Diminutive New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson beat defending(防禦.保衛) champion Dwight Howard of Orlando in an exciting NBA slam dunk contest, winning 52 percent of fans' votes(投票).
Wearing(穿戴的) an all-green Knicks uniform with green shoes, Robinson used Howard as a prop in the final round, springboarding(跳板.出發點) over the 6-foot-11 (2.11-meter) center to dunk the ball in the net(網).
"Dwight was a great sport letting me dunk over him," said Robinson, who also won in 2006.
Howard, who scored(分數) a perfect 50 on both of his first-round dunks, performed(履行.表現.完成) the most theatrical dunk of the competition in the first round.
He disappeared(消失) into a phone booth just off the court(場地.法庭.院子), emerging(新興的) with a Superman cape.
Howard waved(飄動的.波浪形的[]) his arms to the crowd(人群.大眾.一幫) as an 11-foot (3.4-meter) basket was wheeled onto the floor. Howard took a bounce(彈跳.彈力.跳[]) pass from teammate Jameer Nelson and made an amazing dunk as the U.S. Airways Center exploded(爆炸的.分解的[]) with applause(鼓掌.喝采[]).
Another event included was the annual Shooting Stars competition, which features a player from an NBA team, a retired player from that team and a player from that city's WNBA club. It was won by Team Detroit－former Piston Bill Laimbeer, present Pistons guard Arron Afflalo and Detroit Shock star Katie Smith.
Team Detroit was runner-up last year and won the contest in 2007 in which players shoot from six locations of increasing difficulty.

• diminutive  (adj.)   矮小的；小型的
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The diminutive child couldn't reach the buttons in the elevator.

• to beat  (v.)   打敗；擊敗
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The team practiced all year to become good enough to beat their archrivals.

• prop  (n.)   道具；支撐物
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The photographer used the small plastic stool as a prop for the little girl.

• theatrical  (adj.)   戲劇性的；誇張的
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The theatrical performance included impressive scenery and lighting effects.

• cape  (n.)   斗蓬；披風
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Superheroes are often portrayed as wearing capes as they fly around and save the world.

• to wheel  (v.)   推動；拉動
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The doctors wheeled the injured player away on a stretcher.

• event  (n.)   活動；事件
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The sporting events at the field day included races and various ball games.

• slam dunk   灌籃；扣籃
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The star basketball player made a slam dunk to win the game.

• to be a good/great sport   擁有良好的運動精神或風度
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Jill is a good sport; she'll go along with almost anything.

• phone booth   電話亭
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The thriller movie was about a man who was trapped in a phone booth with snipers aiming at him.ㄍ

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