2016 NBA All-Star Saturday Recap And Highlights

Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout:

Among an elite field of three-point snipers, it eventually came down to the Splash Brothers and Phoenix Suns rookie Devin Booker — who edged James Harden and J.J. Redick in a tiebreaker round — for the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout.

Klay Thompson eventually surpassed a down round from Booker and a strong performance from Stephen Curry’s in the final round to win his first Three-Point title and bring the trophy back to the Bay for the second straight year.

In the first round, Klay Thompson set the tone early to start things off, putting up 22 points. He was a perfect five-for-five on his fourth rack, but only made two of his five shots on his final money-ball rack.

James Harden got off to a rough 2-for-5 start, but wound up with 20 in the first round after going 3-for-5 on his money-ball rack. J.J. Redick got off to a perfect 5-for-5 start, but wound up tying Harden with 20 points after a brutal 1-for-5 performance on his second rack.

Khris Middleton played the part of first-timer, missing 10 consecutive shots at one point to finish with a brutal score of 13. Devin Booker got off to a rough start, missing eight of his first 10 attempts, but his money-ball rack at the end saved him. Booker knocked down four of his five shots on that rack, tying Harden and Redick with 20 points.

C.J. McCollum, who was replacing the injured Chris Bosh in the event, never could get any rhythm going, finishing with 14 points. Despite the support of the home crowd, Kyle Lowry was unable to satisfy the fans, finishing with 15 points after only going 1-for-5 on his money-ball rack.

The reigning Three-Point Contest champion, Stephen Curry, finished off the first round with a score of 21. He missed his first three shots, but was a perfect 5-for-5 on his middle rack and made 11 straight threes at one point. Curry made the last two balls on his money-ball rack to sneak past Booker, Harden and Redick into second place with 21 points.

In the tiebreaker round, all three contestants had three racks and 30 seconds to compete. Harden made the questionable decision to put his money-ball rack last, which cost him when he took too much time on his first rack and went 0-for-5. Harden finished with eight points, while Redick struggled after going 4-for-5 on his first rack to finish with only nine points.

The 19-year-old rookie stepped up despite only going 2-for-5 on his first money-ball rack, knocking down four of his last six attempts, including his last two shots from the top of the key to advance to the final with a score of 12.

In the final round, Booker’s three-point stroke was still pure, but he missed all of his first four money-ball attempts. He went 3-for-5 on his final rack that was all money-balls, but only finished with 16 points because of it his early money-ball misfires. Curry made eight of his first 10 shots and went 3-for-5 on his money-ball rack to score 21 points.

At that point, Klay Thompson made good on his wishes to bring the Three-Point Contest trophy back to the Bay, going nuclear and making eight straight shots at one point. He was a perfect 5-for-5 on his final money-ball rack, giving him 25 points and the victory.

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