Tang Tian didn't look for an assistant. After getting up, he didn't rush to dunk, but instead squatted down, untied his shoelaces, and then tied them again.

The camera very consciously focused on Tang Tian's shoes.

They were the most popular Coca-Cola Godfather collaboration sneakers.

These sneakers had already been released in two batches, with the last and largest batch remaining.

However, as of now, no one had bought one of the ten pairs personally signed by Tang Tian.

This close-up shot was perfect. Nike's vice president in the stands was all smiles.

Nike hadn't asked Tang Tian to promote the shoes in this way, after all, Tang Tian's name alone was enough.

It was obvious that Tang Tian was actively giving the sneakers exposure, making him an absolutely conscientious spokesperson.

It seemed that it was time to discuss a lifetime endorsement contract in the near future.

After tying his shoelaces, Tang Tian stepped on the floor, feeling that everything was in place, and started his first dunk with the ball.

Like LaVine, he started running from the baseline.

When he ran to three meters away from the basket, his whole body soared into the air, but his take-off was very special.

He ran facing the basket, but after jumping, he turned 90° in the air, directly becoming parallel to the basket with his back.

Moreover, during the take-off process, both of his hands, including the one holding the ball, spread out in a straight line.

If his legs were hooked, it would simply be like a roc spreading its wings!

However, Tang Tian didn't hook his feet, but instead glided in the air for a while.

It felt like flying!

When he was far enough away, he turned 180 degrees in the air, and slammed the ball into the basket with a reverse dunk with his right hand!

A successful dunk, the movement was done in one go.

After this dunk, the cheers at the scene exploded instantly.

This was a conceptual dunk, and the visual effect was too shocking.

The hang time and body coordination were also perfectly displayed.

In other words, this was a dunk that combined creativity and difficulty!

"God, this is an unprecedented dunk!"

Barkley exclaimed in the commentary booth.

The creativity of this dunk was comparable to Carter's windmill back then.

The judges also quickly gave their scores.

50 points, without any suspense.

This was the coolest dunk in the first round of dunks by the four.

After Tang Tian's dunk, the first round of the preliminaries was over.

Four dunks, three perfect scores.

This result definitely lived up to the fans' expectations.

"It's destined to go down in history."

Kenny Smith, who was always cautious, made a preliminary judgment in the commentary booth.

The dunk contest, which fans had been looking forward to for a long time, was already exciting enough with the first dunk.

But this was obviously just the beginning.

The anxious score would only make the subsequent dunks more and more exciting.

The second dunk was still started by Carter.

The fans at the scene once again cheered for Carter.

Carter used his emotions to get a perfect score in the first dunk, earning him a good position.

But that wasn't enough to guarantee his championship. In fact, he could only use emotions once. If he used emotions again in the second dunk, let alone the fans, the judges wouldn't buy it.

At this time, it depended on what hard power Carter could show.

Carter obviously knew this as well. From the warm-up time before the dunk, it could be seen that the difficulty of this dunk was definitely not small.

He still chose to run from the front three-point line and jumped from the same position three meters away.

After jumping, he stuffed the ball under his crotch, the iconic between-the-legs dunk.

Just when some fans were disappointed that Carter was still selling his emotions, he made a second hand-change in the air after completing the between-the-legs and before the dunk!

Suddenly, the difficulty and spectacle of the dunk went up.

But unfortunately, Carter was old after all, and his hang time and body coordination had declined a lot compared to when he was young.

After changing hands, the height was not enough to complete the shot, and he failed to complete the dunk.

There was a burst of regret at the scene.

If this ball went in, it would definitely be a perfect dunk.

But amidst the regret, Carter came to the three-point line again.

Judging from his expression, he was going to continue trying.

"Vince! Vince!"

The fans at the scene cheered for Carter again.

Carter's second attempt was closer this time, but the height was still not enough, and the ball flew off the rim.

There was another sigh of regret at the scene, but it soon turned into encouraging applause.

Tang Tian and LaVine stood up and applauded for Carter.

It was already incredible to appear in the dunk contest at the age of 41, and to try such a difficult dunk, Carter deserved all the applause.

Even with two failures, even with the dunk failure, Carter had won everyone's respect.

Carter came to the three-point line again.

According to the rules, you can only dunk three times in one round, this was Carter's last chance.

Most people would choose to change their movements at this time to ensure a score.

Especially with a score of 50 in the first dunk, getting a score of 40+ still gave him hope of advancing to the finals.

After all, if he tried the dunk again and failed, the score would basically be below 40 points.

According to the rhythm tonight, he definitely wouldn't be able to enter the finals.

But Carter still walked to the same position, looking like he was still going to try the same move just now.

Cheers rang out for Carter at the scene.

No matter what the result, Carter's spirit was admirable enough.

Carter rushed up for the third time. His physical exertion was not small after dunking three times in a row.

But this time, he succeeded!

He finally slammed the ball into the basket!

Cheers rang out at the scene, and the fans raised their hands high.

Carter, at 41, did it!

This wasn't necessarily the most exciting dunk, but it must be the most passionate.

"50 points! 50 points!"

Barkley took the lead in the commentary booth.

The judges' scores came out.

Finally, it was 45 points.

Although Carter's dunk was very beautiful and passionate, the game still needed fairness.

Carter only completed the dunk on the third try, which would definitely deduct points.

But with 95 points in two dunks, Carter's dunk contest was already exciting enough.

And he still had hope of entering the finals.

The second player to appear was still Gordon.

He took a deep breath before coming on the court, feeling a lot of pressure.

As the defending champion, the 47 points in the first dunk put him in the most dangerous position.

Although Carter's second dunk was a bit of a pity, if his second dunk wasn't above 48 points.

Considering that Tang Tian and LaVine were behind him, he would basically be eliminated in advance.

This was probably the most pressured defending champion.

After taking a deep breath, he reached out and beckoned to a teammate, the Magic's mascot.

The mascot's position was a bit familiar.

Gordon charged in from the baseline and soared into the air after posing in a sitting position in the air.

The fans at the scene quickly reacted, this was clearly the move that Tang Tian had used in the dunk contest before.

But even if it was a move that had been done before, there was still a deafening cheer at the scene.

Gordon was a big guy, and the difficulty of completing this "sitting on the bench" dunk was definitely greater than Tang Tian's, and the visual impact was even stronger.

The moment the ball was slammed in, O'Neal jumped up from his seat.

He obviously admired Gordon's dunk very much.

50 points.

In the end, the judges' score was not suspenseful, Gordon also got his first full score of the night in the second dunk!