NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

After a day of hard work and running around, everyone went to the Rookie Game in the evening to join in the fun. Lin Tian went to cheer for his younger brothers Anthony and Smith, and also showed up in front of the New York fans to support the game as the host.

However, because Wade, James, and Anthony from the sophomore team were all selected for the All-Star Game, they consciously just went for it in the rookie game, dunking a few times to warm up, and then they didn't try to steal the show from the rookies who didn't make it to the main game.

You know, many rookies may only have two opportunities to shine in front of fans all over the world in their lifetime. This stage is nothing to those top rookies and players with superstar potential, but for those rookies whose talents are not top-notch, this is their best chance.

Therefore, this stage should be given to those who need him most.

The two guys who performed best tonight were Iguodala and Josh Smith.

These two people completely turned this night into a dunk contest stage.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of dunks.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" A burst of smashing.

These two guys successfully copied the atmosphere and rhythm of the game through dunks one after another, which can be regarded as a warm-up for the dunk contest tomorrow night.

Because several big guys in the second grade were in slacking mode in this game, the final result was that the first grade team defeated the second grade team and won the victory.

As for the final MVP, it was taken by Iguodala who scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists tonight.

And this Philadelphia rookie, who was not very famous before, has been successfully remembered by everyone thanks to his outstanding performance in this rookie game. The fans are even more looking forward to the dunk contest tomorrow night!

Of course, there is another reason to look forward to the dunk contest.

That is the dunk contest within the Knicks team, and it hasn’t been updated yet.

According to Lin Tian’s announcement, after the rookie game ends tonight, they will update the last episode of the Knicks’ internal dunk contest.

There are 3 dunks left.

Who will play for the Knicks among Wallace, Stoudemire and Smith? And who will be the biggest winner tomorrow night?

To be honest, when the fans found out that Lin Tian had no intention of participating in the dunk contest and was only there to be a judge, they were quite disappointed and unwilling to buy it.

Among the earliest videos on YOUTUBE, at least 30% were insulting Lin Tian.

But as the show progressed, Spike Lee's high-level editing and the inserted clips with great program effects, such as Anthony causing trouble and getting 2 points, Anthony's dunk, etc., actually brought up the suspense about the last spot in the dunk contest!

Everyone is super excited to see who will represent the Knicks in the end.

There are even many fans analyzing it.

They analyzed that after everyone had finished dunking, Lin Tian would probably suddenly jump up, change his coat, and say lightly: "How about letting me try?"

Anyway, the last episode was full of suspense and everyone wanted to watch it.

Even Stern could not have imagined that a spot in the dunk contest could be won by Lin Tian and his team in such a creative way. The popularity of this dunk contest was raised to a very high level because of this extremely novel format.

In other words, ever since the battle of the century between Lin Tian, ​​Carter and Richardson, the popularity of the dunk contest in recent years combined has never been as high as this year!

Still have to get some work done!
Otherwise... after that bastard Lin Tian retires, should we directly recruit him to an official position in the league?

Considering this kid's mind and his unscrupulous style, it seems that it is not impossible to let him take over his position!
Maybe the NBA can really reach another peak under the leadership of this kid?

Following Stern's wild thoughts, the night finally came to an end, and Stoudemire, who won the final victory, also became the latest participant in the dunk contest in NBA history!
It is worth mentioning that after the Knicks internal dunk contest ended, Lin Tian uploaded another Easter egg video.

This easter egg is quite simple, so simple that it only consists of one sentence.

"I will be with Amare throughout the dunk contest tomorrow night, and the two of us will work together to slam dunk four times! And I promise that the way we dunk tomorrow will be something no one has ever heard of or seen before! This is definitely a dunk method that has never appeared in a dunk contest! Stay tuned!"

Lin Tian's words whetted the fans' appetite which had just cooled down.

It's normal to cooperate once.

But four times?

How to play?

What can these two do together?
Apart from passing the ball and letting Stoudemire take a leap, what else can be done?
Especially, in a way that has never happened in the history of the dunk contest?
If someone else said this, the fans would just laugh it off.

But what did Lin Tian say?

That's totally different!
Given Lin Tian’s personality and his history of being good at making things happen, the fans all believed that since they had agreed to cooperate four times, it would definitely not be a simple and perfunctory collaboration!
If he said it never happened, then it definitely never happened!
At the same time, some fans were initially worried that Stoudemire might have used up his brilliant dunking moves because he had participated in the team's dunk contest in advance, which would result in insufficient moves. But now after Lin Tian said this, this worry immediately disappeared.

Expectation!

Looking forward to it!

On this night, the fans were looking forward to it, the stars were indulging themselves, and Stern was in an excited state.

The only one who felt a little regretful was Lin Tian.

He originally wanted to cleverly meet any of the Olsens by chance to see if there was a chance to recall what happened last night.

But unfortunately, the two girls obviously felt ashamed to face their fellow villagers, so they checked out of the room and ran away to an unknown place.

Somewhat disappointed.

What a pity, what a pity!
However, Lin Tian's pity only lasted for one night. The next morning, when the league organized stars to participate in various activities again, Lin Tian discovered where the two girls had gone.

New York University!

This was the headline in several newspapers.

"The famous American movie star, entrepreneur, and the most powerful twin girls Xuan Bu will enter New York University for further studies in September this year!"

I'm coming to New York to study.

Good school.

Mr. Lin likes schoolgirls.

No, bah!

I like knowledgeable student girls.

That night, the Olsen sisters did not come to Madison to watch the game. Without this pair of beautiful figures, the sidelines lost a beautiful sight. Then, in the individual events that night, the Suns became the biggest winners.

Nash won the skills competition, while "Big Q" Quentin Richardson won the 3-point championship.

Finally, it’s the most eye-catching, exciting and anticipated game of the night!

The Slam Dunk Contest is finally here!

Speaking of which, the players participating in the dunk contest this year cannot be said to be successful or popular. Although Stoudemire was selected for the All-Star Game, he is just the Little Kalami in the All-Star Game and is not worth mentioning at all.

The remaining three are either rookies or have been playing for a few years but are still complete extras.

Originally, this should have been an ordinary slam dunk contest, just like the previous two years when Mason and others dominated and won the slam dunk championship, an ordinary slam dunk contest that made people feel drowsy.

But this year, thanks to Lin Tian and the Knicks' overall efforts, the expectations for this dunk contest have been hyped up. Everyone is looking forward to it, and they want to see what tricks Stoudemire can come up with!

"Amare! Amare! Amare! Amare!"

"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!"

At the same time, the advantage of playing at home was fully revealed at this time. The entire Madison Garden was cheering for Stoudemire and Lin Tian, ​​and yelling at them, New Yorkers, looking forward to their players winning the dunk championship!
What followed was a series of pre-game shows, host warm-up, and so on, and then Chris Anderson was the first to step onto the court.

This guy asked his teammates to move a chair and sit under the basket. Then he accelerated and jumped from the front, received the ball from his teammates, then jumped over his teammates and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!
40 points!
A mediocre dunk with average creativity and physique.

The fans at the scene were obviously not happy with the goal and there were even some boos.

Then Iguodala and JR Smith also took the court, scoring 47 and 45 points respectively.

To be honest, these first three dunks were pretty boring, which is just below the average level of the dunk contest. The fans didn't shout 'RNM, give your money back' at this moment, they were just giving face to Stoudemire and Lin Tian.

Everyone is waiting for their performance!
Finally, it’s the turn of tonight’s most anticipated contestant.

Xiao Si walked onto the court with a basketball, and then he pulled up Lin Tian who was sitting on the sidelines.

The fans at the scene immediately burst into excited shouts, shouting the names of the two people non-stop.

The stars in the front row couldn't help but sit up straight, they were also curious.

These two made such a big fuss before the game, what can they do today?
If we really come up with something boring, it would be a laughing stock.

Similarly, the fans watching in front of the TV also leaned forward unconsciously, looking forward to the match.

"Here they are! The most anticipated contestant, or pair of contestants tonight! Lin and Amare, what interesting things will they come up with? I'm really looking forward to it!" As soon as Barkley saw the two of them on the court, he immediately asked with great anticipation: "How will they cooperate?"

"You don't know?" Kenny looked at Barkley with distrust and said, "Didn't you participate in their internal selection competition? Don't you know what special skills these two guys have?"

"I swear, I really don't know! I asked, I even wanted to get involved, but I was rejected."

"Don't even mention me. When the two of them were training, even Carmelo and the others were kicked out." Barkley shrugged and said, "It's very mysterious! So, I'm really looking forward to it!"

After Barkley said this, the fans who were already looking forward to it became even more excited.

How to deduct it?
On the court, Stoudemire stood on the left side of the court and Lin Tian stood on the right side.

Judging from their positions, it should be Lin Tian who passed the ball and Stoudemire who made the aerial relay.

But what surprised everyone was that the basketball was actually in Stoudemire's hands!

"Amare has the ball? Who is dunking between the two? Who is passing the ball to whom?" Barkley couldn't help but ask, "Or is Lin going to imitate the defender and do a real dunk?"

Just when everyone was looking forward to it, Xiao Si suddenly started.

He threw the ball towards the backboard with one hand, and the basketball bounced and flew towards Lin Tian on the other side.

Stoudemire suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the basket.

"Snapped!"

With a dull thud, Lin Tianyi's head hit the basketball, and the basketball flew accurately in the direction of Stoudemire. Stoudemire jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball, then made a 360-degree turn in the air, pulled the lever, and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand!

"boom!"

After the loud bang, Stoudemire completed a 360-degree turn and slam dunk!
"Header pass? It was actually a header pass?" Barkley said in disbelief, "This goal is quite creative! Can Lin actually play football? He headed the ball very accurately, both in terms of the landing point and the way of exerting force!"

"Charles, compared to Lin's ability to play football, what surprises me more is that you also understand football?" Kenny looked at Barkley and said, "Your analysis sounds very professional!"

"It just sounds professional." Barkley couldn't help laughing and said, "I don't understand football at all. I'm just talking nonsense."

"Then it seems we have to interview Kobe or Steve Nash later, maybe they can give us the answer." Kenny shook his head and smiled at his partner's confession: "I heard that they are both good at football."

"I believe Steve is good at football, but Kobe?" Barkley snorted, "He is a guy who is despised in Italy because he is a bad football player and can only be a goalkeeper. What does he know about football?"

While the two were chatting, Nash, who was sitting quietly in the front row of the dunk contest, couldn't help but shiver.

He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt like he had lost something. He felt like something that should have belonged to him had completely disappeared.

It feels like a piece of the soul is missing.

At this moment, the judges on site also began to give scores.

50 points!
The first 50 points of the night appeared!

Lin Tian made it more difficult for Stoudemire to dunk.

Originally, when Stoudemire and Nash cooperated in the dunk contest, the dunk was a simple 180-degree turn and slam dunk after catching the ball. But after Lin Tian and Stoudemire cooperated many times, Lin Tian asked Stoudemire to change the ball into a 360-degree dunk with a pull-up lever.

As the difficulty increases, the scores will naturally have to participate!
Although I, Mr. Lin, plagiarized, I also increased the difficulty when I plagiarized!
If it’s better than the original, then it’s not plagiarism, then it’s... um... what?

Forget it, it doesn’t matter. Nash can’t beat me anyway, and I don’t like to play the troll.

It's very safe. Today, I, Mr. Lin, will copy you. So what?

In the second round, the other three completed dunks one after another. Anderson failed to dunk several times in a row and lost his qualification. He only got 33 consolation points and became the first person to be eliminated.

Then JR came on the court. This guy threw the ball to the basket and ran sideways, then caught the ball in the air and passed it from behind, then glided to the other side of the basket and dunked.

With his standard 198cm height and his amazing gliding posture, this shot was a great success, and he finally got 49 points! His total score was 94 points.

Next was Iguodala, who scored 47 points in the first dunk. If he could get 48 points or more in this dunk, he would advance directly!
Iguodala did not disappoint everyone. He asked his teammates to pass the ball to him from the side, then he ran wildly from the middle, jumped up, caught the ball in the air, and made a very stretched windmill slam dunk, which caused the whole Madison to cheer!
50 points!
The second 50 points appeared tonight!
Iguodala scored 97 points in two rounds of games. He surpassed JR and has secured a spot in the finals!

Next it’s up to Stoudemire.

He didn't feel much pressure on this goal, as as long as he could get 45 points he would qualify for the finals.

"Will Amare play it safe?" Barkley couldn't help but ask, "But he has to get at least 45 points. If he plays it safe, it might backfire and he might not even get 45 points and get eliminated!"

"Let's see, it's Stoudemire and Lin again! They are on the court again. How are they going to play this time?"

This time, the basketball came into Lin Tian’s hands, or feet, again.

This time, Lin Tian stood farther away, directly outside the three-point line, with the basketball on the floor in front of him. Stoudemire stood on the other side of the basket. After the two looked at each other, Stoudemire began to move towards the basket.

Lin Tian looked at the speed at which Xiao Si was running and waited for the opportunity to kick the ball.

After seeing the opportunity when Stoudemire was running, Lin Tian took a step forward calmly, then clamped the ball between his legs with both feet, and used Ozora Tsubasa's signature rainbow pass to push the ball into the air. The basketball immediately flew up and landed above Lin Tian's head.

Then Lin Tian quickly flipped backwards and raised his left foot to kick the basketball.

"Oh!"

There was another muffled sound, and Lin Tian used a hook shot, and the basketball flew towards the basket! (End of this chapter)