Chapter 499 Brothers (Part 2)

After the three-point contest comes the dunk contest.

The Slam Dunk Contest this year is the most classic in history. The duel between LaVine and Gordon surpassed the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest that was said to have "saved the Slam Dunk Contest".

Lin Ying is also looking forward to it.

Not only because this slam dunk contest is a classic, but also because when he won the dunk king, he basically "stealed" Gordon's moves.

So he was curious about what kind of moves Gordon would use.

After the game started, this question also had an answer.

Most of Gordon's dunks are other classic dunk moves, such as leaping over a teammate's crotch to dunk with another hand, or taking the ball in the air and turning around with a straight-arm windmill.

Then, just like in history, they are all 50 points.

What Lin Ying saw was also very visually impactful, and it was at this time that he discovered the key point. The perfect score was not because of the action, but because Gordon did it.

Gordon looks bigger than him because of his broad shoulders. It looks very difficult to perform these movements, and the visual impact is also very strong.

The two also fought to overtime amid the cheers of the fans.

Then during the overtime dunk, Gordon, who dunked first, used the action of "paying tribute" to Lin Ying.

He put on Lin Ying's basketball jersey and recruited Corey Joseph as a teammate, copying Lin Ying's "sitting on the bench" action.

After dunking, he bowed gracefully in Lin Ying's direction.

The scene exploded instantly.

Although Lin Ying had dunked this action back then, Gordon's tribute and the show's effect were full of success.

Then, Gordon scored 49 points.

McGrady gave it 9 points.

This also caused a burst of boos from the fans at the scene.

Because O'Neal gave many 9 points in the preliminaries and was booed by the fans.

However, this is a little different from Wade's 9 points, because this is already overtime, and the prepared actions on both sides have actually been used up.

This is a score of 49, and then let’s look at LaVine’s performance in the last dunk.

At this time, the pressure is all on LaVine.

Lin Ying also looked at the court intently, and he was also curious about what kind of action Raven would make.

LaVine's last dunk in history was a crotch dunk one step inside the free throw line.

But obviously, that was because Gordon only had 47 points in the previous dunk, so he had reservations.

But this time, Gordon's performance will be even better, and LaVine will have to take out the treasure at the bottom of the box.

LaVine did exactly that.

His first dunk attempt ended in failure, but this dunk already made all the fans jump from the bench.

Even Lin Ying's eyes widened.

Raven is really a bit anti-human!

Then LaVine's second dunk attempt was successful!

360° turn and dunk from the free throw line!

Although three-quarters of the foot is within the free throw line, it is indeed 360 stepping on the free throw line!

The arena was filled with excitement.

Then LaVine, who had been showing no mood swings throughout the game, roared excitedly and had a passionate chest-bump with James on the court.

He is a player with a relatively gentle personality, and this obviously really brought out his dunks at the bottom of the box!

Lin Ying also stood up and applauded Raven.

It's a bit unbelievable to say, but he actually saw a dunk contest that was even more classic than the most classic dunk contest in history!

At this time, Gordon could only shake his head helplessly.

LaVine's dunk is basically unsolvable.

Unless you find a perverted dunk general like the folk who can react and dunk 720 times, there is no way LaVine will lose.

The referee's score also confirmed this. LaVine's last dunk in overtime scored 50 points and was crowned the dunk king.

The fans cheered in unison, and Gordon also expressed congratulations to LaVine.

There is a saying: Even if you lose, you must be convinced.

During the final awards ceremony, LaVine and Gordon also felt sorry for each other.

This slam dunk contest is really unsurpassable.

…

The games on the first and second days of the All-Star Game were both exciting and can be said to be the most exciting in recent years. This also made fans look forward to the main game.

On the day of the main game, Lin Ying was chatting with Durant and Jokic in the room. They were about to leave for the main game.

It was at this time that they discussed a topic: All-Star Game MVP.

Previously, Lin Ying and Durant helped Jokic put up beautiful statistics and become an All-Star. They also realized that many things can be improved.

So now, they are discussing who is more suitable to win the MVP.

This is fundamentally different from Durant planting a flag or something, because they currently account for three of the starting five.

Moreover, Wade and Lowry are not the kind of people who have a strong desire to perform, so as the starters, they basically determine the MVP.

Finally, at Lin Ying's request, the answer they came up with was Durant.

Lin Ying's statement is very simple. Durant has suffered a lot of external pressure since coming to the Nets. He needs this MVP to silence those fans.

As for Lin Ying himself, his pursuit of All-Star Game MVP has never been much.

Of course Jokic had no objection, Lin Ying said whatever he said.

So although Durant said that Lin Ying also needs an MVP, because Lin Ying has three MVPs now, but only has two All-Star Game MVPs, but in the end the minority can only obey the majority.

"Enjoy it."

Seeing Durant's expression still a little tangled, Lin Ying patted Durant on the shoulder and said with a smile.

…

On February 15, the Canada Flight Center Arena was packed with seats.

After the warm-up in the past two days, fans are now looking forward to it.

Iverson and Tracy McGrady, who were recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, also continued to appear on the sidelines.

Barkley also continued to temporarily return to the commentary box, partnering with O'Neal and others.

During the All-Star Game appearance ceremony, Lowry, as the home star, enjoyed overwhelming cheers.

When Lin Ying finally appeared on the stage, he also enjoyed the same level of cheers.

What is a little surprising is James.

I originally thought that he would have a serious face after not being selected as the starter, but he smiled the whole time and was still the "living treasure" in the All-Star game.

But this can be easily explained. James's psychological quality is very strong. If he cannot make this adjustment, he may be "absent due to injury."

After the pre-match warm-up, the starters from both sides came on stage one after another.

It was only then that James outside the camera couldn't help biting his nails, with a complicated expression.

So far in his career, he has only played as a substitute once.

That was in 2007, when Varejao of the Cavaliers wanted a big contract of more than 50 million, but the Cavaliers only gave him a three-year contract of less than 20 million, which made Varejao very passive. , and therefore suffered boos from fans.

As a good brother, James chose to play with Varejao as a substitute, so that fans would be embarrassed to boo Varejao, because that would be equivalent to booing James.

Unexpectedly, he became a substitute in the All-Star Game for the second time in his career.

Although he has done a lot of psychological construction and told himself that this is an opportunity to show his generosity, there will inevitably be fluctuations in his heart.

The starters in the east and west are Curry, Kobe, Leonard, Griffin, and Yao Ming in the west; Lowry, Wade, Durant, Lin Ying, and Jokic in the east.

Jokic and Yao Ming's jump ball in the center circle.

The courtside whistle blew, and Jokic moved the ball back to the Eastern half!

After Jokic grabbed the ball, his face was in disbelief. He always beat Yao Ming in jumping balls!

The main reason for this is that Yao Ming actually didn't jump at all.

On the one hand, Yao Ming's All-Star Game was basically a formality, and on the other hand, the impact of his foot injury was indeed obvious.

The Eastern team attacked first, and Lowry took the ball and directly broke through Curry for a layup.

The Western team started very seriously. Leonard directly assisted in defense and interfered with Lowry's shot.

Leonard got the rebound, the Western team took advantage of the fast break, and Curry followed up with the three-point shooter.

This three-point opportunity was not very good, but Curry shot very resolutely. It can be seen that the elementary school student who lost the three-point contest yesterday wanted to prove himself today!

The Western team came out on top.

In the transition between offense and defense, Lowry missed another three-point shot from the outside.

There was a commotion in the place.

Because he was a host player, Lowry opened the game to satisfy the fans' emotions, but he found that his touch didn't seem to be very good.

Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound, and the Western team advanced to the frontcourt. Curry made another three-pointer without the ball.

"Dang!"

But this time he missed the shot.

Then the Eastern team advanced to the frontcourt, and the ball went into Durant's hands.

The All-Star Game is a performance game. Although the stars will compete with each other, they basically have one focus.

For example, during the All-Star Game in New Orleans in history, the Western Team fed Anthony Davis the ball throughout the game, and then abruptly fed a historical 50+.

This is because players will communicate and discuss with each other in the locker room before the game.

Now, the Western Team is obviously creating this opportunity for Curry.

After all, Curry has never won the All-Star Game MVP in his career.

This season the Warriors are in a league of their own, and Curry is very likely to win his first career MVP. Most of the players in the Western Conference will praise him.

As for the Eastern Team, it’s Durant.

This was basically discussed in the locker room before the game.

Lowry played for a while as the host, and then focused on Durant.

Originally, Lowry would have hit a few more shots, but his touch was not very good, so he gave the ball away in advance.

The one guarding Durant is Leonard.

Leonard defended very seriously, but Durant's feint shot failed to hit.

Yao Ming made a long pass after picking off the defensive rebound, and Kobe rushed to the frontcourt and scored a dunk.

5 to 0!

The Western team started the game with great momentum.

During the Eastern team's offense, when Durant held the ball again, Lin Ying directly played a pick-and-roll for him.

Leonard is not very good at playing exhibition games. It is still very difficult for a player of this Dpoy level to really defend and score.

This pick-and-roll was successful, and Durant met Griffin's chance ball.

"Dang!"

However, Durant still missed this kind of sure-fire shot!

After the Western team protected the rebound, it followed up with another fast break. Here, Curry scored two more points with a layup.

7 to 0.

The Western team got off to a perfect start.

The Eastern team advanced to the frontcourt, but Durant still didn't make a shot after the pick-and-roll.

However, the ball was lucky. It hit Griffin's back and went out of bounds. The ball still belonged to the Eastern team.

"Ying, go ahead and fight, you see my hand is so bad."

When he was about to serve, Durant said to Lin Ying with a smile.

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment, then realized what this guy was doing.

He was a little helpless to complain, but also felt a little warm in his heart.

Things like MVP, even All-Star Game MVP, can only happen between brothers.

Iverson and him, he and Durant, are very lucky to meet people who regard themselves as brothers in their careers.

After the ball was released, Durant saw Leonard switching to Lin Ying and took the initiative to start a pick-and-roll.

Lin Ying didn't let anything go. He used the pick-and-roll to directly change direction and pass Griffin to the basket.

"Bang!"

With a powerful two-handed dunk, Lin Ying broke the Eastern team's scoring drought!

The scene was filled with cheers from the fans.

The Raptors belong to the Eastern Conference, and this is the home court of the Eastern Conference team.

And you still have to watch Lin Ying at the critical moment.

After Lin Ying dunked, he found Durant for a high-five.

Iverson on the sidelines was also moved when he saw this scene.

This is so similar to when he and Lin Ying were in Denver.

Leonard caught the ball in the frontcourt and made a dodge layup to win the ball. He played really seriously.

9 to 2.

Judging from the lineup on paper, the Eastern team is stronger than the Western team this year, but judging from the opening momentum, the Western team is determined to win this year.

Lin Ying directly turned his back to ask for the ball in the frontcourt, and then directly entered the white-hot space.

He gets what Durant wants and will naturally implement it seriously.

Play the ball with your back, turn around and lean back.

Leonard's long arms and big hands directly covered Lin Ying's shooting angle.

Leonard should be the best player currently playing against Lin Ying.

"Uh-huh!"

But Lin Ying still threw the ball in!

The serious Leonard is difficult to deal with, but the serious Lin Ying is terrifying!

Fans whistled loudly at the scene.

The two sides started with this attitude. Are they not going to play an exhibition match this year and just do it for the whole game?

This doesn't make the fans happy. If such a good thing happened, they would choose to watch the All-Star Game every day!

But when the fans thought so, Curry showed them what entertainment is.

Here, in the Western Conference's offense, Curry pointed his finger at the sky when making an air cut.

Kobe knew it and would throw the ball into the sky. Curry struggled to catch the ball, and then dunked the ball directly to the edge of the basket with a "bang".

The force of the rebound knocked him to the ground.

The arena burst into laughter instantly.

Lin Ying was also amused, and her serious expression suddenly disappeared.

In a tense game atmosphere, you still have to watch Golden State LaVine to adjust the atmosphere.

Curry's performance made the atmosphere of the game relaxed. After Lin Ying entered the white-hot space, he played as he pleased and had a bit of fun.

When he wasn't breaking through and dunking, he would throw the board and dunk himself.

Curry, who was switching defenses, smashed the ball into the basket.

Curry looked up in surprise after being detained, and finally he was happy.

…

I thought this would be a high-scoring battle between Lin Ying and Curry, but Westbrook from the Western Team came out halfway to steal the show.

When he was on the court, he never left the ball and attacked like crazy.

The end result is that Westbrook did a big favor to the Eastern Conference.

Because it can be seen from the opening that the Western Conference team is in good shape this year, and we don’t know who will win if we let go.

But Westbrook made the move, and the Eastern team quickly took the initiative and eventually won the game.

Post-game statistics showed that Westbrook scored 31 points and Curry scored 27 points.

Lin Ying scored 41 points and won his third career All-Star Game MVP trophy.

When receiving the trophy, Lin Ying turned to look at Durant with a smile:

"Russell is indeed your good brother."