NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 627 Lavin is on fire, the race is coming

On the 15th, there are a total of 4 individual competitions to be held, namely Shooting Star, Skills Competition, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.

In the shooting star competition, the defending champion Boston continued the outstanding performance of the previous two years. In the final stage, they relied on the legendary superstar "Human Film Essence" Dominique Wilkins to make a mid-range shot and successfully defended the title with 57.6 points.

This is the third consecutive year that the Bosh team has won the Sudden Heart competition!
Then came the skills challenge. Because the Wizards star John Wall was busy with business activities and missed the skills game, the Trail Blazers player was replaced by Foley.

In the end, no one expected that Beverly would come from behind twice in the semi-finals and finals. Relying on precise three-point shooting, he defeated Jeff Teague and Brandon Knight in consecutive counterattacks and successfully won the skills competition championship.

No one expected that Beverly would become the first player of the Trail Blazers to start this All-Star Weekend!

This year's All-Star, there were too many unexpected things happened, which not only made the fans cheer again and again, but also made the mayor of New York, who hosted the All-Star, laugh crookedly.

In the afternoon, the real climax finally came.

The Splash Brothers of the Warriors are one of the best three-pointers in active service. When the news that Curry and Thompson confirmed to participate in the three-point contest came out, it was very exciting.

What's more, Curry was completely excited in the final stage, defeating teammate Klay Thompson and another three-pointer Irving with a record-breaking 27 points, and successfully won the three-point contest championship!

However, the rules of this year's three-point contest are different from those in the past. In the past, there were 5 points, and the last ball of each point was a bouquet.This year it was changed to one of the points, and all 5 balls were flower balls, so the total score of the three-point contest was much higher than in previous sessions.

But in any case, Curry's magical performance made this year's three-point contest extremely exciting!

As everyone knows, the subsequent slam dunk contest is even more classic!Look at the memories of this generation!
Since the All-Star Weekend of the millennium, Vince Carter turned out to save the slam dunk contest that was almost closed, in the minds of all fans and the media, the slam dunk has been divided into two types, one is Carter, and the other is others!

It is a pity that after the millennium, no next player in the slam dunk contest can stand up and complete the feat comparable to Carter.

The slam dunk contest is no longer an extremely popular and topical event second only to the main game...

Until this year, a young man named Zach LaVine stood up, and he once again saved the slam dunk contest, which was declining in popularity.

There are still 4 contestants in this Conan competition, namely Kunkun, Oladipo, host player Plumlee, and LaVine, and the competition system is still divided into two rounds.

Initially, Kun Kun was once regarded as a popular candidate for the slam dunk championship. He also specially invited several beauties in ancient Greek costumes to enter the arena holding Greek flags.

I don't know, I thought he was going to stage some singing, dancing, rap...

It's just that after the beauty left the game, his soul seemed to have left. He tried three consecutive tomahawk dunks after tossing the ball, all of which failed.

In the end, only 30 points were scored.

At first, everyone thought that the trend of this slam dunk contest would be another dull year. LaVine, who played last in the first round, threw the ball from a 45-degree angle on the right for the first dunk.

In the first dunk, LaVine, who was shocked all around, got a full score of 50 points in the referee's surprised expression!
Then, the process was just like Carter's back then, and everyone shouted "Game Over!"

The second dunk, after throwing the ball, after catching the ball with the left hand, switch hands behind the back and split the dunk!
The third dunk, a seemingly unremarkable crotch-changing dunk, is actually extremely scary to think about!
At this time, his final opponent Oladipo only scored 72 points in two, and the game basically lost suspense.

At the last moment, he also called his teammate Muhammad, and "casually" made another mid-air crotch to change hands, and "casually" scored 49 points.

LaVine, who scored a total of 94 points in two rounds, was crowned the slam dunk champion!

At that time, the on-site commentator stood up and shouted: "This is another super dunker after Vince Carter that makes my blood boil! Zach LaVine! He saved the dunk contest!"

As a first-year rookie, LaVine, who became famous by virtue of this shocking four-dunk battle, was not humble enough to say that this was not all his actions when he was interviewed for the award.

Moreover, he thinks that if he just dunks, he will not lose to Carter!

For such a LaVine, the fans will only blow harder and love harder.

After all, who hasn't been frivolous a few times in his youth?
Left front row.

Looking at LaVine holding the trophy in his hand, Wang Zelin turned his head and glanced at Carter who was specially drawn by him: "Vince, how do you feel after watching it?"

"He's a great kid!"

Carter understood the meaning of Wang Zelin's words, but he just smiled slightly, showing the demeanor of a senior in his words.

No one knows what Carter is thinking at this time, maybe he is remembering the lost youth, or maybe he is feeling the vitality of young people...

But one thing is for sure.

Even though he is no longer at the peak, in Carter's heart, he still insists that he is the best dunk!

After all, that is not only the good memory he has left for countless fans, but also the greatest pride in his career!
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Woke up the next day.

Turning on the phone, as expected, LaVine and his four dunks in the slam dunk contest quickly swept the entire basketball world and made the headlines of the world's major sports newspapers.

LaVine became popular, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he became famous all over the world.

This is the terrifying influence of the All-Star Weekend. Many previously unknown players have completely opened up their popularity and commercial value through this channel.

From the current point of view, LaVine, who entered the league with the 2014th pick in the first round in 13, has started his career a bit similar to his idol Kobe Bryant!
The same 13th pick, the same shooting guard with the best physical talent, the same rookie season and won the slam dunk contest at the All-Star Weekend...

So, just one night later, another brand-new title of "Mamba Heir" was placed on LaVine, just like another rising new-generation shooting guard!
Of course, everything at this stage is imaginary for Owen, and he will need to prove himself through continuous actual combat highlight performance in the future.

So far, two days have passed since the All-Star Weekend.

Now, a new chapter is about to turn:
The much-anticipated All-Star Game is about to start!
(End of this chapter)