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Chapter 188: Pick up a champion for nothing

After hearing what Emperor Wu said, the three of them naturally didn't mind solving his doubts.

The All-Star Weekend Basketball Skills Competition is set up to test a player's comprehensive abilities, including dribbling, passing and shooting. At least for a certain period of time, every NBA player must do these most basic things well.

The rules of the game are also very simple. After the referee whistle sounds, the player takes the ball and completes a layup first, then dribbling through three obstacles. Then they have five chances to pass the ball on the chest, and then another pass test. Next, they will make a jump shot at 20 feet. After completing the jump shot, they will undergo another pass test, and then bypass the three obstacles and complete the layup.

The two players who use the shortest time in the preliminary round will enter the finals, while the players who use the shortest time in the finals will win the championship.

Emperor Wu understood the rules of the game, and the props on the field were ready, and the game was about to begin.

Nash did a bodybuilding move against the sidelines before the game, which not only allowed people to see the funny skills of the old point guard in the league, but also reflected his relaxed mood about participating in this competition. Contrary to Nash's popularity, the two rookies Jennings and Wu Huang were a little restrained. Obviously, if they want to integrate into a basketball feast like the All-Star, the two need to learn from the big brother.

The two young men from the league, Wu Huang and Jennings, were the first to appear.

Although these two people have strong scoring skills, they still need to be tempered in the basic passing of point guards.

Jennings, who performed well this season, missed the goal two consecutive goals at the first pass point. It seems that this rookie contender of the season's best rookie still has to put some effort into passing in the second half of the season. However, he made a smooth hit in both the pass and the three-pointer, but he made another mistake in the last long pass, and it was not passed until the fourth time, and finally ended the game with 42.8 seconds.

When Wu Huang made his second appearance, the fans in the Cowboys Stadium immediately released huge cheers! In the invisible competition of popularity, Jennings was not qualified to challenge Wu Huang, and even the two veteran point guards may not be able to compare with Wu Huang in terms of popularity.

The league took good care of Emperor Wu. Knowing that he was a temporary participant, he might not know much about the rules of the game, so he arranged for his second appearance so that he could have a participant.

"Didn't you hear he's going to participate in the Skills Challenge?" The girls in front of the TV were still wondering at this moment. They were all waiting for the three-point competition. Why did this guy run to participate in the Skills Challenge again?

Wu Huang at the scene took a deep breath. Under the gaze of nearly 100,000 fans, he immediately rushed out after hearing the whistle sound.

Fans can see through close shots. After the game started, Wu Huang's dribbling degree and rhythm were not fast, but his layup and dribble were very smooth. Unfortunately, he only scored the second time in the first two pass points, but he hit the first three-pointers and free throws. After that, he missed again at the last pass point, and completed the second time, and finally ended the game with 34.4 seconds.

At this time, many commentators began to praise Wu Huang's wit, because he was not like Jennings who ran down a little after passing the ball. As a result, he had to turn around and return after failing to pass, which wasted at least one second.

Emperor Wu was much more self-aware. He knew that he had not practiced in advance and the passing process was definitely not as accurate as others. So he confirmed that he would not make any mistakes before running to the next point, so he would not waste extra time, and even if he did this, he would not have much good results.

Master Reli said loudly about Wu Huang's choice at this moment: "Wu Huang temporarily replaced Ross in the rookie challenge. He had not practiced in advance. At this time, the best choice is to be more conservative and get a neither good nor bad result first. Increase your chances of entering the finals, and then wait for the opponent to make a mistake. This is the highest chance of advancing."

The third appearance was Nash, who has participated in many Skills Challenges. He once broke the fastest record in the competition in O4 years, although it was later broken by Deron Williams in O8 years.

However, Nash, the biggest favorite to win the championship, is in a bad state today. Yesterday he was in Vancouver, Canada, and he only arrived in Dallas in the morning. He then went to the hotel to rest for a while before participating in the afternoon training. He was extremely sleepy and tired, which looked very similar to Derek Ross yesterday.

Nash almost ran into the cameraman when he started, which delayed him for two seconds in vain, causing the audience to laugh. However, he completed the next few items very smoothly, and passed them in one go, fully demonstrating the style of the top defender in the league. However, in the mid-range jump shot position, Nash used two shots to complete it, and he successfully completed the task in the next few items, but he used the last pass twice to complete it, which took a total of 35.5 seconds.

Wu Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines. Since he participated in the competition, he naturally wanted to win the final championship. However, his time to complete the competition in the round was not good, so he was not sure of entering the finals. He had to wait for others to make mistakes before he had a chance.

Fortunately, Nash was in a bad state, especially the accident at the beginning stage delayed him for two fatal seconds, otherwise it would be difficult for Emperor Wu to enter the finals.

After the top three players completed the competition, Wu Huang was the one with the shortest time. Even he couldn't believe the result. He actually locked in a place to enter the finals in advance?

How long does Delon take to play now, he can only decide the second candidate to enter the finals.

Deron Williams played the last one, and he performed very well. The fastest record in the skill challenge was still maintained by him. Except for the three-point field and the final pass, it took two times to succeed, and the rest were passed in one pass, and it took 33.8 seconds in the end. In this way, Deron Williams joined hands with Emperor Wu to enter the finals.

Wu Huang celebrated with his teammates on the court, and then Barkley stepped forward to interview. Wu Huang smiled and said, "From the beginning, I wanted to compete for the second place in the preliminaries, which would allow me to enter the finals. In the next final, I will speed up and strive to keep the completion time within seconds. But I haven't practiced before, so I can only see how lucky I am. If there is a continuous miss in any link, I should congratulate Delong on winning the championship later."

Deron Williams was the first in the preliminary round, and Wu Huang was the first to play in the final.

This time, Wu Huang's dribbling degree and rhythm really accelerated. His layup, dribbling over and short-range passes were very smooth. The subsequent mid-range jump shot was also only tried once and completed the shot. However, Wu Huang encountered trouble for the subsequent long-range pass. He used it three times to complete it. However, this was as expected. His rate of the final pass and layup was very fast, and it took only 31.1 seconds.

After Wu Huang finished the game, he immediately released a pleasant sound effect on the spot, accompanied by the cheers of 90,000 fans, as if he had won the championship. Wu Huang ran all the way to the sidelines and raised his hands to respond to the fans' support, which also shows that he is very satisfied with his achievements.

The live commentary of this game was Jason Kidd, the old monster's game against Wu Huang, commented: "Hugo accelerated the dribbling in the final stage, but when passing the ball, he can always lower the rhythm immediately, and can pass the ball successfully in one steadily, with a slower and a good grasp of the rhythm. If he wasn't very skilled in long passes, Hugo could complete the game in seconds."

CCTV's reasonable master smiled and said: "Wu Huang's performance in the final is more perfect than the last round. Although he tried three times in a long pass point to succeed, the final 31.1 second time is impeccable for a temporary substitute player, and it will also put Delong, who will appear later, because the little fat man's shooting is not as good as Wu Huang and Nash. Once he misses the shooting stage under pressure, Wu Huang will win the championship."

Barkley looked so nauseous that he actually interviewed Delong after the Wu Emperor game. Although the little fat man was full of smiles in his words, his nervousness could not be avoided.

Wu Huang's results are not particularly good. Most of the champions in each skill challenge competition are within seconds. But the opponent is 31 seconds, which requires him not to make a mistake, otherwise he will give up the championship. However, if he wants to control the time to within seconds, Delong is not very sure. He has already had a championship experience, and he is still the fastest record in this competition. He has not had special training before this competition, and his proficiency is far inferior to that in O8 years.

Delong was the last appearance. As expected, the little fat man added all his strength as soon as he came on the court. He hit the obstacles, passing and shooting points. However, in terms of ratio, Delong, who was too heavy, obviously did not have the flexible Wu Huang's speed. Then at the second pass point, Delong made the same mistake as Jennings, and it was not until the third ball was finally completed.

The Jazz fans at the scene couldn't help but sigh. Delong was not as quick as Wu Huang's moves, and he had to rely on fewer mistakes to win, but as soon as the game was halfway through, he had no advantage.

Delong himself also felt the pressure clearly. In the end, he made another mistake in the long-distance shooting session. The last 38.1 second time also completely lost the opportunity to be crowned the skills competition.

Barkley interviewed Wu Huang again and first congratulated him on winning the championship of this Skills Challenge, and then asked Wu Huang about his thoughts after winning the championship.

Wu Huang smiled and said, "The Skills Challenge is just a warm-up event for the All-Star weekend. I can feel that Stephen and Deron are just playing with an entertainment mentality, and young players like us play with a championship mentality, so winning is not surprising or proud." Then he said, "From the performance of this season, these juniors still need to learn from point guards like Nash and Kidd. I am also a point guard. I know that Nash averaged 11.1 assists in the All-Star game, and we have not learned to be selfless as they do." (To be continued.)
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