king of defenders

Chapter 1026 Three Point Contest
on the field.

Both Embiid and Simmons congratulated Xiang Long, Murray also came, hugged Xiang Long, glanced at the mvp trophy, and said: "You deserve it."

"Thank you." Xiang Long said.

Although he failed to win the mvp in the end, Murray has no complaints. Xiang Long has done well enough and gave him a chance, but obviously, the final mvp still belongs to Xiang Long.

Bogdanovic also came over to hug Xiang Long, but didn't say anything.

He scored 31 points today, only one less than Xiang Long, and it was his two three-pointers at the last critical moment that helped the World Team overtake the score and win the game.But in the end he failed to win the mvp, and he was somewhat unwilling and disappointed in his heart.

So far, the rookie game has come to an end, and Xiang Long has become the second Chinese to win the mvp trophy of the rookie game—Meng Yun is the first.

Although it is only the mvp of the rookie game, and the mvp of the all-star game is two levels, Meng Yun is in the front, Xiang Long is in the back, and two yellow-skinned, black-haired Chinese have won the rookie game mvp one after another, which still surprised the fans. This was something he had never imagined before.

"Meng Yun's strength is needless to say, Xiang Long doesn't look bad either."

"I have a hunch that Xiang Long will be bigger and better in the future. When he grows up, the Heat will become stronger."

Many fans are discussing.

In fact, Xiang Long's strength and talent have been demonstrated in the regular season of this season, and this rookie game is just another demonstration.

It's just that this rookie game attracted more attention and more fans watched it. Some fans even saw Xiang Long playing for the first time, and they couldn't help but feel their eyes brightened.

After coming down, Meng Yun also congratulated Xiang Long.

Although Xiang Long's expression was calm, he could see that Xiang Long was very happy in his heart. He had always had thoughts about the mvp of the rookie game.

But Nicole was the happiest, with a smile on her face all the time, holding Xiang Long's mvp trophy, just like holding a baby.

In the evening, Meng Yun took Xiang Long to a dinner.

This meal was initiated by the "Four Heroes" James, Paul, Wade, and Anthony. There were not many people. Apart from the four of them, there were only Meng Yun, Butler, TT, and JR.

But Meng Yun also brought Xiang Long with him.

Of course, other people's opinions were sought beforehand.

Xiang Long won the rookie game mvp this year, and everyone saw his performance. It was a bit like when Wade took Meng Yun to James's "small training camp". At that time, James and the others did not recognize Meng Yun, but because Wade's relationship and Meng Yun's talent are indeed good.

It's the same now, because of Meng Yun's relationship and Xiang Long's talent, which made him qualified to join.

Seeing James and others, Xiang Long was still a little cautious. Fortunately, Meng Yun and Wade are both acquaintances.

Everyone didn't bring their family members, and the dinner table was more casual, chatting, not only about basketball, but also about other things. It was considered relaxed and the atmosphere was good.

It’s just that Xiang Long still cherishes words like gold, and he didn’t say a few words, so Meng Yun could only smile bitterly. It seems that even if Xiang Long has matured and made some changes, it is only for basketball. He is still the same as before, it is estimated that it will be difficult to change.

On February 2th, the All-Star Weekend entered the second day, mainly for individual events.

First there was the skills challenge, then the three-point contest and the dunk contest.

Meng Yun had no interest in the Skills Challenge. He always thought it was a joke, flashy, and the three-point contest and slam dunk contest were more interesting.

In fact, this is indeed the case, otherwise why have the three-point contest and the slam dunk contest been ranked behind for so many years?
Meng Yun sleepwalked throughout the skill contest and ended without paying attention. In the end, he didn't even know who won the championship. Then he went to the locker room to change clothes and prepare for the next three-point contest.

Soon, the three-point contest began.

A total of eight players participated in the three-point contest, namely Meng Yun, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Eric Gordon, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, JJ Redick , Tobias Harris.

The three-point contest is divided into two rounds. After the first round is over, the three with the best scores will enter the next round, which is the final final. The one with the best score among the three is the champion.

In the first round, if there is a tie and there is a dispute about entering the top three, then there will be a 3-second extra match, and the same is true for entering the second round.

The rules are the same as in previous years, with a total of five points and 25 balls, including 16 ordinary balls, 1 point for a normal ball, 9 flower balls, 2 points for a flower ball, and a total of 34 points.

This is a new rule that only started in 2014. In the past, there were five points, four ordinary balls for each point, and one flower ball. There are only 5 flower balls in total, and the total score is 30 points.

Starting from 14, the rules have changed. Players can place 5 flower balls in any designated position, and each of the other four positions has 4 ordinary balls and one flower ball. The total score becomes 34 points.

The eight participating players played one by one, among which Meng Yun, George, and Thompson received the loudest cheers when they played, which shows that they have the most fans.

Looking at the seven opponents, Meng Yun thought to himself: "Among the seven, Thompson's three-pointer should be the strongest. His three-pointer is not only accurate, but also fast. The three-pointer contest has a time limit, only 1 minute, and the average It takes 2.4 seconds to shoot a ball, and the speed of the shot is not enough."

The time limit is only 1 minute, which is why many players in the three-point contest can only score more than a dozen points.

If there is no time limit, allowing players time to adjust and aim at the basket, just like usual training, NBA players have a high three-point shooting percentage.But when the time is limited, you don't have enough time to adjust and aim at the basket, and the shooting rate will naturally drop a lot, which is impossible to be the same as usual training.

In time, this is actually necessary.

If there is no time limit, three-point shooters like Ray Allen, JJ-Redick, Korver, Curry, and Thompson can score all 25 goals without time limit, so it will be too exhausting to decide the winner Time is running out, and there's a lack of a sense of urgency that fans won't like.

"Thompson should be my biggest opponent." Meng Yun thought to himself, looking at the others, "But Redick, Booker, George, Gordon, and Bill are also very accurate in three-pointers, especially Redick, a marksman It’s not bragging, people rely on this to make a living.”

Meng Yun made a ranking of his opponents in his mind, Thompson was first, Redick was second, and the people behind continued in turn.

(End of this chapter)