Then it was the three-pointing shooting contest, or in the case of last year’s and this year’s event, the “Steph and Klay Trey Show” starring defending champion Curry again trying to fend-off his “Splendid-Shooting-Dub-Duo” sidekick Thompson as he had to do in 2015 to emerge the victor.
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LaVine continued Minnesota’s run of success: Timberwolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns won the Skills Challenge on Saturday.
The West defeated the East 196-173 with Eastern Conference All-Star Paul George setting a record with nine three-pointers. “We love to shoot against each other”.
Whether or not the Warriors will get to 73 wins is the biggest question in the league this season-just ahead of whether anybody can beat Golden State in the playoffs. That record was alway seen as one that would never be beaten, until this season. “I tried it like two or three times in the game and saved the best for last, so that’s fun”.
Kobe Bryant didn’t have much of a reaction to his old coach Phil Jackson firing his backcourt mate for five championships, Derek Fisher.
“I’m not gonna lie, I got nervous when he hit his first” seven, said Thompson, who finished second to Curry a year ago.
Thompson and Curry – two major players for the Warriors – entered the contest as favourites, and they lived up to the expectations, sending a sell-out crowd at Air Canada Centre into a frenzy.
This time, Thompson was so good, he had clinched it even before the final ball on his final rack.
“I would have taken him home if I would have won”, Curry said.
Golden State could reach 50 victories – for many clubs, the mark of a strong regular season – with a victory Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers in what has become perhaps the league’s testiest rivalry. I was going to go every year until I retire.
Booker’s success in the Rising Stars Challenge was an added bonus to his All-Star weekend experience.
Playing their best ball of the season of late (8-2 in their past 10) and dominating lesser foes (they are 23-13 against teams below them in the Eastern standings), the Celtics are providing reason to believe they will be headed up in the second half.
MIAMI – Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat is dealing with another blood-clot scare, making this the second consecutive year he has spent the All-Star break facing an uncertain future because of the issue.
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No, the Warriors don’t exactly need MJ’s permission to continue tenderizing the opposition to a historic degree, and no, this doesn’t necessarily constitute Jordan admitting that this year’s Warriors are a better team than his Bulls, or anything like that.
