Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 87 87. Skills Challenge (seeking subscription and recommendation)
The competition for the four guards is over, and Hayward and Thomas Jr. have entered the second round.

Now about to start are four big men.

Before the four big men started, the cheerleaders and freestyle players took to the court to continue the heat.

No matter what the game is, a combination of work and rest can make people more relaxed.

Oscar Robertson, the triple-double giant in ancient times, also came to the scene. As a triple-double machine, Big O can be synonymous with skills. He can easily score, assist, and rebound. Isn’t this just the performance of skills?
It seems that Westbrook should also participate.

However, the three-point shooting rate is not enough, and it is estimated that he will not win the championship.

The first group of bigs to play was Kristaps Porzingis and DeMarcus Cousins.

Porzingis is a rookie this year. As a European player, he and Nowitzki have great similarities. For example, they both have three-point shooting ability, both are power forwards, and they are very popular space fours in the small ball era.

And Cousins ​​is currently a center with good offensive and defensive organizations in the league. If it weren't for a serious injury later and his irritable personality that offended many people, Cousins ​​should be able to become a celebrity in the league's center position.

Both of them started relatively slowly. After all, they were tall, and the seemingly simple dribble to break through obstacles was actually a weakness. The two stumbled to the passing point with the dribble, shot almost at the same time, and the basketball got into the net at the same time.

Big guys pass better than guards, for whatever reason.

Looking back for a layup, Porzingis was young and light-weight, and quickly pulled out of the distance, taking the lead in the layup, followed by Cousins.

Returning to the passing three-point point again, Porzingis seized the advantage of speed and took the lead in shooting a three-pointer.

First ball, missed.

Cousins ​​had arrived, and Cousins' first shot and Porzingis' second shot collided on the rim at the same time and missed.

Porzingis took the lead on the third ball and didn't score; neither did Cousins' second ball.

Porzingis made the fourth shot, and there was only one ball left on the rack. Regardless of whether he scored or not, he had an advantage in speed.

Porzingis won Game [-] for the big man.

The second matchup was between Anthony Davis of the host New Orleans Pelicans and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.

Davis used to play point guard, so there is nothing to say about his organizational skills.

Jokic is also a European player, and also has the ability to organize inside, but his body is...a bit heavy.

The two set off, and Davis didn't control the ball at all like a big man, he was very stable. On the other hand, Jokic dangled around, fearing that he might fall at any time.

Davis reached the passing point first, raised his hand and passed the ball into the net, but Jokic made the third pass.

Davis kept leading, and Jokic ran after a layup and turned around.

At the three-point point of the decisive victory, Davis stopped on the three-point line very steadily, and made a beautiful arc shot, but the basketball hit behind the rim and missed.

While Davis was taking the second ball, Jokic ran hard for a three-pointer and made the ball.

Davis also made the second shot, but already lost the game.

It was another break and the semi-finals began again.

Hayward vs. Thomas Jr.

The two started at the same time, the speed was similar, the pass also went into the net at one time, and the layup was almost in no particular order, reaching the three-point point.

Thomas Jr. shot first, followed by Hayward, and neither of them scored the first goal.

But Thomas Jr. jumped higher, Hayward barely took off, and the two shot their second shots almost at the same time.

Fight each other for position at the rim and no one scores.

The third ball and the fourth ball were still not scored.

On the fifth goal, Hayward finally grabbed the front shot and made the shot as expected, defeating Thomas Jr. with difficulty.

Although the duel was very short, Richard was terrified. The whole process could be described as thrilling. The two bit each other to death, and even interfered with each other when shooting. No one wanted to lose. The competition was very fierce.

Unexpectedly, the big man duel was more intense.

Porzingis was more flexible and rushed forward, and the pass was also in the soul, but Jokic was delayed again at the pass point, and it was the third time he scored.

Porzingis passed Jokic almost halfway through the layup.

At the three-point point, Porzingis missed the first goal, and there is still plenty of time to adjust to the second goal.

Just when Porzingis made the second shot, Jokic also made a chasing three-pointer from almost half court.

Two balls hit the backboard one after another and fell into the net.

Although Jokic fell behind a lot, he caught up with the final three-pointer.

With only a maximum of 0.2 seconds, Jokic still lost, and Porzingis was lucky to advance.

"Wow! This fat kid should be in the three-point challenge, not the skill challenge." Harden laughed from the sidelines.

"If he is going to participate, Eric will be in danger." Richard looked at Harden's thick arms and belly, thinking that you are also a black fat man.

Harden curled up into a ball laughing, the not spacious seat was almost toppled by Harden.

At this time, the highlight of the rookie challenge from the previous day was played on the big screen, especially some shots made by Hilde, the MVP winner of the rookie game. The scene was full of cheers, and of course Richard's.

"Hey, man, look at your dunk!" Harden stopped smiling and pointed to the video on the screen.

"Thank you, I think I am more handsome because I learned the step back from you, but unfortunately they didn't release it." Richard's words made Harden bend over again with a smile.

After some performances, the final officially began.

Hayward and Porzingis rushed out at the same time. Although Hayward was faster, Porzingis took a bigger step. The two reached the passing point at the same time, passed the ball at the same time, and rushed to the basket almost simultaneously.

Hayward's speed took advantage, reaching the basket first, but chose a light dunk, which instead allowed Porzingis to catch the dropped basketball one step later.

Hayward made great efforts to catch up again, and finally caught up with Porzingis again at the three-point point.

The two shot three-pointers at the same time.

Porzingis has adjusted and stabilized, and he hit the soul, took the lead in making a three-pointer, and won the championship of the Skills Challenge.

Hayward's shot bounced off the rim.

The two had a high-five, and the other participating players came up to congratulate Porzingis.

The skill competition is over.

Next, is the three-point challenge, which is gradually becoming popular and similar to the slam dunk contest.

"It's really exciting." Richard shook his head, feeling that he might not be able to beat them in the field. Everyone has unique skills and a very good mentality. If they don't do a good job of resisting pressure, they will fail.

"I think you can also participate next year." Harden joked.

Richard raised his eyebrows and said noncommittally: "Maybe, it looks really difficult."

Harden raised one palm, "There is nothing difficult in the world!"

"I'm afraid there are people with a heart!" Richard and Harden clasped together.

It's another performance, and there are too many players and props that need to be placed. Generally, they will not interact with the audience at this time.

But thinking of the next three-point challenge, few spectators would want to leave.

The first challenger is Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets, who made a career-high 40% of his three-pointers this season.

Participants in the three-point challenge do not sign up on their own, and must meet certain restrictions. For example, they must hit a certain number of three-pointers in the season, and the hit rate must be higher than the number before the league will send out invitations. At this time, you can choose whether to agree.

The first point Walker chose was the left corner, and his special point was the right corner.

Walker made 2 shots from the left corner, including a flower ball, and scored 3 points.

Walker at 45 degrees on the left also hit 3 balls including the bouquet and scored 4 points.

The top of the arc is still the same 4 points.

Walker missed all 45 shots at a 5-degree right.

But leave a lot of time for special points.

You can slowly throw in the flower ball, and finally made 4 flower balls and scored 8 points.

A total of 19 points.The results are still pretty good.

Especially Walker's strategy is very good.

Leaving the special points for the last shot, you can slowly adjust to maximize the hit rate, and sure enough, you made 4 goals.

It puts a lot of pressure on the other contestants.

The second player to play is Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was the champion of the 2013-point challenge in 3. At the same time, the scene of the Warriors winning the championship with [-] points last season is also vivid. It can be seen that Irving was not affected by Walker. Irving moved his shoulders and stood in the right corner.

Irving scored 3 goals including flower balls from the bottom corner on the right and scored 4 points.

45 degrees on the right side only scored 1 goal and scored 1 point.

Irving also scored 3 goals and 4 points at the top of the arc.

The 45 degrees on the left is Owen's special point. He scored 3 goals and scored 6 points.

Irving in the left corner instead scored 4 goals and scored 5 points.

A total of 20 points, 1 point ahead of Walker.

The third player to play is Wesley Matthews of the Dallas Mavericks. He has scored 7+ three-pointers for seven consecutive seasons and is also a three-pointer.

But it may be that the pressure is relatively high, the first point is zero, the second point is 3 goals and 4 points, the third point is 3 goals and 3 points, the special fourth point only gets 2 goals and 4 points, and the fifth point is also zero.

A total of 11 points.

The fourth player to play is Eric Gordon of the Houston Rockets. He has scored 184 three-pointers this season, ranking fourth among all players this season.

"Eric! Come on!" Harden stood up and cheered loudly for his teammates.

Li Chade also laughed apologetically at the side, and shouted to cheer up.

Gordon looked serious and looked at the basket very solemnly. It seemed that the pressure was not small.

Harden continued to cheer and cheer off the court, and kicked Richard to make Richard stand up and help cheer.

Richard took a hard look at Harden, and stood to help cheer up. It's okay to win, but it's embarrassing to lose.

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