Chapter 603 Peak Showdown
Lavin took a deep breath, then accelerated to the free throw line, the only difference from the almost same starting point just now was that this time he stretched out his hand a little earlier than before.
Rubio's pass followed him and he quickly sent the ball under his crotch. When he was two meters away from the basket, he had already got the ball with his left hand.
"Bang!"
This time, Laven seized the opportunity and pressed the ball into the basket when he was about to fly to the basket.
It's not very violent, but being able to complete the action is already breaking through the limits of human beings.
There was a sudden burst of cheers at the scene. Although the visual impact was not as strong as Tang Shuai's ball, the difficulty coefficient was definitely great, even more difficult than his last dunk in the final last year.
After Lavin landed, he immediately turned to look at the judges' seat. The judges there did not immediately give a score, but were discussing something with each other.
The score has not yet come out, but the result is actually very clear. What the judges discussed is nothing more than the order of appearance in the finals, because in the rules of the dunk contest, people with high scores can play later.
Warren and Gordon also looked at the judges with a blank look. Although they knew that there was a high possibility of being eliminated, no one would give up in advance when the final result came out.
Shuai Tang did not pay attention to the judges at this time, but turned around and called Paul.
Gordon came to play an assistant before, but only increased the performance effect, Paul was his real assistant.
After a while of discussion, the judges finally gave the final score.
49 points.
As soon as this score came out, it immediately caused a riot among the fans at the scene.
Curry, Westbrook and others even reached out to make a "why" expression.
Although their expressions are exaggerated, many people still know that such a score has nothing to do with the dunk itself, otherwise the judges would not have to discuss it for so long. The score is actually a comparison between Raven's dunk and Tang Shuai's dunk. In their opinion, Tang Shuai's dunk is better and more worthy of playing later.
The score has been determined, and the fans have become quiet after being restless for a while.
Gordon and Warren looked depressed. Although they guessed that this would be the result, when the last glimmer of hope was wiped out, they would inevitably be lost.
"Zach, you've done well enough." Tang Shuai said to Gordon in the past. What he said was not entirely comforting. The score of 95 points was basically able to enter the finals in several previous dunk competitions, but now both 95s have been eliminated. It's not that they performed poorly, but that Tang Shuai and Lavin performed too well.
Gordon smiled bitterly and said, "Come on, win this championship."
Tang Shuai nodded.
After the preliminary round, the finals will follow.
Like the preliminaries, the finals are also two deductions. According to the previous score ranking, Tang Shuai, who scored well in two rounds, will be ranked behind.
After a period of rest, LaVine made her debut.
However, sharp-eyed people will find that Paul took out a square shield-shaped thing from under the bench, and Tang Shuai was constantly communicating with him at this time.
After pulling his arm, Laven took the ball, took a deep breath, and then rushed towards the basket.
Unlike the previous times, this time he held the ball with both hands and ran until the free throw line was a big step inside, and then he jumped up.
Tang Shuai also stopped communicating at this time and turned to look at Lavin in the air.
After taking off, Lavine directly turned the ball in the air with the ball.
Is this a 360° dunk?
A trace of doubt flashed in the fans' eyes.
However, after turning 360° in the air, LaVine did not choose to raise his hand and dunk, but just held the ball in his right hand and raised it into the air.
Tang Shuai's eyes lit up.
LaVin is indeed LaVin, this is a 720° dunk!
In the field of dunking, height, distance, and stagnation are the three main elements. Carter told him at the beginning. The 720° dunk not only tests the player's jumping height, but also tests the player's stagnation time, because you need to keep the dunk point above the basket after two laps in the air.
Therefore, 360° dunks are often tried, but 720° is rarely put on the table. It is because of this dunk, it is really too difficult!
But now, it can be felt that Laven has taken out all the skills to put the bottom of the box.
Amid the shock of the fans, Raven held the ball with his right hand and turned 360° in the air again, and then successfully pressed the ball into the basket with his right hand.
Completed in one go!
The moment the ball dunked in, the entire stadium was instantly boiling. On the NBA historical stage, someone tried a 720° dunk for the first time, and it was a one-time success!
Really, it's really perverted!
With this dunk, LaVine accomplished an epoch-making feat!
Even if you still can't surpass Carter, you're already infinitely close!
"Oh! My God! This... This is really a 720° dunk. My God, Zach, he will win the defending champion again!" Barkley said excitedly.
Not only him, but also a few other people in the commentary seat, and they were lucky enough to see history.
"I think the pressure on Tang is absolutely unprecedented now." Miller said at this time, looking at Tang Shuai on the sidelines.
Tang Shuai did feel the pressure at this time. LaVine actually completed a 720° dunk, which seemed to be somewhat beyond the ability of the exclusive dunk bag. At the most critical moment, LaVine seemed to have completed some invisible transformations.
However, he did not intend to give up. He believed that the visual impact that the next dunk would bring to the fans would definitely be shocking, and it would not be much worse than Laven's 720° dunk.
After the referee signaled that he could play, he greeted Paul and then walked towards the field.
Their appearance immediately caused a commotion at the scene. Especially when Paul was holding a shield in his hand, and even a wooden board with the Captain America logo on it, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.
The fans turned their heads and looked at each other, but no one could guess what they were going to do.
When he saw Paul walking towards the basket with his shield, Barkley couldn't help but say, "Is he going to dunk on the shield?"
"I think Paul shouldn't be able to withstand Don's struggle, right?" Miller said with a smile.
"That's right, but I really can't think of any other use of such things." Barkley said, touching his head.
Just as several commentators in the commentary seat were speculating about what to do on the board, Paul took the board and walked directly to the free throw line and the midline of the basket, about two meters away to the left. Then, in the shock of the fans, he squatted down, adjusted the board to a certain angle, and then pressed it against it with his body.
This action made the fans even more curious. Even Barkley turned his head and looked at Miller. Could it be that he really wanted to dunk on the wooden board?
Just as the fans were talking, Tang Shuai took a deep breath and rushed straight towards the basket with the ball.
Everyone at the scene looked at him in unison, wanting to see what he was doing.
When Tang Shuai rushed to the three-point line one step further, he suddenly slammed the ball towards the wooden board that Paul was holding with an incredible expression on everyone's face.
After throwing the ball, he stepped forward and then jumped high.
The wooden board flew and smashed towards the wooden board.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the basketball hit the wooden board. Because the wooden board was placed obliquely, after the basketball hit the wooden board, it rebounded diagonally, and then it was like a positioning device was installed and flew straight towards the position where Tang Shuai was.
It was not until this time that the fans realized what Tang Shuai was going to do. He wanted to use the rebounding force of the wooden board to create the ornamentality of the dunk.
When they realized this, their eyes showed an incredible look.
In NBA's slam dunks, there are many dunks using floor rebounds. There is a professional name called self-dumping and dunks. Even McGrady's invented slam dunks are a derivative of this action, but no one has ever tried to use wooden boards to dunk like this.
Because the ball is not going down or forward, not to mention the size of the force, it is difficult to find the right angle at this angle, let alone complete the dunk action after receiving the ball.
However, when the basketball bounced up from the wooden board and flew straight towards Tang Shuai, they were all stunned. Is this... good luck?
Tang Shuai grabbed the flying ball with both hands, then turned 360° in the air, then turned around and smashed the ball towards the basket.
"Bang!"
The basketball was unbiased and he pressed it into it.
The same thing was done in one go!
And unlike LaVine just now, he obviously still has enough energy to do this ball. When he dunked, he used all his strength and shook the basket.
Curry and Thompson on the sidelines were stunned.
Towns and Woll even pulled each other to prevent each other from running on the field.
After a pause, there was a sudden burst of shouts of thunder and thunder.
"How did he do it?" Buckley did not show any excitement, but turned to look at Smith, then turned to Miller and asked.
Barkley and Miller both shook their heads. Obviously, they didn't know how Tang Shuai achieved such accurate positioning, and it was a success.
After Dunking, Tang Shuai walked to Paul's side, reached out and fisted him.
Although he already has a uo dunk bag, it is only a weakened version after all. It is obviously not an easy thing to defeat Irving, who has an exclusive dunk bag, so he can only take advantage of it.
In recent years, the dunk competition has been paying more and more attention to creativity, because the dunk movements have basically been used up. If you want to attract judges, you can only start from this aspect. His advantage is his passing ability. The ability of the white chocolate pass bag allows him to form a clear pass route in his mind, so as long as he grasps the angle, it is not an impossible move.
And now, one hit is successful, it proves that he has absolutely the ability.
Tang Shuai felt capable, but the fans didn't know all of them. After seeing Tang Shuai complete such a shocking dunk, they were all surprised.
Chapter completed!