The Fifth Point Guard

The second player to appear was Marbury.

Due to conflicts with coach D'Antoni's coaching philosophy and style, Marbury was kicked out by the Suns before the All-Star break and sent to the New York Knicks.

Marbury should be happy to be on an international stage like the Knicks.

It's a pity that he is Marbury, whose heart is as high as the sky.

Although the Knicks' business environment and playing atmosphere are much better than those in Phoenix, Marbury is very angry about the way he came to the Knicks.

He was "sent" rather than "invited".

Naturally, the Phoenix Suns and D'Antoni have become the objects of Marbury's hatred.

Just like he did with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Marbury wants to prove through the Skills Challenge that he can be as great a defender as Jason Kidd.

Marbury's first few actions were very smooth, and his ground passes were also very accurate, but it took some time to shoot the three-pointer.

After all, this is not the Marbury he is familiar with.

When I focus on passing the ball, I suddenly can’t attack anymore.

In the end, Marbury took 36.4 seconds, 7.7 seconds slower than Baron Davis, who played first.

It can be seen that he is not the only top defender.

The third player to appear was the little Earl Boykins.

Like Marbury, he also fell to the three-pointer.

The first two shots were weak, and it wasn't until the third shot that he hit.

But it’s also the organizer’s fault. Knowing that Boykins was going to compete, couldn’t they have built two venues?

Minors must compete with the adult group.

But even so, his time is a little faster than Marbury.

A little bit is 1.5 seconds.

The last one was Fisher who stepped in temporarily.

Fisher was very fast. Although it took him two passes to complete the pass and two three-pointers to score, the final time was only 31.6 seconds.

It was Fisher's speed and tenacity that impressed Gloria Gervan who was watching the game.

At the end of the first round, Marbury was eliminated in last place and was eliminated together with Boykins.

In fact, at that time, Marbury had not yet realized that no matter what position he played, as long as he could score by himself, he would be fine in the CBA.

It doesn't matter if you are a point guard or a towel waving on the sidelines.

If he had had the consciousness to come to the CBA to play, he would have succeeded long ago.

Davis and Fisher competed for the final championship.

Fisher was the first to play in the final. This time he still needed two ground passes to pass, and three three-pointers before he scored. The final time was 37.6 seconds.

Fisher's poor performance gave Davis a chance.

After this guy came on the stage, he used his big butt to stabilize his center of gravity, played steadily, and successfully completed the task.

Although the final time of 31.6 seconds was not as good as the preliminaries, he still defeated Fisher and won the championship.

After the game, Fisher said in an interview that he would definitely participate in this competition again next year.

"The main reason is that Gary Payton suddenly asked me to replace him temporarily. I had no preparation before. The lack of preparation caused me to be a little slow in the game and my performance was not very good. In addition, I hope this event can use a time countdown system, so that My three-point shot might be more accurate, even if it only leaves me 0.4 seconds. (Laughs)"

After the shooting star and skill challenges in the morning, the highlight of the day was held in the afternoon.

Three-point shooting contest and slam dunk contest.

Although the highly popular Shentong did not participate in this competition, his teammate Jason Kapono participated in the competition on behalf of the Cavaliers.

Shentong can't have any distractions, because he signed up to participate in the upcoming dunk contest.

Players participating in this three-point shooting competition include: defending champion Peja Stojakovic of the Sacramento Kings, Rockets "Old Cat" Cuttino Mobley, and 76ers sharpshooter Kyle Korver, the soul of the Pistons Chauncey Billups, one of the Sonics' twin stars Rashard Lewis and the little-known player and STO teammate Jason Kapono.

This afternoon's three-point contest and dunk contest will be broadcast live on TNT.

The familiar duo appeared in front of fans again.

Charles Barkley: "Viewers, I miss you so much!"

Kenny Smith: "Charles, they may not miss you very much. After all, your face can take up half the screen."

Buckley said: "Look what you said, Kenny, am I a person who relies on my looks? What I want people to pay attention to is my talent!"

Smith: "I've never seen anyone so shameless."

After the familiar opening banter, the commentary duo got down to business.

Smith: "What do you think of the upcoming three-point contest?"

Barkley said: "Peja's shooting is so stable. He was the three-point champion last year. I think he has a good chance. He has played quite well this season and has shouldered the responsibility of the Kings after Chris Webber was injured. Flag, if I had to choose, I would vote for him.”

Smith said: "Apart from Peja, if you were asked to choose another one, who would you choose?"

Barkley glanced at the players on the sidelines and said: "I will choose Chauncey. This kid has a big heart and has done well with the Pistons. If I choose another one besides Peja, I will choose him."

Smith said: "Then what do you think of this young man named Jason. Jason Kapono? He is a rookie for the Cavaliers this season, and he doesn't seem to have much playing time."

Barkley replied: "Jason Kapono? I have never heard of such a person, but since he can represent the Cavaliers, he should have two brushes, but you know, this three-point game There are too many masters, and no matter what, it won’t be the turn of this guy named Jason Cardinale.”

Smith reminded: "Kapono."

Barkley said: "Oh, yes, Kapono, Jason Kapono."

The three-point shooting contest is divided into two rounds.

The first is the preliminaries, where three out of six contestants have to be eliminated.

"Old Cat" Mobley was the first to play. His performance was not good and he only scored 13 points.

Barkley commented: "Mobley's three-pointers are good, but that's not how he shoots. What he likes is to shoot in front of the defense while moving, not such a stance-style open shot. Maybe put a Kobe Bryant in front of him. The model will allow Mobley to shoot more accurately."

The second player to appear was Korver. His shooting posture was very standard and his shooting percentage was also very high.

He scored 19 points.

This is a good enough result to reach the finals.

Billups, who played third, disappointed Barkley.

The guy known for his big heart only scored 12 points.

Barkley: "Where did my tea go? I'm going to look for it backstage."

STO's teammate Jason Kapono played the fourth time. He performed quite well and scored 18 points.

Barkley "happened" to come back and commented: "Sometimes rookie players take advantage. They don't have any burden or pressure and can play as much as they want. 18 points is not bad for him, but I am still not optimistic about his performance in the finals." Performance, if he can get in."

Lewis of the Sonics made his fifth appearance.

He scored 16 points, ranking third among those currently playing.

The location is a bit awkward.

Because the defending champion Peja has not played yet.

When Lewis missed the last flower ball, the live camera focused on Shentong and Kapono on the sidelines.

They both let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

Barkley laughed and said: "Congratulations to the Cavaliers for successfully entering the finals. It seems that even Shentong is sweating for him."

Defending champion Peja made a confident final appearance.

Although the shot at the first point was not very good, Peja immediately adjusted his shooting rhythm and hit consecutive shots.

In the end, Peja scored the highest score in the preliminaries with 21 points.

Barkley shouted excitedly: "What do I say? I just said that Peja has the best appearance of a champion. My vision has always been accurate."

After the first round of competition, Peja Stojakovic, Kyle Korver, and Jason Kapono entered the finals.