The most popular thing the next day was of course the slam dunk contest.

The first to play in the first round of the preliminary round was Pacers swinger Gerald Green, who was once the dunk king in 2007. After Stephenson's rebound, Green rushed up to Dapeng to show a 180-degree double-handed buck. This action showed all his stretching posture in the sky, and his movements were extremely stretched. With this outstanding action, Green got full marks.

James White is the second player to play in the preliminary round, but this time the gimmick is very eye-catching. When he appeared, he was a group of stewardess beauties to help stand in two rows, and he chose to dunk from the free throw line. However, when he dunked, he started from the free throw line and completed the dunk from the free throw line with both hands. However, due to the lack of novelty, this dunk finally scored 45 points.

The third appearance in the preliminary round was Raptors rookie Terrence Ross, who showed his strong waist stretching in this dunk. Ross' dunk move was to slip from the bottom line to the basket, then directly turn 360 degrees in the air, and turn the ball from behind to his right hand, and then directly cut the dunk with one arm. This highly appreciated dunk scored a full score of 50 points.

The fourth appearance of the preliminary round was Nuggets forward Fareid, but under the high expectations, Fareid's dunk was not very innovative. He just threw it directly on the basket while he was moving, then took off directly, and after getting the ball in the air, he turned around 360 degrees.

The next one was Bledsoe. When he appeared, he wanted to turn around and dunk around his hands, but he tried many times but failed. As time was about to end, Bledsoe could only make a relatively simple dunk, and then turn around and slam the bottom of the basket and slam it with one hand.

The last player to play in the first round was defending champion Evans. He invited Jazz legend Eaton to assist when he appeared. Eaton sat in a chair and held the ball high. Evans rushed into the basket and took the ball, and then directly dunked with both hands when the person flew to the other side of the basket.

White was the first dunk in the second round. His dunk was not difficult. He dribbled forward from the bottom line of the backcourt. After entering the basket, he started with the ball with his right hand and then switched to his left hand dunk. However, he tried several times but failed, and then changed to another direction. However, he still failed to complete this action within the specified time after many attempts. In the end, he could only score 32 points.

After White's failed dunk, Green's dunk was even more nervous. He stepped forward to cut the net from the beginning, which was very gimmick, and his purpose seemed to be to imitate the double-dunk movement of the street basketball master "Goat", and then switched to the left hand to the left hand and dunk again. However, after trying many times, he still failed to succeed within the specified time. After the first dunk, he failed to get the ball with his left hand. Until the end of the time, the judges had already scored. Green completed the legendary double-dunk. Although he successfully reproduced the legend of getting the ball with his left hand after the right hand dunk, he still had to get 32 ​​points because of his failure.

Ross chose to throw the ball in the second round of dunk and waited for the rebound, then rushed forward. After getting the ball, he turned 360 degrees in the air and turned one-handed twitch. Although it was not very innovative, it showed the fans a super stagnant.

Fared showed his imagination in the second dunk. He caught the ball directly in the air after a boarding, then took the ball while gliding, and turned around the ball from his crotch to complete a one-arm slam. As a big player, such a skillful move is quite difficult.

Bledsoe still lacks novelty in the second round of dunks. It was just a turn dunk after a rebound. However, considering that he is only 1.85 meters tall, such a dunk is also extremely difficult.

The defending champion Evans showed McGee's double-dunk performance in the second dunk. He held two balls in his hand and quickly ran to the basket with his arms and then jumped high. After turning 360 degrees, he first dunked the ball with his left hand into the basket in the air, and then he still raised his right hand and then dunked another ball.

After the fight, the East and West had decided on their respective division champions. The West was first dunked after Evans appeared. After the opening, Evans placed an oil painting on the court, and a curtain was hung on it. However, his dunk was a bit uninnovative. After the oil painting, the big split windmill dunk was dunked. After the dunk, the curtain was opened by himself, which allowed the audience to see the portrait of him when he dunked, and happily signed his name on it, which was quite "narcissistic".

In the East, Terrence Ross won the first place in the preliminary round. When he appeared in the first dunk in the final, he wore the No. 15 jersey of the former superstar Carter of the Raptors. After a rebound on the edge, Ross turned around and had a one-handed dunk, recreating Carter's classic dunk back then.

Compared to the first dunk, Evans' second dunk still lacks novelty, but after receiving the pass from the bottom of the basket, a tomahawk dunk. Although the bounce height is good, there are few technical movements.

Ross invited a child to the court in the second dunk, letting the hat-wearing fan stand under the basket. He held the ball and rushed forward from the left corner, crossed directly from the child's body, and then showed his super stagnant air in the air. As he flew forward, Ross directly hit the basket with a one-handed dunk with a change of hands under his crotch. Compared to White's lack of novelty, Ross' dunk achieved an overwhelming victory and was eventually rated as the dunk king of this year by netizens.

After winning the championship, Ross bluntly stated that his dunk was a tribute to Carter, including his invitation to DeRozan as an assistant in the dunk match also had a tribute.

"I do this just to show my respect for them. You know they have all participated in the slam dunk contest. I listened to DeRozan's advice. I thought his move was the best in the slam dunk contest that year, so I think I should do a similar move."

This year's slam dunk contest was obviously disappointing. The performances of pre-match favorites James White and Gerrard Green were both terrible. In the end, Terrence Ross won the championship as a dark horse. McGrath, who had participated in the slam dunk contest before, couldn't help but complain after the game, saying that this slam dunk contest was too bad.

"Brother, this dunk contest is really bad. Can you go back to the old pattern of dunking in each round?"

McGrady wrote on Twitter.

McGrady's complaints resonated with fans, "Let's go back to the mode of 8 players participating in the dunk contest! Let's go back to the 2000 dunk contest." said the fan of Jaym. The 2000 dunk contest that McGrady participated in was the best dunk contest in NBA history. His duel with cousin Vince Carter and Steve Francis has made fans miss it.

Today's slam dunk competition seems to be in a vicious circle. It always pursues difficulty and creativity too much, but lacks the beauty and strength that the slam dunk itself should have. Therefore, it is always possible to see players fail many times within the specified time. Even if they finally complete the action, the atmosphere on the scene has been half cold, which is incomparable to the tsunami of the scene after Carter and McGrady completed the action at one time.

Just before this dunk competition officially began, the outside world had high expectations, because "Mr. White" White and "Mr. Green" Green participated, especially White, who is known as one of the greatest dunkers in history, has even attracted the appetite of fans. However, perhaps because of his age, White seemed unable to perform his signature moves and dunks under his crotch, and finally he was unable to complete the dunk within the specified time.

Green was also down in the second round of the preliminary round. His plan to catch the ball and then dunk the ball, and he failed to complete the action within the specified time.

"So... NBA's slam dunk contest is always 3-5 years behind streetball. Don't they watch the temptation tube?"

Streetball superstar "Professor" commented on this dunk contest on Twitter.

The judges of this dunk contest are also familiar Rocket legends, including Tom Janovic, Mutombo, Glider Drexler, Big Dream Olajuwon and Yao Ming.

Yao Ming, who was the first time as a referee, seemed particularly excited. He said about this experience,

"I had a lot of fun today. This fun came not only from those wonderful dunks, but more importantly, I could talk to the players and the legendary players."

Yao Ming then talked about this slam dunk contest.

"It's very exciting. Many young players full of talent show their talents on the court, each with their own characteristics, so it's still difficult to give points."

Seeing those talented young players on the court, Yao Ming also thought of the young Rockets now, he said,

"The Rockets are on the right track. This summer, the Rockets have won Jeremy Lin and Harden. Now we have won about 30 games. The Rockets are now a very dynamic team, young and talented, and have a bright future."

Regarding being able to return to Houston again, Yao Ming said,

"Every time I go back to Houston, I feel very comfortable. The weather has been very good recently, and I have met familiar places and familiar friends." Yao Ming also specifically mentioned Houston's basketball culture, he said,

"The basketball atmosphere in Houston is still very good. Although the attention to the Rockets in China has declined, the Rockets and the entire basketball sport are still deeply rooted in Houston."

Of course, Yao Ming was born as a center forward and was not a dunk player. The reporter still had some doubts about whether he could be a dunk referee. In this regard, Yao Ming smiled,

"Although I may not have enough dunk ideas, I have seen many dunks. However, sitting on the referee's seat with everyone, I mainly want nostalgia, and the score is not important. After all, I haven't eaten pork, which does not mean I have seen pigs run!" (To be continued...)
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