The Slam Dunk Contest finals.
Blake Su and Griffin had both delivered spectacular first dunks, but... both were tributes to Carter, and Blake Su's 720 degree spin plus windmill was clearly the more difficult one.
There was no doubt about it.
The fans' cheers were louder too.
Griffin knew that better than anyone, so for his final dunk, he had to bring something even more explosive. Only then could he win over more of the crowd.
"What kind of dunk is it going to be?!"
The fans were wondering just that.
Then, a car was slowly rolled onto the court and parked sideways in front of the basket. The sight jolted countless fans, and a bold thought immediately came to mind.
Was he going to jump over the car?!
"Wow!"
Just imagining it was enough to send a wave of excitement through the crowd.
"Here it comes!"
Van Gundy's eyes lit up.
On the court, Griffin had made all his preparations. He began his run from the top of the arc, and under everyone's eager gaze, he took off... flying over the car.
In midair, he caught Davis's pass.
"Bang!"
A two handed power dunk.
With terrifying leaping ability and hang time, Griffin completely cleared the car and threw down an alley oop slam.
"Whoa!"
The visually explosive dunk over the car instantly sent the arena into deafening cheers.
"Griffin's dunk was so cool!"
"That was seriously difficult!"
"Power and beauty!"
The fans were completely fired up, but they were even more eager to see Blake Su's final dunk.
"Tap!"
Amid the explosive atmosphere in the arena, Blake Su stepped onto the court.
"Blake Su's final dunk. Blake Su sets up on the right side of the arc, starts his acceleration, charges to the basket, plants, and rises. Then... a between the legs switch.
A reverse dunk?! A windmill?!
Wow!
Another between the legs switch.
Bang!
Blake Su throws down a double between the legs switch dunk in midair! My God, one jump, two between the legs switches. What kind of impossible dunk is that?!"
"Amazing!"
Mike Breen kept shaking his head in disbelief, his face filled with shock as he shouted, "How did he do that? What kind of hang time, vertical leap, and core strength does it take to pull that off?
Blake Su is a center. His physical gifts are absolutely incredible."
"Boom!"
And when Blake Su completed that earth shaking dunk after two between the legs switches, the entire arena erupted. The fans unleashed a roar like a collapsing mountain and a crashing sea.
Everyone was thrilled, and everyone was stunned.
Every single person was shaken by Blake Su's insanely difficult slam.
"Incredible!"
Even Griffin, who had just jumped over a car, instinctively started applauding, celebrating Blake Su and cheering for that wildly spectacular double between the legs dunk.
The already roaring atmosphere in the arena rose to another level.
That alone made it clear. Blake Su's double between the legs dunk was even more spectacular than Griffin's leap over the car.
"Hahaha!"
After taking a moment to settle down, Van Gundy laughed and said, "This is truly a Slam Dunk Contest worthy of going down in history. Thank you to Blake Su and Griffin.
And of course, thank you to Ibaka and DeRozan for giving us such a wonderful dunk show.
Now that Blake Su and Griffin have both completed their two dunks in the finals, it is time for the fan vote. Who will receive the higher percentage of support?
Let's wait and see."
As he spoke, the vote count on the big screen began spinning rapidly.
In the end... with his 720 degree spin plus windmill and his double between the legs switch dunk, Blake Su received an astonishing 90 percent of the vote.
He completely crushed Griffin's 10 percent and claimed the Slam Dunk Contest championship in dominant fashion.
"Wow!"
After confirming the result, Van Gundy laughed and said, "With Blake Su winning this, remember, he is still only a rookie, and this is his first time taking part in All Star Weekend.
He has already won Rookie Challenge MVP, the Three Point Contest, and the Slam Dunk Contest.
That is truly incredible!"
"Exactly."
Mike Breen nodded repeatedly and said, "The key is that Blake Su only entered these three events, and he took first place in all of them.
That is the most amazing part.
And with the Slam Dunk Contest now over, All Star Weekend has only tomorrow night's All Star Game left, which is also the most exciting matchup of all.
Blake Su will be taking part in that as well.
Let's all look forward to it."
"That's right!"
Van Gundy picked it up with a smile. "Fans, do you want to see Blake Su, Kobe, LeBron, Howard, and a whole lineup of superstars go head to head on the same court?!
If you do.
Tune in to ESPN tomorrow night at 9. We'll see you there!"
...
At the Suns' hotel.
The players returned to the hotel, but... everyone was still riding high. The reason was simple. Suns players had swept the Skills Challenge, the Three Point Contest, and the Slam Dunk Contest.
How could they not be happy?
"Come on, let's go out for a bit!"
"How about a good late night meal to reward tonight's big winners, Blake Su and Curry?! Tonight... Carter's treating, so everyone order whatever you want."
"Hey, Steve, that's not cool!"
"Shall we?"
"Let's go!"
Once they said it, they went.
Led by Nash and Carter, they took Blake Su, Curry, and the others out to celebrate.
At the same time, Twitter was still buzzing over tonight's All Star events.
Keywords such as "Curry Skills Challenge Champion," "Blake Su Three Point Contest Champion," "Blake Su Slam Dunk Contest Champion," and "Ray Allen, Curry, and Blake Su All Break Three Point Contest Scoring Record" were everywhere.
They dominated the trending list.
"Tsk, tsk... A center winning the Three Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest back to back. Blake Su, this super rookie is just too fierce!"
"He's seriously strong!"
"That's ridiculously impressive!"
"Especially the Three Point Contest. It was already crazy enough for Blake Su to win it as a center, but the key is that his opponents were all incredibly strong shooters.
And with all of them performing so well tonight, he still beat them head on.
That is the truly impressive part!"
"Right? So... if a center has a really strong three point shot, that's pretty great too."
"Exactly. But it's not just centers. In today's increasingly fast paced small ball era, no matter what position you play, having three point range is a huge plus."
"Yeah, definitely!"
"But speaking of that, in one Three Point Contest, all three finalists broke the scoring record one after another. That was really something."
"The Slam Dunk Contest was amazing too. Blake Su's 720 degree spin plus windmill in the finals, and then that final double between the legs switch with that terrifying vertical leap.
It was absolutely insane!"
"Haha, exactly. That's why this year's All Star Weekend has been so good!"
"Yeah. Even though it's already past midnight, I'm not sleepy at all. I'm too excited, and I'm really looking forward to tomorrow night's All Star Game.
I can't wait to see what Blake Su, this rookie, does in the All Star Game."