From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 168 Zhan, Wei, Jiang, the Peak Showdown (1)

The first round is all over, and Jiang Hu, James, and Wiggins temporarily rank first with 49 points.

Larry Nance was fourth with 48 points, Oladipo was fifth with 46 points, and Smith Jr. was sixth with 40 points.

The second round started with Smith Jr., who had the lowest score.

In this round, he also came to the plot to kill, and started his own performance of asking God.

The god he invited was Nowitzki, the famous Lone Ranger. Nowitzki clamped the basketball with his feet and kicked the basketball into the air like a football. Then Smith caught the ball and completed a windmill dunk.

It's a pity that he only succeeded twice this time, and the difficulty of dunking is very average. It was more of a gimmick brought about by Nowitzki's playing, so he only scored 40 points in the end, and the total of the two rounds was 80 points. out...
Oladipo played second in the second dunk of the first round. This time he finally took out his dunk at the bottom of the box.

Still in the handsome and unique black panther shape, this time he did not choose to let Bosman help out, but chose to complete the action by himself.

He pulled to the right three-point line, started from the right three-point line, took two big strides to the basket, changed hands while turning 180 degrees for a dunk.

It was a very difficult move, although it took 3 attempts to succeed, the audience still gave warm applause.

In the end, the dunk won a lot of applause, but still only scored 49 points. Jordan still gave 9 points.

"Danzi was not so strict in the past, what's the matter today?"

"I'm even more curious, who can get the first 10 points from him!!"

With 95 points in two rounds, Oladipo's score is not bad.

However, he felt that it was very good to get four points for his actions, especially Jianghu and James just scored 49 points, so he was very excited and bowed to the judges and the audience before leaving the stage.

The third player to play was Larry Nance, who made a one-handed baseline dunk from the bottom line. The whole person stretched out completely in the air and drew a big circle. This dunk finally scored 46 points high score.

With 94 points in two rounds, Larry Nance's score is also very good.

In fact, the level of Nance Jr. and Oladipo can both enter the finals in any year except the year when Gordon and LaVine fought, but it is a pity that they encountered three monsters, Wiggins, Jianghu and James today. , there are only three places in the final, and the two can only try their best to try to grab one of the places.

The fifth player to appear is Wiggins.

The action he chose was a 720-degree turn and dunk.

He put the thermos in Downs's hand, and without even taking off his warm-up clothes, he trotted over, stood under the basket, squatted down on his knees, and jumped on the spot. After spinning his body twice like a spinning top, he passed the basket with both hands. Buckle in quickly.

The 720-degree dunk is a super rare dunk action, and it is extremely difficult. The 450 players in the entire league can do it with no more than one hand, and generally need a run-up.

But Wiggins didn't have any run-up, stood under the basket, and completed this super difficult move on dry land, seemingly without any effort at all.

What is talent, this is called talent.

He could do what others couldn't, and it didn't even seem like he was trying to do it.

Because his slam dunk was so fast, the five judges didn't even react.

"He completed the 720-degree turn and dunk?"

Carter asked the staff around him in disbelief.

The staff signaled Carter to watch the replay on the big screen. It was indeed a complete 720-degree dunk...

"I strongly suggest that we add an 11-point button to our score button, it's perfect, incredible operation."

Seeing Wiggins' actions, Kobe also stood up loudly

Even Jordan gave 10 points this time...

There is no way, this job is for him to do, he may not be so easy to do it.

Next, the pressure is all on Jianghu and James.

"720 degrees? Doesn't matter..."

Completely different from everyone's surprise, Jianghu knew what kind of talent Wiggins had in dunking, and Jianghu expected him to use this trick.

Wiggins scored 99 points with two dunks and currently ranks first in the first round.

The suspense of the next game is James and Jianghu. If Jianghu scores 50 points in this dunk, the two will tie for first place, and it will put a lot of pressure on James who played last.

If Jianghu scores less than 50 points, there is a high probability that Wiggins will start the final with No.1.

This will give Wiggins more time to prepare, and it will also give him a surge in confidence, which will make it easier to finish the game.

"I don't know what Jiang's mentality is. If it was me, I might be so nervous!!"

"Wiggins' dunk looked so easy, there was no pressure at all."

Everyone thought that there would be a lot of pressure in the world.

But in fact, he is very calm. His jumping ability plus his other talents make his athletic ability in actual combat restless for Wiggins. In the slam dunk contest, he does not have too many muscles like James, which may affect the aesthetics. concerns.

Jiang Hu calmly stood up from his chair, went to the sidelines, picked up a basketball, and walked to the free throw line.

"I'm coming."

Kobe adjusted his sitting posture and stared at the court intently.

Obviously, he is full of expectations for Jianghu's dunk.

As a person who witnessed the first dunk in Jianghu, Kobe quite recognized the dunk level of Jianghu. For the same movement, his completion and fluency far surpassed himself back then. This is not the level of ordinary people. achievable.

In Kobe's mind, Jiang Hu's dunk level may be comparable to that of Carter.

Jianghu walked onto the court, and the audience and the judges' seats straightened their necks instantly, and began to look forward to it.

Jianghu retreated from the free throw line, step by step, and finally retreated to the midfield.

When Jianghu stopped his pace at the center line, all the audience stood up, and they had already guessed the content of Jianghu's buckle.

There's no question he's going to challenge that line that separates the average guy from the monster on a basketball court -- the free throw line.

Jianghu exhaled lightly, patted the ball gently on the ground, and then started it as quickly as a cheetah, dribbling the ball at an extremely fast speed and sprinting towards the free throw line.

According to the pre-set steps, Jiang Hu went straight to the free throw line at a very fast speed, like a hurricane blowing by. The distance from the midfield to the free throw line was about 6 meters, but Jiang Hu only took less than two seconds.

With all his strength, he sprinted to the free throw line, with his toes touching the free throw line, he dunked the basketball with one hand and flew straight into the air. The free throw line was still a very long distance from the basketball. It took Jianghu gliding in the air for a while before approaching the basket.

"He looks so relaxed, he doesn't feel any effort at all."

Jianghu's physical fitness even surprised Jordan. In the last game between the Celtics and the Hornets, he didn't have a clear understanding of Jianghu's physical fitness. He only knew that this guy was in good physical condition.

But today in the slam dunk contest, he finally had a concrete impression of Jianghu's physical fitness.

"His power bounce is on par with when I was young!!"

"And this guy is 8 centimeters taller than me???"

Jordan felt a little unbelievable when he thought of this. His physical condition was scary enough. This guy was not much different from him, and he was 8 centimeters taller than him.

"No wonder he averaged 19 points per game in his rookie season at the age of 30."

Jiang Hu doesn’t care what others think, but he started to be serious from this ball, and he was not satisfied with completing the ordinary dunk at the free throw line. Lift high and dunk the ball in with one hand.

Seeing this, Jordan widened his eyes in disbelief, stood up directly, and murmured:

"This kid really has a hand!!"

Barkley in the commentary seat also said excitedly:
"Great Gift Crab, Jianghu completed Michael's action re-enactment with a longer distance than Michael, this is a perfect tribute, this is an unbelievable fantasy operation!!"

The reason why Barkley is so excited is because Michael Jordan, who was on the judging panel for this action, also did it in the dunk contest that year.

But for the same pulling action, Jianghu's pulling rod is much more exaggerated than Jordan's. It is a complete pulling rod movement. The more important point is that Jianghu's toes have just touched the free throw line. Half a foot on the free throw line.

If you really want to correct it, Jordan was a half-step dunk from the free throw line back then, and Jianghu's dunk is a real free throw line dunk.

The former slam dunk champion Zach LaVine, who was watching the game from the sidelines, also applauded. He used the slam dunk contest many times in the previous slam dunk contest to make unbelievable dunks. He also admires Jianghu's dunks.

"His dunk is not as elegant as mine, but he has a stronger sense of power than me. It looks like Carter is dunking at the free throw line."

All the fans in the audience unanimously gave a 10-point sign, which was uniform and looked as if it had been rehearsed in advance.

Michael Jordan was the first judge to give 10 points. Seeing Jordan gave 10 points, Kobe, who was sitting next to him, smiled meaningfully.

He knows that although this old man is stubborn to death, as long as you can convince him, he will support you instead.

"What are you looking at, rate it quickly!!!"

Jordan turned around, touched Kobe's bald head suspiciously, patted it and said.

Ordinary people do this action, Kobe will definitely be angry, but Jordan can.

Kobe didn't care about his bald head being patted and touched, but smiled and gave 10 points. The other judges also gave 10 points in a uniform manner. The second perfect score in the first round of competition was officially born.

Zhang Weiping said: "Jordan's classic free throw line dunk has been imitated but never surpassed. Others' free throw line dunks have their own evaluations. I think today's dunk in the world can be said to surpass Jordan. , because he took the ball to the free throw line and took off, just stepped on the line a little bit."

Yu Jia said with a smile: "He not only jumps high, but also jumps really far. His run-up distance for the second dunk is quite long."

Jianghu's slam dunk is over, with 99 points in two rounds, tying Wiggins and ranking first.

The last James to play the finale.

Although all three scored 49 points in the first round, James has the highest coffee position, so he played last.

James was not in a hurry to dunk, but came to the sidelines first and raised the microphone.

"First of all, it's a great pleasure to be here at the Los Angeles All-Stars, to participate in this dunk contest."

"This is the 11th time that the league invited me to participate in the dunk contest. I chose to refuse the previous 10 times."

"Because the slam dunk contest was never one of my goals in the NBA. To be an All-Star, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and a championship was my goal. But the slam dunk contest was never one of my goals. I didn't have a problem with it. What enthusiasm."

"But it's different this time. The three judges in this game are all enlightened figures in the early stage of my career. Michael, Kobe, Julius and Allen Iverson sitting on the sidelines are all players I admire very much. It’s also an honor for me to be able to perform in front of them.”

"So my goal is not to be a champion, but to pay tribute to the predecessors on the road of basketball."

After James' speech, he was so moved that tears soaked his eyes.

"6..."

Sitting in the audience, Jiang Hu was not only not moved when he heard his words, but even wanted to laugh a little.

He really can't stand this guy who plays a lot.

His speech is completely inoculating everyone. After losing, he can say that his goal in participating is to pay tribute to his predecessors, not to win the slam dunk contest. If he wins, he dares to say: This is the greatest slam dunk contest. .

By the way, it can also attract a wave of goodwill and ask for a wave of sympathy from the judges.

Killing three birds with one stone is nothing better than this...

"It's useless, in the end it's not about relying on strength to speak!!"

Jianghu noticed that Wiggins on the side also had a face full of disdain. Obviously, he also didn't feel much about James' operation, and even wanted to laugh...

After speaking, James put the microphone on the ground again.

He took off his training clothes again, and took out an explosive headgear, revealing the No. 76 jersey of the 6ers inside. The jersey was tightly attached to James' figure, and the shorts were also super short, similar to boxer shorts. , James feels as if he has returned to the era of the Beatles all of a sudden.

"He is dressed like this, this is a tribute to Julius Owen!!"

"I just don't know which buckle he paid tribute to!!"

When fans and judges saw James' outfit, they immediately knew who his target was.

Dr. J, the judge, also smiled, stood up and applauded James.

James also abandoned all the noise at this time, and began to concentrate on preparing for his dunk.

Obviously, what he did was different from what he thought. He wanted to be promoted or even the champion, otherwise he wouldn't be so serious.

He started from the sideline on the right side, took three steps and two steps, came outside the three-second zone, then took off, caught the basketball with his right hand, swung a full circle in the air, and then slammed into the basket hard.

"shit!!"

"Perfect replica!!"

O'Neill and Barkley in the commentary booth seemed very excited, stood up and roared loudly.

James paid tribute to the strongest dunk in Dr. J's career, which almost reproduced Dr. J's action, and even made people feel more violent and explosive.

James completed a dunk, and then came to the sidelines, showing an angry expression, and made the iconic celebratory "overlord step".

The audience in the audience also cheered fiercely, cheering for James.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV were a little confused.

James' dunk is very powerful, but the reaction of the fans is too exaggerated. Is this necessary?
Zhang Weiping quickly explained:

"James' dunk is a replica of a very great dunk by Dr. J on the sidelines."

"Dr. J's dunk happened in the 1983 regular season game between the 76ers and the Lakers. In the final moments of the game, 76ers guard Maurice Cheeks interfered with the pass of Lakers forward James Worthy. The ball bounced high, and the moment it landed, Irving grabbed it. He went down the left wing, and the only person standing in his way was Michael Cooper, the best defensive player on the Lakers."

"Dribbling near the three-point line, Dr. J cleverly held the ball firmly between his wrist and forearm, and he had already taken off when his arm swung back and forth. Cooper and Irving took off almost at the same time, but seeing Owen flew higher and higher and he had to give up defense. Irving circled the ball from behind his head to the front, and came up with a one-armed windmill to dunk Cooper."

"At the time, the Lakers commentator Chick Hearn described this as a "Rock The Baby" dunk. This dunk is also considered to be one of the most exciting dunks in history, ranking NO.100 among the top 1 dunks in the NBA. Well deserved."

"And this dunk reappeared after 35, this is why everyone is excited!!"

After James dunked, the audience at the scene almost all held up 10-point signs.

Even the judges quickly gave their scores.

Kobe 10 points, Carter 10 points, Jordan 10 points, Wilkins 10 points, Dr. J hesitated, and finally gave 10 points.

"The third full score is 50 points, and James also scored 99 points with two dunks."

With the completion of James' dunk, the first round of the slam dunk contest officially ended, and the list of three finalists has come out.

They are Wiggins, Jianghu, and James who deducted 49 points in the first and 50 points in the second.

The three contestants will participate in the finals, have a final peak duel, and compete for the championship of the slam dunk contest. The remaining Oladipo, Smith, Nance Jr. and others will be officially eliminated.

　I have been outside for the past few days, and the update frequency has been changing. I will start adding updates to pay off the debt next Monday! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)