Chapter 476 474. Do You Want to Take Second Place Again?

"Dinah, what are you doing dressed like this? Aren't you going to help me cheer?"

"Of course, Dinah is going to help Uncle cheer and kill that round-headed guy."

"I mean, why are you cheering me on for this jersey?"

"This is the jersey of the God of Dunk! Dinah asked the clerk! Dinah is wearing the jersey of the God of Slam Dunk to cheer on the uncle. Don't all Chinese people find powerful people to bless themselves? Isn't Dinah very smart!"

"Yes, Dinah is very smart, but your uncle's opponent today is the dunk god!"

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After tinkering for a long time, Liu Mang went to the Nike store in the arena and bought a No. 21 retro jersey of Dominique Wilkins. Wilkins' jersey is still one of the hottest jerseys in Atlanta. , put the huge jersey on the little loli, buy a small flower rope as a belt, and simply wear it as a long skirt.

Alexia and Levia on the side watched with a sneer as the two live treasures tossed about in the parking lot for a long time. Liu Mang was very angry. The two women clearly knew that Dinah was wearing the wrong jersey and didn't remind them. If it wasn't for the pre-match After warming up, Liu Mang wanted to find someone to encourage him, so he went to the parking lot to pick up the three girls at home, and saw Dinah wearing Carter's Raptors No. 15, so he quickly bought a jersey for Dinah to change into. It's a shame.

Everyone knows that Dinah is his "daughter". If his "daughter" wears the opponent's jersey to cheer on the scene... the headlines may not be certain, but there will be another "anecdotal" on the cliff that will become a black history. The most disgusting thing is all kinds of "anecdotes".

However, after the quarrel with Dinah, the tension in Liu Mang's heart really dissipated a lot. The three girls went to the fans' aisle to find their own seats, and Liu Mang went back to the stadium alone. The game was his own after all.

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On February 15, 2003, the day of the much-anticipated All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest arrived.

This year's triathlon competition day is a bit more streamlined than last year, and all the three major events of the future triathlon will be staged on the stage.

The assistant guest invited on the second game day of this year's All-Star Weekend is a native Atlanta female singer, a famous female rapper in the 90s, Da Bright, whose nickname is "little guy", which is what her name means. Come to be a nickname.

Although I don't like hip-hop music that much, but listening to it live, I really have that feeling, and the scene suddenly became hot.

Different from the official competition, even the rookie competition and the All-Star competition, the triathlon competition is not only about watching the performances of the people on the field, but also the appearance of all beings on the sidelines.

Mainly, active players and retired celebrities.

There are a total of four competitions today, the regular three events in the future and the special events that will basically change every year.

All the participating players gathered at the bench on the right side of the technical platform. When it came to the triathlon, the bench was combined into one, and twenty or so people crowded together.

The bench on the other side of the technical platform has become a VIP seat, which is the seat for the sponsor's players, active superstars, retired superstars, and friends of the contestants, of course NBA players, etc., which has expanded several times. Hundreds of big stars sat there.

After the warm-up performance, the live DJ began to introduce the guests present today.

"Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, applaud our president, Mr. David Stern, who led the NBA to globalization and gave us more exciting games..."

The first to introduce, of course, is the president of the NBA, David Stern.

"Next, thank you to our greatest player in Atlanta, human cinematic gem Dominique Wilkins..."

"Thanks to the Los Angeles Lakers for the strongest point guard in team history and forever, Magician Irvin Johnson..."

Then, there are the two famous players who will participate in the competition today.

David Stern was overlooked by many people, but the latter two NBA historical figures made the already enthusiastic atmosphere of the audience even higher.

However, the on-site DJ was indeed a member of the Rogue League. Not only did he wear a Rogue League vest over his overalls, but he didn't know if he was deliberately angry with Kobe who was sitting in the VIP seat.

Here, the camera was returned to Kobe. When Kobe saw the camera coming, he could only show a sinister expression and had to laugh.

Yes, the Rogue Alliance is not limited to the production and sales of T-shirts. They found that winter T-shirts are not easy to sell, and T-shirts also have sales bottlenecks, so they started to develop this "brand" in various directions. Liu Mang felt that one day he would It is estimated that they will advertise their "own brand", but the brand is not their own.

This makes Liu Mang very painful, this law is really terrible.

The pre-match activities are over, and the long-awaited game is finally about to start!

The first thing to do was the NBA three-point contest. The participants in the competition were Brent Barry of the Sonics, Pat Garrity of the Magic, Peja of the Kings, Antoine Walker of the Celtics, Hornets David Wesley of the team.

Walker's popularity is really not low! When the players in the three-point contest drew lots, Walker was cheered by the fans when he played.

Liu Mang really doesn't understand some players more and more, especially after becoming more and more familiar with his NBA colleagues, he finds that NBA players can be divided into two extreme categories.

Either it's the little blacksmith who works very hard, or the Antoine Walker who doesn't work hard.

Generally speaking, those who work hard are basically not talented, and those who don't work hard like Antoine Walker are often very talented.

This makes the average strength of the NBA stronger and stronger. Talented players can get a lot of money without working too hard, and even untalented players can get a lot of money after working hard, allowing more averagely talented players to work harder.

Those who are talented but don't work hard often fade out of the crowd after a few years of being cool, and fade out of the league earlier than those with average talent but hard work, while those who are originally talented but hardworking eventually become top stars in the league.

The order of the draw is Peja, Walker, Garrity, Barry, Wesley.

Peja got the first lottery for the game. The order of the lottery has its own advantages and disadvantages for the morning game and the evening game. For the morning game, the votes are completed first, and then it is frozen.

But in the morning field, if they throw a crushing performance, the people behind will lose their fighting spirit. This is the disadvantage of playing late, but the advantage of the backcourt is that if the performance in the front is only average, then the backcourt will lose their fighting spirit. Those who play will have more confidence.

Peja walked to the field, and the cheers on the scene were much less.

Since Liu Mang and Ray Allen, the two strongest three-pointers, did not participate in the three-point contest, people's expectations were much lower.

Peja also felt that the heat on the scene had dropped significantly, and the fire in his heart couldn't be stopped! They underestimated him!

Regardless of whether it is in the historical three-pointers list or the three-pointers that fans are keen to discuss, he is not at the forefront, and is often overlooked.

but! Peja is very aware of his strength. Although his three-pointers are not as crazy as Ray Allen, Liu Mang, and Antoine Walker, and he makes seven or eight three-pointers in a single game from time to time, he is confident that he can also Not bad, okay? So far in his career, he has averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting rate is 39%. He is completely ignored by people, which makes him very upset.

Especially in last year's three-point contest, after losing to Liu Mang, Peja saw that he actually ranked sixth among the strongest three-pointers in NBA history evaluated at the end of the season.

Reggie - Miller, Steve - Kerr, Stockton, Ray - Allen in the lead, Peja did not have much objection.

Reggie Miller is now the historical three-point leader, the first and only player in history to hit more than 2,000 three-pointers. Although Stockton and Steve Kerr have fewer hits, they High efficiency, especially Steve Kerr, who ranks first in history in three-point shooting percentage, with a career three-point shooting percentage of 45.4%, among the players in the NBA who made more than 40 three-pointers in a single season Steve Kerr also had the highest shooting percentage. As a substitute that season, Steve Kerr made 52.4% of his three-pointers.

However, Liu Mang, who was ranked fifth, was criticized just like O'Neal, who was still on a rookie contract, was selected as one of the top 50 superstars in NBA history.

But because the three-pointer is not very good in this era, especially the three-point line has only been established for more than 20 years, like many players who entered the NBA in the 1980s, they don’t know how to make three-pointers at all, because they may be in college, and they still don’t know how to shoot three-pointers. I haven't practiced three-pointers, unlike in a few years, those young people who practiced three-pointers since they were young entered the NBA and shot three-pointers so accurately.

That’s why Liu Mang, a rookie who surpassed Reggie Miller’s highest number of 3-pointers in a single season in his rookie season, was ranked by the media as the fifth best 3-point shooter in NBA history, although he was criticized for giving such a high evaluation to a rookie. , but many people agree.

But Peja is upset! So every time he played against the Eagles, he showed his power and led his teammates to beat the Eagles furiously, without any sympathy.

This year is the three-point contest again, since he has participated, he has to prove himself! Ever since he agreed to participate in the three-point contest, Peja has been preparing and practicing. Until this morning, he even rented a basketball gym to practice shooting in this game. Now he is ready, he is going to explode!

Peja came to the first shooting point in the right bottom corner. Seeing that the game was about to start, the fans cheered for their face.

Peja endured the unhappiness in his heart, and the perfunctory cheers could be clearly heard.

Peja took a deep breath and nodded towards the referee next to him.

The referee received the news that he was ready, raised the command flag in his hand against the technical platform, waved it down, and blew the whistle in his mouth at the same time.

As soon as the whistle blew, the 60-second countdown to the game began!

Peja picked up the golfer and hit all four ordinary white balls in a row!

Although there was no expectation before the game, the fans couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw four three-pointers scored in 8 seconds! This exclamation made Peyton feel the depressive feeling in his heart released instantly!

The fifth ball, the flower ball!

Without hesitation, Peja picked up the ball and threw it to the basket!

Hit again!

Six points in a row!

Peja quickly came to the second point. Unfortunately, he ran a bit and the rhythm was interrupted. The first ball was missed, but the next three ordinary balls and flower balls were all hit!

Only 20 seconds have passed! Only missed one!

Peja came to the top arc. With the lesson from last time, Peja stabilized this time and started shooting again.

At the third shooting point, Peja hit all five goals!

Seeing that only 30 seconds had passed, three points had been shot, only one shot was missed, and Peja scored 18 points, Liu Mang's eyes were about to pop out from the sidelines. The record is about to be broken!

The fourth point!

Peja came to the fourth shooting point and made 4 of 5 shots!

From the exclamation of the fans at the beginning, they all stood up after shooting the first three points, and now they have scored 23 points after shooting the fourth point, which is only 3 points away from Liu Mang's highest score of 26 points in a single round. ! Everyone at the scene stood up and cheered wildly!

Whether there is applause or cheers in a game, in addition to the anticipation in advance, there is also a real performance!

When a star performs above everyone's expectations, even far above expectations, the cheers and applause will be even stronger!

Just like last year, no one thought that Liu Mang had a chance to beat Ray Allen, but Liu Mang did it, making him far surpass the ranking he should have as a rookie in the ranking of three-pointers!

Peja drove people crazy this time!

At the last point, Peja may have been a bit exhausted. He shot 20 shots in a row, and all the first three shots at the fifth point were missed. This made the fans a little regretful. Is 23 points already the limit? After all, apart from Liu Mang, only Mark Price, Craig Hodges, and Hubert Davis have scored more than 23 points in NBA history. For the miracle of the three-point contest.

Taking 25 shots in a minute is extremely intense, just like Liu Mang making 100 three-pointers in 300 seconds, a task that only top shooters can complete with accuracy.

However, there were still 12 seconds left, Peja made a good adjustment, and finally scored the fourth shot at the fifth point!

One ball left!

Everyone is looking forward to the ball to be scored!

Even if they are Eagles fans, they can't control whether their star's record will be tied. This kind of game is always the most beautiful to surpass the highest peak!

For the last ball, Peja slowly adjusted under the eyes of everyone, and before the 60-second whistle sounded, he threw the last bouquet.

When the flower ball is spinning, it is quite beautiful, dancing in the air like a... ball, falling into the basket.

26 points!

The single-round scoring record in the three-point contest set by Liu Mang last season lasted for a year before being tied by Peja! Really want to say, less than a year! Only 360 days, it was tied!

Cang Le God!

Liu Mang was stunned!

He remembered that it seemed that the 25 points were only broken by Curry in 2015. When Peja went berserk, he tied his own 26 points?

You really can't underestimate these seniors!

When Peja made such a performance, several other participating players stared wide-eyed.

They are not Ray Allen, nor Liu Mang, and this kind of three-pointer hard steel in the top six levels in history? Go straight with your head!

Peja completely raised the cheers of the three-point contest to the apex, and at the same time, ended the three-point contest!

The next players who played could only play the game with a wry smile. Walker scored 13 points, Wesley scored 9 points, Barry scored 11 points, Garrity scored 7 points, and almost paid tribute to the basketball god. Fortunately, it was the last one The bouquet was thrown in.

The first round was completely crushed, and in the finals, all other contestants almost gave up. Walker and Barry, who reached the finals, completely lost confidence. Peja scored 22 points in the second round, and the other two had 10 points and 12 points. Peja, just like Liu Mang last year, completely dominated the three-point contest!

unexpected!

This completely exceeded the expectations of the fans. Unexpectedly, on the second match day of this year's All-Star Weekend, the three-point contest was detonated again!

After the game, Peja came to the center of the court to accept the championship trophy and delivered his acceptance speech.

Seeing Peja looking at him all the time, Liu Mang yelled inwardly that he was the most round-faced player in history.

Peja received the trophy, took the microphone, and said in his acceptance speech: "Today seems to have tied the historical record of the three-point contest, but this record is kept by two people, it always feels unpleasant, right Ace, we will have another round next year? "

Depend on! Liu Mang knew it!

"Ding... The host has encountered a provocation, and the system task has been released: the king of the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout Contest."

"King of the NBA All-Star Three-Point Contest: In the 2004 Los Angeles All-Star Three-Point Contest, beat Peja to win the three-point contest. Task reward: Master of Quick Shooting. Failure penalty: Announce to the world, Peja Best three-pointer, better than Ray Allen and Reggie Miller."

"If you accept, please stand up and smile and nod to accept, if you refuse, please shake your head with a smile."

Damn, it's really considerate, and it also gave the specified action of rejecting and accepting, and it's very gentlemanly, but the punishment for losing is to offend Reggie Miller and Ray Allen, two great marksmen!

But the young master just wants to be a gentleman for once!

What is the worst thing about Liu Mang? It's just that the speed of three-point shooting has never been significantly improved. His current shooting speed has basically reached the limit. No matter how fast he is, the efficiency cannot be guaranteed, so this task must be done!

Peja actually provoked Liu Mang, and everyone at the scene was stunned. Then, after seeing Liu Mang froze for a moment, he stood up and walked to the sidelines.

The reporter on the side had sharp eyes and a quick reaction, rushed over with the microphone and handed it to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang was provoked, how could he not respond?

Really, some people are thinking about not participating today. Of course Liu Mang has to fight back. After thinking about it, what should I say?

Have!

Peja was a little surprised to see Liu Mang walking out, the young man was really impatient! But now that he has just won the three-point contest, Peja is in a state of excitement, so he is full of fighting spirit.

Peja and the fans at the scene all stared at Liu Mang, eager to know how Liu Mang would respond, and the players on the sidelines also became excited, screaming, really screaming.

Liu Reck picked up the microphone and looked at a certain bird in the fan area beside the field. The certain bird was stunned when he saw Liu Reck's eyes, and said MMP in his heart.

Liu Mang turned his head to look at Peja, smiled, and said in a joking tone: "Sir, it's rare to get the first place. Do you want to experience the second place again?"