super heavy artillery

Chapter 400 The rookie who won the slam dunk king
After the first dunk, Mitchell took the lead temporarily.

Larry Nance Jr. is back on the court.Right now, he's under a lot of pressure.Smaller players still have an advantage in performing dunks like this.Their movements are more stretched and more ornamental.The dunks of the big men are generally more practical, and the movements will not be too fancy.

However, he will not give up such an opportunity.Now that he has made it to the finals, no matter what, he has to fight hard.

In fact, he has been carefully preparing for this dunk contest.Including recreating his father's winning action before, it is said that it is not his most lethal.The trump card must be kept at the end.

Larry Nance Jr., who held the ball close to the backboard, tried it out to get his feel.He tosses the ball over the backboard, jumps up to catch it, and steps back to the free-throw line.

This is what I have in mind.

Nance Jr. then tossed the ball over the backboard at the free throw line and accelerated toward the backboard.Jump high and catch the ball.

At this time, all the spectators, judges, and the players on the sidelines were very puzzled.This kind of action is too ordinary, even if it is added with a big windmill, it is also very ordinary.It is a bit whimsical to want to rely on such an action to win the championship.

Larry Nance Jr. is the one dunking the dunk.He knew that he would not be able to get a high score without adding some difficulty, so after receiving the ball, he pushed the ball to the backboard again at the highest point, caught the rebounded basketball, and then dunked the ball heavily into the blue frame inside.

The action was so fast that most people didn't see what was happening clearly.It feels like an uncharacteristic alley-oop dunk, an action that can be easily completed in the game.

Little Nance was afraid that the judges would get it wrong, so he took the initiative to go forward and explain his actions.

The on-site director also switched to the playback screen immediately.All the people finally saw Larry Nance Jr.'s dunk action clearly through slow motion.In particular, the shot of him smashing the ball into the backboard for the second time was repeated three times.

After seeing Larry Nance Jr.'s actions clearly, the Staples Arena suddenly burst into applause.

This buckle, Larry Nance Jr. performed perfectly.The movement of the hands is fast enough, and the ability to stay in the air is quite good.His ingenious moves not only conquered the audience, but also conquered all the judges.In the end, he got his first perfect score in the dunk contest.

But the situation is still very passive for Nance Jr.The reason lies in his first dunk, that dunk action is a bit too ordinary.Next, as long as Mitchell scores 47 points, he can win the championship.

Now, everything depends on Mitchell's performance.

Mitchell, who returned to the field from the locker room, took off his jersey.At that moment, there was a huge cheer from the entire Staples.Because, this guy is wearing a Raptors jersey number 15 inside.

That's Vince Carter's jersey!
In the 2000 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, Vince Carter wore this jersey when he won the dunk title.

Now, that half-human, half-god man can no longer fly.But this alliance has never lacked his shadow.Many of his dunks were imitated by later players.

The crowd was thrilled to see Carter's jersey again in the dunk contest.In the history of the NBA, there are many dunk kings, and there are more players with excellent dunks.But only Carter made the dunk his own unique mark.

Therefore, when Mitchell dunked, the momentum of the scene had reached its peak.This guy is also courageous.You know, in the slam dunk contest, there are many people who pay tribute to their predecessors, but not many imitate Carter.The few that count are also historical level dunkers.

An Luo didn't know if Mitchell was nervous or not, but he felt that if it was him, he must still be nervous.When he participated in the three-point contest for the first time last year, he felt a little nervous.What's more, the atmosphere is stronger now.

The entire audience stood up.

This is not because of Mitchell. Everyone wants to see how much Carter's shadow can be deducted by this young man.

It is still outside the left three-point line and close to the midline.Carter also started from this position back then.

Dribble with one hand, rush to the basket, take off, turn around, and dunk.All in one go.

Turn 360 degrees to catch a windmill dunk!Carter's first action in the dunk contest that year.

Mitchell replicated Carter's dunk almost perfectly.The scene was filled with jubilation and shouts one after another.Even the DJ on the scene shouted desperately: It's over!

Mitchell himself made the finished gesture.Larry Nance Jr. took the initiative to get up and hug him. He also understood that once this action was completed, he would lose the championship.But the opponent is very good.

Of course, there is still a big gap between Mitchell and Carter in this action.Carter's buckle back then gave people the feeling of a seamless combination of elegance and explosiveness.And Mitchell's dunk is very explosive, but it is only limited to this.

However, the judges still scored a high score of 48 points.

In the end, Mitchell defeated Larry Nance Jr. by 2 points and won the slam dunk contest championship.

In this scene, everyone inevitably thought of another shooting guard.That is Kobe.

In 1997, Kobe, who was also a rookie, participated in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest and won the championship.How similar his experience is to Mitchell now.More importantly, they are both shooting guards with the No.13 pick in the first round.

Since Kobe Bryant, the 13th pick has been given a different color.The guards selected for this position, especially the shooting guards, have played at the All-Star level.Especially in recent years, the shooting guards selected by each team with the No.14 pick in the first round have performed very well. LaVine in 15 years, Booker in 16 years, An Luo in 17 years and Mitchell in 20 years.Among these four guys, except for LaVine who was reimbursed for the season due to injury, the other three players are all players averaging [-]+ per game this season.

God seems to be endowed with a mysterious power in this position.

So much so that now there is such a saying: If you are the general manager of a team and hold the No. 13 pick in the first round, then choose a shooting guard!Even if you already have a stable starting point on your team.Because the shooting guard in this pick will not be bad.

After the slam dunk contest, the second day of the All-Star Weekend came to an end.The most exciting performance will be staged on the last day.

(End of this chapter)