February 25, Orlando.
The second day of the All-Star Weekend continues at the Amway Center.
The competitions to be held tonight include Shooting Star, Skills Contest, Three-Point Shootout Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.
At this time, the Amway Center Arena was already overcrowded, and elites from all walks of life gathered here.
In a VIP box, NBA President David Stern came to the scene in person. He wanted to witness Sun Yi save the dunk contest, which had become increasingly boring.
"Sun, I have placed all my hopes on you, so I can't let anything slip!"
The closer the game got, the more uneasy Stern felt.
Although he believed in Sun Yi's strength, anything could happen before the result came out.
"Hey! Let everything take its course!"
Stern took a sip of the red wine in his hand to calm down his shock, and then waited patiently...
At the same time, the commentary team sent by the sports channel has arrived at the All-Star Game to bring fans first-hand reports.
The guest commentators responsible for explaining today's All-Star game are Director Zhang, Yu Jia, and Yang Yi.
"Director Zhang, which event do you think is the most exciting tonight?" Yu Jia asked knowingly.
"Haha, if you ask me, it must be a slam dunk contest involving Sun Yi.
The past few dunk contests have received mediocre response. This time I very much hope that Sun Yi can break this barrier and revitalize the dunk contest and regain its former glory. "Director Zhang expressed his thoughts.
"If Sun Yi can save the slam dunk contest like Carter did, then he will go down in the history of the NBA. This is of great significance!" Yang Yi agreed.
"Then we wish Sun Yi that all his dreams come true and look forward to his perfect performance."
After Yu Jia finished speaking, he turned his attention to the playing field.
At the game site, all pre-game activities have ended, and the competition on the second day of the All-Star Weekend has officially begun.
The first thing to do is the shooting star game.
After two rounds of competition, the New York team led by Alan Houston defeated the rest and won the championship.
The next event is the skills competition.
The six players participating are: Curry, Deron, Parker, Rondo, Westbrook, and Wall.
In the preliminaries, Rondo, Westbrook and Wall performed poorly and were unfortunately eliminated.
Curry, Deron and Parker all completed all events within 30 seconds and jointly advanced to the finals.
In the later finals, Curry withstood the pressure and beat Deron and Parker with an excellent time of 28.2 seconds to win the skills challenge championship.
Immediately following was the three-point shooting contest.
The showdown between Curry and Clay was originally very exciting, but thinking about the dunk contest that followed, fans suddenly felt a lack of interest and always felt that time passed very slowly.
"Why isn't it over yet? I want to see Sun dunk!"
"You guys hurry up and decide the winner, we want to watch the slam dunk contest!"
"A three-pointer is not as good as a dunk. We want to watch the dunk!"
…
The auditorium was noisy and the fans complained.
Seeing this situation, the on-site staff quickly completed the layout of the venue and started the three-point shooting contest in advance.
In the preliminaries, Love, James Jones and defending champion Anthony Morrow performed abnormally and were all eliminated.
Curry, Clay and Durant performed well and advanced to the finals together.
In the finals, Durant was the first to appear and performed averagely, scoring only 16 points.
Clay, who played the second game, felt hot and scored 23 points.
Curry, who was the last to appear, failed to withstand the pressure and missed the final buzzer-beater. He only scored 22 points and missed the championship.
In the end, Clay defeated Curry and Durant and won the championship of this three-point shooting contest with an excellent score of 23 points.
"It's finally here!"
The fans at the scene focused their attention on the venue, fearing to miss the exciting part.
It didn’t take long for the staff to finish setting up the scene.
The finale that fans have been waiting for has officially begun!
This year's slam dunk contest has made some adjustments compared to the past.
The new format only consists of one round, with each player having three dunk opportunities.
After each player completes his first dunk, fans can begin voting.
Fans' votes will ultimately determine the dunk contest winner.
The four players participating in the dunk contest this year are: Sun Yi, Budinger, Paul George, and Jeremy Evans.
Under the introduction of the on-site DJ, Sun Yi and others entered the competition venue one by one.
When Sun Yi came on the stage, the audience suddenly burst into excitement, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
"The fans are crazy and I can't live up to their enthusiasm."
Sun Yi thought, and then looked at his competitors.
"Hey! There's no one who can hit me!"
Sun Yi didn't take George and the others seriously because they were too weak.
"Director Zhang, how do you think Sun Yi will complete the first dunk?" Yu Jia asked curiously.
"I don't know about that. Sun Yi didn't reveal to us the dunk action he chose before the game. According to him, it was to maintain a sense of mystery. I believe he will surprise us." Director Zhang He said with confidence.
"In normal games we can all see Sun Yi complete some difficult dunks. I believe he will make more difficult moves in the dunk contest." Yang Yi expressed his opinion.
"The game will start soon, let's wait and see!"
While Yu Jia was explaining, the four participating players on the court had already completed their warm-up activities.
Budinger was the first to play, and his first action was brilliant. He jumped over the head of the assister and successfully dunked on his first try.
Evans made his second appearance. He completed a Carter-style arm-hanging dunk. After the dunk, he hung on the rim for a long time, lacking any novelty.
George came on the scene next, and his first move was to fly over two people and dunk.
Because teammate Hibbert was too tall, George failed to succeed twice in a row. After making some fine adjustments, he finally completed the dunk for the third time.
In the VIP box, after watching George's first dunk, Stern almost vomited blood and died.
What the hell are these guys dubbing?
There is no technical content at all!
"Come on! Sun, only you can save the dunk contest!"
Stern looked at Sun Yi who was slowly walking towards the center circle and kept praying in his heart.
On the court, Sun Yi reached the center circle, grabbed the basketball, and quickly rushed toward the basket.
At this time, many fans at the scene had already guessed what kind of dunk Sun Yi would complete.
I saw Sun Yi sprinting to the free throw line area, stepping on the free throw line with his right foot and jumping up...
"Sun Yi is not sure about the distance, it's a bit far!" Yu Jia said worriedly.
"I know Sun Yi. He will not fight a battle that he is not sure about. We have to believe in him." Director Zhang said.
At this time, Sun Yi, who was flying in the air, completely stretched out his body and looked so elegant.
Immediately afterwards, he quickly swung the ball around with one hand, and after gliding a certain distance, he dunked the ball heavily into the basket.
Big windmill dunk at the free throw line!
The audience immediately burst into excitement, and the lively atmosphere reached its peak.
Curry, who was sitting on the sidelines, excitedly waved his towel and danced excitedly.
"It's all over. There is no suspense about the championship. With Sun here, you can only compete for second place!" Barkley roared excitedly.
