Chapter 673: 672. Adam Silva's Divine Operation
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Peja and Korver were silent, listening to the fans chanting "Three-points-King", don't put too much pressure on them!
too exaggerated!
Korver was convinced by Liu Mang, he had come to give it a try, but he didn't expect his boss to be a monster.
Peja never expected that Liu Mang really broke the historical record once again!
In his opinion, this was originally impossible. He was lucky to equal Liu Mang's record last year!
The three-point contest seems to be an uncontested shooting, as if it is similar to training, but in fact it is far from it!
It is true that a reporter broke the news that many top pitchers scored forty or fifty three-pointers in a row in training, and Liu Mang was exposed, but real professional athletes understand what is going on, and use a word in the entertainment industry to describe it That's it - posing.
Of course, it’s not a lie, it’s true that he scored 40, 50 or even more in a row, but he was fully prepared, and even shot dozens or hundreds of shots at the shooting point that was going to be used for shooting. Then shoot at that position with a fixed point, the feel has been completely shot, and I have completely found the feeling of continuous shooting at that position, and it is the best shooting point that can be completed in one shot.
But the three-point contest is different, although five points are fixed, but that is five points! It is a trouble to change one point after five votes, and the most important thing is not this, but the psychological factor!
Three-point contest, it's a game! It's completely different from training shots. Many players get stage fright when they compete.
In the future, Curry began to participate in the three-point contest since his rookie season. He participated in five times before winning the first championship. Only once exceeded 26 points. After the total score became 34 points, he broke the historical record with 27 points. .
From the perspective of the fans at this stage, Liu Mang and Peja's previous 26 points is already a miracle, and the previous historical record of 25 points has been maintained for so long and no one can break it.
Who knew Liu Mang would be more ferocious every time he came!
Theoretically speaking, taking into account the impact of changing shooting positions and the impact of the fans on site, under perfect conditions, a top shooter like Peja, who can shoot the best performance in the three-point contest, probably has a shooting percentage of 100%. Ninety-fifths, scoring 21 or 2 goals, scoring 23 or 4 points is normal, and scoring 26 points is a miracle.
A pitcher like Liu Mang, who is close to the top, can score about 20 goals in the three-point contest, and scoring just over 20 points is a perfect performance.
Generally speaking, the biggest impact is the psychological impact. When switching from the right side of the basket to the left side of the basket, it is very likely that the first goal will not be scored, and then the heart will be affected, and the subsequent shots will be affected. , such as Korver's performance in the preliminaries.
But Liu Mang was not affected by this aspect at all, and scored 28 points quickly, as if he was really training.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the second player in the final, Peja Stojakovic..."
When the host called out Peja's name, the scene was booed again, which was in stark contrast to when Liu Mang came on stage.
It actually became the "hero" of the Staples Center. This was something that no one expected before the All-Star Weekend. Even the Lakers fans who came to watch the game didn't expect it at first, which led to the current situation. Appearance is nothing more than an annoying player meets an even more annoying player, and a player who is not so hated looks less annoying.
Originally, wherever Liu Mang went, enemies were everywhere. It may be because the magician is very friendly to Liu Mang today, and Kobe, an old enemy, is not around. Instead, Liu Mang became a "tool" used by the Lakers to retaliate against the Kings.
Peja worked very hard to adjust his emotions. He is confident that his three-point shooting is not worse than Liu Mang. This has been proved in the past three years, from the regular season and the playoffs. He is the only active player except Ray Allen. Other than the most accurate three-pointer, Liu Mang may have stronger overall strength, but it is mainly in comprehensiveness. Compared with three-pointers, Peja is used to compare with Ray Allen who is the strongest three-pointer in active service.
Amidst the boos, Peja tried his best to maintain stability, and he missed all of the first two shots.
Peja took only 18 seconds for the first two shots, which can be said to be on par with Liu Mang!
Seeing that Peja went up under such a lot of pressure and scored ten goals in a row! Liu Mang's chrysanthemum tightened, feeling bad.
The fans at the scene couldn't sit still anymore. Could it be that Liu Mang's 28 points just set will be overtaken by this hateful Kings player?
The boos from the fans got louder.
Fortunately, it turns out that men's sixth sense has always been unreliable. Peja reached the top arc. This is the only position in his shooting heat map that is not red but the average yellow position. He missed consecutive three-pointers from the beginning.
Directly missed three balls, Peja has lost the chance to compete for the championship, all the remaining balls were thrown in, which is quite an extra 27 points.
Logically speaking, both Liu Mang and the fans who hated Peja, the king's player, should be happy, but the scene suddenly became quiet... not following the routine!
Why did he pretend to be about to kill Liu Mang just now, and then suddenly connect three?
Peja was also in a hurry. He originally wanted to not lose any of the first fifteen goals in the same direction of view, so as to have a chance to surpass or tie Liu Mang's score, but he missed the first goal at the top arc. The situation is similar to that of Liu Mang. The first 15 shots are all shot, and the first ball from the two shooting spots on the left is used to test hands, and then the score is tied with Liu Mang, and the game is dragged into overtime.
But the point of the top arc is the most inaccurate point for Peja. His shooting hotspots, from outside the three-point line at the two bottom corners to a large area outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, are all higher than the league average. In the red hot zone with a large level, only the top arc is the average level of the league. The first goal of the top arc was missed. Peja panicked and missed three consecutive goals.
"Uh..." Peja grabbed the fourth ball and smashed it on the floor angrily. He felt even more incredible at this moment. Wouldn't that bastard be affected if he didn't have any fear? Why did he feel that his emotions were about to collapse?
But after venting a bit, and after he could announce that he had lost, Peja's mentality improved a lot. The last two balls on the top arc were a normal ball and a white ball.
Scored 15 points on three shots, which is already very good.
However, although Peja scored the last two goals in the last top arc, he has been eliminated!
However, Peja did not give up, he could get as many points as he could! Anyway, losing doesn't look that bad!
Peja made all the fourth shots, and Peja also made the first four shots at the last shot, but did not make the last flower ball.
With 25 points, Peja finished with the third-best score in history.
When it was Korver's turn, there were no surprises. When Korver went up to get the ball, he was smiling wryly. Obviously, he didn't talk about Pejabi, and he had no advantage over Liu Mang in a regular state. His strongest three-pointer is equal to Liu Mang at this stage, and it is only equal to this kind of training game. Now he is facing a 28 points that can be described as a miracle, and a 25 points that can be described as a miracle. , Korver found himself having to work harder.
22 points, Korver worked very hard and scored 22 points with a peaceful mind. In many years, he scored 22 points in the finals. In the 18 three-point contests so far, there are two-thirds of the years Among them, 22 points can easily win the championship, but who told Korver to meet Liu Wei and Peja?
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"Ladies and gentlemen," said Adam Silva, an NBA business executive and vice president with a shrill voice, who came to the middle of the court and held a microphone to present awards, "I am honored to witness such a great game. The performances of the historical three-point masters are too good, but there is always a final winner in the game. I announce that liumang from the Eagles won the 2004 Los Angeles All-Star Three-Point Contest with the best score of 28 points in history! "
After Korver's performance, the three-point contest champion was born!
Liu Mang once again broke the single-round scoring record in the history of the three-point contest with his outstanding performance of 28 points, and won the three-point contest championship for the second time in his career!
The award presenter of this three-point contest is the first, second, and third NBA three-point contest, and the Celtics force king Larry Bird who has won the championship for three consecutive years!
That year, after the three-point contest was held for three times, Larry Bird won the championship for three consecutive years. There were 8 players in the first session, 9 players in the second session, and only 4 players in the third session. Players participated, and many stars complained that the trophy should be given to Larry Bird directly. Some stars even called for the Larry Bird Cup for the three-point contest champion, and some directly complained that the project could be cancelled.
Bi Wang also knew that he had committed public anger, so he did not participate in the fourth session. After he did not participate, the number of participants in the 1989 three-point contest skyrocketed again by 9 people, and the competition became fierce, so this event was not cancelled.
As the three-point line has entered the NBA for longer and longer, and there are more and more three-point masters, this project has become a classic project of the All-Star Weekend, and it has been retained, and because the physical talent required for shooting three-pointers is not so much Strict, so it seems to be more classic and have longer vitality than the slam dunk contest. The slam dunk contest was canceled for a year in 1998, and the three-point contest has been going strong.
Peja and Liu Mang, the two guys who have created and tied the historical scoring record of the three-point contest in the past two years. What matters is not personal grievances, but ratings!
Making money is king!
In order to be more interesting, the Lakers invited the king of the three-point contest, and Larry Bird, the only player in history to win the three-point contest for three consecutive years, was invited as a guest of honor.
Although the relationship between Larry Bird and the Lakers is not very good, they are both one of the two most glorious teams in NBA history. The Lakers and Celtics just hate each other deeply, but because of the history of the two teams Brilliant, they all look down on the third team. Even the Bulls, who have won the third most championships, are only a fraction of their number of championships in the eyes of the two teams. It is Jordan who is strong, not this team.
So the Lakers held the All-Star Weekend, and Larry Bird came here to save face.
The beautiful young lady came up with the championship trophy with a professional smile.
Liu Mang saw that Wang Bi came to the side and was about to present the award, he was a little excited, should he pretend to be a bad boy with Wang Bi! Liu Mang even thought about what to say.
When Liu Mang took only 19 seconds to make Peja's first two shots, he felt a chill behind him, because Vujacic's star card had expired, but he didn't expect Peja to be such a magical one. Man, the third dot lost three times in a row. Liu Mang's mentality was about to explode, but he ignited the fuse. After the fuse burned out, he found out that it was a squib!
This is a good opportunity to tease Peja and play hard in front of the king.
Liu Mang was ready, Bird saw Liu Mang's flickering eyes, and faintly felt something bad. Other places, Bird could pretend to be sideways, but facing Liu Mang in the three-point contest, it seemed The disadvantage is great!
In the past three years, Liu Mang has won two of the three-point contest championships, but he still didn't participate in the one he didn't win! And participated twice, broke the historical record each time!
Just when Liu Mang was about to move, and Bird was anxiously preparing to accept the trophy from Adam Silva to interview Liu Mang, Adam Silva picked up the trophy from the concierge lady and handed it directly to Liu Mang. Here, it seems that Bird has not been seen...
There was an uproar at the scene...
Both Liu Mang and Bird were stunned, what kind of operation is this?