Team Atlanta, consisting of NBA star Al Horford, legend Steve Smith, and WNBA player Coco Miller, won the title last night, edging Team Texas in the finals with a final time of 1:10. Team Chicago and Los Angeles were eliminated in the first round.
Taco Bell Skills Challenge
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was nearly flawless in the final round as he beat Russell Westbrook in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. He finished with a time of 28.2 seconds, which was the only sub-30 second time of the night. The Bulls' Derrick Rose, Hornets' Chris Paul, and Wizards' John Wall were all eliminated in the first round.
Foot Locker Three Point Contest
Miami Heat forward James Jones edged two Celtic legends- defending champion Paul Pierce and all-time three-point leader Ray Allen- to win the Three Point Contest. Pierce had 18 and Allen had just 15 in the finals, while Jones got 20. The Thunder's Kevin Durant, Cavaliers' Daniel Gibson, and Warriors' Dorrell Wright all participated but were eliminated in the first round.
Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
In one of the better dunk contests we've had (nowhere close to as good 2000, though), Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin took the title in his hometown, edging the Wizards' Javale McGee in the final round. McGee's most impressive happened in the first round, with a double dunk. The final dunk for Griffin was a car dunk, which while had good presentation, was overhyped and really not that impressive (1st video below) Honorable mention also goes out to the Thunder's Serge Ibaka, who had an underscored behind the free-throw line dunk in the first round. (2nd video)
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