Goodnight folks! Tune in tomorrow night for the 2015 All-Star Game from Madison Square Garden!
Lets recap the night: 2015 Shooting Stars winner Team Bosh (Chris Bosh, Dominique Wilkins, Swin Cash)... 2015 Taco Bell Skills Challenge winner Patrick Beverley (Houston Rockets)... 2015 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest winner Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)... 2015 Sprite Slam Dunk winner Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Zach LaVine is your 2015 Sprite Slam Dunk Champion!!!
His total score of the night was 194!!!
This kid is ridiculous!!! Four 10's and one 9 for a score of 49!!!
Zach LaVine has the ball hit off the back of the backboard off the extension. He grabbed it with the left hand and switched to the right under the legs for the one-handed slam!!!
Four 8's and one 9. Score of 41
He couldn't convert his first two attempts of a one-handed 360. But for his backup dunk he had Elfrid Payton hit the ball off the back of the backboard and did a nice one-handed windmill.
Oladipo up for second dunk.
He recieved 9's across the board!!! Score of 45!! Very nice!!!
Wiggins is standing on the side and holding the ball out. LaVine grabbed it with his right hand, switched to his left under the legs and slammed it with the left hand.
Andrew Wiggins is helping out his teammate.
Lets see what Zach LaVine has in store.
Four 6's and one 7 for a score of 31
Oladipo tried to grab the ball and go under him legs and slam it home with the left hand but he couldn't convert it in three tries.
Payton is sitting in a chair a couple feet from the rim with the ball in his hand.
Elfrid Payton will assist Oladipo again.
Oladipo will start first
Victor Oladipo (89) and Zach LaVine (100) will advance to the final round!!!
ANOTHER PERFECT DONE FOR LAVINE!!! 10's ACROSS THE BOARD!!! PERFECT 50 AGAIN!!! PERFECT 100 FOR 1ST ROUND!!!
Lobbed to himself, behind the back, one handed slam!!!! OMG!!! WOW!!!
Zach LaVine comes up one first try and brings the crowd to their feet!!!
One 9, two 8's, two 7's for a total of 39. He will advance to final round.
Elfrid Payton lobbed it off the glass from the side, 360 two hands.
He recieved four 7's and one 8 for a score of 36.
Plumlee couldnt convert his first two tries. He changed his dunk for last attempt and jumped over his brother Miles Plumlee.
Mason Plumlee is up next
He got one 8, three 7's and one 6 for a total of 35
His brother lobbed it on the other side of the rim. He then grabbed it and floated across the rim and slammed it behind his head.
Giannis Antetokounmpo will go first this time. Lets hope he converts it this time.
Leaderboard: Zach LaVine 50, Victor Oladipo 50, Mason Plumlee 40, Giannis Antetokounmpo 30
Each competitor will get one more dunk before we advance to the final round.
ANOTHER PERFECT DUNK!!! 10's ACROSS THE BOARD!!! A PERFECT 50!!
WOW!!! On his first attempt LaVine goes under the legs and floats across the rim and slams it down!!!! Oh and his head hit the rim!!!
LaVine comes out with the theme song of Space Jam and he is wearing the Michael Jordan Space Jam jersey!!!
The fourth and final contestant is Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves!!!
And the judges give him 10's across the board!!! A perfect 50!!!
Victor Oladipo converted a 540 reverse slam!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!! It took him three trys but WOW!!! Very impressive!!!
On his entrance Oladipo comes out singing New York, New York in a coat and tie along with a top hat!!! Very nice entrance and he didn't sound half bad.
Victor Oladipo of the Orlando Magic is up next!!!
Because he didn't complete the dunk he was given 6's across the board giving him a score 0f 30.
For his first dunk Antetokounmpo lobs it high in front of him and tries to use his long wing span to slam it in. He wasn't able to complete the dunk on his three attempts.
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is up next!!!
All five judges gave him an 8 across the board giving him a score of 40.
Irving bounced the ball off the side of the glass and Plumlee caught the ball and reversed on the other side of the rim to flush it home. Took him three chances.
Kyrie Irving is assisting Plumlee on his first dunk
The first dunker of the night is the Mason Plumlee of the Brooklyn Nets. He will have the home crowd behind him, lets hope he brings something special to get the crowd going.
Rules: 4 dunkers get 2 dunks in 1st round. 3 attempts to complete dunk. Judges will grade on 6-10 scale. 2 dunkers with highest scores advance to final and will square off for dunk championship.
John Wall is on set with the TNT crew and his pick is Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves
The judges for this years dunk contest are Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Dr. J, Walt Fraizer, Bernard King, and Chris Mullin
The finale of All-Star Saturday night is the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest and its coming up next!!!
Curry's 27 points in the Championship round is the most points in a round all-time!!!
Stephen Curry is the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest Champion!!!
14 total points
Made 2 of 5 moneyball rack
Made 1 of 5 4th rack
Made 1 of 5 3rd rack
Made 2 of 5 2nd rack
Made 4 of 5 1st rack
Klay Thompson to finish it off
Wow!!! 13 in a row at one point!!! 27 total points
Made 4 of 5 moneyball rack
Made 5 of 5 4th rack
Made 4 of 5 3rd rack
Made 4 of 5 2nd rack
Made 3 of 5 1st rack
Stephen Curry is up next
17 total points to lead things off
Made 2 of 5 moneyball rack
Made 4 of 5 4th rack
Made 0 of 5 3rd rack
Made 4 of 5 2nd rack
Made 4 of 5 1st rack
Kyrie Irving is leading off the championship round
Klay Thompson (24), Stephen Curry (23), and Kyrie Irving (23) advance to the final round
18 total points (eliminated)
Made 3 of 5 moneyball rack
Made 3 of 5 4th rack
Made 2 of 5 3rd rack
Made 3 of 5 2nd rack
Made 2 of 5 1st rack
Defending Champ Marco Belinelli up next
18 total points (eliminated)
Made 2 of 5 5th rack
Made 3 of 5 4th rack
Made 4 of 5 moneyball rack
Made 2 of 5 2nd rack
Made 3 of 5 1st rack
Kyle Korver up next
24 total points, leaped into 1st place
Made 3 of 5 moneyball rack
Made 4 of 5 4th rack
Made 2 of 5 3rd rack
Made 5 of 5 2nd rack
Made 3 of 5 1st rack
Klay Thompson up next
23 total points, tied for 1st place... J.J. Redick eliminated
Made 4 of 5 moneyball rack
Made 2 of 5 4th rack
Made 4 of 5 3rd rack
Made 3 of 5 2nd rack
Made 2 of 5 1st rack
Stephen Curry will get things going after the break
Leaderboard: Kyrie Irving 23, Wesley Matthews 22, J.J. Redick 17, James Harden 15 (elimintated)
The final four contestants will go after the commercial break
New leader with 23 total points
Made 4 of 5 in moneyball rack
Made 3 of 5 in 4th rack
Made 3 of 5 in 3rd rack
Made 4 of 5 in 2nd rack
Made 3 of 5 in 1st rack
Kyrie Irving up next
15 total points
Made 1 of 5 in 5th rack
Made 1 of 5 in 4th rack
Made 3 of 5 in moneyball rack
Made 3 of 5 in 2nd rack
Made 2 of 5 in 1st rack
James Harden up next
17 total points
Made 3 of 5 in moneyball rack
Made 2 of 5 in 4th rack
Made 4 of 5 in 3rd rack
Made 1 of 5 in 2nd rack
Made 3 of 5 in 1st rack
J.J. Redick up next
22 total points
Made 4 of 5 in fifth rack
Made 4 of 5 in moneyball rack
Made 2 of 5 in 3rd rack
Made 3 of 5 in 2nd rack
Made 2 0f 5 in 1st rack
Up first in the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest is Wesley Matthew of the Portland Trail Blazers
After the commercial break the Three-Point contest will begin!
Lets refresh the rules. Five racks behind the 3pt arc. Four racks have four regular basketballs (1 point) and one "moneyball"(2 points). The last rack is full of just "moneyballs" all worth two points. Each player can place the "moneyball" wherever he likes behind the arc. Each player has 1 minute to shoot 25 basketballs.
Up next is the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest!!!
Patrick Beverley showed great patience and was able to make the shot when it mattered most.
Once again Patrick Beverley comes from behind and beats Brandon Knight for the Taco Bell Skills Challenge championship!!!
Patrick Beverley and Brandon Knight are faceing off in the finals...now.
Brandon Knight went throught course with blazing speed and was able to make his first three point attempt not giving Lowry a chance to win.
Up next Knight and Lowry
Patrick Beverley came from behind and beat Jeff Teague. He will advance to the finals.
Up now Beverley and Teague
Brandon Knight and Kyle Lowry will face each other in the other semi-final matchup.
Patrick Beverly and Jeff Teague will face each other in the semi-finals
Patrick Beverley, Jeff Teague, Brandon Knight, and Kyle Lowry will advance to the semi-finals.
Kyle Lowry will advance as he dominated the youngster Dennis Schroder.
Kyle Lowry and Dennis Schroder are the last pair of the first round.
Brandon Knight will advance. He made his last three point attempt for the victory.
Up next Trey Burke and Brandon Knight
Jeff Teague won with ease as he made his shot on the first try.
Up next Jeff Teague and Elfrid Payton
Patrick Beverly won by the slimest of margins. They both missed their three pointers and Beverley was able to make his layup first.
Patrick Beverly and Isaiah Thomas will face off first.
This year its bracket style and two players will face off on the court at the same time. The newest part of the obstacle course is they have to knock down a three pointer at the end instead of a layup.
The next event is the Taco Bell Skills Challenge
Team Bosh wins for the third consecutive year with a time of 57.6 seconds. Dominique Wilkins knocked in the game-winning half court shot!!!
Team Bosh is up looking for their third consective win in this contest.
Team Westbrook couldn't make the half court shot and their total time was 1:30.
Team Westbrook is up first.
Team Bosh and Team Westbrook will advance to the final round!
Team Bosh is going quick. They missed only a handful of shots and will advance with a time of 30.8!
The defending champs Team Bosh is up.
Team Millsap didnt fair well as they total came up to 51 seconds. They will not advance to the final.
Team Millsap is up.
And Penny Hardaway made the half court shot very early 35 seconds. They are in first place.
Russell Westbrook and Penny Hardaway made their shots on their first try.
Tamika Catching took along time to make her first shot in about 16 seconds.
Up next Team Westbrook
Dell Curry knocked down the half court shot. It took Team Curry 47 seconds.
Stephen Curry made his shot on three attempts.
Dell Curry took four attempts to make his.
Sue Bird made the first shot on the first shot.
Team Curry will be up first.
Up first if the Degree Shooting Stars Challenge.
NBA All-Star Saturday Night is underway right now!!!
My prediction is Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves. This kid is really athletic and every time this guy goes and dunks his head is parallel with the rim. He should put on a show and I'm looking forward to it.
This years dunk contest isn't as hyped up than in years past simply because these are young guys who aren't as well known.
My two dark horses in this contest are Kyle Korver (3rd time) and J.J. Redick (1st time). Korver is number one in the NBA in 3PT% at 52.3% and Redick is tied for seventh at 43.6%.
Marco Belinelli is the reigning champ and Kyrie Irving won it two years ago. But I'm going with a different contestant. I have to go with the best shooter in the world, Stephen Curry. This will be his fourth time doing this contest and I can't believe he could lose four times in an event he is made for.
The best event of the night has to be the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest. The NBA has become a 3-point shooting league and therefore there are more great outside shooters in the game. This is probably the best field of participants this contest has ever head, and nobody would shock me if they won.
With this going back to an individual contest I'm going with more of a veteran to win this. I'm going with Jeff Teague of the Atlanta Hawks because he is one of the quicker guards lateraly and has the ability to knock down three-point shots, which has become a new wrinkle in this contest. Oh, and it seems like it's the year of the Hawks, so why not Teague to win this contest on All-Star weekend.
In the Taco Bell Skills Challenge there isn't as much top tier guard talent than years past, but what it does have are young point guards on the rise. Trey Burke teamed with Damian Lillard last year to win this contest.
For that reason I'm going with Team Curry (Stephen Curry, Dell Curry, Sue Bird). It's hard to think that the father-son combination of Stephen Curry and Dell Curry would lose this contest. They are known shooters and this contest is made for them.
In the Degree Shooting Stars Challenge you have the defending champs in Team Bosh (Chris Bosh, Dominique Wilkins, and Swin Cash) but I have to think their reign as champs will come to an end.
It's that time where I give my predictions for each event tonight.
The four participants competing in the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest: Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic),Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves), Mason Plumlee (Brooklyn Nets)
The format has changed once again and it’s gone back to more of an old-school approach. It’s a two round event where each player chooses a dunk of their choice without a time limit. However, they have a three-attempt limit on each dunk in both rounds. There will be five judges this year instead of three last year. Each dunk will be rated on a 6-to-10 scale. All four contestants will get two dunks in the first round, and the two who have the highest scores will advance to the final round where they face off head-to-head. The contestant with the highest score in the final round will be crowned the slam dunk champion.
The fourth and final event of the evening is the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. This year there will only be four contests, all of which are young up-and-coming players. All four are either a rookie or sophomore in this league, and all four competed in last night’s BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge.
The eight participants competing in the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks), J.J. Redick (Los Angeles Clippers), James Harden (Houston Rockets), Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers), Wesley Matthews (Portland Trail Blazers), Marco Belinelli (San Antonio Spurs)
The third event of the night is the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest. This is probably the best event of the night and you could argue the best field of three-point shooters we’ve ever seen. This is a two-round competition to decide the winner. There are five shooting locations around the three-point arc. Four of the shooting racks will contain four regular orange basketballs (worth one point) and one multi-colored ball (worth two points). The fifth and final rack will consist of all multi-colored basketballs (worth two points). Each contestant can choose where to place the “money ball” rack. Each player will have one minute to shoot all 25 basketballs, if they don’t shoot all of them then the ones not shot will not count. The three players who have the highest score in the first round will advance to the championship round where they will repeat the process and decide the winner..
The eight participants competing in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge: Patrick Beverley (Houston Rockets)- replaced John Wall (Washington Wizards) will face off against Isaiah Thomas (Phoenix Suns) in the first round. Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic)- replaced Michael Carter-Williams (Philadelphia 76ers) will face off against Jeff Teague (Atlanta Hawks) in the first round. Trey Burke (Utah Jazz) will face off against Brandon Knight (Milwaukee Bucks) in the first round. Dennis Schroder (Atlanta Hawks)- replaced Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls) will face off against Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors) in the first round.
The second event of the night is the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. In the new version of this event the eight participants will face off in a bracket style tournament. The two players will run through the course and the fastest player will advance to the next round. Four players will come out of the first round and then go through the same course again against their opponent on their side of the bracket. The two winners from their will face off in the championship round to decide who is the Taco Bell Skills Challenge.
The team of Chris Bosh, Dominique Wilkins, and Swin Cash has won the last two Degree Shooting Stars competition. Their best time is 31.4 seconds last year, which is the third best time in the 11 years this competition has been around on All-Star weekend.
These are the four teams that are competing in the 2015 Degree Shooting Stars competition: Team Millsap: Paul Millsap (Atlanta Hawks); Scottie Pippen (Legend); Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky). Team Westbrook: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City); Penny Hardaway (Legend); Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever). Team Curry: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Dell Curry (Legend); Sue Bird (Seattle Storm). Team Bosh: Chris Bosh (Miami Heat); Dominique Wilkins (Legend); Swin Cash (New York Liberty).
The first event of the night is the Degree Shooting Stars. It consists of four teams of three players. Each team has one current All-Star, one Legend, and one WNBA player. In this competition there are six numbered locations at different areas of the court. Each member of the team will have to knock down their respective shot in numerical order. After the first five areas are completed all three teammates will go to half court and attempt the final shot. After the shot is completed the clock will stop. All four teams will do the same thing in the first round; the two fastest teams will advance to the championship round. Whoever, gets the fastest time in the final round will be declared the winner.
Welcome to VAVEL USA's live of the NBA All Star Weekend, Day 2 of All-Star weekend is tonight starting at 8:00 PM EST at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY. It’s the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night and it consists of four different events that showcase the best stars in this league.