I'm not really a role player

Chapter 166 Reaching the Top of the Shooting Star
The rules of the Shooting Star Contest are simple——

There are six shooting points on the court, which are 45° mid-range on the left and right sides, three-pointers from the right bottom corner, 45° three-pointers on the left, three-pointers at the top of the arc, and the most difficult ultra-long-range three-pointer in the middle circle.

Six shooting points, a group of three people, play in turn, the first one makes a shot, and the latter one can take over.

The team with the shortest time is the champion of shooting stars.

The Charlotte trio had already rehearsed when they were at the training facility at the Charlotte Apartments.

The division of labor between the three is also very clear. The first CIC is handed over to Li Ke, and he retreats to the bottom corner after the shot. The second CIC is handed over to Boss Joe. After the shot, he goes outside the 45° three-point line on the left.

Followed by Lauren Jackson's three-pointer at the top of the arc, Li Ke's three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Boss Joe's 45° three-pointer from the left.

In the final ultra-long three-pointer, the three of them took turns to play, and whoever gets in first will get the ball.

Lauren Jackson's role is a little less. According to Li Ke and Lauren Jackson, Boss Joe should switch with Lauren Jackson, at least Lauren Jackson is still active.

But that's Michael Jordan, he doesn't allow himself to play soy sauce, even if it's just a shooting star.

……

In the exit channel of the New Orleans Arena, it is about to appear.

Li Ke is still a little worried. The simple victory or defeat puts him under a lot of pressure, plus the shark deal...

It's hard!
Look around again, wearing a Bobcats jersey that doesn't fit well, Boss Joe jumped twice.

Then he noticed Li Ke who was looking up at the sky at this time, stopped his movements, and patted Li Ke: "Don't be nervous, Sheldon..."

Li Ke pouted, wanting to say: Stop pretending, boss!

Don't think that Li Ke doesn't know, Li Ke knows everything. Boss Qiao's two jumps were just trying to cover up the fact that he was short of breath.

nervous?Boss Joe was obviously the one who was really nervous.

Lauren Jackson doesn't matter, she's just a cameo anyway.

Li Ke, no confrontation with COSCO is what he is good at. Do you need to be nervous?

He is just worried that the overall strength of the Phoenix team is too strong, and Nash and Steve Kerr are both top pitchers.

Dorothy's style of play in the WNBA also tends to shoot. In the 06 season, she shot 45.2% from the field and 39.7% from the three-point range. In the NBA, that is also a top existence.

As far as this trio is concerned, the results of just two random shots are enough for the other three teams to look up to.

"This is going to overturn..."

The stadium gradually became noisy, and the host announced: The battle of the second day of the All-Stars has begun!
Then came the appearance ceremony of the Shooting Star Contest.

Boss Qiao carelessly found a wall to lean against, looking not in a hurry.

Li Ke is similar, they all know that Boss Joe must be the most important, and the order of appearance of the Charlotte trio will be put at the end.

"First of all, let us welcome the defending champion of the Shooting Star Contest, the Detroit team! WNBA Detroit Shock team Sven Cash, 2004 NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups, and the two-time NBA championship member and Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer..."

Although the host's voice was loud, the audience in the New Orleans Arena didn't show face, and there were only fragmentary applause and cheers.

The embarrassing thing is not the host anyway, he immediately called out the San Antonio team, and then the Phoenix team.

From the beginning to the end, the atmosphere in the arena was very cold until——

"Finally, let us welcome the Charlotte team, which is playing for the first time this year! WNBA Seattle Storm Lauren Jackson, All-Star Rookie Game MVP Li Ke, and Michael Jordan!"

Boss Qiao had a question mark on his face, why did he not have any decorations here?
However, the applause, cheers, and shouts that erupted just for this moment...

"Michael! Michael! Michael!"

"..."

With such enthusiasm, Boss Qiao just waved his hands to both sides with a smile on his face.

In the commentary seat of TNT, Kenny Smith shouted: "After 5 years, Michael Jordan reappeared on the NBA court!"

Boss Joe is very calm, Lauren Jackson is a little confused, Li Ke has a serious expression, but his heart is surging.

"Michael is back again, this battle is really eye-catching..."

Charles Barkley turned his head to look at the man between him and Kenny Smith, Scottie Pippen.

That's right, for this shooting star contest, TNT invited Pippen.

"There are many retired celebrities, but there is only one Michael."

Facing what Barkley threw over, Pippen just said this very simply.

Yes, there is only one Jordan, and he is so phenomenal that David Stern has been looking for and building the next Jordan for years...

"So, it's time to talk about the preliminaries draw, Scottie, which team do you think Charlotte will play in?"

"It's the same as the order of appearance, the last one."

On the field, the first round of preliminaries was drawn.

Bi Buzhong, Na Bufang and Duncan took away three notes one after another. When it came to Li Ke, he had no choice.

Just like that with a question mark, he opened the note without any accidents.

"the last one……"

The preliminaries began, and the defending champion Detroit played first.

In the first two mid-range shots, Svencash and Billups both made one hit. As for Lambiel, who clamored to pull Jordan off the altar, he missed two three-pointers at the top of the arc, and didn't hit the frame until the third time.

The same goes for Svencash's corner three, wasting four chances before getting the ball in.

Fortunately, for the shot in the middle circle, Sven Karsh hit it with his first shot.

The timer stopped, and the host announced loudly: "Detroit took 57.6 seconds!"

This result is not good, but in the shooting star competition where the results fluctuate greatly, there is still a chance to enter the finals, but it is relatively slim.

The second player to play is the Phoenix team.

Li Ke could clearly feel that Boss Qiao was serious. He stretched his neck and looked very seriously.

Shua, Shua, Shua!

The sound of clearing the net was endless, and the Phoenix team was indeed very smooth. Both Nash and Dorothy made a hit in the mid-range shots. Steve Kerr was also sure about the three-pointer at the top of the arc.

It was the 45° three-pointer on the left, and Dorothy made three shots.

Then for the ultra-long three-pointer in the middle circle, they also tried two more times, knowing that Nash hit the soul, and the final time: 35.8 seconds.

"35.8 seconds, this is a score that goes straight to the finals. The Phoenix team put a lot of pressure on the upcoming San Antonio and Charlotte teams."

The score of 35.8 seconds, put in the final, is also an easy score to win the championship.

The terrifying strength of the Phoenix team was reflected in the preliminaries.

Boss Joe just had a solemn expression. In the preliminaries, the Charlotte team didn't need to face the Phoenix team head-on. They only needed to make sure that their scores were higher than the Detroit and San Antonio teams.

As for San Antonio shooting better than Phoenix, that's unlikely.

Sure enough, the third San Antonio team to play, the first general to make a shot, was in big trouble.

"David Robinson, take the first shot, don't go in!"

"The second time I tried, I still didn't get in."

"the third time……"

It wasn't until the fifth time that the admiral made this seemingly easy mid-range shot.

Although the San Antonio team went smoothly since then, the long shot in the middle circle only consumed two shots, and Duncan made a hit.

The final time-consuming still reached 44.7 seconds.

The Detroit team is already out, and Duncan Furui's eyes turned to the Charlotte team.

"It's time for us to play, come on!"

Boss Joe stretched out his right hand and gave Li Ke and Lauren Jackson high fives respectively.

"The Charlotte team is on the field, listen to the cheers at the scene, no matter what, the Charlotte team is the most popular team for Shooting Star!"

Boss Joe has already taken his place, and so has Li Ke. The strategy of the Charlotte team has been initially revealed to the world.

The countdown was beeping, and the whistle had just sounded. Li Ke, holding the basketball in both hands, jumped and threw the ball.

Swish-!
"No problem, Sheldon hit it off!"

"Let's watch Michael's next!"

Under the basket, Lauren Jackson picked up the basketball and threw it to Boss Joe.

Boss Joe didn't take any aim, so he threw it with his hands, swish!
"Come in, Michael is Michael!"

Kenny Smith shouted, Pippen nodded with a smile, and Barkley was not happy: "It's just a mid-range shot, let's look at the three-pointer!"

According to this order, Boss Joe will definitely shoot a three-pointer, and it will be at a position 45° outside the three-point line, which is the most difficult of the three three-pointers.

Under the basket is Li Ke, who gave the basketball to Lauren Jackson at the top of the arc.

For the three-pointer at the top of the arc, Lauren Jackson missed the first shot, and the second shot hit the frame.

Then there is Li Ke, a three-pointer from the bottom corner...

Swish-!
"Sheldon is Sheldon, so stable!"

At this time, it depends on Boss Joe's 45° three-pointer, a pass from Lauren Jackson, and Boss Joe's first shot... Bang!

"The first shot... didn't make it!"

"This is the Michael I know!"

Lauren Jackson gets the rebound and makes another pass.

Boss Joe's second shot... Bang!
It wasn't until the fourth shot that Joe boss made a 45° three-pointer.

At this time, the time has come to 33.8 seconds, and they have no chance to surpass the Phoenix team, but they still lead the San Antonio team by a large margin, unless the ultra-long three-pointer in the middle circle is particularly stretched.

For the ultra-long three-pointer in the middle circle, Li Ke came first, but with a bang, he didn't make it.

Then there was Lauren Jackson, who didn't go in with a bang.

Boss Joe glanced at the basket, swish!
The audience burst into cheers——

"Oh my God!"

Just this move surprised the three people in the commentary seat.

Barkley shouted exaggeratedly: "Michael, hit a three-pointer in the middle circle, and he completed the redemption!",

"..."

He was met with silence from Kenny Smith and Pippen.

"Charlotte's final time: 40.8 seconds."

"Shooting Star Contest, the record holder, San Antonio is out!"

So, the decisive battle came.

Steve Kerr arrives with his new teammates.

"First pitch, Steve Nash, no problem!"

"Second shot, replaced by Steve Kerr, there is no problem!"

"Dorothy's arc top three, scored!"

"..."

"Finally, three points in the middle circle, Dorothy, not in, Steve Nash, in, the timer stops!"

"30.5 seconds, a better result than the preliminaries!"

"Phoenix went all out!"

Off the court, watching the Phoenix team complete their performance, Li Ke looked dignified and pulled Joe's boss: "Michael, give me the 45° three-pointer?"

Boss Qiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay!"

Steve Kerr walked this way: "Michael, you know what, you made a mistake, in my field, challenge me, Shaq belongs to Phoenix."

Nash looked confused, what?Shaq?

Nash, who is belated, if he knows that there is such a bet, he will release the water.

The most unsuitable team for the Sharks: Phoenix Suns, this is a fact that everyone knows, except for Steve Kerr.

Boss Joe can't refute, because the shooting star is indeed Steve Kerr's domain.

In 2006, Steve Kerr played for the San Antonio team, partnered with Tony Parker and Kendella Veitch, and shot a 25.1-second shooting star contest with the best score in history.

"Stop talking nonsense, Steve!"

With a cold face, Boss Joe swung Steve Kerr away with his elbow that had not been used for many years.

Followed by Li Ke and Lauren Jackson, and then: "The 45° three-pointer is still mine, Sheldon, you go there!"

Li Ke was driven to the opposite side by Boss Qiao again, and he was very confused about this.

How can you say that it has changed?
But when the countdown of the timer sounded, Li Ke immediately became serious.

One last fight, if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent.

"Final, Charlotte's round!"

"Look at the first shot, it's still Sheldon..."

Swish!
Then there is Boss Joe, CIC, with a swish, hit!

The three-pointer at the top of the arc, with a bang, Lauren Jackson hit Li Ke hard in the heart.

But after the second attempt, with a bang, it still went in, and the problem was not big.

Li Ke's three-pointer from the bottom corner also made a swish!
He was so steady that he couldn't be more cheap.

The next thing to test is Boss Joe.

"A 45° three-pointer, the first shot!"

Bang!

Without any accident, Li Ke grabbed the rebound and threw it to Old Joe.

The second shot...Old Joe jumped up.

Swish-!
"The ball was scored, and it was scored the second time. The time has just reached 23.6 seconds. The Charlotte team still has a lot of time, which can be used for the last shot!"

It is said that it takes a lot of time, but it is actually only 6.9 seconds. If you vote two or three times, you will run out of time.

For Charlotte, the margin for error isn't high.

However, no one thought that after the Phoenix team shot 30.5 seconds, the Charlotte team would still have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

This is very exciting, very tense.

Everyone was short of breath, including Steve Kerr and Nash on the sidelines, Li Ke, Lauren Jackson and Boss Joe on the court.

Until Li Ke grabbed the basketball and raised his hand casually to make a shot...

Swish-!
The entire New Orleans arena is quiet!

"Fuck, hit with one hit???"

"Sheldon's ultra-long three-pointer? Just took away the game?"

boom--!
The audience cheers, cheers wildly!

Old Qiao was stunned for a moment, and in the next second, he rushed towards Li Ke from not far away. He hugged Li Ke, and yelled crazily and regardless of his image.

"Great job, Sheldon! Your shot is so critical!"

The voices of TNT, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley overlapped:
"He hit a super long three-pointer, Shelton, he cooperated with Michael Jordan and Lauren Jackson, and won the championship of this year's Shooting Star Competition!"

"A score of 25 seconds made history!"

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