In the finals, Miller was the first to appear! He made all five of his shots at the first shooting point! Just as the fans in the stadium thought that Miller, who ranked third in the preliminaries, would achieve a comeback, Miller's performance declined after a strong start, and he only scored 16 points in the end, disappointing the fans.
The second to appear was Hornacek, who ranked second in the preliminaries.
Comrade Death Ray Gun was an old friend of He Ximeng in his previous life, and was one of the earliest assistant coaches to assist him at the beginning of He Ximeng's coaching career.
Unexpectedly, in this life, the two would have to compete on the stage of the three-point contest as rivals... and this three-point king originally belonged to Hornacek...
Thinking of this, He Ximeng couldn't help but sigh, lamenting the passage of time and the changes in people and things...
However, the three-point king, must still be contended for...
Hornacek's performance was not very good, but with a steady hit on the money ball in the last shot, he overtook Miller with 17 points and temporarily held the first position!
Who the three-point king is this year, the decision rests entirely on He Ximeng!
As long as He Ximeng scores more than 17 points, he can win the three-point king this year. If he doesn't score 17 points, then I'm sorry, this honor still belongs to Old Huo!
As he was about to take the stage, He Ximeng specifically ran to the sidelines, received a kiss from Kaila, then bumped fists with Kobe, and high-fived O'Neal... Even Duncan ran over to pat his head, bestowing strength upon He Ximeng...
In any case, the foreplay was very thorough. As soon as he stepped onto the court, He Ximeng missed his first three shots one after another, making the New York fans in the stadium want to cover their faces in embarrassment...
Just when some fans thought that He Ximeng was about to collapse, He Ximeng quickly adjusted his state and steadily made the last two shots at the first shooting point!
After that, He Ximeng demonstrated what a slow start and strong finish looked like! He showed his big-heart demeanor!
After only making 2 shots at the first shooting point, He Ximeng made 3 shots at the second shooting point, and 4 shots at the third and fourth shooting points respectively!
With one shooting point left, He Ximeng had already scored 16 points, tying Miller! As long as he made one more shot, he would tie with Hornacek, and if he made two more shots, he would win the three-point king crown...
The atmosphere of the fans in the stadium was completely ignited. Amidst the cheers of "One more shot!" from the entire crowd, He Ximeng made the first shot at the last shooting point, 17 points!
The second shot was also made, 18 points!
"Wow! This year's new three-point king has been born. Next, let's see how many more shots Simon can make..."
Before the host finished speaking, He Ximeng had already made the third shot, then the fourth shot, and finally the fifth money ball!
At the last shooting point, He Ximeng became more and more excited as he shot. With the three-point king already secured, he cast aside all burdens and made all five shots at the last shooting point!
In the end, He Ximeng made 18 out of 25 shots, and 4 out of 5 money balls, scoring 22 points!
With an absolute advantage of 5 points over Hornacek, he won the crown of the 1998 All-Star Three-Point Contest!
After winning, He Ximeng fully enjoyed the cheers of tens of thousands of fans!
Hornacek and Miller, who were defeated, also stepped forward with smiles to congratulate him.
The All-Star Weekend is mainly for entertainment. No one will be furious for not winning the championship. Moreover, both Old Huo and Old Mi are very well-behaved players! Their psychological resilience is also strong!
The only thing that surprised the two was that He Ximeng, a sophomore rookie, had already been crowned the three-point king... He was truly a formidable young man!
Last year Kobe was crowned the slam dunk king, and this year He Ximeng was crowned the three-point king. The purple and gold Lakers have been in the spotlight in the league over the past two seasons!
Except for the champion Bulls, other teams were far behind, including their arch-rival Celtics, who have clearly lost their glory in the past two seasons!
He Ximeng's victory in the three-point contest naturally called for a celebration and reward from Kaila!
Therefore, the theme of the evening was a cheongsam show with a Republican era style... Well, this custom-made, handmade pure silk golden phoenix cheongsam was torn to pieces by the two of them in less than an hour... $18,000 was shredded...
This year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest had reached a bottleneck. Players who could dunk well didn't want to participate, and players who wanted to participate were deemed unqualified by the league... The organizing committee couldn't invite enough exciting contestants, so they chose to cancel it.
That is to say, Kobe, who won last year, was almost the last slam dunk king!
However, fortunately, Carter was about to enter the league! Carter's arrival made fans call for the reinstatement of the slam dunk contest!
As a result, Carter did save the slam dunk contest, but he also raised the bottleneck of slam dunking to a new height... because the year Carter won the championship is regarded as a peak that will be difficult to surpass in the next decade or so...
Of course, these are all stories for later.
Without the slam dunk contest, the next event of this year's All-Star Weekend was directly the All-Star Game!
Before the All-Star Game began, Master Jordan took the initiative to find the four Lakers players who had formed a clique and said he wanted to play one-on-one with them!
It was a round-robin tournament, and the loser was out. If he could defeat all four, the game would be over.
O'Neal volunteered to go first, but was beaten by Master Jordan in one possession, and Master Jordan easily scored with a layup.
Eddie Jones went second, and Master Jordan made a stop-and-pop jumper after a head-on breakthrough.
Kobe went third, and Master Jordan made a fadeaway jumper after a post-up, not giving Kobe a chance to shoot.
O'Neal was there to make a fool of himself, and Eddie Jones and Kobe were the most likely to stop Master Jordan, but neither of them could stop him. Finally, there was He Ximeng, who was just there to make up the numbers...
"I'm a point guard, a level below your shooting guard level..."
He Ximeng asked Old Joe, "Can I forfeit and just say you've defeated me?"
Master Jordan chuckled, "It's just for fun, you're not a sore loser, are you?"
"Uh... alright... you're bigger, you call the shots..." He Ximeng reluctantly stepped onto the court, and Master Jordan pushed forward with his back to the basket.
To be honest, He Ximeng really didn't expect to be able to defend Old Joe. From beginning to end, He Ximeng considered himself just making up the numbers, because he wasn't very good at one-on-one offense. He saw himself as a court commander, a leader, not a fierce general charging into battle...
Master Jordan's act of challenging four players was originally just a small interaction to get closer to the Lakers players.
Among players, what better common topic than a friendly spar?
As a result, Master Jordan's normal back-to-the-basket drive and fadeaway jumper actually missed!
Yes, Master Jordan's most skilled fadeaway jumper missed! Possession was exchanged, and it was He Ximeng's turn to attack!
Everyone didn't find it strange when Master Jordan made a basketball, but when he missed, it became interesting!
Could it be that Master Jordan was going to lose today?