Superstar Athletes’ Black Tech Systems

Larry Bird in 1986 was at the peak of his NBA career, and both the Celtics and him were at their best this year.

They will have the best record in the regular season and win the championship.

Bird will also be crowned the MVP of the regular season and the MVP of the finals again, pushing his basketball career to the highest peak.

This All-Star three-point contest is just a small episode of his peak years.

Even so, this coquettish and confident white player still left behind the classic saying of "fighting for second".

In the locker room, everyone else was stunned. After all, they all knew how powerful Bird was.

Only Li Liang muttered, "I'm here to fight for the first place."

Li Liang thought it would be like the last mission, no matter what he said, the NPC would not respond.

Unexpectedly, Bird took a look at Li Liang and said, "The first is here, I think the second is more suitable for you."

Bird actually talked to himself. Of course, Li Liang would not be afraid in the system, and retorted: "I'm sorry, there is no word for second in my dictionary."

"OK, then let's see the truth on the court, nameless boy." Bird looked a little angry, and directly called Li Liang the nameless boy.

Li Liang didn't reply, because he noticed that another line of words popped up in front of him, [anger value +20, from Larry Bird]

It turns out that this anger value can also be obtained in the system. It seems that this Almighty King training ground has really opened.

Li Liang is now looking forward to what kind of reward he will get after completing this task.

Maybe such a reward can be exchanged at the exchange center.

After arguing in the locker room, he still wants to see the truth on the court.

The staff entered the locker room to greet everyone to warm up.

The 1986 three-point contest was the first of the NBA All-Star Weekend, so many top shooters in the league wanted to participate.

People like Danny Angie of the Celtics wanted to participate in this competition, but they were ignored by the league.

In Stern's eyes, Larry Bird is the real favorite.

Bird also lived up to expectations. Since 1986, he has won three consecutive three-point contests, making him a legend in the three-point contest.

And Li Liang's task is to shatter the legend, which is obviously not an easy task.

A total of 8 people participated in the three-point contest. In addition to Bird, they were Darley Ellis of the Dallas Mavericks, Eric Floyd of the Golden State Warriors, and Craig Hodges of the Milwaukee Bucks. Los Angeles Clippers guard Norm Nixon, Chicago Bulls guard Kerry Macy, New York Knicks guard Trent Tucker, Washington Bullets (later Wizards) guard Leon Wood.

Of course, an extra Li Liang who came in through the back door was added to the mission, making it 9 people.

Everyone else was wearing their team uniforms or sports jackets, except for Li Liang, who wore a white jersey without any logo.

The standard configuration in the 1980s, small vest, small shorts, stockings and Converse shoes, this system is quite careful.

Because there was one more player, the game lasted for three rounds, with 9 to 5 in the first round, 5 to 2 in the semi-finals, and then the final.

The same as the subsequent three-point contest, there are five balls in five positions, the last of which is a flower ball, 1 point for an ordinary ball, 2 points for a flower ball, and a full score of 30 points.

When Li Liang saw the requirements of this mission, he knew that it was really difficult to defeat Bird.

Although the two will not have a direct confrontation, one can imagine the psychological pressure of confronting a historical superstar and trash talker like Bird.

Moreover, the atmosphere of the scene is extremely realistic, no difference from the real environment.

The Dallas Reunion Arena is nothing like the old-fashioned arenas of the 1950's.

The NBA in 1986 has entered modern basketball and began to have live TV broadcasts. There is a large electronic screen on the top of the arena, which can accommodate more than 20,000 spectators. The floor is waxed and smooth, and the atmosphere is warm. The difference from the current NBA arena is very small.

Under such an atmosphere and pressure, it is a test of people's psychological quality and performance on the spot.

Li Liang knew it was a fake, but he still felt a little nervous when he thought about playing on such a court in the future.

The first round started soon, and Li Liang was the last one to appear on the stage. This was a good position. He could wait for everyone else to finish their votes, and then vote according to the score.

The NBA only introduced the three-point line in 1980. At that time, three-pointers were just an opportunistic scoring method and had not yet become an important tactic.

In 1986, the players in the NBA grew up playing basketball without the three-point line, so shooting three-pointers was a new thing.

Among them, Bird is already the best.

He made 82 of 194 three-pointers in 82 games in one season, with a shooting percentage of 42%, which is quite a high shooting percentage today, but the number of shots is far from what it is now.

And others are even worse. A veteran champion guard like Norm Nixon who once played for the Lakers has thrown 100 three-pointers in his entire career.

Sure enough, Nixon, Wood, Floyd, Macy and others, 25 balls, some of them couldn't finish shooting in a minute, let alone scored.

Tucker and Ellis performed well, scoring 19 and 17 points respectively, while Bird performed mediocre, scoring only 16 points.

Craig Hodges of the Bucks surprised everyone in the first round and scored 25 points directly!

This is really the pinnacle of his debut. In the first round of the first three-point contest, Hodges scored 25 points.

This record has been maintained until 2012, and all subsequent competitors can only be equal and cannot break through this score.

Bird looked stunned, and Li Liang's eyes widened even more. This Hodges looked ordinary and thin, and his shooting was so accurate.

Li Liang doesn't know enough about history. This Hodges later went to the Bulls and played a key role in the Bulls' first three consecutive championships.

And like Bird, he won the three-point contest for three consecutive years from 1990 to 1992, and he is also a three-point maniac.

Finally, it was Li Liang's turn to appear on the stage. He took a deep breath, stood at the first shooting position, the left corner, looked at the timer beside him, and prepared to start his challenge.

Timing begins!

It is more difficult than most people imagine to throw 25 balls at five points in one minute.

Li Liang's shooting foundation is quite good. Like most Chinese players, although his physical fitness is average, his shooting feels soft and his technical movements are in place.

Li Liang usually trains the most is shooting, so he can keep 100% free throws in the NCAA arena, and his basic shooting points are also very high.

But the NCAA's three-point line is different from the NBA. The NCAA's three-point line uses the old FIBA ​​standard, which is 6.25 meters, while the NBA's bottom corner is 6.71 meters and the top of the arc is 7.24 meters.

For long-range shots, every extra meter makes a world of difference.

Of course, Li Liang realized this early on, so he usually practiced ultra-long three-pointers, so the three-point line in the NBA is not so difficult.

He started to take the ball, and his shooting movements are quite standard, standard one-handed shooting, right-handed shot, left-handed ball, knee slightly bent, using leg strength to transfer to the hand, and throw the ball.

"1 point, 2 points, 3 points, 4 points, flower ball...Unfortunately, I didn't hit it."

The first point is that Li Liang shot well, but the ABA ball is a little slippery and not easy to shoot.

For the second point, Li Liang got 3 points, for the third point, 3 points, 10 points, and two more points at the end.

At this time, Li Liang felt something was wrong. First of all, the continuous shooting made his physical fitness decline a bit, but this was not the most important thing. He found that the shooting time seemed to be a bit short!

"Oops, it's running out of time." Li Liang saw that several people hadn't finished voting before the time limit, but now he knows that one minute flies by.

In a hurry, Li Liang speeded up his shots. As a result, his movements became slightly deformed, and his hit rate plummeted.

None of the fourth points were scored. In the last point, three points will enter the next round, and 13 points will do.

As a result, at the last point, when he made two shots and had two goals left, the time was up and he only scored 12 points.

He tied for fifth with one other, and both were eliminated from the next round.

[Unfortunately, the mission failed, please continue to work hard]