So, call the contest part of it lame or disappointing or any of the other things I read on Twitter Saturday night. The energy Wall’s dunk created was sucked out of the arena faster than the last few drops of a smoothie through a straw, pun entirely intended. Or Ross and McLemore and George and Wall advancing to a final four of battles.
There was no showdown between George, who in the previous iterations of the contest would have undoubtedly been given a perfect score, and Wall. Wall was declared the winner of his “battle.” And the contest was over. It awakened a crowd that was likely as confused as anyone about the rules and how the entire event would play out as anything. Wall’s dunk was certainly the most spectacular. And defending champion Terrence Ross had three fantastic dunks between the battle round, which the Eastern Conference swept, and the freestyle. Harrison Barnes plugged a flash drive into a computer that mimicked a replay of his dunk on the NBA 2K14 video game. 34 jersey reading “Shaq-Lemore.” O’Neal sat in a large ornate king’s throne while McLemore completed a dunk spreading his legs to leap over him.ĭamian Lillard, who is participating in all five major events this weekend, put a ball between his legs for a right-handed dunk. Sacramento’s Ben McLemore was arguably the most creative, bringing a herald to introduce him as he walked out in a king’s robe alongside Kings minority owner Shaquille O’Neal who held a No. I found myself almost cheering in press row, nearly six stories above the action. Using the Left Stick, move your player toward the basket. On Offense, hold down R2 (PS4) or the Right Trigger (XB1), then move the Right Stick on the controller.
Below is a quick guide: Lace up your favorite pair of basketball shoes and grab your controller. It took three attempts and each one got progressively less dramatic, but the first attempt was such a marvelous athletic play that nearly every All-Star sitting courtside in street clothes rose to their feet. How Do I Dunk A recurring question we’ve received regarding NBA 2K14 is how to dunk. George had a spectacular between the legs 360-degree dunk from the left wing. Magic Johnson, one of three judges charged with determining the winner, said it “brought the slam dunk back.” Wall’s double-pump reverse while grabbing the ball from the Wizards’ mascot who was hoisting it above his head was phenomenal. Unlike dunk contests in the past two All-Star Saturday Nights, this year provided some memorable finishes. The so-called “battle round” forced players to bring out their most creative dunks in a head-to-head matchup and the teamwork in the 90-second “freestyle round” was worth watching, especially after all three East competitors touched the ball before eventual “Dunker of the Night” John Wall passed it to Paul George off the shot clock. Particularly if I’m judging by the reaction on Twitter that called the 2014 Sprite Slam Dunk everything from “lame” to “disappointing.”īut I thought the dunk contest was fun, and in many ways innovative. NEW ORLEANS – I am likely in the minority.
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