The second player to appear was Aaron Gordon.
As a player for the Orlando Magic, Gordon's career was not very dazzling. Although he was the fourth pick in the 2014 rookie lottery, his career performance so far has not been amazing.
He averaged 5.2 points per game as a rookie and 9.2 points per game so far this season.
So far, his personal single-game data record is 19 points and 8 rebounds.
As a sophomore, this result is quite satisfactory.
Especially compared with a player like Zhao Feiyang who averages 25+ per game, Gordon looks even smaller.
Fortunately, his dunks are pretty good. With his dunk performance, he gained more attention and popularity.
In the court, Gordon took the ball and patted it. He did not rush to try, nor did he rush to dunk immediately. Instead, he stood there and stepped on his shoes to feel the friction of the ground.
After doing this, Gordon finally chose to take action.
With all the fans looking forward to it, he stood outside the three-point line on the right side of the basket and launched a dunk.
He suddenly accelerated towards the basket. The moment he reached the basket, he leaped high and performed a crotch dunk with his hands behind his back.
boom.
The wonderful action attracted exclamations from the audience. Gordon's dunk was also very stable, and the basketball was firmly dunked into the basket by him.
The ball went in.
"Oh! God! Am I dazzled?"
"Damn! This guy can even do this kind of action?"
"Fuck! This set of moves is so beautiful! This guy is still very relaxed after doing it?"
There was a lot of discussion at the scene.
After Gordon's dunk, the judges on the scene once again looked shocked.
A few seconds later, after a brief communication between the judges, they gave a total score of 45 points. Everyone scored a 9-point performance. In the eyes of the judges, there is still a gap between Gordon's performance and LaVine's.
Gordon didn't say anything when he saw the total score. He clapped his hands and smiled before returning to the competition table.
Next it was Will Barton's turn.
With the first two performing so well, Button's pressure suddenly increased a lot. You know, there are only two rounds in the slam dunk contest. If you don't perform well in the first round, you are likely to be eliminated.
If his final score is less than that of LaVine and Gordon, then no matter how Zhao Feiyang performs later, Barton will not be able to advance to the second round.
This is unacceptable to Button, who made a lot of harsh words before the game.
In his opinion, defeating Zhao Feiyang is nothing at all. What he really wants to do is to defeat LaVine and Gordon.
These two people are the targets he wants to challenge, not a Chinese player who in his eyes is not very good at dunking.
However, judging from the performance of the first two, it is much more difficult to defeat them than Barton imagined.
On the field.
Patton picked up the basketball and patted it. Under the watchful eyes of all the fans, he also started from outside the three-point line on the right side of the basket.
Under the eyes of expectant eyes, Barton jumped high on his crotch, changed hands, and dunked the ball from behind into the basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
There was a round of applause.
The fans' reaction is not deceptive. Compared with the previous performances of LaVine and Gordon, Patton's dunk is still less difficult and less exciting.
The judges' reactions were similar, with no expressions of shock, but they still took the initiative to give Barton applause.
A few seconds later, with all the fans watching, the jury gave Patton a total score for this dunk.
44 points.
One point lower than Gordon.
When the score came out, Barton covered his face and looked dejected. Obviously, this score was not what he expected.
Although there are still dunks in the second round, the lower the score, the more uncertainty it means, and it means he has to put in more effort.
Judging from the performance of the first two people, their second attempt may not be worse than themselves, or even better than themselves.
Just after Button finished dunking and sat back in the competition seat, Zhao Feiyang stood up and walked out.
As the last one to appear, his pressure is different from others. The better part is that after seeing other people's scores and performances, he was able to adjust his dunk strategy in time.
There were boos and applause outside the court.
The two voices intertwined together, making the entire atmosphere very strange.
"Go down! You can't do this!"
"Don't be embarrassed, man, you will definitely regret it. I want to see how you get out of this arena in a moment..."
Many fans sat in the stands and shouted.
Some people applauded, but the applauding fans obviously had too much sense and did not respond at all to this situation, let alone speak for Zhao Feiyang.
He just kept silently cheering for Zhao Feiyang on the spot.
"Zhao, I hope you are not reckless... Man, you are the pride of us yellow people, don't embarrass us..."
"God! Pray that he can score this goal..."
At the same time, Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean were also watching the live program in front of the TV.
Regarding Zhao Feiyang's upcoming appearance, the fans' reaction was almost unanimous, and many people began to comment on the Internet.
"Damn it! This man is here! He finally appears! He must not let his guard down!"
"Zhao Feiyang, you must not dare to lose face! You will not only lose your own face, but also the face of us Chinese people..."
"If Zhao Feiyang is really awesome, then I am willing to kneel down and call him daddy! If Zhao Feiyang is a clown trying to please others, then labor and management will be his fans for the rest of their lives..."
In the stadium, amidst countless expectations, ridicules and even doubts, Zhao Feiyang walked onto the court alone.
"Zhao, I believe you!"
"Man, show what you've got!"
LaVine at the competition table was very worried and kept shouting to Zhao Feiyang to encourage him.
Zhao Feiyang responded with a smile and waved his hand to tell him not to worry.
The host and commentator responsible for commentating the game also saw this scene, and both of them couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha...an interesting scene! But I'm also curious about what Zhao's dunking level is like...It looks like Zach is worried about him, and we are touched by the friendship between the two. ....."
"I estimate that Zach's inner thought at this moment is that he wants to teach Zhao all his dunking skills... They must have done this in private, but I don't think Zhao can learn it. Will do......"
"Of course, things like dunking also require talent. I have seen Zhao's past performances, and I think the same as you. He is a very good defender, with excellent organizational skills, strong scoring ability, and more leadership qualities. Many people are inferior to..."
"But... I don't have too many expectations for his dunk. It relies too much on physical fitness and talent skills..."
