On February 20, Beijing time, in the final of the All-Star Weekend three-point contest, Minnesota Timberwolves center Downes scored 29 points to win the championship. At the same time, the US media counted a number of magical data of Downs, let's take a look.
First, Towns became the second player in history to win a skill game and three-point title, the first being Curry (2011 skill tournament champion, 2015 and 2021 three-point contest winner).
Secondly, Towns is the first in-line player in history to win a three-point contest title, in addition to that, he also won the skill game, so he is also the first inline player in history to win a skill game and a three-point championship.
Third, according to statistics, Towns' career three-point shooting rate is as high as 39.6%, which is also the highest of all centers in NBA history, and has averaged at least one season of 3+ shots per game.
In his seven seasons in the NBA, Towns averaged 23.1 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, shooting 52.7 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from three-point range.
After today's game, Towns said he would not participate in the dunk contest again, saying: "I am sure I will not win the dunk contest, I will turn around and leave at the peak, and I will not participate in the All-Star individual event in the future."