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Chapter 323 Two Champions
On the second day of the All-Star Weekend, Zhang Sixin went to watch the game after the New York team won the Shooting Star game.

This time he mainly watched the three-point contest and the dunk contest. There were no Timberwolves players in the skills challenge, so the viewing pleasure was just that, because he was next to Zhang Sixin and watched it by the way.

The Skills Challenge started first, and Irving made various mistakes. I feel that it is difficult for many players to show their strength stably in this kind of game.

Rondo and Westbrook were mediocre, and Parker and Deron performed better in the qualifiers.

But in the finals, everyone's performance was unstable.

In the end, Parker won the championship with fewer turnovers by others. The game was really not very exciting.

After the skills competition, finally waiting for his own person to appear on the stage, Zhang Sixin also brought a group of disciples to cheer for Lefu.

In fact, the more explosive the game, the less big names there are, as is the case with the slam dunk contest that the outside world is most interested in.

Both the skill contest and the three-point contest can be played, but it depends on who comes.

There are two big men in this year's three-point competition, Love and Magic's Anderson, and Durant played to replace the injured Joe Johnson. Love and Durant have added star flavor to the three-point contest, but they are not veteran stars.

In addition, Jones of the defending champion Heat, and Morrow and Chalmers, who participated for the first time like Love and Anderson.

These players feel that three-pointers seem to be good, but they don't feel the level of three-pointers.

The main reason is that either three-pointers are not the main offensive method for these people, or the team's status is not high and they don't take so many shots.

Chalmers took the lead and scored 18 points. Love then scored 18 points under the watchful eyes of the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves players are all booing. In fact, each of them thinks that Love can win the three-point contest. Now everyone still thinks that this event is more for pure pitchers.

And Durant, who stretched his hips last time, made preparations this time to show his shame and directly scored 20 points.

Anderson scored 17 points, which was mediocre, while Morrow played abnormally and scored 14 points.

To be honest, it’s fun for star players to come and shoot badly, but role players only have a chance to stand out, and Zhang Sixin feels a little irresponsible if they don’t know how to cherish and treat them well.

Like the defending champion is still different, scored 22 points.

In this way, Love and Chalmers had to play an extra game to decide who could enter the final. Love withstood the pressure and successfully advanced 5:4.

However, in the finals, everyone played abnormally. Love took the lead and only scored 16 points and thought it was gone. As a result, Durant also scored 16 points, and the defending champion only scored 12 points out of the ordinary.

Therefore, Love and Durant will have to decide the championship in an extra match.

In addition, Love shot first again, and then he scored an ordinary 17 points. As a result, Durant did not withstand the pressure and only scored 14 points.

Judging from their respective scores, Love is still really stable, with an average shooting percentage from beginning to end, while a scoring leader like Durant, who can make shots in the face of defense in the game, is unstable at this time.

Zhang Sixin felt that Le Fu could be praised for his big heart.

Love accidentally won the three-point contest, and he was also very happy. As a representative of the all-round power forward, Love said to reporters: "My game style is definitely focused on the inside to make a living. I play inside. The proportion is far more important than the proportion of floating shots. However, I think I can also maintain high efficiency on the outside. When my career is over, I still hope to be remembered by the world as a representative of the tough power forward."

"Everyone sees me as a rebounding monster, a power forward who just does dirty talking. But actually, I know I can shoot threes, and I have the ability to do it. Going to the three-point contest, standing on the biggest stage, I think I can do it, and I keep telling myself, I can stand on that stage too."

Love said that he might dedicate the trophy to Timberwolves shooting coach Dell Curry. He said: "When I first entered the league, I was told not to shoot three-pointers, but that is in the past. Now everyone is encouraging me. I will continue to work hard and keep improving. This championship shows my versatility. I just try my best to improve my ability year after year."

"Maybe, I will go to the skill competition in the future."

It turns out that in history, Love reversed his reputation after leaving the Timberwolves and became one of the soft representatives, but now that Love has won the championship, his career will definitely be different.

Dell Curry also didn't expect that he taught people to shoot three-pointers, and the team's rebounding leader won the three-point contest first. He is really worthy of his bragging.

Love won the three-point contest, and then they all looked to Paul George.

This slam dunk contest is decided by fans' votes. All Zhang Sixin's players with the Timberwolves were canvassing for Paul George before the start.

There are no highly popular stars participating in this session, but there are still opportunities.

Although Paul George did not win the championship in history, it is actually different now.

Paul George's first dunk was a leaping two-man dunk. The Timberwolves came to the All-Star players to help together, pass the ball, install it on the defensive player, and play it fancy.

But they practiced together many times, and they succeeded once in the official start. Paul George broke through, passed the ball, leaped over people, and then caught the ball and dunked, which immediately ignited the audience.

In comparison, other people's performances are a bit less interesting.

In the second dunk, Jazz Evans dunked two goals in the air, which was very exciting.

Paul George's dunk in the dark is also good, but it's still gimmicky.

To be honest, their level this year is really not that good, it's like a three-point contest, but everyone is happy.

When it comes to the third dunk, some players are very difficult, and some players pay tribute to their predecessors.

It turns out that Paul George can definitely pay tribute to his predecessors in the Pacers in history, but there are not many seniors in the Timberwolves, and Garnett, the most famous one, is still on other teams, so Paul George is still gaudy.

He dressed up as a superhero, then broke through teammates wearing villain masks in various ways, and finally jumped and dunked one by one while moving.

Zhang Sixin did not participate in DeRozan's dunk idea before, and this time he did not interfere with Paul George and the others. He just let them practice proficiently and don't embarrass the team.

Whether he can win the championship, Zhang Sixin is not sure.

But I don't know if it's enough bells and whistles, or the overall popularity of the Timberwolves played a role.

In the fan vote, Paul George won the slam dunk contest with 33% of his shots.

DeRozan is happy for his teammates, but also feels a little depressed. The fans vote is good, just like he finally became the All-Star starter this time. The fans vote is much fairer than the judges.

(End of this chapter)