The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 281 Three Point Contest
"Shh!"

Flynn made the key mid-range shot to help the first-year extend their lead to 2 points, 104-102, with 27 seconds left in the game.

Next, it depends on how the second-year team chooses to attack. Coach Spoelstra did not suspend the timeout. He completely left the suspense of the outcome of the game to the players themselves.

Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball across the half court. Harden did not choose to press the whole court to consume the opponent's offensive time, but waited outside the three-point line early.

He thinks very clearly that if Westbrook is given a chance to break through, the opponent will attack the inside without hesitation, so it is better to prepare in advance at the top of the arc.

The sophomores, who were behind by two points, did not rush to attack. Westbrook wasted time at the top of the arc, and Curry was waiting for an opportunity at a 45-degree angle on the flank. They had many offensive options. They could shoot a three-pointer to see if they could kill the game directly, or they could choose two points to drag the game into overtime. Regardless of the choice, at least the choice was in their hands.

With 15 seconds left at the end of the game, Westbrook chose to go inside. With the help of the attraction of Curry's outside line, he took the opportunity to break through and accelerate, and went to the inside.

However, at such a critical moment, as long as there is no excessive foul action, the referee will generally not blow it, but leave it to the players themselves to decide the outcome.

Gibson jumped up and stretched his hands, not trying to block Westbrook's layup, at least to interfere, DeRozan was ready to grab the defensive rebound at any time.

As long as the ball can be defended, they will win the game.

Beasley is also keeping his eyes on the basketball. If the sophomore wins, the MVP of this rookie challenge will naturally fall into his hands, and he will not treat key defensive rebounds like normal games.

A goal related to victory or defeat affects everyone's heart.

After a physical confrontation with Gibson in the air, Westbrook threw the ball. The basketball bounced a few times on the hoop, but it still failed to fall into the net.

Westbrook wanted to complain to the referee that the ball was suspected of being fouled, but he didn't have time to do this because they still had an offensive opportunity.

Beasley and DeRozan scrambled together, but Beasley, with his longer wingspan, touched the basketball first, and the ball was transferred to Love's hands.

The latter passed to Curry on the outside. Yes, he hopes that Curry can seize the opportunity to end the offense.

The first grade who failed to protect the rebound quickly ran to defend. Lin Yue flew over to interfere with Curry's shot, but because he had just grabbed the rebound with a group of people, the two were far away from each other.

Not only him, but others also don't have time to keep up with the defense.

For Curry, this is an open three-point opportunity, two seconds before the end of the game, this is the last shot of the game.

In, the second grade wins.

Did not enter, first grade wins.

It's that simple.

Looking at the empty front, Curry didn't think about anything at the moment of the shot. He was more willing to believe in the result and shot thousands of three-pointers, but before the shot, no matter whether it was disturbed or not, the possibility of scoring was 50%.

It's not the same as field goal percentage.

"Bang!"

The crisp sound of smashing the frame broke the hearts of many second-year supporters. Curry's three-pointer hit the back edge of the basket and popped out.

As the game time ended, the referee blew the final whistle.

"There is no miracle. The victory of this rookie challenge belongs to the first-year challengers. I have to admit that this is the most exciting and exciting rookie challenge I have ever seen since I commented on the All-Stars. It is hard to imagine that two rookies who have just entered the league will bring us a feast like basketball." Barkley said excitedly.

All the audience stood up and gave applause to the two-time rookies who played a wonderful duel. In a high-quality entertainment game, there are no losers, but there are MVPs.

Now that the first-year side has won the victory, the final MVP will naturally belong to Lin Yue, who connects the teams and attacks independently.

林跃本场比赛22中13，三分球3中1，罚球6中4，拿到31分12助攻7个篮板2个抢断1个盖帽3个失误3个犯规的全面数据，填满数据栏的同时交出了一份满意的答卷。

Now who dares to underestimate this young player from China.

Yao Ming, who was lying in the hospital, was very relieved to see this scene. Although he has no chance to return to the court for the time being, Lin Yue has become the successor of Chinese basketball.

Chinese basketball will never fade away.

Griffin could only be envious when he saw Lin Yue holding up the trophy. If he recovers from his injury, the game won't be so difficult to win, maybe the final MVP is his.

More importantly, Griffin also seems to be a teammate with Lin Yue rather than an opponent. When he returns next season, he will naturally compete head-on with Lin Yue in the regular season and playoffs.

But the opportunity of teammates can only be reduced once.

Unpredictable.

Now that he has become the best player in the Rookie Challenge, Lin Yue must be interviewed by the live media.

Although he can speak English, he chose to give his acceptance speech in Chinese first. Lin Yue always kept in mind his purpose of standing on this stage, to prove that Chinese people can also have some accomplishments in basketball.

Love can also make the future.

In contrast, the content of the acceptance speech is not important, because he has not prepared it in advance, and his brain has no time to think under this spotlight.

The various award acceptance speeches he had seen in front of the TV in the past came in handy at this moment. Lin Yue thanked everything he could think of from his motherland to his parents to his friends around him.

Then repeat it again in English, and he doesn't care whether the content of the retelling is correct or not. This kind of big scene is much more difficult than playing basketball. Lin Yue, who is not good at dealing with reporters, had to put on a smiling face and hand everything over to the reporter after he finished his acceptance speech.

After going through all the procedures, Lin Yue was finally able to return to the locker room. The players on both sides congratulated him, but Curry and Beasley looked very unhappy.

This is normal, after all, Curry lost, and Beasley didn't get the MVP.

Westbrook and Love didn't feel much. They played very seriously on the court, but they were still friends off the court.

It doesn't conflict if the competition belongs to the competition and private belongs to private.

Curry just couldn't accept that he could miss the key open three-pointers, and lost to Lin Yue because of this. It was hard to accept, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he was.

Lin Yue walked over with the trophy in his arms, deliberately rubbing the towel off his face.

And he gave Curry a grimace, hey, I won, got the trophy, and just played.

"Damn, Lin Yue, you've gone too far. You don't need to remind me. I know I lost." Curry said angrily. He looked at Lin Yue's stunned look, but he didn't know what to say.

"If you lose, you lose. Anyway, I can have supper." Westbrook gave Curry another crit.

Their bet tonight is supper, but it is not these few people who are invited, but all the members who participated in the Rookie Challenge.

If Lin Yue loses, his half-baked finances will probably be hemorrhaged. Fortunately, Curry's three-pointer missed at the last moment. In fact, he was also very panicked.

"After the game, we went out to have something to eat. Stephen treats guests. Everyone goes, one counts as one." Lin Yue said loudly.

All the rookies cheered like chicken blood. The Rookie Challenge is an entertainment event. After the game, the two sides didn't care about the result of the game. The enthusiasm can only take effect when listening to the cheers of the audience on the court.

It's good now, there will be activities after the game, and it's free, can you not be happy?

In the end, Durant also heard the news and rushed over, bringing James, Wade and others to join. Of course, everyone is a professional athlete and attaches great importance to physical management.

Supper or something is a burden.

But Durant doesn't care about these, he doesn't rely on physical confrontation, he can still score with touch.

In addition to Durant, Curry himself also ate very high, which is called turning grief and anger into strength.

In his own words, he paid the money, so why not eat more.

In the end, it was Curry who stopped Lin Yue. This guy still had to participate in the three-point contest the next day. Don't let this matter affect the result of the three-point contest, so he can hardly absolve himself of the blame.

……

On February 2th, the 15 NBA All-Star Game entered its second day, and the wonderful skills challenge came as scheduled.

Players participating in the skills challenge include Devin Harris of the Nets, Parker of the Spurs, Nash of the Suns, and Mo Williams of the Cavaliers who replaced the injured Nelson.In the end, Nash beat Williams in 35.3 seconds in the final to win the Skills Challenge.

New to All-Star Weekend in 2003, the Skills Challenge was designed to showcase the skills of the best point guards in the league.The content of the game is that four players complete several links such as dribbling, passing and shooting in a venue with various obstacles within the specified time.

The skill challenge is not very attractive to the audience, it is an appetizer at best, the key is the next three-point contest and the highlight of each All-Star dunk contest.

Among the participants in the three-point contest, the opponent Curry needs to pay attention to the most is Pierce. Pierce's three-point skills are also very good.

First up is Chauncey Billups, a guy with a solid shot.

In the first five points, he only missed one shot, and he entered the state quickly, but he failed to keep up with the follow-up state. He scored 17 at the end of the game. The overall performance is still good. Normally, he can enter the final stage.

After seeing the score he shot, Billups also hugged his good teammate Anthony who came to the scene, and returned to the field with a smile.

Channing Frye, who played second, struggled. In fact, in the game against the Suns, Channing Frye gave Lin Yue a deep impression. This guy's catch and shot are quite accurate. If he doesn't defend in time, there is a high probability that the ball will be shot.

However, when it comes to this kind of autonomous fixed-point shooting, Channing Frye is not so stable. He has no experience in participating in the three-point contest for the first time. Although he has had targeted training during the few days of rest, standing on the court is another matter.

In the end, after all the balls were shot, Channing Frye only scored 14 points, and there is a high probability that he will miss the next round.

Nash, who had just won a technical championship, immediately had to appease his failed teammates.

Billups is still not worried, 25 of 17, such a shooting percentage is enough to enter the finals, as for whether he can win the championship, it depends on his performance in the finals.

Before the game, he didn't care much about this kind of honor, but since he participated, being able to win the title of three-pointer king is naturally the best result.

The third player to play is Gallinari. This guy and Channing Frye have the same attribute as an anti-aircraft gun, but Gallinari's stability is better than Channing Frye, especially in this kind of fixed-point shooting. It can be said that this is his strong point.

In the first 12 goals, Gallinari had a very high hit rate. He scored 5 goals and missed 50 shot per point on average. That is to say, he only needs to hit [-] of the next [-] goals, and he has a [-]% hit rate to have a chance to enter the final stage.

But there are only 20 seconds left, and he may not be able to complete all the shots if his shooting speed is too slow.

Under the trend of inner tension, Gallinari's shooting speed began to increase, and his posture was slightly deformed, which is the most terrifying thing for a shooter.

At the fourth point, Gallinari missed 4 consecutive shots, and finally hit the fifth ball.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yue off the court was a little nervous.

He turned around and looked at Curry, and found that this guy didn't react much, and with this guy's shooting speed, there must be enough time, maybe he would slow down his speed a little more to improve his shooting rate.

At the fifth point, Gallinari made 5 of 3. When he took the last shot, he knew that the ball was a bit off. He lowered his head and sighed. At the end of the game, he scored a total of 16 points. Of course, this score has a chance to enter the final stage. However, the remaining two strong players on the three-point line, Curry and Pierce, have not yet played.

One is the league's No. 220 player in three-pointers so far this year's schedule, leading No. [-] and still missing two weeks.

An old guy who shoots the highest three-point shooting percentage of his career can be said to get more and more demonic with age.

Gallinari's expression at this time was not comfortable, he seemed to be able to foresee his end.

The fourth player to play is the high-profile new three-point genius, Stephen Curry. As this season progresses, people are more and more aware of the importance of Stephen Curry for the Thunder to have today's record.

The Thunder didn't even have a .50 winning percentage when Steph wasn't on the floor.

However, losing one of the three young masters is almost the end, and the current Thunder cannot do without any of them.

"Play well and wait for your good news." Before Curry went on the court, Lin Yue patted Curry on the shoulder and said to him.

"Don't talk, let him concentrate." Durant felt that it was more important for Stephen to calm down at this time.

Curry took a deep breath after playing. The three-point contest that he missed last season was finally able to participate this season.

(End of this chapter)