Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Bang!"

There was an explosion.

This time LaVine successfully completed the dunk and slammed the basketball into the basket - a real free throw line jump + crotch-changing dunk, he succeeded.

"Oh..."

The audience was boiling with excitement, and the fans were cheering, screaming, and applauding loudly with excitement.

There is no doubt that this was a very beautiful dunk, which was in no way inferior to the slam dunk that Zhuang Yu just made from the free throw line.

After LaVine landed, a smile appeared on his face.

Although he failed on his first attempt, he succeeded this time.

It took a while for the cheers and screams to subside, and everyone looked towards the judges' seats, their eyes falling on several judges.

At this time, several judges were still standing and did not sit down.

Facing the gazes of the whole audience, several people became a little nervous. They did not give scores quickly, but gathered together to discuss.

There is no doubt that if LaVine's dunk had been made in the past, even if it was successful on the second attempt, he would still have received a full score of 2 points.

Because this dunk is so beautiful and so difficult.

However, this time, Zhuang Yu's free throw line jump dunk was ahead, and Zhuang Yu succeeded in one try. In comparison, the two dunks were equally difficult, but in terms of completion, Zhuang Yu's was obviously better and more perfect.

After a while, the judges finished their discussion.

They returned to the judges' table, then each picked up a score card from the table and held it up...

"what?"

"How could this be?"

When everyone saw the score, they were shocked.

Even Laven himself was stunned for a moment, looking at the scores given by the judges in disbelief. How could this be?

Zhuang Yu was also surprised because all the judges gave it 9 points, which means that LaVine's dunk only got 45 points in total.

This is what surprises people.

Even if all the judges gave 10 points, fans would not be so surprised to give LaVine a full score of 50. Although it took two attempts to complete it and it was a little imperfect, LaVine's dunk was indeed beautiful.

But why is it this score?

In the first round of extra time, Gordon's dunk took two attempts to complete, and the difficulty was reduced.

Several judges gave him 48 points, so how come LaVine only got 45 points?

"What are you doing?"

"Are they blind or crazy? It's ok if LaVine didn't get 50 points for such a beautiful dunk, 49 points would be a sure thing, but they only gave him 45 points."

"I protest..."

Instantly, the audience seats were boiling again, but this time it was just empty noise.

The expressions on the faces of several judges were somewhat helpless and depressed, because they knew that giving such a score would definitely make fans dissatisfied.

Several people exchanged looks.

In the end, Alonzo Mourning stood up, waved his hand towards the audience, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then took the microphone from the host.

The audience fell silent, and the fans wanted to hear how he would explain why such a beautiful dunk could only get 45 points.

Alonzo Mourning said, "LaVine's dunk was beautiful, there is no doubt about that. It is definitely one of the most exciting dunks in the history of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. But there is one thing, LaVine tried twice to complete this dunk, while Zhuang Yu completed the dunk in one try. So we all think that in this round of extra time, Zhuang Yu's performance was better."

No one refuted this point. Good or bad, perfect or imperfect, everyone can see it. LaVine did try twice before completing it.

Moreover, the difficulty of his move was only comparable to that of Zhuang Yu's previous slam dunk from the free throw line, and did not surpass Zhuang Yu's.

So there is no doubt that Zhuang Yu performed better in this round of extra games.

Then, Alonzo Mourning continued: "It is our honor to witness the birth of the most exciting dunk contest in NBA history today. When the game reached the second round, in fact, we no longer needed to score."

"Honestly, I started to regret it later. I shouldn't have been a judge. This dunk contest doesn't need judges at all."

"Okay, I know everyone disagrees with the scores we gave this time. I can only say that if I could give the scores myself, I would give LaVine 50 points and Zhuang Yu 51 points for that dunk just now."

"Both dunks were amazing, but Zhuang Yu won."

This is not said directly, but many people have already understood it.

Yes, in this extra round, the dunks by Zhuang Yu and LaVine were both very beautiful. In any previous dunk contest, they would definitely be full marks dunks.

But today they cannot give LaVine a full score, because that would be unfair to Zhuang Yu. It is obvious that Zhuang Yu performed better and the game should have come to an end with a winner. How can they force them to continue playing extra games?

Is it just to let the fans see a few more dunks?

No, of course not.

If the extra game continues and Zhuang Yu loses in the next round, the fans will definitely protest like they are doing now.

Of course, some people will say that even if the game has to be decided, why not give LaVine 49 points?

Even if I don't give it a full score, doesn't LaVine's dunk deserve even 49 points?

Of course it is worth it.

But then one judge gives a score of 9, so who is going to give this score? Whoever gives a score of 9 will surely become the target of public criticism, because the other four judges all gave full marks, and you are the only one who gave a score of 9. Who else should be criticized?

So after discussion, several judges decided to just give him a score of 9. Since they couldn't give Lavine full marks, he would definitely be criticized. No one wanted to bear the burden alone, so they had to shoulder it together and give him 9 points, and bear the criticism together.

Of course, they couldn't say this out loud, but everyone was not stupid and they all reacted quickly...

Perhaps, this is not a bad thing.

In this case, it is difficult for the judges to give scores. Besides, for today's dunk contest, based on Zhuang Yu and LaVine's performance, they don't actually need to give scores. Even if they only give LaVine a 45, it will not affect the status of LaVine's dunk in the hearts of fans.

Score is just a form.

"Hey......"

Laven sighed, then shook his head and smiled. He also realized that the judges were not targeting him and insisted on giving him a score of 9.

But in the end, I still lost.

"brother."

A voice sounded behind Raven. Raven turned around and met Zhuang Yu's eyes. The two looked at each other and then laughed.

Zhuang Yu opened his arms and hugged Laven, who said, "Congratulations, brother."

"Thank you." Zhuang Yu thanked him and patted Laven on the back twice.

We are opponents on the court and brothers off the court.

Although LaVine was depressed about losing the game, he was still convinced that Zhuang Yu's performance was indeed better than his.

......

Soon it was time for the award ceremony.

When Zhuang Yu held up the dunk contest championship trophy, the fans in the audience applauded and the huge applause echoed in the stadium.

Middle of the court.

Zhuang Yu raised the dunk contest trophy amid warm applause.

"Dad, dad..."

An Xin came to his side holding Xiao Nuomi, who was waving his arms and shouting. Zhuang Yu smiled and took Xiao Nuomi from An Xin's hands. He held the dunk contest trophy in one hand and Xiao Nuomi in the other. Before he could say anything, Xiao Nuomi had already pounced on the trophy.

"dad......"

"Haha..." Zhuang Yu laughed and put the trophy in front of Xiao Nuomi for her to hold. He couldn't help laughing. This little guy really couldn't help but reach out when he saw a good thing. He kissed Xiao Nuomi on the face and asked, "Do you like it?"

"I like it." Little Nuomi grinned and nodded.

Zhuang Yu laughed again and said, "This is the first birthday present that Dad prepared for you. Now he is yours."

Xiao Nuomi's round eyes suddenly lit up, and she gave Zhuang Yu a kiss on the face and said happily, "I like it. Thank you, Dad."

At this moment, not only the people present at the scene, but also countless fans across the United States, around the world, in front of computers and televisions, witnessed this slam dunk contest that may be unprecedented and unparalleled, and also witnessed Zhuang Yu holding up the slam dunk contest championship trophy.

This is Zhuang Yu’s first slam dunk contest championship trophy, and it must be the most valuable trophy in the history of the NBA slam dunk contest.

At the same time, Zhuang Yu is also the first player in NBA history to win the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk Contest at the same time.

A new milestone in NBA history has been established!