Chapter 442
If it goes smoothly, first win the AMVP, then win the regular season MVP, then he can complete the main quest in the fastest way.
Get the reward: 【Intermediate · Mid-range Throw】.
That is undoubtedly a very tempting reward.
The next day.
The three highly popular skills competitions arrived as scheduled.
The first item is: Skills Challenge.
Baron Davis, "Little Fish" Fisher, Earl Boykins, and "Lone Wolf" Marbury were the four participants.
Preliminary round.
Marbury with 36.7 seconds and Boykins with 33.2 seconds failed to enter the final round.
Final round.
"Little Fish" Fisher went up first, perhaps because he was nervous, and played a poor result of 38.8 seconds.
Baron Davis had no pressure and finally took 31.4 seconds, which was worse than his preliminary result, but he steadily won the Skills Challenge championship.
Immediately after.
The Three-Point Contest arrived.
"Old Cat" Mobley, Korver, Billups, Voshon Lenard, Lewis, and Peja, six people participated.
Everyone unanimously favored the defending champion Peja.
He lived up to expectations and entered the final round with an impressive score of 21 points.
And Lenard with 18 points and Korver with 19 points also entered the final round.
In the final.
Lenard had the lowest preliminary score, went out first, withstood the pressure, stabilized his mentality, and got a decent 18 points again.
Then.
Korver got 15 points and missed the championship.
Everyone's attention was on the defending champion; 18 points was not a very high score, as long as Peja performed normally.
Victory was in his grasp.
Achieving the second "three-peat" "Three-Point King" in NBA history after "King of Trash Talk" Larry Bird.
Everyone was looking forward to it.
The result... he seemed very nervous.
The first and second spots only had 4 points, the third spot only had 3 points, and the fourth spot only had 2 points; after four spots were shot, he only had 13 points in total.
His state was really bad.
But even so, for the last 5 spots, as long as he could hit 3 regular balls and one money ball, he could tie the score and enter overtime.
If he hit all of them, he could overtake and win the championship.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Peja, who adjusted his breathing slightly.
Raised his hand for 4 familiar baseline three-pointers, what?!
All hit!
Got 17 points.
There was one money ball worth 2 points left; as long as he hit it, he could overtake in one fell swoop, win the Three-Point Contest championship, and achieve a "three-peat".
However.
He was a "small heart" after all.
The last money ball rolled out after circling the rim; he failed to hit it, and his total score of 17 points couldn't beat Lenard.
"Sigh..."
Countless fans were very regretful.
At the same time, more enthusiastic applause was sent to Voshon Lenard, to this new "Three-Point King".
Following closely behind.
The highlight of the night, the Slam Dunk Contest, arrived.
Jason Richardson, Ricky Davis, "Birdman" Chris Andersen, and Fred Jones.
Four people participated.
Like the Three-Point Contest.
Fans were also looking forward to the two-time dunk champion Jason Richardson, hoping he could win the championship again this year and achieve a "three-peat".
Then he would be the first "three-peat" "Dunk King" in the NBA.
This is a very remarkable honor.
The result... Jason Richardson also failed to harvest a "three-peat".
The newcomer Fred Jones, who participated for the first time, became the new "Dunk King".
It is worth mentioning that in both the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest, the two defending champions who hoped for a "three-peat" were all defeated.
Two rookies who participated for the first time reached the top.
This was unexpected, but it also shows that... the constantly prosperous and grand NBA is constantly injecting fresh and powerful forces.
The NBA will only get better and better.
And if you want to gain a foothold in the NBA and achieve honors, only by continuously polishing your skills and working tirelessly will you have gains!!! ===== CHAPTER 444 =====
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