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Chapter 1064 UFO (Vince Carter)
This was Tang Tian's target skill.
Increased hang time and body flexibility are essential for completing difficult dunks.
Moreover, the biggest difference between UFO and King of Jump is the ability to complete dunks with contact.
This can be seen from the passive skill.
Compared to other red skills, this passive skill is somewhat of a bug; other skills add 10%, while this one directly adds 20%!
But it deserves it.
After Jordan retired, NBA global attention plummeted. Carter used explosive dunk performances to bring the attention back.
Therefore, in addition to "UFO," Carter has another title: the man who saved TV ratings!
Tang Tian chose to redeem it, and after redeeming it, he felt lighter.
Dunking is about defying gravity, so this illusion is a normal reaction.
He then pulled up the system attribute panel.
Strength: 80→85
Jump: 90→95
Dunk: 77→93
These were the three attributes with the biggest changes in the primary interface.
In addition, due to the increase in body coordination, dribbling, layups, and close range shots all increased by 1~2 points.
In the secondary interface, only dunking changed.
Standing Dunk: 80→97
Sprinting Dunk: 75→95
Contact Dunk: 70→86
As a red skill, the improvement in dunking was a real qualitative change.
After all, 50 million yuan worth of in-game purchases is enough to redeem 1,000 Kings of Jump.
After redeeming it, Tang Tian couldn't help but try it out in his gym.
Windmills, between the legs, 360°...
These dunks that were difficult for him before were now as easy as running.
And the key is that it was comfortable.
Regardless of the visual effect on others, he felt very comfortable dunking.
In popular terms, there was a silky smooth feeling when dunking.
This was completely different from the slightly stiff dunks that relied purely on jumping before.
This 50 million was well spent.
The Pelicans' next game was against the Timberwolves.
Since Garnett left, the Timberwolves have been a perennial bottom-ranked team, missing the playoffs for 14 consecutive years.
This season, their record ranks at the bottom of the Western Conference, and that number will soon become 15.
The Timberwolves' current roster isn't bad; "young talent" is the most appropriate description.
Starting point guard, the former "golden boy," now a top-notch passing master with solid offense and defense, Rubio;
Shooting guard, dunk king Zach LaVine, who can drive and shoot (38.6% three-point shooting percentage this season);
Small forward, the No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins, known as the second McGrady, with extremely strong physical talent;
Power forward, the No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns, known as the next Duncan, with excellent inside and outside skills, and sharing a name with Tang Tian's son;
Center, Gorgui Dieng, a young African with excellent defensive ability and a very steady mid-range shot;
Plus, "Wall 2.0" Kris Dunn, "MOP" Tyus Jones, explosive guard Shabazz Muhammad, and European super rookie Nemanja Bjelica on the bench.
In terms of talent, the Timberwolves dare to say that the vast majority of teams in the league are trash.
But in terms of strength, they are basically trash in the eyes of other teams.
This is probably the team in the league that is currently least able to convert talent.
Against a team like this, the Pelicans have basically no suspense in winning.
However, this game was quite eye-catching.
Because this was Tang Tian's first game after agreeing to participate in the dunk contest, and LaVine, who had also agreed to participate, was on the Timberwolves.
In other words, this was a pre-dunk contest warm-up between the two in a game.
Minnesota in February is still snowy and cold.
However, this kind of weather couldn't stop fans from going to the arena to watch the game. The Target Center, which usually has a 50% attendance rate, was packed today.
Some fans have attributed this phenomenon to the "Pelicans Effect."
Whenever there is a Pelicans game, whether it's home or away, the attendance rate will reach or exceed 100%!
Although they have no chance of winning against the Pelicans, small-town owners play 82 games a season with the Pelicans, making money!
Before the game, LaVine took the initiative to greet Tang Tian.
He didn't play much last season due to injury, but his condition has been good since returning this season.
Although his personal strength is much worse than Tang Tian, he still wants to beat Tang Tian once in the dunk contest.
He is very confident in himself in the field of dunking.
After the pre-game warm-up, the starting lineups of the two teams were released one after another.
For the Timberwolves, Rubio and LaVine in the backcourt, Wiggins and Towns in the frontcourt, and Dieng at center, all started.
For the Pelicans, Davis was out after previous hip discomfort, and his whole body ached in this game.
Walker was also arranged for a rest by Stevens.
Stevens is going further and further down the road of becoming Popovich.
The Pelicans' starting lineup was Brogdon and Tang Tian in the backcourt, Butler and Siakam in the frontcourt, and Dedmon at center.
Amid the cheers of the fans, Towns tipped the ball back to the Timberwolves' half, officially kicking off the game.
Rubio held the ball outside to organize, but the Timberwolves' tactics didn't work out.
They were average in executing tactics.
Rubio finally passed the ball to Wiggins.
Wiggins faced Butler's one-on-one drive, nearly getting stripped in front of the court, backed up for a long time without moving Butler, and finally chose to turn around and fadeaway along the baseline.
Butler slapped the ball before he released it, and the ball slipped out of his hand at the moment of release, resulting in an air ball.
There was a commotion on the sidelines.
Wiggins' stats have gradually improved over the past few years, and he is averaging nearly 24 points this season.
But as a small forward, his shooting percentage this season is just over 42%.
And more terrible than the shooting percentage is that this is already his fourth year in the NBA, but his technical and tactical improvement is very limited.
It's still the same skills he had when he entered the league, and the efficiency is decreasing year by year.
On social media, nicknames like "thermos cup man" and "goji berry man" have emerged endlessly.
The play just now reflected this.
Facing the defense of Butler, who is a near-Defensive Player of the Year level defender, his offense seemed very stiff.
Back on the other end, with Walker and Davis both out, the ball was concentrated in Tang Tian's hands from the start.
The person defending him was Wiggins.
Tang Tian used a big crossover to get past him cleanly.
He then accelerated to the inside and took off.
Towns had already come to help defend, but seeing Tang Tian take off, he wisely dodged to the side.
After seeing it, Tang Tian changed his original tomahawk motion, pulling the ball from the top of his head down to his knee joint, and executing a full-circle windmill!
"Bang!"
The ball was slammed into the basket.
Clean, crisp, smooth, and most importantly, handsome!
When Tang Tian dunked the ball in, there were even scattered cheers from the crowd!
That dunk was really beautiful!