On February 20, Beijing time, the 2022 NBA All-Star Single Event Three-Point Contest, the first round of the preliminary round Kennard scored the highest 28 points, together with Towns and Trae Young are 22 points, Trae Young's last ball hit the kill, so the 3 people worked together to advance. In the final round, Towns beat Trae Young and Kennard with 29 points to 26 points, successfully crowning the new three-point king, the first career three-point contest champion, and the third 7-foot player to win the three-point king after Nowitzki and Love, and the first center to win the three-point king.
List of entries
McCollum (Pelicans), Trae Young (Hawks), Lavin (Bulls), Bain (Grizzlies), Towns (Timberwolves), VanVleet (Raptors), Kennard (Clippers) and Mills (Nets).
Among them, McCollum and Lavin are both participating in the three-point contest for the third time, while Trae Young is participating in the three-point contest for the second time, and the remaining 5 are all participating in the three-point contest for the first time, and Towns is the only interior player.
Contest Rules
The game totaled 70 seconds, a total of 27 goals, and a total of 5 regular shooting points. Among them, 5 goals each of the 4 regular shooting points, 1 point for the first four balls, 2 points for the last ball, and the rest can specify a special shooting point, and the 5 balls are 2 points for the color ball. Starting in 2020, two extra-long shooting points will be added to 3 points, the play time will be increased from 60 seconds to 70 seconds, and the total points will be changed from 34 points to 40 points. The three players with the highest scores in the first round advance to the final round, the remaining 5 players are eliminated, and the player with the highest score in the final round wins the three-point king.
Game review
Before the start of the three-point contest, the two-time three-point king Curry and his wife Ayesha came to the scene, and the two played an interactive mini-game, followed by 8 players who participated in this year's three-point contest in turn.
The first was Grizzlies rising star Bane, Bain hit two goals in the bottom corner, but the flower ball did not hit, the left arc top Bane named three goals, the flower ball continued to miss, followed by a long shot to hit a goal, the right arc top continuously hit the iron miss, and finally the bottom corner pressed whistle ball hit, a total of 18 points.
The second was Pelicans player McCollum, who shot three shots from the bottom right corner, hit two shots at the top of the right arc and then hit the ball, missed consecutive shots from the far side, then hit consecutive hits at the top of the arc, and only hit one goal at the last point, totaling 19 points.
The third was Clippers player Kennard, who took the lead in a three-pointer, then Kennard hit consecutive hits, one of the far three-point shots, and then Kennard improved his feel and shot consecutive shots, and finally scored a total of 28 points.
Fourth place is bulls core Lavine, who scored 9 points at a slightly slow pace in the first two points, then missed three consecutive points, then Lavine slid down the star to hit the iron continuously, and the last goal hit but timed out, and finally scored only 14 points.
Fifth was Nets veteran Mills, who missed all of his first shots, and mills hit 4 of 4 consecutive shots in the second flower point, and hit all three points from the far, and then Mills slipped, still scoring 21 points.
Sixth place is timberwolves core Towns, he scored four points in the first point, then Towns continued to hit consecutive hits, but did not hit a long three-pointer, and then Towns hit a three-pointer in a row, and also hit the final flower ball, and finally scored 22 points.
Seventh is the Raptors' backcourt core VanVleet, who scored 8 points in the first two points, then missed three consecutive points, continued to hit iron in the middle, hit two consecutive goals on the right side, and finally hit the ball, and continued to hit two goals in the bottom corner, and the flower ball missed, and finally scored only 16 points.
Eighth is Eagles star Trae Young, he shot very fast, his first two points of the crosshair scored 12 points, super far three points missed, Trae Young continued to shoot consecutive shots, and finally the flower ball also hit the kill to advance, and finally scored 22 points.
At the end of the first round, Kennard scored 28 points, Towns and Trae Young were 22 points, so the three advanced to the final round, and the remaining 5 people Bane 18 points, McCollum 19 points, LaVine 14 points, Mills 21 points, VanVleet 16 points were eliminated.
Towns took the lead in the final round, scoring five points on the first point in the bottom right corner, and then hit five consecutive goals at the top of the left arc to make a three-pointer in a row. Towns hit consecutive hits again, hitting three-point shots from the top of the arc on the right, downs still performed well on the fourth point, and the last point was not good, but still scored 29 points.
The second to come on was Trae Young, who stumbled a bit in the lead, but then hit a three-point shot with a long-distance shot, and the arc continued to hit a series of hits, but failed to continue to be brave in the final moments, and finally scored 26 points.
The third player was Kennard, who scored 9 points in the first two points, and then missed a three-pointer, Kennard adjusted his hand to hit consecutive hits, but the ultra-far three-pointer continued to miss, and finally scored 26 points to tie Trae Young. Towns beat Trae Young and Kennard by 26 points with 29 points, successfully crowning the new three-point king.
(Drunken Lying Floating Life)