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Chapter 211 All the Stars Celebrate Their Birthday, and the Flying People Weep
After a while, the awards ceremony began.

"The awards ceremony of the Skills Challenge has officially begun. Now, let us invite the winners of the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge..."

"Damien!!! Lee~ Ladd!!!"

Inside the Toyota Center, everyone in the auditorium stood up unconsciously, and kept calling Lillard's name.

Lillard trotted all the way to the center of the court. After hugging and greeting the runner-up Holiday, he stepped forward to take the trophy from Stu Jackson, another vice president of the league. He first kissed him and finally raised his hands high.

I said last night that it was just an entertainment game, and it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, but anyway, this is Lillard's first time participating in a basketball feast like the All-Star Weekend.

He won the Skills Challenge for the first time, which seemed to indicate that the All-Star Game was waiting for him.

Looking at the two teammates who came to cheer in front of him, Lillard knew that he had to work harder to truly appreciate the style of the All-Star Weekend like Wang Zelin and Aldridge.

"Damien, do you have any acceptance speech?"

Lillard took the microphone: "First of all, I would like to thank every fan who supports me. It is your cheering and encouragement that made me break through my own limits..."

"I would also like to thank everyone on the team for their support before the game!"

"Of course, I am even more grateful to my parents for giving me such an excellent talent!"

"The last thing I want to say is that the All-Star Game...wait for me, I will go sooner or later!"

The moment Lillard put down the microphone, raised the trophy and looked around, the audience cheered.

Countless Hollywood movie stars, rugby, tennis and other sports stars on the sidelines are applauding Lillard.

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The skill challenge is over, and it's the turn of the three-point contest.

Lillard's outstanding performance only brought excitement to the skills challenge for 3 minutes. After the excitement, the fans will always focus on three-pointers and dunks.

This year's three-point contest takes the form of a confrontation between the East and West. The three representatives of the East are Irving of the Cavaliers, Novak of the Knicks and Paul George of the Pacers.

The three representatives of the Western Conference are Stephen Curry of the Warriors, Ryan Anderson of the Hornets, and Matt Bonner of the Spurs.

Last year's three-point contest champion Kevin Love did not participate this year, and the most popular player became Warriors star Stephen Curry.

The league's number one marksman in active duty!
Before the game, many people regretted that Klay Thompson should participate in the three-point contest. The latter's 14 three-pointers and a record-high 48 points in the rookie game are still the focus of discussions outside the court.

At this time, Curry was stretching on the sidelines, and many eyes were on the No. 30 player with a baby face.

Klay Thompson is so powerful, how strong will Stephen Curry, who is ahead of him on the three-point list, be?
The host announced the rules of the game:
① The player who gets the most points from shots within 1 minute is the winner;
②The game is divided into two rounds, a total of five shooting points, including two points for offsetting symmetry, 45 points for Chen, two points for Chen and one point at the top of the arc:
③ There are 5 balls at each shooting point, 4 of which are ordinary balls, and one point is awarded for each hit, and one is a bouquet ball, which is worth two points for a hit...the full score is 30 points.

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Ten minutes later, the three-point contest officially began.

6 players draw lots, the most popular player before the game, Steve Curry's unexpected first appearance.

"Wow wow wow! The strongest player actually played first, let's see how Stephen Curry's performance will be?"

On the court, Curry, who was drawn first in the order of appearance, was also a little confused, just like a primary school student who couldn't solve math problems.

I saw the elementary school student quickly adjusted his mentality, high-fived Klay Thompson, and came to the bottom corner of the right wing.

"Are you ready?"

the host asked.

"OK!"

Curry nodded.

"Then, I declare...the match begins!"

As soon as the voice fell, the exciting music suddenly sounded, and Curry took the ball and shot it quickly.

1th.

"Bang!"

Fight with anger.

The 2nd ~ did not enter.

The 3rd one - still didn't make it!

As soon as he came up, he lost three goals in a row, and the opponents behind him had bright smiles on their faces. Curry's teammates Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes and others looked at Curry nervously.

"This is definitely not the level Stephen should have!

"Is he paying homage to Kobe?"

The host's explanation dissipated the tense atmosphere at the scene.

Fortunately, the Black Mamba wasn't there today, otherwise something might happen.

In the blink of an eye, the last flower ball came. This time, Curry slowed down, shook his wrist, and shot.

"Shh!"

Finally got in.

But Curry scored only two points for the first point.

Not up to par!

"Is that guy really the number one shooter in active duty?"

"At this level, I can do it!"

The audience who were looking forward to Curry's performance began to boo. It is true that Curry's performance today is a bit eye-catching.

How do you say that?

As great as the expectation is, as great is the disappointment.

45 degrees to the right flank.

Curry's performance was even worse, and he didn't make a single goal.

He hit two ordinary balls at the top of the arc, and the final flower ball circled the basket several times before falling out of the circle and scoring only two points.

After shooting three points, Curry only scored 4 points.

"WTF!"

Wang Zelin on the side almost laughed out loud.

He remembers it as the worst performance in Curry's five three-point contests, but he really didn't expect it to be like this.

I'm afraid Curry is going to challenge Jordan's record!
There are not a few people who agree with Wang Zelin.

Soon at the 45-degree angle on the left wing, Curry came up and hit three consecutive shots. He should have regained his feeling and his hit rate has increased significantly.

The last point is that Curry shot very well, but the poor shooting percentage in the beginning stage had a great negative impact on Curry's total score.

17 points!
With such a score, unless the following players have the same serious abnormality as Curry, it can be determined that Curry will miss the final.

Ryan Anderson made his second appearance, and his highlight performance was at the fourth point. He hit all 2 goals and finally scored 4 points.

Bonner, the last player in the West, scored all the first points, scored 1 points after shooting the first 4 points, and finally hit 18 points.

After the completion of the Western District, the high-profile Curry was directly swept out by the team members, which made many people dumbfounded.

In the eyes of the fans, Stephen Curry of the Warriors, like Tony Parker of the Spurs in the skills competition, suffered the fate of being hot and dying.

With the sound of "shua, shua, shua", the basketball flew out from the fingertips of many three-pointers, drew a beautiful arc, and then got into the basket, raising a white wave.

In the end, Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers defeated Bonner of the Spurs with 23 points in the final with 20 points, and won the new three-pointer king!
Next is the slam dunk contest. In his previous life, Wang Zelin watched this slam dunk contest through video.

To be honest, so-so!

Just wait for Raven.

This year's slam dunk contest is not attractive from the list alone.

Perhaps the most eye-catching one is James White, one of the world's most recognized dunkers and the king of the free throw line specially invited by NBA officials.

But it has to be said that White is a big game dunker who is habitually lax.

The preliminaries ended with two dunks and were eliminated with 77 points.

The reason is that he kept making mistakes, and the second dunk was not even scored until the end of the time.

From the 01 McDonald's High School All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, to the 06 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and to this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

This is the third time that White has missed in the slam dunk contest broadcast live on the whole meter.

And every time he was the absolute seed.

The Slam Dunk Contest was won by Terrence Ross of the Raptors.

In the first dunk of the final, he wore the No. 15 jersey to pay tribute to Carter. After a rebound from the edge, he turned around and dunked with one hand, recreating Carter's classic dunk.

Feelings are full!
The effect is very general!
There is one thing to say, since the 00 slam dunk contest at the beginning of the century, it will be difficult for the next NBA slam dunk contest to reproduce the glory of the year.

Some fans even ridiculed: Should the two-year slam dunk contest be closed, maybe the next Carter-level super dunker will come.

In 98 and 99, due to various reasons such as the suspension of the league and Jordan's retirement, the slam dunk contest was considered to have run out of money, so the league did not hold a slam dunk contest for two consecutive years.

The result is.

The 00 slam dunk contest was born. The half-human, half-god Vince Carter overwhelmed Francis, cousin McGrady, Ricky Davis, Stackhouse and other top dunkers, contributing to the most classic slam dunk contest in NBA history.

It's no wonder that fans are so ridiculed.

In this regard, Wang Zelin wanted to say: Wait a little longer, in two years there will be a No. 8 dunk who will save the slam dunk contest.

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February 2th is the last day of the All-Star Weekend.

As an All-Star starter, Wang Zelin is busy today.

In the morning, the rookie starter Wang Zelin followed Kobe, James and other big shots to carry out a must-do event over the years.

The community sends warmth!
It can be regarded as an activity specially formulated by the Utah people in order to shape the positive energy and positive image of the NBA.

At noon, after the community activities are over, the officials will gather all the players participating in the All-Star Game to be interviewed by major media.

After several more hours, these things were finally done.

……

A dance room.

A group of tall and thick men are performing a hot dance to the magical accompaniment.

After a dance, James in the middle pulled down the white strap on his left shoulder, showing a tricky old shoulder.

Everything is so expertly done.

It seems that James has practiced this action a lot in private.

"Wang, what do you think of this move? Isn't it cool?" James raised his eyebrows at Wang Zelin for a layup.

"Cough cough..."

"Wow!"

"Cool!"

Wang Zelin was about to cry.

Which showman came up with this move?
What the hell!
"Since that's the case, let's rehearse a few times quickly, and the official performance will be held soon."

After speaking, James pressed on the notebook...

DNA moved again.

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At 4:2 p.m., the short dance music of 10 minutes and 6 seconds, after more than ten rehearsals, was successfully engraved into the genes of the six All-Stars.

As for why it's not the 1-minute original video.

Thanks also to Wade for his suggestion.

The original plan was to let Wang Zelin complete the dance music, who told him that it was a semi-finished product.

Faced with this request, Wang Zelin refused without hesitation.

Are you kidding me?
In fact, Kunkun's supreme state can be appreciated by a mere mortal.

Not to mention Kunkun, just take the Canadian electric eel as an example, his realm is hard to come by.

Under Wang Zelin's preference to die rather than surrender, everyone had to repeat the dance music for a while.

Otherwise, 1 minute is indeed too short.

After arriving at the Toyota Center Gymnasium in Houston, the members of the Kini Taimei Dance Troupe first took photos with other All-Star teammates, and after another interview, the six came to the performers' rest area during the official All-Star Game.

It is worth mentioning that today is the 50th birthday of Michael Jordan, the god of basketball.

Therefore, the six people entered the rest area of ​​the performers, and found that it was already filled with many superstars from the American entertainment industry, which can be described as a gathering of big names.

"Hey buddy, look over there," Aldridge suddenly became suspicious, pointing to the front left: "My God, that person is Beyoncé!"

When Wang Zelin looked over, he saw a tall woman wearing big sunglasses and a pair of leather pants, showing off her hot figure in the sky.

"It really is!"

Howard exclaimed.

The successive reactions of his teammates finally reminded Wang Zelin of the hot chick not far away.

The world-class queen of music - Beyoncé Gisele North!
During the All-Star break, Beyoncé will sing a song for the crowd.

Adding to this is last year's Grammy winner Alisiakis...

The stars gather!

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At 5:00, the Toyota Center arena in Houston, home of the Mosaic team, was overcrowded.

The annual NBA All-Star Weekend is undoubtedly a gluttonous feast, and the All-Star Game, which is the highlight, is the focus of most attention of countless basketball fans.

Every year, countless fans come from all over the world to watch the game live.

In addition, the sidelines have long been filled with top celebrities from all walks of life.

For example, Yao Ming, the giant of the Celestial Dynasty!
As the former owner of this arena, Yao Ming attracted people's attention as soon as he appeared on the stage. The photographer of the arena took a close-up shot of Yao Ming and played it on the big screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen...the biggest banquet of the 2013 Houston All-Star Weekend is about to begin!"

The host's high-pitched voice instantly detonated the audience.

The first is the appearance ceremony.

"Ladies and gentlemen, besides the All-Star Game, there is another important thing to say...Congratulations to the great basketball god Michael Jordan, happy 50th birthday!"

Immediately afterwards, a 50-second short film was shown on the big screen, which was enough to prove Jordan's unique influence on the NBA and basketball.

There is a small Easter egg at the end of the short story.

Jordan's former teammate Pippen... the Bulls' head coach Phil Jackson... and a group of old acquaintances specially sent their blessings.

The trapeze who was invited by the official to watch the game was also deeply moved, and gently wiped away a few tears that fell from the corners of his eyes.

The media "Ka Ka Ka" recorded this moment forever, and even thought of the title.

All the stars celebrate their birthday, and the trapeze sheds tears!
　The century-old glorious road of the founding of the party, embarking on a new journey of the era!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)