Chapter 1072 The Slam Dunk Contest Begins (First Update!)

Time flies, and a week passes in the blink of an eye.

All teams have concluded their games before the All-Star Game.

The Pelicans continued to expand their winning streak, achieving an incredible record of 57 wins and 1 loss before the All-Star break, ranking first in the league.

The Cavaliers in the East also achieved an excellent record of 50 wins and 8 losses, ranking second in the league behind the Pelicans.

In this way, the head coaches of the East and West, or this year's James team and Tang Tian team, have been determined.

The head coach of Team James will be Tyronn Lue, while the head coach of Team Tangtian will be Stevens.

The interesting thing is that both of them are also the head coaches of their respective captains.

This also makes fans look forward to the next All-Star Game even more.

Whether the favored James team will win as they wish, or whether the Tang Tian team will create a surprise, everyone is looking forward to it.

Time flies to February 17, and the 2018 NBA All-Star Game kicked off at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

This is also the third time the NBA has hosted the All-Star Game here after 2004 and 2011.

The Lakers and Clippers are currently rebuilding, and the All-Star Game is a rare event of the season for Los Angeles fans.

Fans are very enthusiastic about participating in activities this year.

This can be seen from the attendance of the Masters Game and Rookie Game on the first day.

You must know that these two events are essentially hot spots.

When it came to the individual games on the second day, the Staples Center was even more packed.

Not only the seats, but also the aisles and the second-floor fence were filled with fans.

Do they know that there is a slam dunk contest today that will not lose in the main game, and those who can enter have spent a lot of money and effort.

The Skills Challenge, which started first, was divided into big and small groups as in the past.

This year's small group finally ended the dominance of the big group, and Lou Williams finally defeated Markkanen and won the final championship.

Brogdon performed well yesterday and won the MVP of the rookie game, but he lost to Williams in the semifinals today, which was a bit regretful.

After the skills competition, there is a three-point competition.

The Bulls' Devin Booker played well. He finally defeated the Mavericks' Harris and the favorite Klay Thompson to win the three-point contest.

This result also made fans once again chat about the No. 13 shooting guard on the hotline.

However, this joke did not last long, because the last and most watched individual event of the day was about to begin.

When Carter, Gordon, LaVine, and Tang Tian appeared one after another, the cheers at Staples Center could not be stopped.

He was already climaxing before he even started.

The reaction at the scene best explained this sentence.

"Finally, finally, the slam dunk contest we have been most looking forward to is finally here."

In the commentary box, TNT's Barkley and Smith plus ESPN's Miller and Breen are ready.

Barkley used three words in a row to finally express his feelings for everyone.

"I don't know how many perfect dunks there will be tonight, but I believe it will be the most I've ever seen."

Brynn spoke in agreement.

It can be felt from the words that the media people are also looking forward to this year's slam dunk contest.

At the judges' table not far away, legendary bucklers such as Weber and Dr. J will be invited to the scene as competition judges.

O'Neal, who was supposed to be sitting in the commentary box, was also in the judges' box.

It is said that this was O'Neal's own strong request.

And there is another thing that is different from the past two years.

Because the system that relies solely on fan selection is not so popular, this year's competition system has been changed back to judges' scoring, including preliminaries and finals.

This change has also been warmly welcomed by fans.

After Tang Tian entered the court, he sat on the sidelines and chatted with Butler.

The order of appearance in the slam dunk contest has been determined by drawing lots.

Carter is first, Gordon is second, LaVine is third, and Tang Tian is fourth.

Tang Tian is the last one, and for him this is also the best order of appearance.

For example, he can sit leisurely on the sidelines and watch the other three people's dunks first.

The game started immediately. When Carter took off his training clothes and started to warm up, there were already layers of cheers.

Carter is the youth of many fans.

Now that Carter is standing in the dunk contest again, it's like bringing them back to their youth again.

That feeling cannot be described in words.

Only cheering and shouting can vent it out.

And what's even more rare is that Carter wore the No. 15 jersey he wore in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest.

This definitely brought back all the memories for the fans.

Carter took the ball and was ready outside the three-point line. The scene quickly became quiet, and everyone turned their attention to the court.

"He's coming, guys, he's coming!"

Barkley shouted excitedly from the commentary box.

His voice was the only voice present.

Carter rushed into the paint with the ball and jumped into the air three meters away from the basket. As he jumped, his body began to rotate and the ball was pulled down.

This action is so familiar to the fans that they can't help but shout out.

360° turning windmill!

Carter's most classic dunk action!

It was also his dunk that killed the game in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest!

When this move came out, the fans at the scene burst into cheers.

Although Carter made this dunk action known to everyone, many players also reproduced this action in the dunk contest.

But I have to say that only Carter was the most elegant, stretchy and beautiful in his performance.

This is the move made for him!

"Vince! Vince!"

A large number of fans at the scene chanted Carter's name.

This is really a feeling.

At the judges' table, five judges gave their scores.

A solid 10 points.

The first dunk in this dunk contest is a perfect score!

As an opponent, Tang Tian also stood up and applauded Carter.

The significance of this dunk outweighs its difficulty, and it's worth 50 points.

Gordon was the second player to play.

As the defending champion, he looked confident.

For the first dunk, he chose a pull-bar back dunk after running from the baseline.

When the deduction was just finished, the reaction of the audience was average.

But slow-motion replay showed that Gordon first pulled the ball behind his head and then to the soles of his feet.

It is equivalent to pulling the ball in the air three times, fully demonstrating the ability to stay in the air.

Moreover, the contrast between the beast-like body and light movements has a great visual impact on people.

However, when the final score came out, the judges only gave it a total score of 48 points.

It can be seen that the four major dunk kings are competing on the same stage. Except for Carter's first dunk, which is very meaningful, they are very cautious in awarding points for other dunks.

The third player to appear was LaVine. His first dunk was a baseline self-throw, and then he caught the ball and dunked behind his back.

This action is very difficult, but LaVine completed it very easily.

Not only is the visual impact brought by the dunk, LaVine's calm expression after dunking is also a plus.

The judges were not stingy with such a dunk, and awarded the second 50 points of this dunk contest.

Although the scoring standards are stricter than those of ordinary dunk contests, there are still 2 perfect scores for 3 dunks.

The standard of this slam dunk contest is truly unparalleled.

At this time, after the three people finished dunking, only Tang Tian, ​​who was the last to appear, was left.

When he stood up, the cheers were overwhelming.

The popularity of the first person in the league.