The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 193 Three Point Shootout Contest!Thousands of heat in one!
In the last three quarters, the first-year team, which lacked a core player, slowly showed signs of decline.

Even though Roy and the others still showed good personal abilities, they were still lacking in experience, and their ability to grasp the rhythm of the game and control the field were still a little behind the veterans.

Under the leadership of Paul and David Lee, the 05 players on the opposite side played brilliantly and orderly. Every attack was very reasonable, and there were not even many missed shots.

The point difference then widened and widened, from single digits to 30 points like a frog boiled in warm water.

In the end, the sophomore team calmly defeated the rookie team with a total score of 155:124.

The single-game score in this game also hit a record high, easily breaking the rookie game single-game scoring record of 2004 points in the 142 Los Angeles All-Star Game.

In the whole game, the sophomore team made 91 shots in total, 68 of which were hit, and the shooting rate was as high as 74.7%.

"Glamorous" David Lee even scored 14 points and 14 rebounds with 100 of 30 and 11% shooting. At the same time, he also beat Paul and won the MVP trophy of the rookie game.

On the second day, other highlights besides the main race will also be staged one after another.

The first thing that was presented to the audience was the three-point shooting contest that attracted much attention due to Zhang Bolong's participation.

Fans' attention to the three-point contest has always been somewhat "by the way".

"It's all here, why don't you take a look", this may be the mentality of many viewers.

Compared with the enthusiasm and passion of the slam dunk contest,
Compared with Dominique Wilkins, "Flying Man" Jordan, "Peter Pan" Kobe, "UFO" Carter, who left eternal classics in the competition...

Even compared to the deep memory of Barry in "White Men Can Fly" or the extreme bounce of the two "Little Potatoes",

The three-point contest, which has always lacked star flavor and topicality, seems to be only a side dish.

Since it was held in 1986, the only thing that people can remember is Bird’s sentence:
"Which one of you is here to fight for second place?"

Other than that, there is no water splash.

At last year's All-Star Three-Point Contest held in Houston, Dirk Nowitzki defeated Ray Allen of the Seattle SuperSonics in an upset and won the title of "Three-Point King". The tallest player among the players in the point contest.

Such an unexpected ending has brought a lot of heat to the three-point contest, but it is just more talk for some fans after dinner.

It seems that the purpose of this event is to maintain the diversity of the All-Star Weekend.

However, the situation seems to be different this year.

This season, Zhang Bolong shot his own piece of sky in the league with one explosive three-pointer after another.

While attracting countless fans for himself, his cross-generational style of play and performance has also greatly increased the popularity of three-pointers.

Whether in the league or elsewhere in the basketball world, more and more people are beginning to follow his example and love shooting and three-pointers.

In the past on the court, children always hoped that they could dunk the ball into the basket in a cool way.

But now, they will also show expectant eyes after throwing a long shot, waiting for the crisp sound.

Not everyone can do a slam dunk, no matter how hard you try, it's useless without physical talent.

But shooting requires talent, but that's for the top players.

For most people, the ability to put the ball in the basket is more or less the same.

The more effort you put in, the more accurate your shots will be.

It was against this background that Zhang Bolong almost single-handedly raised the attention of the three-point contest to an almost unprecedented level.

People are looking forward to seeing what kind of performance Zhang Bolong, who has shot through Yang and killed all directions in the league, can bring to the fans in the arena where the three-pointer is really contested.

On February 2th, the highly anticipated three-point shooting contest ignited the flames of war!

A total of 6 people participated in this three-point contest, namely Jason Kapono of the Heat, Mike Miller of the Grizzlies, Jason Terry of the Mavericks and the previous champion Dirk Nowitzki, and The "General" Arenas of the Wizards and Zhang Bolong from the Warriors.

"Long, why don't we suggest to the league how about adding two four-pointers?"

During the warm-up before the game, Arenas smiled at Zhang Bolong while dribbling the ball.

"The General" can be regarded as one of Curry's favorite players to shoot ultra-long three-pointers before.

"Huh? I think that's a good idea!"

Hearing what he said, Zhang Bolong was also very surprised.

Arenas must have never imagined that in the 2020 All-Star Three-Point Shootout Contest, the league really added two long-range three-point shooting points, each point scoring 3 points.

I don't know if the general at that time lamented that he was born at an untimely time.

The contestants are also considered to be familiar with each other. Except for Kapono who is the most "unknown", the others are all famous figures in the league. They have some contacts, and they don't feel awkward when chatting.

But in the previous life, it was this "nobody" who defeated all the stars and won the championship of the three-point shooting contest.

In the arena of slam dunk contests and three-point shooting contests, fame does not necessarily mean strength.

Kapono's championship was not an upset. In the games that had been played at that time, he made 56.0% of his three-pointers and 90.4% of his free throws.

In the 8 games before the All-Star Game, he even shot 31 of 20. It can be said that he is the best player among pure pitchers, and he deserves the championship.

Kapono was the first to play in the preliminaries. His touch was a bit slow, and he didn't make a good shot at the end of the left corner. He only hit 2 red balls and finally ended the preliminaries with 19 points.

The second player to play was Mike Miller. Miller and Kapono had the opposite situation. He stretched his hips all the way to the bottom corner. Relying on his excellent performance in the bottom corner, he finally scored 18 points that just passed.

The third and fourth appearances were Mavericks teammates Terry and Nowitzki.

Terry, who played first, continued Miller's hip-stretching touch, and even failed to seize the opportunity in the bottom corner. In the end, he only scored 10 points and announced his farewell to the championship in advance.

And Nuo Tianwang contributed a stable performance, without any merit, and temporarily ranked first with an output of 20 points, securing his seat in the finals.

It's a pity that the No. 1 position was not secured, but was knocked down by the fifth "General" who appeared on the stage.

Arenas played steadily and felt hot. His score of 23 points was impressive enough to rank second among the historical three-point shot contest champions.

Finally, Zhang Bolong appeared on the stage under the watchful eyes of the audience.

As soon as he stood at the shooting point, countless flashing lights lit up. This kind of treatment also made Arenas and others envious for a while.

(End of this chapter)