Chapter 159: Slam Dunk Contest (Part 1)

Before the Three-Point Contest began, Curry was still comforting Anderson and the others, saying that pressure brings motivation.

Now, his pressure was too great...

Breaking the Three-Point Contest record with 27 points, Curry needed to score at least 28 points, or even a perfect score, to win the Three-Point Contest championship.

....

Coach Zhang, "Curry can miss at most two shots."

Yu Jia, "Curry doesn't have many chances left."

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"Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~"

Curry took several deep breaths and wiped the sweat from his palms on his jersey before signaling to the referee that he was ready.

"Beep!!!"

The whistle sounded on the court.

Curry picked up the basketball, thinking to himself, "In the realm of three-pointers, I am invincible."

"Swish!!!"

"Swish!!!"

"Swish!!!"

...

"Swish!!!"

At the first shooting spot, Curry also made all five shots.

The commentator exclaimed, "Oh wow~ Curry is going head-to-head with Wade Dong!"

Wade Dong also made all five shots at the first shooting spot.

Then, at the first shooting spot, Curry also made all five shots!

The arena erupted!

After Wade Dong scored 27 points and left the court, everyone started congratulating him on winning the Three-Point Contest championship early. No one expected Curry to make the competition suspenseful.

After shooting at the forty-five-degree angle, Curry quickly ran to the top of the arc shooting spot.

"Clang!!!"

The first ball missed, and the entire stadium erupted in a huge sigh of disappointment.

Curry quickly adjusted his stance and made three consecutive shots.

"Clang!!!"

Unfortunately, Curry missed the money ball at the top of the arc. This way, Curry had missed three points, making it impossible for him to defeat Wade Dong.

The sighs of disappointment in the arena grew louder.

However, Curry was not affected by missing two shots. At the fourth shooting spot, Curry made all five shots again!

"Wow!!!"

The arena erupted once more.

In the first four shooting spots, Curry scored 21 points. This was a very high score. If Curry made all the shots at the last spot, he would tie with Wade Dong.

A tie in the Three-Point Contest? It's been a long time since that happened!

"Swish!!!"

"Curry! Curry! Curry!"

"Swish!!!"

"Curry! Curry! Curry!"

"Swish!!!"

"Curry! Curry! Curry!"

With each shot Curry made, the audience stood up and cheered his name.

Wade Dong also happily watched Curry shoot. He didn't feel any pressure. He scored 27 points in the Three-Point Contest, and if he still lost to Curry, he would accept it.

"Clang!!!"

Unfortunately, Curry missed the fourth shot.

"Sigh..."

The fans watching on TV could hear the sighs of disappointment from the arena. Curry still couldn't create the miracle of defeating Wade Dong.

For the last money ball, Curry adjusted and steadily shot.

"Swish!!!"

After making this three-pointer, Curry's total score in the Three-Point Contest was 26 points!

This score could be considered a glorious defeat. Both Wade Dong and Curry broke the historical record of the Three-Point Contest.

Jordan said to Wade Dong, "The strongest you brought out the strongest Curry. This year's Three-Point Contest will definitely go down in history!"

"Yes."

Wade Dong joked, "The classic level has surpassed the year you scored 5 points."

"Get out of here!"

Jordan pushed Wade Dong again. Today, Wade Dong kept teasing him.

But this was in line with the characteristics of the All-Star Weekend, which was a weekend of entertainment and relaxation.

"Go up and accept the award."

Jordan urged Wade Dong.

There was no award stage set up on the court, but Wade Dong had experience accepting awards. An hour ago, he had just won the 'Skills Challenge' championship trophy.

Wade Dong held up the Three-Point Contest championship trophy, and after the reporters finished taking photos, they came to interview him.

Wade Dong said, "Today's championship belongs to two people. Curry scoring 26 points also broke the Three-Point Contest record."

"This year can be said to be the strongest Three-Point Contest in history."

The reporter asked, "Can we interview you for a few questions?"

"No!"

Wade Dong smiled and shook his head to refuse.

"Hahaha..."

Wade Dong refused the reporter's interview, and Jordan and the others laughed heartily. This scene was truly rare.

The reporter was stunned!

Wade Dong laughed and said, "Wait until I win the Slam Dunk Contest championship before interviewing me."

"Damn!"

Jordan covered his face again, "This kid got me again!"

Wade Dong had already won the Skills Challenge championship and the Three-Point Contest championship. Now, he wanted to win the Slam Dunk Contest championship?

That would mean Wade Dong would sweep all the championships this afternoon.

Many superstars have participated in the Slam Dunk Contest, especially the number 2 position stars. Dunking is almost a required course for them, like Jordan and Kobe, who have both participated in and won the Slam Dunk Contest.

This year's Slam Dunk Contest judges included Jordan and Kobe.

Besides them, the other three judges were Yao Ming, McGrady, and Francis, who were all legends of the Rockets.

However, in today's Slam Dunk Contest, besides Wade Dong, the other five players were not very famous. They were Gerald, Terrence, White, Bledsoe, and Faried.

The strongest in the Slam Dunk Contest was probably White, known as Mr. 720 Degrees, because he had completed many amazing dunks, such as the 720-degree dunk and the free-throw line dunk. This player's shooting and defensive abilities were average, but because of his good jumping ability, he was always talked about.

This year's Slam Dunk Contest, White was considered Wade Dong's biggest opponent.

But in the eyes of the public, compared to the Skills Challenge and the Three-Point Contest, the Slam Dunk Contest was the one Wade Dong was most likely to win.

Before participating in the Slam Dunk Contest, Wade Dong had already completed high-difficulty dunks like the flying leap over Gobert and the mid-air twist and dunk in actual games. These dunks, even if placed in the Slam Dunk Contest, would be perfect scores.

The Slam Dunk Contest began!

The first three completed dunks were relatively simple, with total scores not exceeding 45 points.

The fourth to perform was Wade Dong.

Wade Dong planned a relatively simple dunk, which was for Nash to stand under the basket and toss the ball up, and then he would catch the ball in mid-air and complete a between-the-legs, behind-the-back dunk.

This move could basically score 48 points or higher.

"You better give me a fair score!"

Before going on the court, Wade Dong glared at Jordan, worried that Jordan would give him a low score because of the Three-Point Contest incident.

"Hehe~~~"

After Wade Dong said this, Jordan indeed responded with a mysterious smile.

At the same time, Jordan's hand unconsciously touched the 9-point card...