jdhmnovel Chapter 143: 10 points is the maximum I can give, not the maximum score for Wang Xiucheng's dun
Chapter 143: 10 points is the maximum I can give, not the maximum score for Wang Xiucheng's dun
In fact, Yao Ming was not invited by Wang Xiucheng, but by the league itself.
Logically speaking, Yao Ming's name shouldn't be on this year's 75-member roster, and considering the league's relationship with China two years ago, there's no need for him to appear.
But Wang Xiucheng's sudden rise has made Yao Ming and the entire Chinese basketball circle no longer able to ignore the NBA.
Yao Ming, in particular, who still had some influence, had been trying to take care of Wang Xiucheng.
Hopefully, Wang Xiucheng won't be affected by too many other factors during his rookie season in the NBA.
Yao Minggui, as the top draft pick, knows that it's not easy for rookies, let alone someone who didn't make the cut.
But the truth is, in just six months, Wang Xiucheng's development has largely spiraled out of control.
This was something neither Yao Ming nor the entire Chinese basketball community had anticipated.
Especially at times like these, Wang Xiucheng needs someone to tell him the right direction.
Yao Mingtai knew about the dark side of the United States, and he was really afraid that Wang Xiucheng, who suddenly became rich, would come into contact with things or people that he might regret for the rest of his life.
So when the NBA lowered its standards and extended an invitation, Yao Ming took the opportunity to come over.
O'Neal, on the baseline, gave Yao Ming a bear hug and pounced on him.
Even Yao Ming was forced back several steps by the tackle.
"Yao, why didn't you let me know you were coming?" O'Neal said, sounding somewhat angry.
"Sorry, Shaq, I just got off the plane yesterday."
To conceal his whereabouts, Yao Ming traveled on a chartered plane from a travel agency.
He was accompanied by dozens of fans who came to watch Wang Xiucheng's game.
The person with the most online traffic in all of China right now is not that young heartthrob or pretty girl, but Wang Xiucheng, who is far away in the United States.
If someone's older brother is releasing a new song, you have to check if there's a Rockets game that day. If there is, you have to reschedule immediately.
Now was not the time for reminiscing, and O'Neal and Yao Ming soon parted ways.
After shaking hands with the five elderly men who were giving the scores, Yao Ming returned to Wang Xiucheng's place.
Before the dunk contest began, the league's official representative approached Wang Xiucheng and told him about it.
We also hope that Wang Xiucheng can take advantage of Yao Ming's presence and perform a dunk that will go down in history.
It seems that even the alliance believes that Toppin and his group are unlikely to put any pressure on Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng certainly wouldn't refuse.
Even that's not enough!
Instead of picking up the basketball from the ground, Wang Xiucheng grabbed Yao Ming and pinned him under the basket.
That wasn't all. Wang Xiucheng then pulled O'Neal over from the baseline, making him stand next to Yao Ming.
O'Neal looked completely bewildered, but he didn't refuse.
The entire stadium erupted in gasps.
A wall of players consisting of Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal!
Is Wang Xiucheng going to fly over both of them at the same time?
In any case, the hype is certainly enough.
But it's not over yet.
Wang Xiucheng went to the players' bench and pulled Jokic up from his seat, who was secretly eating potato chips.
A bewildered Jokic was pinned behind O'Neal by Wang Xiucheng.
This time, the fans were even more excited.
Yao Ming, Shaquille O'Neal, Nikola Jokic!
The human wall formed by these three people is frightening in both height and thickness.
The shortest one here is surprisingly Jokic, who is 211cm tall.
The lightest person is Jokic, who weighs 250 pounds!
The fat man who was unstoppable in the entire league actually looked like a normal person standing next to Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal.
James and Curry both stood up at this moment.
This is a rare sight indeed.
This scene will surely be remembered by the entire league and become one of the many classic moments.
At this moment, all the players and fans turned on their phone's recording function, wanting to record what was about to happen forever on their phones.
Amid the eager anticipation of the entire stadium, Wang Xiucheng positioned three players between the basket and the free-throw line, slightly adjusting their positions to form a line.
After arranging the positions and distances of the three players, Wang Xiucheng took the ball and slowly walked to the opposite baseline.
I stood still and took a deep breath.
Rhythmic applause gradually filled the room.
And the clapping got faster and faster, more and more urgent!
Wang Xiucheng smiled and nodded in rhythm.
Finally, as the applause erupted like a storm, Wang Xiucheng, gripping the ball with one hand, sprinted forward.
Wang Xiucheng did not use his full strength at first, but took a few small steps to adjust.
After crossing the center line, Wang Xiucheng accelerated at full speed, almost instantly rushing into the free throw line, then holding the basketball in one hand and flying high into the air.
This time, Wang Xiucheng jumped with all his might.
With a vertical jump of over 1 meter, Wang Xiucheng unleashed his full power, reaching the highest point almost instantly, like a rocket.
With one hand gripping the ball, Wang Xiucheng instantly soared over Yao Ming's head, and then, relying on his incredible hang time, he flew over O'Neal and finally Jokic.
With a loud thud, the basketball was slammed into the hoop by Wang Xiucheng!
The entire venue was eerily silent at that moment!
Only the ticking of the timer was clearly audible!
I don't know who screamed first.
The sound was like a stone breaking the surface of a lake, instantly creating a thousand waves.
Suddenly, an incredibly powerful cheer erupted from the entire stadium!
The large screen hanging in the dome began to shake at that moment.
Many players in the front row couldn't help but rush up and pounce on Wang Xiucheng, who was trying to strike a pose.
The scene suddenly descended into chaos.
Many fans in the front rows also joined the players at this moment, rushing towards Wang Xiucheng.
Surprisingly, quite a few of these fans were female.
Yao Ming, along with O'Neal and Jokic, originally intended to go to Wang Xiucheng like the other players.
But seeing many fans step over the chairs and onto the field, the three of them stood in front of Wang Xiucheng without prior arrangement.
Almost one in each hand, several fans who were trying to take advantage of the situation were thrown out directly.
At this moment, the security guards, belatedly realizing what was happening, rushed to the stadium and surrounded Wang Xiucheng's area.
Wang Xiucheng was knocked down with a bewildered look on his face, and then pulled up with another bewildered look on his face.
"Dude, you're fucking terrifying!"
Jalen Green was the first to shout at Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng couldn't hear what he was shouting at all.
Because everyone around him was yelling at him.
Wang Xiucheng even heard several words that started with the letter F.
Wang Xiucheng strongly suspected that someone had infiltrated the group and was swearing at him.
A VIP meeting room on the third floor.
Cavaliers owner Gilbert and NBA Commissioner Silver are here.
Pressing his hand against the transparent glass, feeling the vibrations transmitted to his hand from the cheers, Gilbert said in surprise, "It's hard to imagine that after Yao Ming, China could produce another player who can influence the league."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Xiao Hua, who looked like an alien, stood next to him, holding a glass of red wine.
"As long as it makes money, of course it's a good thing."
When Adam Silver took office, he said he would help all business owners make money.
And he did.
Despite fans saying that the NBA is becoming less entertaining and less competitive.
But the league did indeed make a lot more money.
It's fair to say that the more fans hate Adam Silver, the more these business owners love him.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been news that Disney was offering a high salary to poach Adam Silver.
"The replay is starting on the big screen. I need to really appreciate this dunk that will go down in history."
Order has gradually been restored at the scene.
Neither these professional players nor the elderly men who were half-dead had ever seen fans rushing onto the field.
They were all a little scared at that moment.
They all turned to look at the young Chinese man who was still chatting with Yao Ming.
That's terrifying!
I should stay away from him from now on.
I want to live a few more years!
This time, the big screen took longer than before to start replaying Wang Xiucheng's dunk.
Everyone stood up and looked up.
Although they clearly saw Wang Xiucheng's dunk.
But the speed was too fast, and too many details were missed.
On the big screen, Wang Xiucheng, holding the ball, began to jump, his other hand swinging at his side to find balance, without making contact with Yao Ming and the others.
Therefore, there is no suspicion of leveraging external forces.
However, Yao Ming, O'Neal, and Jokic all kept their heads down.
Fortunately, they backed down.
Because Wang Xiucheng's hip almost grazed Yao Ming's head, if Yao Ming hadn't lowered his head, Wang Xiucheng would have already bumped into Yao Ming's head.
Even so, that dunk was still quite frightening.
From a camera angle parallel to the basketball hoop, Wang Xiucheng's head appears to be slightly higher than the hoop.
The final basketball was thrown down by Wang Xiucheng with a meteor-like dunk from above!
The playback ended, but the screen remained open.
The large screen was split into left and right sides.
The left side of the screen freezes on a shot of Wang Xiucheng reaching his highest point after jumping.
The image on the right shows the same scene, but it was filmed in advance, and the angle and height are the same as the first image.
However, in the image on the right, there is a huge ruler with markings, measuring 3.8 meters tall, under the basket.
The two images on the left and right quickly overlapped.
The data after Wang Xiucheng jumped was actually calculated just like that.
The director backstage marked several key points.
Wang Xiucheng's fingertips reached a height of 3.7 meters after he jumped!
The director also "assumed" that Wang Xiucheng was 196 cm tall and had a wingspan of two meters.
The calculated vertical jump of Wang Xiucheng is likely between 1.1 meters and 1.15 meters!
Wang Xiucheng looked up and was startled.
You have to admire this director behind the scenes; he has such keen insight.
In fact, Wang Xiucheng's vertical jump is indeed 1.1 meters.
However, he increased his wingspan to 205cm.
You don't necessarily need to increase your jumping ability to reach a higher height.
Increased height and wingspan will have the same effect.
Furthermore, increasing the points required for increased arm span is clearly more cost-effective.
To increase your jump by 5cm, you need a staggering 5 points.
After working so hard for so many days, plus the 10,000 points from the dunk contest champion that haven't arrived yet, Wang Xiucheng can only barely reach a deposit of 50,000 system points.
The scores from the five judges were finally displayed at this point.
Without a doubt, five 10s.
Wang Xiucheng got another perfect score.
Julius Erving even grabbed the microphone and said directly to the audience, "10 points is the highest score I can give, not the highest score for this dunk."
"The most predictable slam dunk contest ever."
Many people have remembered this phrase again.
Now it seems that this is indeed the case.
But this year's Slam Dunk Contest was anything but boring; it even produced a few dunks that will be remembered in history.
The podium was set up, and amidst applause, Wang Xiucheng accepted the trophy from Julius Erving.
Raising the trophy high above his head, this moment was finally etched into history!
With Wang Xiucheng raising the trophy, this year's Slam Dunk Contest came to a perfect end.
There were no surprises, yet everything was unexpected!
Wang Xiucheng handed the trophy to Drexler, who had been eyeing it intently from the sidelines.
“It’s up to you, Mr. Clyde,” Wang Xiucheng said.
"Don't worry, I'll bring it back to Houston safely." Drexler hugged the trophy tightly, as if afraid it would fall to the ground.
Drexler had been eyeing this dunk contest trophy for decades, but he never won it.
Although he obtained it through his juniors, it can be considered as fulfilling one of his wishes.
From then on, Houston's trophy room had one more honor.
Of course, it will be a replica.
"Wang, would you like to have dinner together tonight? I know a good place."
As Wang Xiucheng was about to hand the trophy to Drexler, Taylor Swift immediately came over and, without any hesitation, took Wang Xiucheng's hand.
Just like when we sang songs before.
"Sorry, I have something very important to do tonight." Wang Xiucheng pointed to Yao Ming, who was waiting in the players' tunnel.
Taylor Swift wasn't disappointed at all. She knew Wang Xiucheng would be very busy today; all she wanted was a chance to talk to him.
"Then please call me, you must call, okay?" Taylor handed Wang Xiucheng a card with her phone number and a hotel room number on it.
This hotel was naturally booked by the league, so he was staying at the same hotel as players like Wang Xiucheng.
"Ok."
Smiling, Wang Xiucheng put away the card and walked towards the players' tunnel under Swift's hot and greedy gaze.
"None of the men I set my sights on will escape me." Taylor Swift licked her lips.
Kylie Jenner, standing not far away, stared at Swift with eyes that seemed to be blazing with fury.
If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have loved to tear that old woman's face apart right now.
Taylor Swift has had at least a dozen well-known ex-boyfriends, all of whom were heartthrobs.
This also made her an enemy of many female celebrities, who feared that one day she would steal their boyfriends.
"Just as my sister said, Wang Xiucheng will be even more popular after winning the dunk contest." Kylie Jenner was a little annoyed. How could she possibly win over this man?
Wang Xiucheng finally made it to the players' tunnel after exchanging fist bumps and chest bumps with countless players along the way.
I was unexpectedly stopped again.
Another woman was standing in the players' tunnel.
Emma Watson!
“Hello, Wang Xiucheng, I’m Emma Watson, can we get to know each other?” Emma Watson stared wide-eyed at the big boy in front of her.