAA for four years.

Westbrook also didn't make it to the finals, and it took him two chances to succeed on the touchdown pass.

And Parker, Rondo and Deron Williams, the three old fritters, played very steadily, without any mistakes, and passed the preliminaries.

In the final, Rondo took the lead. His performance was not smooth. It took him four times to hit the ground and pass the ball successfully. The final score was 34.6 seconds.

Parker was much smoother, only using one more pass on the base, and finally it was 32.8 seconds.

Deron Williams, who once won the 2008 championship, was very lively. His first half was very smooth, but when it came to his good shots, he was very unlucky and had problems. He missed three consecutive shots and only succeeded on the fourth time. , the final score was 41.4 seconds, and missed the championship.

In the end, Parker won the championship with unimpressive results, and this anticlimactic skill challenge ended.

When Parker received the award, the audience burst into applause much warmer than before, and many audience members in the front row whistled high-pitched and sharp, as if they were expressing their irrepressible excitement.

They finally waited for the long-awaited three-point contest!

As if hearing the voices of the audience and countless fans who watched the All-Star live broadcast, after the skill contest ended, the league staff immediately lifted up five basketball hoops and placed them on the two bottom corners of the three-point line, 45 degrees left and right, and the top of the arc. .

At the same time, in the passionate voice of the live DJ, the players participating in the three-point contest entered the field one after another, from Ryan Anderson, to Chalmers, James Jones, to Love, Clay, Durant , Curry, the sound waves in the new Amway Center became louder and louder, and when Curry finally played, the tsunami of the fans seemed to overturn the dome of the arena!
"Curry! Curry!"

"Curry Chef, Whoa Whoa—"

"First shooter, first shooter!"

In addition to these short slogan-like shouts, the most applause in the audience, whether they are Curry fans or not, the audience who are full of expectations for this three-point contest, have given full respect to the league's top shooter.

There were also many fanatical fans pulling their throats, trying their best to let out meaningless roars, their faces flushed red, and they fell into a state of extreme excitement.

The entire New Amway Center became a noisy place full of various noises. Applause, shouts, roars, and whistles gathered together to form a dense and chaotic buzzing sound, which stirred everyone's heartstrings and made the excited People are more excited, and crazy people are even more crazy.

In the end, almost all the spectators in the arena stood up and joined the carnival. The applause from all directions was like repeated waves, turning into waves and water vapor, filling every gap in the new Amway Center , The players on the field were infected, and they also clenched their fists, waved their hands, and shouted to all around, expressing their determination to win, which attracted even more enthusiastic responses.

For a moment, the entire arena was in a state of ebullition. The first climax of the All-Star Weekend came on the second day, in the always unpopular three-point contest!
On the sidelines, Cole, who was doing live commentary, saw this situation and had to amplify his voice and said loudly:

"Oh, the fans at the scene are very enthusiastic. It seems that everyone is looking forward to this three-point contest! The first Mario Chalmers to play, he can shoot 38.8% of the three-pointers this season, He averaged 1.6 three-pointers per game, let's enjoy his performance together!"

As Cole finished speaking, Chalmers came to the field.

As a big-hearted player who has repeatedly made key shots in the NCAA, his expression is very relaxed, and he doesn't seem to be nervous at all.

But this did not bring him a fiery touch. Chalmers only scored 18 points in the preliminaries. After he finished shooting, he shook his head in disappointment, as if he was very dissatisfied with his performance.

18 points is quite satisfactory in previous three-point competitions, but this year's three-point competition has gathered many experts, and 18 points is very dangerous. Chalmers knows very well that he should not be able to enter the final.

Because of Chalmers' mediocre performance, the audience lost the excitement just now, and there were only sporadic applause. After all, Orlando and Miami are in Florida, and there are still some Miami fans here.

The second player to play was Ryan Anderson. He was playing at home and received enthusiastic support from the Orlando fans. The applause from the audience was much warmer than when Chalmers played just now. Howard also stood up on the sidelines, very He waved vigorously to stand up for his little brother.

But Ryan Anderson's performance disappointed the fans who supported him. He only scored 17 points, one point lower than Chalmers. There was a loud sigh in the arena, and Howard shook his head in disappointment. He shook his head, but soon laughed again, and stepped forward to comfort Ryan Anderson.

The third player to play was Love. As a double-double monster who averaged 26+13 per game, he attracted a lot of attention, and the applause on the scene was a little louder.

But Love's performance can only be said to be quite satisfactory. He scored 19 points, which is higher than that of Chalmers and Ryan Anderson, but the range of excess is limited and very dangerous.

After Love, Durant appeared on the stage. He was also the first real star, not like Love, who scored luxurious statistics in the Timberwolves and was repeatedly questioned as a brush.

This All-Star Weekend, Durant was finally selected as the All-Star starter. His appearance made the sound of the new Amway Center stronger again. People seemed to have forgotten the mediocre performances of Chalmers, Ryan Anderson and Love. Durant, waiting for his performance.

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Durant's eyes seemed to inadvertently swept over Curry on the sidelines, took a deep breath, and stood in the left corner.

His eyes were serious, his expression was serious, and he made up his mind that to show his best performance, he must not lose to Curry.

As for Clay, he didn't take it to heart at all.

A rookie who was lucky enough to score a few more three-pointers in the Rookie Challenge is nothing more than a rookie.

"Di-"

At the referee's whistle, Durant picked up the first orange basketball and threw it.

brush!
The basketball went into the net hollow, Durant made up his mind, picked up the second ball without stopping, and threw it out.

Soon, he finished five shots in the left corner, missed the flower ball, and scored 4 points.

This relieved the pressure in Durant's mind. He came to a 45-degree angle to the left and began to shoot the second point.

But this time he was wrong, missing an orange ball and a flower ball, and only scored 3 points.

Durant, who was under a sudden increase in pressure, came to the top of the arc. He took a deep breath, discarded all distracting thoughts, and shot continuously, throwing all five balls without stopping.

This time, he withstood the pressure and scored 4 points again.

Afterwards, Durant came to the top of the arc on the right. He didn't dare to relax any more. He hit all five goals and scored 6 points.

He flicked his wrist, ran quickly to the right corner, concentrated on it, and used the most smooth and relaxed movements to throw five balls, made three shots, and scored 4 points.

In the end, Durant scored a total of 21 points, temporarily ranking No.1 among all players!
clap clap clap!
The applause in the audience increased by one point. Durant's performance was worthy of his title as a super scorer, and finally fulfilled the expectations of some fans.

When Durant left the field, he let out a long breath, glanced at Curry, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved.

There are still three people left. Unless they all score more than 21 points, Durant will definitely be able to enter the finals. He is looking forward to the contest with Curry in the finals.

After Durant left the court, Clay slowly stood up from his seat, he and Curry high-fived, and walked towards the court.

"Come on, Klay!" Curry yelled from behind him.

Clay smiled slightly, turned his head halfway, waved to Curry, then smiled at Zhang Yu, Butler, Green and others who were cheering for him, shook his shoulders, and his expression returned to calm. Stand still at the bottom corner on the left.

Like Durant, he chose to start on the left side.

"Klay! Klay!"

"Yeah!!! Klay, for three!"

Seeing Clay enter the stage, the audience stood up one after another and gave him the most enthusiastic cheers, with continuous applause and overwhelming momentum.

Yesterday, they were in this arena and witnessed the miracle of Clay scoring 18 three-pointers and scoring 54 points in a single game. For these fans, although Curry is the first shooter, they most look forward to Clay Lay's performance.

But Clay was unmoved. He took a deep breath, turned slightly sideways, hung his hands above the basketball, and stared at the basket tightly. disturbed by foreign objects.

"Di-"

The referee's whistle sounded, and Clay quickly picked up the first basketball and threw it.

brush!
The basketball went in hollow, and Clay didn't stop. He continued to pick up the second basketball and threw it out.

brush!
There was a clear sound of brushing the net, and the fans at the scene stopped applauding and shouting, watching Clay's movements nervously.

brush!
As the flower ball bounced into the frame, people finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Cole said loudly:
"Klay missed an orange shot in the left corner, scored 5 points, he came to the second point, made the first ball-good!"

brush!
When Clay came to the second point, his face was as calm as before, and he didn't feel any emotional fluctuations at all because he scored 5 points in the first point.

His shooting action was still steady and smooth, and he scored 5 points again on the second point.

Later, Clay came to the top of the arc, where his touch fluctuated a little and he only scored 3 points.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu, who had been watching Clay's movements, nodded slightly, as he had expected this.

Due to tactical needs, Clay's shots in the Warriors are almost always on the wings or corners, and he rarely shoots three-pointers at the top of the arc. He also has the least shooting practice in this position, and it is normal to miss shots.

But the fans at the scene didn't know this. There was a low sigh from the audience, and there was a tendency to spread, as if they were sorry for Clay's missed shot.

But the sighs soon stopped, and turned into cheers. Clay came to a 45-degree angle on the right, raised his sword and made 5 of 5 shots, scoring 6 points!
"Klay! Klay!"

Cole also said loudly:
"Klay's got 19 points and he's got one foot in the 3-point contest final as soon as he makes 5 shots - one! Two! Oh, the third misses - four! Five!! Klay scored another 24 points in the right corner, and he scored a total of [-] points. Congratulations to Klay, he won the first final spot, and he entered the final of this three-point contest!!"

"Yeah!!!!"

"Clay-Farke! You're so fucking hung up!"

With the last flower ball thrown in, Clay punched hard and roared. Amid thunderous applause and cheers from all the fans, he came to the sidelines, bumped his chest hard with Curry, and then came Go to the auditorium next to him, and high-five Zhang Yu, Green, Butler, and Jeremy Lin one by one, expressing the joy in his heart.

Not far from him, Durant looked Clay up and down in surprise. He had no idea that Clay shot so accurately and scored 24 points. All of them are enough to win the championship.

This rookie is not easy...

Just when Durant was muttering in his heart, Curry appeared on the stage.

Like Durant and Klay, he starts shooting from the left corner.

After Curry played, the audience's reaction was not as enthusiastic as before. They were still immersed in Clay's 24-point performance, but they only applauded symbolically and shouted twice.

People's memories are short-term. At this moment, their minds have been filled with Clay's amazing performance in the past two days. Even if Curry's resume is brilliant, he has experienced 18 three-pointers and 24 points. In the eyes of the exciting fans, he is not as good as Clay.

And Curry's performance was really average. He only scored 3 points in the left corner, missed an orange ball and a flower ball, and his performance at the 45-degree angle on the left was not satisfactory, missing a flower ball. , only scored 4 points.

On the sidelines, Durant's expression gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Judging from Curry's performance, he should be able to enter the finals.

There was also a buzzing sound in the auditorium. People looked at Curry with wide eyes, as if they couldn't believe that the league's top scorer couldn't even make it to the finals.

But soon, Durant's expression became serious, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

After Curry came to the top of the arc, he only missed an orange ball and scored 5 points.

Then, he made 45 of 5 shots from a 4-degree angle on the right, and then threw an orange ball and scored 5 points.

In the end, Curry came to the bottom corner on the right, also made 5 of 4 shots, scored 5 more points, and scored a total of 22 points. He beat Durant and won the second place in the finals only under Clay!

clap clap.

Although Curry's score was lower than that of Clay, his more accurate performance made the audience give him late enthusiasm.

On the sidelines, Durant showed a forced smile on his face and applauded, but he looked at James Jones who was on the bench with a tense expression.

If James Jones scores more than 21 points, he will be eliminated.

For Durant, winning or losing the three-point contest is not important, but losing to Curry is very important to him.

He can now imagine that as long as he loses, there will definitely be black people on Twitter who want to belittle him...

On the field, Curry seemed not too satisfied with his performance. He didn't celebrate much, but just waved his hands around, then returned to the bench, clapped hands with Clay, and said with a smile:

"Klay, I didn't vote as well as you."

Clay held his hand, and hammered his right hand heavily on his chest:
"This is just the preliminaries, we will compete again later."

Soon, it was James Jones' turn to play. The veteran who had won the three-point crown before had no ambition to defend the title. He just wanted to shoot a decent score so that he wouldn't be so embarrassing .

In this mentality, James Jones' performance will naturally not be much better. He only scored 18 points, not even 20 points, and was eliminated in the preliminaries.

Cole said:

"Okay, the preliminaries of the three-point contest are over, and the finalists are the 'Splash Brothers' Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Thunder's Kevin Durant. Is this their fate? Durant and the Splash Brothers He is an opponent in the regular season, and he is also an opponent in the three-point contest, but Durant should be thankful that he does not need to fight against Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry alone, otherwise he will be in the three-point contest. There's no chance of winning."

There was no intermission in the three-point contest. After James Jones left the field, the contestants rested for a few minutes before starting the final contest.

Durant went on the court first, his eyes swept over Curry and Clay, took a few deep breaths, and came to the court with a serious look, ready, his hands hanging above the first orange ball.

He still chooses to start in the left corner.

"Di-"

After the referee's whistle sounded, Durant picked up the orange ball and quickly threw it.

Bang!

The first ball bounced out of the frame, and Durant's heart beat violently.

Bang!

His second shot was a bit distorted, and he hit the iron again.

After the first point was shot, Durant only scored 3 points and missed three orange goals.

Amid the disappointed sighs of the audience, Durant came to the second point, his expression became more tense and his movements became more cautious, but this did not bring him a goal, he was 45 degrees to the left Angle scored 3 points again.

After arriving at the top of the arc, Durant took a deep breath, trying to prevent himself from being affected by the sound of the outside world, and deliberately slowed down his shooting movements, which finally made his hand feel a little softer, and he only missed an orange ball , get 4 points.

Afterwards, Durant quickly stepped to a 45-degree angle on the right, and his performance became better and better. He made all 5 shots and scored 6 points.

There was finally some applause in the arena.

But in the final right corner, Durant was a bit unlucky. He made the first four shots, but missed the ball and scored 4 points.

In the end, Durant scored a total of 20 points, which was 1 point lower than his performance in the preliminaries.

Hearing the obviously encouraging applause from the fans at the scene, Durant shook his head in dissatisfaction, came to the sidelines, and high-fived the other contestants one by one.

Curry took his hand, shook it heavily, and smiled:
"Kevin, few people can adjust, you shot great in the second half!"

Durant nodded and forced a smile:
"It's okay, come on, Stephen."

Curry showed a big smile:

"I will, maybe I'm not as accurate as you."

"Klay! Klay!"

During the conversation between the two, Clay entered the stage, and a burst of warm cheers broke out in the new Amway Center again.

Clay waved his hands around, then came to the left corner, stared at the basket, his eyes were calm, his hands were hanging on the orange ball, ready to go.

At this moment, Clay's attention was completely on shooting, and the chaotic shouts, applause, noise, and whistles on the field seemed to disappear. He seemed to have returned to Oakland and the training ground at the Oracle Center.

"Di-"

A whistle that seemed to come from a distant place woke Clay awake. He picked up the first orange ball, raised his hand, bent his elbow, flicked his wrist gently, and threw the ball.

brush!
The basketball went into the net, but Clay didn't even look at its follow-up route. He immediately picked up the second ball and threw it out with exactly the same movement.

brush!
After 5 consecutive crisp netting sounds, Clay came to a 45-degree angle to the left, and the cheers and applause in the arena became louder.

Bang!

Clay finally missed the first shot, but his expression didn't change at all, as if he wasn't the one who struck the iron.

brush!
The second ball was hit and everything was back on track.

Cole said loudly:

"One—two—three—four! Clay made 4 shots and scored 5 points on the second point!"

After hitting the bouquet, Clay quickly walked to the top of the arc.

This was where he was most uncertain, and his expression finally became a little more serious.

Clay took a deep breath, paused, then picked up the first orange ball and threw it.

Bang!

strike iron.

Bang!

Still iron.

Bang!

Still iron.

When Clay left the top of the arc, he only scored 3 points.

"Hey……"

In the auditorium, a loud sigh spread, but Clay was not affected in the slightest. As he came to the 45-degree angle to the right, his expression returned to the previous calm, that kind of cold-blooded and confident, returning to to him.

brush!
The first ball at a 45-degree angle to the right is hollow into the net.

brush!
The second ball followed, and the sighs in the audience stopped abruptly. People stared at Clay, holding their breath subconsciously, not wanting to miss any of his moves.

brush!
With the last flower shot in, Clay sprinted to the bottom corner. He scored 45 points in a 5-degree angle on the right and only missed an orange ball.

"Klay! Klay!"

Suddenly, there was a uniform shout in the arena, and as Clay threw a ball, the shout became louder.

brush!
The first ball from the right bottom corner was hit steadily.

brush!
The second ball followed.

brush!brush!brush!
The sound of clearing the net was heard three times in a row. Clay, like a shooting machine, made the last three goals with exactly the same movements, ending his three-point contest!
Cole said loudly:
"Yes! Klay made all 5 shots from the final right corner. He scored 25 points in total, surpassing his performance in the preliminaries, surpassing Kevin Durant, and leading the finals!"

"Ahhhhhh - Clay, you're so fucking hung up! XXXX!"

"My god, 25 points, it's not [-] times more fucking beautiful than that shitty shooting star and skills game!!"

Clay's performance also made the fans completely crazy. The audience all stood up, applauding and shouting endlessly.

Clay himself was also very excited. He clenched his hands into fists, bent down and let out a roar, as if he had exhausted all his strength, with a ferocious expression on his face.

Afterwards, he ran to the bench, and Green, Jeremy Lin, and Butler took turns to bump their chests to celebrate, jumping extra hard.

"I knew you could do it!" Green roared loudly.

Clay laughed and nodded in response, his face full of satisfaction.

He came to the bench, stretched out his hand to Curry, and the smile on his face also restrained a lot, just said in a deep voice:
"Go, Stephen, now it's our contest!"

Snapped!
The two clapped their hands heavily, and Curry smiled, nodded and said:

"Now it's my turn!"

Curry took off his training clothes, threw them aside, and walked slowly to the court.

Clay was behind him, staring at Curry all the time, turning a blind eye to the outstretched arm of his friend Love beside him.

Cole said:

"Stephen Curry is on the court, and now it's a contest for the Splash Brothers! Clay scored 25 points. Curry is the league's three-point leader in the past two seasons. Many people regard him as the league's top shooter. Now, he is only one step away from winning the three-point contest in a row, how many points can he shoot? Will he be defeated by Clay? The answer will be revealed soon!"

On the field, Curry came to the left corner, smiled and waved around.

He chewed his braces, his expression seemed a little lazy, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he hadn't woken up, and he stood there with a loose body, his hands hanging above the basketball.

"Curry! Curry!"

The fans did not spare their applause and shouts, but they were not as enthusiastic as when Clay played just now, and many people were even discussing Clay:
"Klay Thompson's performance is incredible, I'm his fan now, his shooting is amazing!"

"Man, do you think Stephen Curry will win? I'm still optimistic about Klay, I've never seen him perform like that!"

"Hey, are you crazy? This is Stephen Curry, the curry chef! Do you think he will lose the three-point contest? He has won it twice. He is the modern-day Larry Bird!"

"Larry Bird? Look, he can't win! Clay is invincible today, do you understand?"

"Come on……"

In a burst of chaotic voices, Curry started his shot with a momentum far inferior to Clay, and even he himself seemed to be less focused than Clay.

"Di-"

But just after the whistle sounded, Curry's eyes were fixed, and the feeling of laziness disappeared instantly. He picked up the first orange ball, took off, raised his hand, and moved his wrist.

brush!
The basketball crossed a beautiful trajectory like a rainbow and fell straight into the net.

Swipe-swipe-swipe-swipe!

Afterwards, the crisp sound of brushing the net rang four times in succession. Curry made all 5 shots from the left corner and scored 6 points!
The debate on the scene disappeared all of a sudden, and people forgot about Klay, who would win the game between Curry and Klay, and forgot everything, and all their minds were attracted by Curry's shooting.

brush!
Curry came to a 45-degree angle to the left, and the sixth net swipe sounded.

Swipe—swipe—clang—swipe!

At the second point, Curry only missed an orange ball, and the flower ball still hit steadily, scoring 5 points.

When he ran quickly to the top of the arc, people's gazes changed. The person who sat down just now stood up again unknowingly, staring closely at the agile figure on the field, and closely watching him with his hands. Throw basketballs one by one with aesthetic and rhythmic movements.

Swipe—clang—swipe—swipe—swipe!

Cole said loudly:
"Yes! Curry still only missed a shot and scored 5 points-he has scored 16 points!"

"Oh!! Oh... Oh!!!"

As Curry made a shot, the fans in the audience groaned aria-like in a timely manner, as if they had fully substituted into Curry's shooting, rejoicing as he made the shot, and groaning as he hit the iron. Disappointed.

Finally, Curry came to the right 45-degree angle.

He flicked his hand and looked up at the timer before Shi Shiran picked up the ball, as if he was not participating in a three-point contest, but doing daily shooting training.

brush!
Curry hit the first ball firmly.

"Oh—"

In the auditorium, the protracted shouts contained strong expectations, like olive oil being poured into a pot, heating up step by step, becoming hot step by step.

"Oh! Oh...Yeah!!!"

Curry made all 5 shots, and the enthusiasm of the audience was fully ignited, raising their arms and shouting.

Curry also seemed to be infected by the enthusiasm of the audience. After he shot the fourth point, he waved to the audience before running to the right corner.

Due to the speed of the shot, he had already shot to the last point, but there were still 13 seconds left. He picked up the first ball, took a good look at the frame, and then shot it.

brush!
Although the coherent rhythm was destroyed, the ball still went into the net hollow, and the shouts of the fans became louder.

brush!
The second goal is also a steady hit.

brush!
The third ball bounced in.

Bang Dang - brush!

The fourth ball had some twists and turns and hit the right edge of the basket, but under Curry's soft touch, the orange ball was only delayed for a while, and after bouncing, it still obediently fell into the basket.

Curry picked up the last bouquet. He glanced at the timer, paused, and then straightened up, jumped, raised his hand, moved his wrist, and threw the ball.

After the basketball shot, Curry didn't look at the follow-up route of the ball. He turned around the moment he landed, with his back to the basket, facing the auditorium, and facing Klay, who was participating in the three-point contest. Durant and Love showed big smiles in front of Zhang Yu, Butler, Green and Jeremy Lin who were watching the game from the sidelines.

"Yeah!!!!!!"

Then, a huge wave of sound like a mountain roar and a tsunami rushed towards his face. Curry saw the forest-like arms of the audience in front of him, saw the excitement and excitement of their flushed faces and clapping their hands, and saw Clay, Green, etc. A group of teammates raised their hands and rushed towards him. Seeing Zhang Yu giving him a thumbs up, their faces were full of gratified smiles.

"Boss, I did it... oh, Shet! Drummond, stop!"

As soon as Curry opened his mouth, he only had time to wave his hand at Zhang Yu, and was surrounded by Clay, Green, Butler and others, surrounded by him. Green and Butler even hugged him directly, and went up Throwing it and shouting:
"Stephen, you won, you are the champion!"

At this time, Cole also said loudly in the commentary:
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Curry made all 5 shots and scored 6 points. He only missed 28 shots in the final and scored [-] points! Curry passed Kevin Durant and passed Klay. Thompson, he made the best performance in the All-Star three-point contest, he won the championship and achieved three consecutive three-point contest feats, Curry is a well-deserved three-point god!!"

　Congratulate the Warriors for returning to the finals with an 8000-word chapter!Thank you Xiaojilong for your generous reward! !Warriors Championship! ! !
　　By the way, make up the chapter that was owed before, and ask for a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket! !
　　
　
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