Who won NBA 2022 3-point contest?
Steph drains no-look triple, wins 3-point contest with Klay
Teaming up with Splash Brother Klay Thompson in a 3-point contest at the 2022 NBA Japan Games, Curry swished his first four triples at the first ball rack in the corner.
| Player | Pos | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | SG | Chicago Bulls |
| C.J. McCollum | G | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Patty Mills | G | Brooklyn Nets |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C | Minnesota Timberwolves |
All-Access: All-Star 3-Point Contest
Take an All-Access look at the 2022 3-Point Contest, with a surprising big-man win for Karl-Anthony Towns. Event participants and more information will be updated soon, please check back.
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors |
| 2019-2020 | Buddy Hield | Sacramento Kings |
| 2018-2019 | Joe Harris | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2017-2018 | Devin Booker | Phoenix Suns |
And Karl-Anthony Towns shined. The Minnesota Timberwolves big man dominated the competition on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, and set an All-Star record in the process. Towns won the event with a final score of 29, which made him just the third big man behind Kevin Love and Dirk Nowitzki to claim that title.
Steph Curry, Klay Thompson Won't Participate in NBA 3-Point Contest.
Craig Hodges holds the record for most shots made in one round (21/25), as well as most consecutive shots made (19) and most appearances (8). Stephen Curry (first round, 2021) holds the record with 31 points, albeit in the newer 40-point format.
With Curry winning the Three-Point Contest in 2015 and Thompson taking it in 2016, the Splash Brothers became the first pair of teammates in NBA All-Star history to win consecutive Three-Point Contests.
Best 3-Point Shooter In The NBA – Stephen Curry
This guy isn't just the best 3 point shooter in the league, beating out Ray Allen's record for the most successful 3 point shots in 2021, he's also the most accurate free thrower in the NBA with a 90.8% percent success rate right now.
Who is the 3pt world record holder?
Steph Curry now holds the NBA record for career 3-pointers.
NBA All-Star Saturday Night results, highlights: Obi Toppin wins Dunk Contest; Towns captures 3-point crown - CBSSports.com.
Of the 961 career games he's played (that total includes regular season, playoffs and Play-In games), Curry has just 40 games in which he has not made at least one 3-pointer.
Mark Price was a sharpshooter for the Cleveland Cavaliers who never lost a Three-Point Contest (1993 and 1994).
Stephen Curry has 290 losses in his career.
Thompson holds the NBA record for most 3-pointers made in a regular season game with 14. Curry and Zach LaVine are tied in second place with 13 3-pointers.
- Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili – San Antonio Spurs. ...
- Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish – Boston Celtics. ...
- LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh – Miami Heat. ...
- Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant – Golden State Warriors.
Stephen Curry has missed 4,344 shots from downtown in his career.
However, he finished with just 17 points in the final round, which was three behind Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, who won the event.
Stephen Curry has missed 4,231 shots from downtown in his career.
Who won the NBA Skills Contest 2022?
Kevon Looney wins it for the Warriors in double overtime, but it was Klay Thompson's confident 54 points that put Golden State in position.
NBA All-Star Saturday Night results, highlights: Obi Toppin wins Dunk Contest; Towns captures 3-point crown - CBSSports.com.
Booker finished third in 2016, won it in 2018, didn't advance to the finals in 2019 and was second last year to Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield.
| Season | Player(s) | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics |
| 2019–20 | Bam Adebayo | Miami Heat (3) |
| 2020–21 | Domantas Sabonis | Indiana Pacers |
| 2021–22 | Darius Garland Evan Mobley Jarrett Allen | Cleveland Cavailers |
All three Antetokounmpo brothers will play with Giannis, Thanasis, and Alex joining forces. Team Cavs will consist of Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland, and Evan Mobley, which is sure to delight the home crowd in Cleveland. Team Rooks will be made up of Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham, and Josh Giddey.
This year's NBA All-Star Skills Challenge features three teams of three: Team Rooks (Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham and Josh Giddey), Team Cavs: (Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley) and Team Antetokounmpos (Alex, Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo).
The NBA's first dunk contest occurred in 1976-77, but the format was a season-long event. It became a stand-alone event during All-Star Weekend in 1984, and Larry Nance was the first ever winner in this format.
| Rank | Player | Times |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeff Hornacek | 2 |
| Mark Price | 2 | |
| Jason Kapono | 2 | |
| Stephen Curry | 2 |
But on that night in Boston, Booker did. And at the age of 20, he was the youngest ever to score 70 points in a game. Or even 60.
Suns' Devin Booker scores 70 points in losing effort vs. Celtics. BOSTON -- Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker became the sixth player in NBA history to score 70 points in a game, accomplishing the feat in Friday night's 130-120 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
