pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 470 Leaping O'Neill

Barrett went straight to the free throw line according to the previously adjusted step. The speed was very fast, like a whirlwind swept past. His left foot just touched the free throw line, and he jumped up. The whole person and the basketball rose into the air. The free throw line was a very long distance from the basket. Barrett gliding in the air for a long time, gradually approaching the basket.

"With Barrett's physical fitness, it is still very easy to complete a dunk from the free throw line." Barrett's physical fitness even surprised James who was watching the game. Barrett is one of the few players in the league who can be compared with Zhang Musi in all aspects of physical fitness.

Barrett didn't seem satisfied with just completing the dunk, he made a one-handed pull in the air, and then lifted the ball high before dunking the ball.

Jordan also performed this action in the dunk contest, but it also has the action of pulling the bar. Barrett's pulling the bar is much more exaggerated than Jordan's, and it is a complete pulling action.

Barrett easily completed the "free throw line dunk", and the audience neatly raised the 10-point scoring board.

For free throw line dunks, Jordan and LaVine have the right to speak. These two men have played the free throw line dunk to the extreme in the slam dunk contest, especially Zach LaVine, who really relied on this free throw line to defeat his old enemy in the slam dunk contest: Aaron Gordon, and won the strongest slam dunk contest in history.

Both Jordan and LaVine showed surprised expressions after Barrett completed the dunk. It is already very difficult to complete the dunk from the free throw line. If they can complete some other actions while completing the dunk, then this dunk must be full.

Shaquille O'Neal was the first judge to give 10 points. After seeing O'Neal's score, Zach LaVine on the side showed a meaningful smile. In the peak match between him and Aaron Gordon, it was O'Neal who was the judge off the court, and it was his "9" score that gave birth to the strongest slam dunk contest in the history of the All-Star Game.

"Come on." O'Neill said, spreading his hands to Zach LaVine.

LaVine smiled and pressed the 10-point button, and the rest of the judges also gave 10 points at once, and the third 10-point score in the preliminaries was officially born.

At the end of the first round of the preliminaries, the 8 participating players were basically divided into two echelons. The top four players basically confirmed that they will compete for three seats in the finals, while the other 4 players, even if they deducted full marks in the second round, it is difficult to win the places in the finals.

Compared with the three full-score dunks, Richardson's 49-point tribute dunk is much inferior.

The order of appearance of the second dunk in the preliminaries is based on the score of the first dunk, from low to high. The top 4 dunks did not have too many surprises. They were quite satisfactory, and the highest score was only 47 points. done.

The four players who "completed" the game can finally sit quietly on the sidelines and enjoy the dunks of the "champion candidates".

Richardson, who scored 49 points in the first dunk, still had the hope of advancing to the final, so he made extra serious preparations for the second dunk.

Before executing the second dunk, Richardson walked up to Shaquille O'Neal and handed him the basketball. The basketball he used was also a special one, in purple and gold, with the Lakers logo printed on it.

For O'Neal, the Los Angeles Lakers were the most glorious years of his career. He won the "three consecutive championships" with Kobe in the Zijin Army, and he stayed in Los Angeles in his peak years.

After seeing the basketball, O'Neal was filled with emotion, "No way, I can't refuse." O'Neal accepted Richardson's request for cooperation without hesitation.

However, this is a cooperation without any rehearsal.

O'Neal didn't know before the game that he had the task of cooperating with others in dunking. Therefore, when he was invited by Richardson, he seemed very surprised.

"What am I going to do?" O'Neal asked earnestly, wanting to help Richardson complete the dunk.

"You just need to stand here and be flown by me." Richardson said indifferently.

"So simple?" O'Neill confirmed.

"Yes." Richardson's second dunk made the same leap choice as Robinson, but Richardson wanted to leap to a bigger player, O'Neal is a legend.

Richardson's slam dunk was very risky and related to advancing to the finals, but he chose a slam dunk without any rehearsal, which is commendable for his courage.

After arranging O'Neal's position, Richardson raised his hands to incite the atmosphere of the audience, hoping to draw strength from the audience. After all, the person he wants to leap is O'Neal, which is extremely difficult.

Richardson took a few steps back, put his feet on the ground, sprinted, and leaped high before and after he was about to reach O'Neal. The whole person leaped over O'Neal's body, caught the basketball in O'Neal's hand in the air, twisted his body in the air, stretched his arms and circled vigorously, forming a complete windmill, and smashed the ball into the basket.

Leaping over the 2.16-meter O'Neill + big windmill, Richardson made a stunning dunk.

"My God!!!" O'Neill raised his arms high, with a look of shock on his face, and even ran to the judges' bench, "replacing" the judges and pressed 10 points.

For O'Neill's excitement, the judges also felt very "helpless", but this deduction is completely worthy of full marks.

O'Neill's reaction was also the reaction of others, so after he pressed the score, the judges also acquiesced in the score.

50 points! ! !Richardson finally got his first full-score action, and with the 49 points of the first dunk, Richardson's score ranked first among the five players who have completed it.

With such a high score, Richardson finally showed a satisfied expression. This dunk was far more difficult than Robinson's dunk.

With two deductions of 99 points, the pressure is immediately placed on the three players who are about to play, and at least 49 points are required to advance.

Robinson, Wilkins, and Barrett have the same first deduction points, so in the order of appearance, the three of them adopt the method of "turning the ball".

The three of them surrounded the basketball, which was spinning rapidly on the tip of Barrett's index finger. Suddenly, Barrett held down the ball, and the basketball stopped spinning, and the basketball's eye rushed towards Wilkins.

(End of this chapter)