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Chapter 459 Leap... (Third update!)
The judges gave the score.
This was probably the most predictable score.
George's previous dunk was because he was worth 50 points, and Tang Tian's dunk was because the maximum score was only 50 points!
In the history of the NBA dunk contest, every free-throw line dunk, except for Ibaka's lack of aesthetic appeal, has been a guaranteed perfect score.
Barkley and O'Neal were laughing happily at this moment.
Although Tang Tian dunked less, his dunks were in actual combat, above the rim, and one dunk was worth several of others!
Lillard was very excited, rushing over to chest-bump Tang Tian after his dunk.
Tang Tian chest-bumped him, but his expression was still relatively calm.
It wasn't that he wasn't excited, but this dunk was actually the easiest for him now.
James White is best known for his free-throw line dunks, but even at his peak, he couldn't play in the NBA, so he never had the chance to show it off in the dunk contest.
The Knicks signed him last season purely to sell tickets, but when it came to the dunk contest, he was too old and couldn't pull it off.
But Tang Tian got White's dunk ability at his peak, although it could only be done without contact, but isn't that the kind of move you show off in the dunk contest!
After George and Tang Tian finished their first dunks, the emotions of the fans in the arena were completely ignited.
This is what a peak dunk contest should look like!
The second dunk for both sides.
George took a deep breath before taking the court.
He could feel that Tang Tian's dunk had put a lot of pressure on him.
For his second dunk, George brought in Westbrook from the sidelines as a helper.
The two seemed to know each other, and their relationship seemed pretty good.
Westbrook hit the side of the rim while running, and George caught the ball for a between-the-legs dunk.
The move was very difficult, and the visual effect should have been very good.
Unfortunately, perhaps because of the pressure, or perhaps because they weren't real teammates and lacked the necessary understanding, George failed to make the dunk twice in a row.
Since a dunk only has three chances at most, George gave up on his last dunk.
He chose a between-the-legs dunk with a relatively low degree of difficulty.
He succeeded on the first try.
This dunk was okay, but because it was the third attempt, the judges only gave it 42 points.
This meant that Tang Tian's chances of winning were very high.
"His teammates have performed poorly, Tang should choose a simpler dunk to end this round."
Smith gave a very pertinent suggestion from the commentary booth at this time.
Because the Western Conference team had already lost the first two rounds, whether Tang Tian won or not, the Western Conference team wouldn't get any points.
On the contrary, if he wanted to advance to the finals, he would have to defeat his two teammates.
So, the safest way for him was to choose a simpler dunk to ensure that he entered the finals.
After all, a dunk in the dunk contest only has three chances, and if he accidentally made a mistake like George, it would be a case of losing everything at the last minute.
Smith's suggestion was very pertinent.
And because the commentary booth was in the front row, Tang Tian could actually hear it.
But he didn't change his dunking move, and directly beckoned Davis on the sidelines to come on stage.
The second dunk involved an assistant.
Seeing Davis come on stage, the fans on the sidelines stirred.
After Davis came on stage, he stood directly in front of the basket, a little more than a meter away.
Tang Tian took the ball to the three-point line.
Seeing this posture, the booing from the fans on the sidelines grew even louder.
Was he going to dunk over Davis?!
Davis is 2.08 meters tall, and because of his long wingspan, he looks very tall.
Tang Tian, a big guy of over 2 meters, was going to dunk over him, which requires a very high level of jumping ability!
Smith shook his head with a smile at this time.
Tang Tian still didn't listen to his advice and chose this kind of high-difficulty dunk.
But at this time, Barkley and O'Neal were a little excited.
They were both Hall of Famers, and they were both very dominant and arrogant players during their playing careers.
Smith was talking about the theoretically better choice, but they still liked going head-to-head, they liked Tang Tian's choice.
Tang Tian's second dunk.
He took the ball and rushed forward, taking off directly one meter away from Davis.
He pulled the ball up very high when he took off.
Because of his height, at the moment he took off and flew over Davis, his head was level with the rim!
A dunking superman at rim level!
Before the ball was even dunked in, the cheers from the audience had already sounded.
The visual impact was really too great.
"Boom!"
Also in one attempt, Tang Tian flew over Davis and directly smashed the ball into the basket!
Explosive!
After Tang Tian landed this time, he shouted loudly, turned around and chest-bumped Davis.
The ability of the Jump King is to jump high without resistance, so things like the previous free throw line and this kind of flying dunk are the easiest to succeed.
But at the same time, precisely because he jumps high, the visual effect is also the most explosive.
50 points!
The judges quickly gave the score.
They had given 50 points to Wall for flying over the mascot before, so this one would only be higher.
In this way, Tang Tian got 100 points for 2 dunks, the only perfect score in the first round!
He also defeated George in the most positive way!
"Good job."
George came over and gave Tang Tian a high-five at this time. Obviously, these two dunks had convinced him.
Even if he lost, he lost convincingly.
After Tang Tian and George finished dunking, the first round of the competition was also over.
The Eastern Conference team won 2-1, and they got 15 points in the individual competition.
But this was not the end, the real dunk contest champion still needed to go through the second round of the finals.
The Eastern Conference team sent Wall, who got the highest score of 93 points for the Eastern Conference team in the first round.
There was no doubt that Tang Tian would play on the Western Conference side.
The fan voting window also opened at this time, and the person with the higher final vote rate would win the final dunk contest championship.
Wall dunked first.
He still brought the "Wizard" as a helper.
This time, the ball was in the Wizard's hand, held halfway over his head.
Wall started running from the baseline this time.
His run also attracted the attention of everyone in the arena.
It was very disadvantageous for Wall to participate in the dunk contest as a guard, but his performance so far has amazed everyone.
And this amazement was still continuing.
Wall rushed to a position about one meter away from the Wizard, jumped up, and at the moment when his legs straddled the Wizard, he grabbed the ball and directly performed a reverse dunk!
This was a super difficult dunk.
And even more difficult things happened during the dunk.
Because he didn't find the right angle, his head was flying towards the basket, and it was about to hit it.
He dodged his head outwards in the air, and then raised his hand to smash the ball into the basket.
"Boom!"
Success in one attempt!
The fans in the arena exploded again.
"Fxck!"
George and others on the sidelines directly cursed.
After Tang Tian dunked those two perfect score dunks in the preliminaries, it looked like this year's dunk king would be from the Western Conference, Tang Tian.
But Wall's dunk directly brought this suspense back!
Even if he was a guard, he would still compete with you!