NBA Allstar 2016 thread - Toronto "6 God made it happen" - Complete Schedule of Events!!!
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Mask - yeah - they put up numbers. Thompson was bombing away, and I believe Curry hit 9 straight during the middle portion of 1 of his 60-second runs.
TORONTO — Stephen Curry was the overwhelming favorite to repeat as 3-Point Contest champion on Saturday, but the merely average score of 23 he posted in the championship round left the door open for Klay Thompson.
Thompson started slow, but he ultimately took advantage. Curry'sGolden State Warriors teammate drained all five money balls in the final rack to finish the round with a record-tying 27 points and come away with this year's crown.
"Just the fact I got to go up against Steph in the finals again," Thompson said, when asked what he'd cherish about this victory the most. "It was like déjà vu. Not gonna lie, I got nervous when he hit his first [seven in the final round], and I didn't think he was going to miss. But it was exciting, just coming back to Oakland [with the title], you know. Back-to-back years for Splash Brothers, it's pretty cool."
Eight participants began the contest, and the players with the top three first-round scores advanced. The third was 19-year-old Suns rookie Devin Booker, who bested James Harden and J.J. Redick in a tiebreaker round to battle the Golden State duo for the title.
There's no doubting Curry's greatness as a shooter, and Thompson knows this as well as anyone, because he sees it on a daily basis. He acknowledged the fact that Curry being less than amazing played a part in his victory, despite what ultimately proved to be a record-tying performance.
"You know, he's the best shooter I've ever seen, so this is a rare occurrence that he loses," Thompson said. "So I'm just happy I caught him on an off night."
Here's how good Thompson was in the finals: He had two different streaks of eight consecutive makes. Thompson was 19 for 25 in the final round, 18 for 25 in the first, and adding them together put him at 74 percent on the night.
That's what it took to beat Curry, who set the NBA single-season record with 286 3-pointers last season and is on pace to obliterate that mark this season. He's already at 245, and the Warriors have 30 games remaining.
"At the end of the day, you've got to make shots," Curry said. "Just like in a game."
Thompson started slow, but he ultimately took advantage. Curry'sGolden State Warriors teammate drained all five money balls in the final rack to finish the round with a record-tying 27 points and come away with this year's crown.
"Just the fact I got to go up against Steph in the finals again," Thompson said, when asked what he'd cherish about this victory the most. "It was like déjà vu. Not gonna lie, I got nervous when he hit his first [seven in the final round], and I didn't think he was going to miss. But it was exciting, just coming back to Oakland [with the title], you know. Back-to-back years for Splash Brothers, it's pretty cool."
Eight participants began the contest, and the players with the top three first-round scores advanced. The third was 19-year-old Suns rookie Devin Booker, who bested James Harden and J.J. Redick in a tiebreaker round to battle the Golden State duo for the title.
There's no doubting Curry's greatness as a shooter, and Thompson knows this as well as anyone, because he sees it on a daily basis. He acknowledged the fact that Curry being less than amazing played a part in his victory, despite what ultimately proved to be a record-tying performance.
"You know, he's the best shooter I've ever seen, so this is a rare occurrence that he loses," Thompson said. "So I'm just happy I caught him on an off night."
Here's how good Thompson was in the finals: He had two different streaks of eight consecutive makes. Thompson was 19 for 25 in the final round, 18 for 25 in the first, and adding them together put him at 74 percent on the night.
That's what it took to beat Curry, who set the NBA single-season record with 286 3-pointers last season and is on pace to obliterate that mark this season. He's already at 245, and the Warriors have 30 games remaining.
"At the end of the day, you've got to make shots," Curry said. "Just like in a game."
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it should have been he was robbed BIG time....
They're on that Sling TV thing, I think that's 12.99.
I also just posted the links to All Star Saturday Night on the last page.
Tonight Bron (278 points) passes Kobe (280 points) in career all star scoring and FGs made (Kobe 115, Bron 113). This is Kobe's 19th all star game, Bron's 12th.
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/crazy-rotating-hoverboard-dunk-stunned-fans-nba-dunk-contest/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ot...ng-Aaron-Gordon-Star-Game-curtain-raiser.html
https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CbJQu0vUcAAs6LY.mp4
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ot...ng-Aaron-Gordon-Star-Game-curtain-raiser.html
https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CbJQu0vUcAAs6LY.mp4
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Like Reggie said... these fools are on the same team! Un-fucking-guardable!!!
Yeah man i just caught the tail end of it..but the intros for each player was sick..kobes ovation was crazy..nice touch switching up the music to "trophies" once he was announced
There so many light-skin niggas I gotta turn down the brightness on my TV screen.
Damn shame.. Niggas bum rushed 2016 like its nothing
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