Chapter 161: Slam Dunk Contest (Part 3)

The first round ended.

White: 38 points.

Terrence: 42 points.

Bledsoe: 42 points.

Faried: 45 points.

Gerald: 47 points.

Wade Dong: 50 points.

Just as Jordan said to Kobe, this year's Slam Dunk Contest had no real competition for Wade Dong. Apart from Wade Dong, the highest score was Gerald's 47 points, which included some sympathy points. The five judges didn't want to make it too easy for Wade Dong; they wanted to see his spectacular dunks.

Wade Dong was the last to perform in the second round.

White's second dunk scored 46 points, bringing his total to 84 points. Then the other players took their turns, with Gerald being the second-to-last to perform.

"Come on!"

Before Gerald went on, his teammates were cheering him on.

For his second dunk, Gerald stood at the baseline. His teammate threw the ball towards the side of the basket, and Gerald ran, jumped, caught the ball, and did a windmill dunk!

"9 points!"

"10 points!"

"9 points!"

"9 points!"

"9 points!"

The five judges gave another high score of 46 points, bringing Gerald's total to 93 points, currently ranking first in the preliminary round. The second place was Bledsoe with 89 points, and the third was Faried with 87 points.

It was Wade Dong's turn.

To enter the final, Wade Dong needed at least 87 points, which meant he needed at least 37 points on his second dunk. This was almost effortless for Wade Dong. Even if Wade Dong had slipped on his first dunk, he could still score more than 37 points. So, after Faried scored 87 points, he knew he was out of the final.

When Wade Dong went on, the commentator immediately shouted, "Wade Dong!!!"

"Wade Dong! Wade Dong! Wade Dong!"

The fans in the arena stood up and cheered.

At this moment, many basketball stars were sitting courtside, like Rose, James, Paul, Nash, Iverson... They all took out their phones to record Wade Dong's second dunk.

The camera followed Wade Dong as he walked towards the judges' table and stood next to Jordan. He took the 10-point card and smoothed it out, saying, "Old man, have you ever heard of a dunk from the heavens?"

"Get out of here," Jordan said, laughing and throwing a stack of scorecards at Wade Dong. "You're just here to mess with me today, aren't you?"

"Hahaha..."

Wade Dong and Yao Ming laughed together. Wade Dong dribbled the ball to the other side of the court.

"What is this??"

The commentator was puzzled for a moment, then said, "Is Wade Dong going to mimic Jordan's free-throw line dunk?"

"Indeed!"

Jordan had guessed it from Wade Dong's words, "a dunk from the heavens." Wade Dong was likely going to mimic him.

And that's exactly what happened...

Wade Dong prepared on the other side of the court and started dribbling towards the front court. Just before the free-throw line, Wade Dong grabbed the ball and jumped!

In the air, Wade Dong's movements were extremely smooth. He held the ball with one hand, and his whole body drew a very flat arc in the air.

"Boom!!!"

Wade Dong dunked the ball into the basket.

After landing, Iverson's expression was extremely exaggerated, and he rushed onto the court with his phone.

"10 points!"

"10 points!"

...

"10 points!"

Jordan also picked up the 10-point card from the ground.

Compared to Jordan's free-throw line dunk, Wade Dong's smoothness was not inferior. The key was that Jordan jumped from the free-throw line, while Wade Dong jumped from a step before the free-throw line. In terms of jumping distance, Wade Dong was the clear winner!

Without a doubt, Wade Dong's dunk scored another 50 points, bringing his preliminary round total to 100 points.

Yao Ming said, "Wade Dong, you shouldn't be in the Slam Dunk Contest; you should be in the long jump competition. You'd definitely win the gold medal."

"Is that so?"

Wade Dong turned to Yao Ming, "You're not fooling me, are you?"

Yao Ming laughed, "I'm not fooling you!"

Wade Dong, "Then you say, Chinese people don't fool Chinese people."

Yao Ming, "..."

....

Wade Dong scored 100 points, Gerald 93 points, and Bledsoe 89 points. The three of them advanced to the Slam Dunk Contest final.

In the final, Wade Dong was the last to perform.

Bledsoe's first dunk involved a teammate who was about 1.8 meters tall. He jumped over his teammate and completed the dunk, scoring 45 points.

Gerald's first dunk also involved a teammate. He jumped over his teammate with one hand covering his eyes and dunked the ball, scoring 47 points.

Kobe turned to McGrady and asked, "The first dunk in the final was jumping over a person. I wonder what kind of dunk Wade Dong will choose."

"I don't know either."

McGrady shook his head, "Before the All-Star Game, Wade Dong didn't practice for the Slam Dunk Contest in the gym."

McGrady and Wade Dong were teammates, and he knew that Kobe was asking if Wade Dong had any secret weapons.

"Do they all need an assistant?"

When it was Wade Dong's turn, he muttered to himself and then walked over to Li Jiajia's ear and whispered a few words.

Li Jiajia frowned but then smiled and walked onto the court hand in hand with Wade Dong.

"Wow~~~"

This was Li Jiajia's first appearance on camera.

She was wearing a Suns jersey and a pair of "Wade Dong 1" sneakers, showing only her white arms and calves. Although she had her hair tied back and was not wearing makeup, at that moment, Li Jiajia stunned the world.

"Who is this Chinese girl?"

"So beautiful!!!"

"Mom, I'm in love!"

Basketball fans around the world were guessing who this girl in the jersey was and what her relationship with Wade Dong was.

Wade Dong positioned Li Jiajia and said, "Jiajia, you just stand here."

"No way?!"

All the fans were stunned. According to Gerald and Bledsoe's previous dunks, was Wade Dong going to jump over this beautiful girl in the jersey?

That would be too brutal!

Many fans silently decided that even if they were Wade Dong's fans, if he jumped over this girl to dunk, they would give him zero points.

The five judges also looked at each other, not understanding what Wade Dong was planning.

"Huff... Huff... Huff..."

Wade Dong stood near the center of the court and took several deep breaths. This dunk was extremely difficult, and even Wade Dong couldn't guarantee success. He had practiced it in his home gym.

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

Wade Dong dribbled the ball a few times and then rushed towards the basket.

At a 45-degree angle to the basket, Wade Dong jumped towards the basket!

Then, in the air, Wade Dong passed the ball from his right hand to his left hand, but his movements didn't stop there. He passed the ball from his left hand back to his right hand through his legs.

A double between-the-legs dunk!!!

"Boom!!!"

Wade Dong dunked the ball into the basket.

"┗|｀O′|┛ Wow~~"

The fans in the arena cheered wildly.

James and the others sitting courtside were jumping with excitement!

A double between-the-legs dunk! This is considered one of the most difficult dunks in the world! It's even harder than a 720-degree spin dunk... So far, no professional player has completed this dunk in an official competition.