Chapter 396 Slam Dunk Contest
The fans at the scene were so excited that they were extremely excited. Curry and Kobe and other superstars sitting on the sidelines were screaming. Even the six famous guests in the commentary seat were excited and speechless. Barkley jumped up directly from the seat and rushed to the court with the microphone. .
But Tang Hao was not too excited, just waved to the audience, as if he had just completed something that was not very exciting.
Barkley had already rushed into the field. After spending a minute to calm the audience who were about to go crazy on the scene, the big mouth could no longer help it.
"Dang, tell me, what are you thinking? Wearing training suits to participate in the three-point competition!" Barkley couldn't control his excitement as soon as he spoke.
"What's the problem?" Tang Hao looked at Barkley in confusion.
"Oh, God! Tell me quickly, I can't stand it anymore!" Barkley looked hungry.
"The air conditioner temperature tonight is not very high. Aren't you wearing a suit?" Tang Hao said in a real way.
After this answer, the scene was in an uproar, but soon, they looked around and saw that each other was wearing long-sleeved clothes, and they all found that there was nothing wrong with this answer.
Barkley was also amused by Tang Hao's answer. Although this was nothing wrong, it was a game after all!
"Okay, okay, that's the credit of the stadium staff."
Barkley's words immediately attracted a burst of laughter and cheers.
"So, I see before the game, during the game, even now, you don't have much emotional changes. With Curry scored 31 points, are you not at all stressed?" Barkley asked.
"No." Tang Hao shook his head.
This answer immediately attracted a burst of laughter from the audience.
Curry kept laughing.
"I'm not kidding, man." Barkley looked at Tang Hao with a serious expression.
"I'm not kidding, Charles." Tang Hao replied lightly.
This answer immediately attracted laughter from the audience, and Curry laughed completely.
"Okay, okay, then what do you think is 31 points?" Barkley didn't plan to bypass this question.
"An excellent score." Tang Hao said truthfully.
"An excellent score? That's all?" Barkley was obviously not satisfied with Tang Hao's answer.
"Well, except me, probably only Curry did it." Tang Hao nodded and said.
"Well~"
There was booing at the scene, but then there was another burst of laughter.
"Okay, okay, guy, you won, congratulations!" Barkley said and hugged Tang Hao.
"Let us congratulate Tang, who completed the things that others could not accomplish in NBA history, the full score of three-point competition! This is... the most classic three-point competition in NBA history! It's irreplaceable! I suddenly couldn't wait to watch the dunk competition. I want to see if this guy still has to wear training suits!"
As Barkley spoke, there was another clamoring cheer at the scene, mixed with laughter and whistle.
Tang Hao walked to the sidelines, Kobe was the first to stand up, followed by other stars, who surrounded him and expressed congratulations.
Curry, in particular, was not disappointed by his fifth loss of this three-point competition championship. On the contrary, he was excited as if he had scored 34 points.
After a while, the award ceremony of the three-point competition was followed.
This was the first trophy that Tang Hao won. After he took the trophy from the guest, he raised it high, igniting the entire arena again.
After the award ceremony, staff entered the venue on the sidelines, and then the venue was cleared.
At this time, the night was getting darker, but the number of audiences on the scene increased instead of decreasing.
After the three-point competition, the dunk competition will be held.
A total of four people were invited to participate in this dunk contest, namely the Bucks' "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Magic's outside core Victor Oladipo, the Timberwolves' rookie Zach Laven, and the Lakers' Tang Hao.
Compared with the starlight of the three-point competition, the starlight of the dunk competition seems much dimmer.
In fact, the other three people besides Tang Hao, even the most famous Oladipo, were still in the bottom Magic team, and the other two were still newcomers who were unable to play talent. If it weren't for Tang Hao's existence, this dunk contest would probably have become the least concerned one since the new century.
But all this has become different because of Tang Hao's existence.
Regardless of what the opponent is doing, it is definitely worthwhile to see Tang Hao complete the 6 dunks in the slam dunk competition.
This can be seen from the attendance rate on the scene. Compared with the first day, the Barclays Center Arena was definitely full today, and some aisles were even occupied by fans. No one wanted to miss Tang Hao's dunk performance.
"Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to the 2015 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Today, on this venue, there will be four outstanding players competing for this Slam Dunk Contest championship. First of all, let us welcome the small forward from the Bucks with the warmest applause, Giannis from Greece ~ Antetokounmpo!"
The host began to introduce the participants of the slam dunk contest. The first one to play was "Antetokounmpo". Because the name was very long and difficult to pronounce, fans nicknamed him "Antetokounmpo", who was only 21 years old. However, his performance has been quite good recently, and his appearance has also attracted a lot of cheers from the audience.
When Antetokounmpo appeared, a team of staff members appeared with Greek flags, which attracted a stir among the audience on the sidelines.
The NBA All-Star Game is broadcast globally. The broadcast of this competition in China is Zhang Weiping, who is already over 70 years old and "Guide Zhang" and "all-round commentator" Yang Jian.
"This national flag is interesting. Could it be that I have to cross the national flag to complete this dunk?" Zhang Weiping couldn't help but speak.
"The national flag, this is too difficult, but it is possible to go sideways."
"Yes, sideways... oh, retreat."
Just as the two were chatting, the Greek flag and the team had already withdrawn from the basketball court. It seemed that they were not going to complete the national flag leap, but it was really just an appearance ceremony.
When everyone else left the stage, Antetokounmpo also started his first performance.
Without an assistant, his dunk was to be done alone.
Antetokounmpo took a deep breath, threw the ball forward, then rushed forward, jumped high, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand with his right hand.
He has a good idea. He is tall and has long arms. Such a dunk is also very visually impactful.
"Bang!"
The basketball hit the basket and his first attempt ended in failure.
The audience couldn't help but shake their heads.
Antetokounmpo's move is not innovative enough, and the first time it has not been completed, fans' interest has been greatly reduced.
Antetokounmpo's second attempt was made, but he had no intention of changing his movements.
But perhaps it was really too high, and his second attempt still ended in failure.
Most of the audience shook their heads.
"Giannis needs to seize the last chance." Smith said, trying hard to maintain the enthusiasm of the fans. The atmosphere brought by the previous three-point competition cannot be so cold.
Antetokounmpo's third attempt, despite the audience's cheers of support, his dunk ended in failure.
The fans at the scene shook their heads in disappointment.
This is also the current situation of the dunk contest. After saying goodbye to Carter, McGrady, and Kobe, the viewing quality of this event has declined year by year. Although there were wonderful performances of "Little Potato" Nate Robinson, after 2010, the quality and ornamentality of this event have dropped significantly.
After there were no more breakthroughs in action, the players were more in the direction of pursuing novelty. It was more like a dunk show than a slam dunk contest.
Antetokounmpo's final score was 34 points, and "Potato" Webber only gave 6 points. It can be seen that the former dunk king was quite disappointed with Antetokounmpo's performance.
After Antetokounmpo, Oladipo was followed by.
Oladipo is known for his strong physical fitness. When the host introduced him to appear, the audience's emotions came back a lot.
Oladipo is also very entertaining. When he appeared, he brought his own background music and actually sang the song with his microphone.
Such a move also caused laughter from the audience.
In the All-Star Game where entertainment is paramount, and in the modern entertainment dunk competition, this way of playing seems very unique.
Not to mention, Oladipo sang really well, and it attracted a lot of applause from the audience after singing.
Tang Hao also applauded. Many players in the NBA league can sing rap, but Oladipo's non-rap song really has the potential of a artist.
Singing is just an episode. After Oladipo finished singing, he took off his coat and started his dunk.
With the interactive performance a while ago, the audience cheered Oladipo at the opening.
After Oladipo was ready, he then stood at the bottom corner three-point line. Judging from his appearance, he should be preparing to complete the dunk from the side.
Taking a few deep breaths, he finally took a look at the position of the basket. Oladipo took the ball and rushed towards the basket directly.
He jumped up two meters away from the basket, and while he jumped up, he also began to spin in the air.
There was a lot of noise at the scene.
Oladipo's body turned 360 degrees in the air, and he flew past the basket, turned around and pressed directly towards the basket.
"Bang!"
The basketball hit the frame.
Oladipo's first test dunk ended in failure.
However, there was a burst of cheers at the scene, because Oladipo's dunk was more difficult than Antetokounmpo.
When Oladipo stood to the bottom again, the cheers from the audience were already quite imposing.
"Come on, Victor, you can do it!" Barkley also shouted and cheered for Oladipo.
Chapter completed!