I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 230 Slam Dunk Contest
The dunk contest has changed a lot in recent years.

Pushing forward more than ten years, people's expectations for the slam dunk contest lie in the explosive power and coordination of the stars, as well as the strength and coordination of the dunk. The perfect combination of these two aspects will produce a sense of beauty.

Jordan, Wilkins, and Kobe spread this aesthetic feeling to the world, and Carter pushed this aesthetic feeling to its peak.

But now times have changed.

People's expectations for the slam dunk contest are no longer just aesthetics, people expect more entertainment and drama, so there are more and more funny things in the slam dunk contest, such as Leap fans, Leap players, Leap mascots, Leap cars..., Two balls at a time, three balls at a time...

The players in the slam dunk contest seem to have become clowns in the circus, wishing to wear red noses, ride a unicycle, and go through the ring of fire to slam dunk.

This is also the reason why many superstars are reluctant to participate in the slam dunk contest. In addition to not wanting to be called dunk generals, they also don't want to put on a low profile to please the audience.

A total of 5 people participated in the dunk contest, namely JR Smith, Rudy Fernandez, Nate Robinson, Dorsey and Howard.

The rule is to conduct two rounds of preliminaries first, with five judges scoring, and the two with the highest points will enter the final.There are also two rounds in the final, and the player with the highest score wins the championship. If the score is the same, there will be an extra round.

Different from the star-studded judges of the previous slam dunk contest, this year's five judges are a little bit more star-studded, all of whom are from the Suns, namely Chambers, Marley, Kevin Johnson, Ceballos, Laura. Lee Nance.Among them, the latter three are all former slam dunk contest champions.

JR Smith took the lead.

He tossed the ball in the air, bounced it twice on the floor, and he jumped up from a 45-degree run on the wing for a windmill dunk with both arms.

Although this slam dunk was not difficult, it was completed perfectly, with a high enough jump height and a large enough windmill. If it was placed more than ten years ago, it would definitely be a masterpiece that could win the championship.

But again, times have changed.This uninspired dunk only scored 43 points.

JR cursed secretly: "Morthet fXXk"

Next up is Fernandez.

In the BJ Olympic final a few months ago, Fernandez made a dunk on the head of Warcraft Howard, which surprised the whole world.The grievances of dunks should be resolved with dunks.As a result, Fernandez was also selected by the league to enter the dunk contest.

Fernandez came out and saw the name "Martin" printed on his Trail Blazers jersey.

Both the fans and the judges at the scene were wondering, who is Martin?
Even TNT's commentary couldn't tell why.At this point, their Chinese counterparts are much more professional.

Yang Yi, who came to the scene to explain, immediately told the story of Martin:
"Fernandez is using this method to pay tribute to the Spanish basketball legend Martin. I went to the Spanish Real Madrid Club in the summer of 2007. In the museum of the Bernabéu Stadium, not only the honor of the football team is displayed, but also the glory of the basketball team. The huge photo of Martin wearing Real Madrid's No. 10 jersey occupies an entire wall of the showroom! It is enough to illustrate his great achievements and his status in the hearts of the Spaniards.

Martin is the first player in NBA history to play in the NBA. Although he did not achieve any dazzling results in the NBA, he is a legend in Real Madrid and Spain, and a national hero of Spanish basketball.

But sadly, he was only 30 years old and died young on his birthday.I think Fernandez commemorates Martin in this way, and also completes the inheritance of the legendary No. 10! "

Fernandez is different from JR in that his dunks are much more difficult and he fully demonstrates his physical coordination.

Fernandez made a 45-degree run-up from the right. During the run, he passed the ball from behind and hit the board. He caught the ball with his right hand in the air and dunked with a single-armed tomahawk.

The difficulty of this movement lies in the strength and angle of passing the ball from behind and hitting the board, and the height of taking off and catching the ball. They must be perfectly integrated and not bad at all.

Fernandez is indeed a talented player. He completed such a difficult dunk in one attempt without any flaws.

There was a burst of cheers and cheers at the scene. In everyone's eyes, this ball is worth 50 points!
However, the judges' score was disappointing, only 43 points, only 1 point higher than Gao JR.

This score was obviously a bit low, and Fernandez couldn't hide his disappointment, and cursed in Spanish in a low voice: "Este grupo de tontos" (this group of fools)

The third is Nate Robinson.

The little man, less than 1 meters tall, was wearing a kryptonite green jersey and held a green basketball.Obviously he was targeting Howard.After all, kryptonite is the only thing Superman is afraid of.

It can be seen that Robinson is determined to win the championship.

On the sidelines, Fan Jian said to Cao Doudou beside him: "Why doesn't he wear a green hat! As the saying goes, as long as life is going well, even if there is a little green on the head!"

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Cao Doudou punched him hard.He also scolded: "A dog can't spit out ivory!"

Fan Jian felt wronged, what happened to me!I said Nate Robinson, what are you excited about!
However, thinking about it carefully, since Cao Doudou met Mu Ziluo yesterday, it has become very irritable.

Hehe, woman...

Robinson's first dunk was a 45-degree throw from the right. The ball bounced on the ground.

This action is almost the same as JR, but the ball only bounces once, and Robinson is less than 1 meters, the height and strength of the bounce are higher than the ball.Overall, though, lacking in creativity, he was unremarkable in the slam dunk contest, scoring 75 points.

Next up is Joey Dorsey!
When the DJ introduced his name, there was warm applause and applause, with some boos and whistles mixed in.

It's not that his influence and popularity have reached this level, but that his talk is too powerful. The whole alliance knows that this kid said yesterday that he is going to surprise everyone.The boos to him are because of the troubles he caused when he played against the Suns.

Dorsey appeared on the court in the anticipation of the audience, waving left and right like a king.

This made the atmosphere of the scene even more enthusiastic.

Dorsey did have a unique traffic code, he did almost nothing, and set off a small climax in the atmosphere of the scene.

Fan Jian also yelled frantically in the crowd: "Come on, Joey, come on, fuck the fuck!"

Cao Doudou didn't scold Fan Jian for being vulgar this time, but stared at Dorsey in the middle of the field with embarrassing eyes.

In an inconspicuous corner of the press box, Mu Ziluo was also quietly watching the man in the middle of the venue, and her heart throbbed uncontrollably.

This man who once loved him deeply is now standing under the spotlight of the world basketball circle with his head held high, enjoying the adoration of the whole world.

The hosting and reporting on the NBA in the past six months has given her a new and deeper understanding of basketball, the NBA, and Dorsey. She used to know that Dorsey was great and would make a difference, but until now, she Only then did I have to admit that I still far underestimated this man!
Dorsey stood quietly at the free throw line like a leader, enjoying the gaze of the whole world and the hustle and bustle of the arena. After a while, he raised his arms high to stop the hustle and bustle.

At this moment, people all over the world who saw this scene would laugh and curse: This guy can really pretend to be B!

The arena returned to silence, and everyone was staring at Dorsey intently, wanting to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

I saw Dorsey standing on the free throw line, holding the ball with his right hand, placing it behind him, and making a throwing motion with his left arm slightly forward.

Then suddenly throw the ball to the basket in front.

As the ball slammed hard on the backboard and bounced back, Dorsey jumped out in a stride, then jumped high with the momentum, grabbed the ball with both hands in mid-air, and relied on the inertia of the forward rush to smash the ball hard Into the basket!
Under the destruction of the huge force, the basket was twisted.

There was a momentary silence at the scene, and then an involuntary "wow" sound broke out.

At this moment, many people are sure that the best slam dunk tonight has appeared!

Whether it is the creativity, the accuracy of the throwing rebound, the speed of the forward rush and the strength of the dunk, they are all close to perfection!

Amidst the cheers and cheers of the audience, the harsh judges were all conquered, and unanimously gave a perfect score of 10 points, with a total score of 50 points!
Amid the cheers, Dorsey walked off the court like a worshiped king.

The next one to play is the defending champion Howard.

Originally, he was the last one to play, which was the league's reward for his defending champion, but now it has brought him tremendous pressure. It is really that Dorsey's dunk just now is so good!

Howard chose to throw the ball over the rebound from the baseline, then turn 180 degrees after getting the ball in a run-up, and dunk with one arm.

But when he completed the action, he may have been influenced by Dorsey before, and he failed twice in a row!He is also regarded as a hero who knows current affairs. He no longer stands behind the basket, but runs to the side of the basket to throw the ball. This time he finally dunks the ball.

Although Howard's dunk was very violent and aesthetic, he failed twice after all, and the difficulty was lowered by himself. He was still deducted 2 points and scored 48 in the end.

At the end of the first round, the ranking of five players: Dorsey, Howard, Robinson, Fernandez, JR Smith.

The second round begins.

This time everyone chose a partner to assist.

JR's teammate threw the ball from the audience, and he came to catch it. As a result, his teammate's throwing skills were obviously not up to standard, one throw was too big, and the other was too small.

It wasn't until the third time that he barely qualified. JR's take-off height was not high enough, and he barely scored 42 points. He was basically eliminated.

JR looked depressed, who made the teammate he chose not to do it!Next time I must find a passer!

Fernandez is looking for his Spanish fellow Pau Gasol.

Gasol hit the board from the bottom line under the basket, Fernandez ran up the bottom line, turned in the air, then turned 90 degrees, and buckled with one hand.

Gasol's pass is no problem, the difficulty lies in the cooperation of the two, the pass must be very tacit.

But the tacit understanding of passing and running is obviously a super-standard requirement for these two Spaniards who are not in the same team. The two of them either passed the pass early or ran early. They tossed a total of 6 times. It was hard to dunk the ball in.

Naturally, the score can't be high, it's also 42 points.

Robinson's partner is teammate Chandler.

Unlike the previous two, Chandler didn't need to pass the ball. To be precise, he almost didn't have to do anything, just half lying on the ground.

Robinson was running towards the basket, stepped on Chandler's back after taking off, and made a second lift to dunk the ball.

Applause and boos sounded in the arena at the same time. Although the ball was dunked once and jumped high enough, stepping on Chandler's back into the air was no different from stepping on a trampoline, and it was a violation of the law.

So the judges scored 41 points, the lowest score in the game.

Now it was Dorsey's turn again, and the scene was boiling again. Everyone wanted to see what creative ideas this kid would have.

The partner with Dorsey is naturally Rose.

When the two brothers stood on the court, the sound wave in the arena was a little higher out of thin air.

East Rose, Sidorsi, is already the hottest super rookie in the league this season.

I have long heard that the University of Memphis duo have a good relationship, and now I want to see what kind of sparks these two can create.

But I saw two people standing 45 degrees to the left of the three-point line, and the other was standing 45 degrees to the right of the three-point line. Rose was holding the ball, and both of them were far away from the basket.

The whole world is wondering, what are they going to do?

Suddenly, like a starting gun fired in the void, the two rushed towards the basket at a 45-degree angle at the same time.

Both of them were sprinting at extreme speed, neither was waiting for the other, and neither made way for the other. Both of them were going straight to the basket.

The only difference is that Rose is dribbling and Dorsey is empty-handed.

"what?!"

The audience was stunned, and they were really worried that the two of them would suddenly bump into each other.

After all, Rose was a little faster and rushed to the basket before Dorsey. The camera shot from the front of the basket. Dorsey's broad body seemed to completely cover Rose's figure, and the two seemed to overlap.

At this time, there was a sudden "Dawei~"

Rose threw the ball high and straight up and down under the basket, and at the same time, Dorsey also used the momentum to pull the green onion from a dry land and jumped high.

Due to the inertia of the sprint, the jump flew extremely high, and it seemed that Dorsey's head was over the basket.

He raised his arms, grabbed the basketball in the air, and slammed it down.

"boom"

The ball is in!
The arena is also boiling, like a boiling ocean.

The audience involuntarily gave a standing ovation.

This ball...is so exciting! ! !
The dunk itself is not difficult, of course, the jump height is simply unimaginable.

But what is even more commendable is the tacit cooperation between the two, who are almost in step with each other, exactly, one step earlier is too early, and one step later is too late!

Moreover, this is almost a completely actual combat performance!This is very rare in the dunk contest.

Why, in recent years, people feel that the slam dunk contest has become boring, and many people have even proposed to stop the slam dunk contest, because the simple, out-of-combat slam dunk is just a flashy performance, which cannot bring the thrilling, thrilling dunk in the game. Soul-stirring feeling!

Now, the cooperation of Dorsey and Rose made people feel the sense of urgency and sudden surprise in the game.

This is the real slam dunk!This is the charm of basketball!
This ball may have created a new era in the slam dunk contest, and its significance has surpassed the slam dunk itself.

There is no doubt that it is 5 full marks, 50 points!
Howard, who was the last to appear, made a fuss about the gimmick.

A new basket was shoveled with a forklift on site, 11 feet high (3 meters 35), about 30 centimeters higher than the actual basket.

Howard first went to the "phone booth" to put on the Superman cape, and then Nelson Jr. threw the ball. He caught the ball in the air and dunked it with both hands.

If it weren't for Dorsey's gem just now, this would be a very good high-quality dunk.

The rim is high enough, and Howard used last year's red cape again, which was originally a gimmick, and this is also the most popular way to compete in the dunk contest in recent years: height and humor.

But that's all. After Dorsey's groundbreaking actual dunk just now, it's hard for people to be interested in fried rice.

Although the judges still gave 50 points, the response on the scene was far worse than Dorsey's slam dunk just now.

Finally, the preliminaries are over.

Dorsey and Howard make it to the finals.

Fans all over the world are looking forward to the upcoming battle between these two lookalikes!
(End of this chapter)