Chapter 243 Playing a Lore

Before the start of the three-point contest, Li Liang was preparing in the locker room.

In this three-point contest, the East and the West each sent three players to play.

This time the All-Stars engaged in a points battle between the East and the West. From the start of the Shooting Star game, the East and the West will be divided into contests, and points will be accumulated for wins and losses.

But the fans don't care who wins or loses in the East and West. What the fans want to see is a wonderful performance.

Whether the East wins or the West wins, the fans will not be given more bonuses.

The three in the East are Kyrie Irving, Paul George and Steve Novak.

The three in the West are Matt Bonner, Stephen Curry and Li Liang.

During the waiting time to play, the six of them chatted together while changing jerseys.

Li Liang was wearing a Lakers sports coat and lacing his sneakers.

Sitting next to him was Stephen Curry. Curry was curious when he saw Li Liang's sneakers, and said, "These are Under Armour's sneakers. It seems that Bazemore also wears these shoes."

Li Liangdao: "This is a high-end product, signed and customized. If you want, I can give you a pair."

Curry shook his head. He signed with Nike early on, so how could he accept Under Armour's sneakers?

But within the team, Bazemore sold him this kind of shoes, so Curry has an impression of this brand.

Curry didn't agree, but Irving stood aside, "Can you give me a pair?"

Li Liangdao: "You are not from the West, why should I give it to you. Unless you can win the three-point contest, I can consider giving you a pair."

Irving is currently a Nike player like Curry.

He doesn't have his own signature sneaker, though.

As for why he wanted Li Liang's Under Armor shoes, as long as he knew it himself.

This guy has a weird mind sometimes.

Regarding Li Liang's provocative statement, Owen said: "Then I will order your pair of signature shoes."

Li Liang chuckled, "I can relax the conditions a bit, if you can get second, I will give you a pair of my signature shoes."

This statement is even more arrogant. It means that you are sure that Bruce Lee will be the first, right?

Just like Larry Bird's "You're here to fight for second" replica.

Li Liang was about to vomit this sentence during the mission, he didn't want to be second, nor would he be second.

Owen was still young, so excited by Li Liang, he nodded in agreement.

Hey, you are a player under Nike. If you accept other brands of sneakers, you are promoting other brands.

He accidentally fell into Li Liang's trap.

At this time, the Skills Challenge was about to end, and six people came to the field.

I saw Lillard win the final championship and win the trophy of the Skills Challenge.

The fans in Houston were excited when they saw that the three-point contest was about to start.

This is dinner tonight.

There will be two rounds of this three-point contest.

In the first round, each of the six players made a 1-minute shot, and then the East and West sent the player with the highest score to participate in the second round.

The second round is the final matchup between the East and the West.

It should be said that the schedule is quite simple and clear, but this "East-West Showdown" gimmick is really a bit boring.

This kind of competition system is very likely to cause the two players with the best results in the first round to be unable to enter the second round of the final matchup.

Before the official start, six players warmed up on the field and tried their hands.

Matt Bonner from the Spurs was interviewed by Rick Fox.

Fox was a former member of the Lakers for three consecutive championships. After retiring, he went to shoot porn. This time he came to the All-Star Game as a special guest for interviews.

During the interview, Fox produced a T-shirt and gave it to Bonner.

A T-shirt with a giant red snake on the front and "Matt Bonner" and "Red Mamba" on the back.

The interviews and warm-ups are over, and Stephen Curry is the first player in the Western Conference.

He's wearing a white Warriors home jersey and starts in the first spot on the right corner.

Curry didn't feel good at the beginning, and only hit 2 goals in the first point.

The second point, 45 degrees, is still not good, not a single goal is scored.

The third point, the top of the arc, is a little bit better.

After that, Curry felt better and better, and the fourth point was all hit.

The fifth point only lost one.

In the end, he scored 17 points, which is not bad.

Because I was the first to play, it is inevitable to bear more pressure.

Li Liang didn't want to be the first to play, because he wanted to give the others some hope.

The three-point contest not only tests shooting skills, but also tests mentality and stability.

Li Liang's shooting skills are not the strongest in the NBA, but his mentality, especially the mentality of the three-point contest, is too stable.

The three-point contest was established in 1986, and this year is the 28th.

But the number of three-point contests that Li Liang participated in alone in the mission is estimated to be more than 28 times.

So it is completely impossible to say that he is nervous.

The second one to appear is Red Mamba Matt Bonner!

Bonner's shooting posture is very distinctive, push the shot put!

He chooses to start in the left corner, which is his preferred release location.

Sure enough, at the first point, he made all 5 shots and scored 6 points!

Bonner's feeling is quite good, although the shooting posture is a bit strange, but accurate.

After the first three points were cast, Bonner had scored 15 points.

A pretty high score.

Just one more money-ball would put him on par with Curry.

And he still has 10 pitches to miss.

However, he didn't shoot well in the last two points.

Especially the three-pointer from the bottom right corner, this place is not his usual shooting point, and only scored 1.

In the end, Bonner scored 19 points, surpassing Curry.

After Bonner voted, the audience raised the Red Mamba's No. 15 jersey one after another.

Chris Paul stood up and cheered Bonner loudly.

Because this All-Star is held in Houston, Texas, many Spurs players participated in this event, and there are many Spurs fans.

Now let's look at Li Liang's.

Li Liang stood up from the bench, stretched his arms, and waited for the staff to reset the ball.

He didn't take off the Lakers' yellow sports jacket, which was obviously a copy of Bird.

In the first round, I can kill you all in a sports suit.

Li Liang is different from Bonner, he chose to start from the right corner for the first ball.

With a whistle, Li Liang started shooting.

Go for the first goal.

Second goal, go in.

The third goal, into...

The first spot is the same as Bonner, all hits!

Steady, very steady.

At the second point, Li Liang missed a shot.

At the third point, he also missed a shot, but he hit both flower balls.

In this way, he is the same as Matt Bonner, who scored 15 points after the first three points were shot.

His shot is different from Bonner's, very standard and smooth.

And he shot quite lightly, and he felt that he threw the ball effortlessly.

This is what he and Larry Bird learned, and he must learn to maintain his physical strength in the three-point contest.

The fourth point, the 45-degree point on the left, Li Liang made the first ball.

He has now fully entered the shooting state, and his posture, movement, and muscles are very stable.

The noise of the crowd in Houston didn't bother him one iota.

At the fourth point, three balls were hit, including the flower ball.

In this way, he has scored 19 points, and there is one last point left.

The main goal is to score one, and Li Liang will play for the Western District team!

As a result, the first one failed...

The second one didn't make it either.

The third, still not in!

Is Li Liang going to overtime with Bonner?

The hearts of the audience were hanging, what's going on, is the bottom corner on the left poisonous?

The fourth, still missed!

The ball misses a bit too much, and there are more than three seconds left in the clock.

Li Liang took the last bouquet, adjusted it a little, and shot it at the last second!

The ball draws a wonderful arc, with suspense, hollow into the net!

In! money-ball!

The audience cheered, and the last goal was the lore of Bonner.

With 21 points, Li Liang successfully won the first place in the western team with 21 points. He will represent the team in the second round and compete with the champion of the eastern team for the crown of the three-point contest.