The Fifth Point Guard

Although there was Raja Bell on the list of participants, the man actually standing on the field was Gilbert Arenas, the man who had just lost to Shentong in the Skills Challenge.

"Hey, what's going on? Loser compensation? I remember you clearly didn't sign up for this project?"

Faced with Shentong's slightly teasing questioning, Arenas explained angrily: "That guy Bell had a family accident and couldn't compete, so I came to the rescue and took his place."

"So because you lost in the skills challenge, you want to try your luck in the three-point shooting contest?"

"you shut up!"

The three-point shooting contest is also divided into two rounds. The rule is that players shoot at five fixed points, each fixed point has 5 balls. Each ball scored is worth 1 point, while the colored ball is worth 2 points.

The player with the highest score within the allotted time wins.

The first round is the preliminaries, and the three players with the best scores advance to the semi-finals.

The first to appear was Arenas, who participated as a "wild card".

Perhaps it was because he had not yet recovered from the defeat in the Skills Challenge, or perhaps because he had just been temporarily called on to replace Raja Bell. Arenas’ performance at the first point was very poor, but he gradually got into form and finally got 14 points.

The second player to appear was the Mavericks' "Jet" Jason Terry.

The Mavericks guard struggled with time control and finished with 13 points.

German Nowitzki, who is also a teammate of the Mavericks, played third.

Encouraged by boss Cuban waving a check, Nowitzki scored 14 points with great personal glory.

Ray Allen played for the fourth time. The sharpshooter hit all five balls from the top of the arc and ended up with 19 points.

The fifth player to appear was Billups.

The former Finals MVP played mediocrely, scoring only 12 points.

The last player to appear was the defending champion Richardson.

As the defending champion, he was unlucky enough. He missed one of the five goals at the last point. In the end, he only scored 12 points and was eliminated together with Billups.

In this way, Ray Allen, who had a budget of 19 points, Arenas and Nowitzki, who both had 14 points, advanced to the finals together.

Arenas was the first to appear in the final.

After adjusting his mentality, the general performed pretty well, scoring 2 points higher than in the preliminaries, scoring 16 points.

Next came Nowitzki. The German superstar performed well and scored more than in the preliminaries. He scored 18 points.

Mavericks owner Cuban was also very excited on the sidelines, but his arms were a little sore while shaking two checkbooks.

The last one to appear was Ray Allen.

The SuperSonics star performed well at the beginning, but missed many shots at the last minute and only scored 15 points.

In this way, Nowitzki got his wish and won the 2006 Three-Point Contest on behalf of the big men group, and received a championship bonus of US$35,000!

Look at this bonus amount, this is still in 2006, it is much better than the 10,000 RMB for a certain BA dunk king in 2020!

Yunnan glider, what a pity.

On the sidelines, Tracy McGrady teased Yao Ming about whether he should also sign up for the three-point shooting contest next year. Yao Ming replied: "I'd better consider the dunk contest. It doesn't matter even if we lose. Neither of us has won the dunk contest anyway." .”

Maddie fell silent for a moment.

Kobe, who was sitting next to him, burst out laughing.

The slam dunk contest has always been the finale of each event during the All-Star Weekend.

The contestants participating this year are quite competitive.

The list of participants includes defending champion Josh Smith, Iguodala, who just won the rookie game MVP, super-bouncing Hakeem Warrick and Nate Robinson, who is only 1.75 meters tall.

While the four have top physical fitness, they are all excellent at dunking in actual combat.

The first person to appear in the first round of the preliminaries was Warrick.

The Grizzlies rookie dunked behind his back and scored 44 points.

The second player to appear was Iguodala, who received some cheers when he came on the court.

He thanked the Houston fans with a one-handed flying dunk, which scored 45 points.

Robinson made his third appearance. He bounced the ball off the floor, turned 180° in the air and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

This buckle is quite provocative.

He scored 49 points.

The last player to appear was defending champion Smith.

He jumped from the free throw line and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

This dunk itself is very exciting, but it is too lacking in novelty, because he used this action in the dunk contest last year.

The judges who were not convinced by the result only gave it a score of 41 points.

Apparently, they thought Smith was more than that.

In the second round of preliminaries, Warrick dunked past his teammates.

But because I was not riding on a teammate and it took me the second try to complete, I only got 42 points.

Iguodala appears again.

This time he was accompanied by Allen Iverson.

Iverson is using his influence to stand up for his teammates.

For this dunk, Iguodala, with the help of Iverson, turned around from behind the backboard and dunked the ball into the basket!

After Iguodala dunked, Iverson kept raising his hands to the audience on the sidelines to build momentum for the little AI.

In the end, this very creative action received a perfect score of 50 points.

Robinson, who played third, felt the pressure.

With the help of his teammates, he dunked the ball into the basket with one hand in the air.

This action was done well and very stretched, but unfortunately it was completed after Iguodala just ended.

In the end he scored 44 points.

In this way, the defending champion dunked early and was directly eliminated.

Embarrassed, Smith still insisted on finishing the game.

He leaped over his teammates and dunked the ball in without any pressure.

This boring dunk scored 40 points.

In this way, Iguodala and Robinson advanced to the finals.

Robinson was the first to appear in the first round of the finals.

The rookie from the Knicks originally planned to throw the ball on the backboard, then step down in the air and switch hands to dunk the ball.

It's a pity that this action has been done three times and it has not been completed.

Therefore, Robinson had to change his action to a step-over dunk in the air.

It's a pity that I did it four times and still didn't finish it.

The camera focused on O'Neal on the sidelines, and the guy yawned.

It's not very lethal, but very insulting.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Robinson finally dunked the ball in for the eighth time!

The judges gave it 44 points.

Kobe, McGrady and others sitting on the sidelines shook their heads, thinking that the score should not be so high.

Barkley, who was in charge of the commentary, also said frankly: "To be honest, I think it should not exceed 40 minutes after it has been delayed for so long. Is it necessary to delay everyone's time just because of one action? Man, he tried eight times! "

Smith retorted: "Hey, Charles, he is Nate Robinson. He is only 1.75 meters. We can't be too strict with him, after all."

Barkley interrupted Smith before he could finish.

"Hey, Kenny, I don't agree with you. This is a slam dunk contest. If he thinks he can't do it, then don't sign up. I think his height has given him an advantage to some extent, so We should not lower the standards or relax the requirements because of his height, because it would be unfair to other players and disrespectful to all the fans who are watching the dunk contest."

Smith shook his head, unable to refute.

"Okay, Charles, you convinced me."

Iguodala came out, he threw the ball high, then changed hands in the air and dunked the ball.

This action is quite stretched, especially in sharp contrast to Robinson's dunk just now.

This action received a perfect score of 50 points.

In the second round of the finals, Robinson asked "Potato" Webb to wear his old jersey, and then he made gestures to incite the audience.

Houstonians were very enthusiastic and the applause was unanimous.

Robinson guided Webber to the basket and said, "You wait here for a moment."

Then, Robinson retreated to the midline position and looked at Weber's back.

Start, run up.

Robinson jumped high, leaped over Weber and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand!

This wonderful action received a perfect score of 50 points!

There was a burst of cheers.

In this way, Iguodala needs to score at least 45 points to ensure the championship.

Iguodala, who came out under pressure, stepped down in the air and changed hands, and then dunked the ball in with his left hand!

This action was completed very beautifully, but perhaps because of some nervousness, the little AI did it three times before completing this action.

However, everyone thinks that it should not be difficult to score more than 45 points with this action.

But when the scores came out, everyone including Kobe, Iverson and Iguodala expressed surprise at the result.

44 points.

Not embarrassed or awkward.

Iverson frowned and asked repeatedly: "Why?"

Kobe also looked confused, then exchanged something with other players, and was obviously very confused about Iguodala not directly winning the championship.

Iguodala shook his head repeatedly and prepared for an extra game.

Robinson still took the lead in the extra game.

He planned to step down twice in the air near the center circle and throw the ball toward the backboard, then dunk the ball in with an alley-oop.

Unfortunately, it took four more attempts to succeed.

In the end he scored 47 points.

Iguodala, who waited on the sidelines until his body was cold, was finally ready to play.

He took off from near the baseline, then stepped down in the air and changed hands to dunk the ball in.

The movements are done in one go and quite relaxed.

Compared with Robinson's dunk, this was at least a dunk.

However, the judges' eyes are sharp.

The professional scores they gave were quite measured.

46 points.

No more, no less, just 1 point difference.

There were a lot of boos at the scene, and Iverson even sat down to express his dissatisfaction.

Kobe and McGrady exchanged glances.

Iguodala walked to the sideline shaking his head and didn't even congratulate Robinson.

Although the results were controversial, the judges were at least very united.

If you say 46 points, you will give 46 points. The control is just right and the result is under control. There is no out-of-control situation like giving 46 points after discussion, but the result is 45 or 47 points.

Robinson, who is only 1.75 meters tall, eventually won the 2006 Slam Dunk Contest and received a championship bonus of US$35,000.

As the host, Yao Ming stood on Iguodala's side. He and Tracy McGrady stepped forward to comfort Iguodala, who was extremely depressed.

This scene was seen by Robinson.

Capping Yao Ming has become Robinson's goal against the Rockets in the next game.

On February 20, the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend continued.

The All-Star Game that everyone has been waiting for is finally here.

The appearance ceremony of this All-Star Game is quite interesting.

When Iverson, Shentong, Carter, O'Neal Jr. and Shaquille O'Neal came on the court, these five people played a lot of tricks.

The dancing movements, like drawing a bow and shooting arrows, delighted the audience, and the chest shaking made by O'Neal's big palms made whistles rise and fall.

The Western Conference All-Star starters are no less impressive.

Starting from Nash and ending with Yao Ming, the five of them performed a mechanical dance, which also made the audience burst into cheers.

The general atmosphere of this All-Star Game is one of enjoyment, comfort, and joy.

Because James retired due to injury, Carter was able to start.

In this way, all five shooting guards will become All-Star starters again.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Shentong scored a jump shot, and Yao Ming turned around and dunked hard.

In the Houston All-Star Game, two Chinese players took the lead in scoring on behalf of the East and West respectively.

After Yao Ming took the limelight, O'Neal was not far behind and quickly hooked under the basket and scored two points.

Nash also immediately succeeded in a fadeaway jumper, and Carter received a pass from Iverson to complete an alley-oop dunk.

Both sides' offense on the court is relatively flashy.

O'Neal has his own style when shooting free throws, and he actually shot and grabbed the ball and dunked it in.

As McGrady succeeded in the mid-range shot, the two sides began to change players.

Garnett replaced Yao Ming, and Bosh also replaced O'Neal.

After the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 28.

In the second quarter, Marion took the lead in scoring an alley-oop dunk, and then Nowitzki scored a layup, caused a foul, and made an extra free throw to score 2+1.

The Western Stars finally opened up the score slightly and took the lead 33-28.

Nowitzki, who had just won the three-point shooting contest, performed well. He first turned around and dunked hard, and then quickly hit a three-pointer.

Yao Ming also performed a wonderful performance of dunking after passing two defensive players.

Then McGrady succeeded in a mid-range jumper under Yao Ming's screen.

Two Houston Rockets players staged a classic pick-and-roll.

Before the game ended, Ray Allen also flew up and performed a dunk.

The Western Stars quickly expanded the point difference to double digits.

At the end of the first half, the Western Stars led the Eastern Stars 70-53.

Shentong scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Yao Ming scored 4 points and 1 rebound.

Except for their performance at the beginning, the two Chinese players did not have much desire to perform.

At the beginning of the second half, McGrady hit a mid-range jumper and then hit a three-pointer. The point difference between the two teams widened to 20 points.

O'Neal took the lead, hitting a shot and causing a foul. Although he missed the extra free throw, Wade grabbed the rebound and assisted O'Neal for a dunk at the basket.

A wave of offense scored 4 points.

Then STO also started to exert its strength, and two consecutive three-pointers from the outside directly caused the Western Conference to request a timeout.

The timeout ended and the Eastern counterattack continued.

Iverson succeeded in breaking through, Wade also scored a jumper, and Shentong played the role of an organizing forward and sent out assists one after another.

The East scored 10 points in a row again, allowing the West to request the second timeout of this quarter.

At the end of the first three quarters, the score was 97-94.

The Eastern Conference has filled the 20-point hole.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides will start a real battle with real swords and guns!