Stephen Curry takes on Sabrina Ionescu in a Three-point contest NBA vs. WNBA, the primary of its variety. (AP Photograph/Jeff Chiu, File)
NBA All-Star Saturday has a brand new competitors.
Taking pictures GOAT Stephen Curry takes on WNBA sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu in a three-point battle for the ages. Within the conventional Three-point contest, defending champion Damian Lillard headlines an eight-man subject.
In the meantime, the Slam Dunk Contest will characteristic an All-Star in Jaylen Brown for the primary time since 2017. He’ll face reigning dunk champion Mac McClung along with Miami Warmth rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. and participant from New York Knicks G Leaguer Jacob Toppin.
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We wouldn't describe this belt as opulent.
The NBA has a really giant GOAT belt in retailer for the winner.
Sabrina on Steph's shootout: 'If I wasn't nervous, I wouldn't be human'
Sabrina Ionescu says regardless that she and Steph Curry are mates, Steph was booing her and attempting to get in her head throughout yesterday's follow collectively. “He needs to win,” she stated of tonight's Three-point shootout between the 2. “If I wasn't nervous, I wouldn't be human.” She needs to indicate each woman that they’ll beat the boys on the playground.
Women in a particular membership
Damian Lillard is the primary consecutive winner of the Three-point contest since Jason Kapono in 2007-08. Peja Stojakovic (2002-03), Jeff Hornacek (1998, 2000), Mark Worth (1993-94) and Craig Hodges (1990-91) additionally went back-to-back. Larry Chook (1986-88) is the one participant to win Three in a row.
Lillard begins robust, misses the primary 4 photographs from his cash rack, then makes the final shot to win his second straight title. He’s the primary repeat champion since Jason Kapono in 2007 and 2008.
Wow, Trae Younger makes the primary 4 of his cash rack to get to 24, then misses the final shot to overlook Cities. Lillard will now shoot needing 26 to turn into the back-to-back champion.
Karl-Anthony Cities opens the ultimate spherical with 24. It wouldn't have been sufficient within the first spherical, we'll see if it's sufficient within the last spherical.
When know-how goes fallacious
They ran this factor referred to as the Indy 5 between the Expertise Problem and the Three-point contest. Principally, the LED courtroom confirmed an undulating road with potholes that Benny the Bull and Pierre the Pelican needed to keep away from as they dribbled from one finish to the opposite. Besides it malfunctioned on Benny the Bull and he needed to begin over twice. They one way or the other reached the opposite finish of the ground on the similar time. It was weird.
Damian Lillard makes the Starry Three-pointer to make it 13 and shut out Haliburton, then makes one other three to submit 16. The ultimate spherical might be Lillard (2023 champion), Cities (2022 champion and Younger.
Karl-Anthony Cities posts 16 to maneuver into the tiebreaker. Damian Lillard will shoot to eradicate Haliburton. He’ll want 13 factors.
Tyrese Haliburton solely posts 12, so Younger will transfer into the ultimate spherical.
Wow, Trae Younger was disqualified for capturing the fallacious cash ball (it’s important to shoot the particular ball final on every rack). He regarded robust however needed to accept a rating of 15.
Each participant in that contest knocked off 20 factors, in case you needed an indication of how good the NBA is at capturing proper now.
