Then things get serious – at least for the 48 minutes of net playing time. Unlike football, in NBA basketball the focus is also on the show – supported by a production that is perfectly organized down to the last detail, in which Tissot, the league’s official timekeeper, also contributes to the precision.
At halftime, the German rapper Luciano warms up the crowd, and the supporting program is also impressive as usual.
In the final quarter, the show elements actually take a back seat – it is precisely in these moments that it becomes clear why the NBA has relied on Tissot for timekeeping for years. With the score at 107:107 in crunch time, Anthony Black provided THE highlight of the evening: The Magic’s point guard gets the ball on a fast break, moves to the basket and goes up for a dunk – the hall falls silent for a split second.
Before the audience breaks into complete ecstasy: Black takes not one, not two, not three but four opponents onto the “poster” – some fans in the stands throw their hands over their heads in disbelief, and people are already talking about the “dunk of the year” on social networks.
