SB Nation Boston - NBA All-Star Weekend 2011: Celtics' Paul Pierce, Ray Allen Eliminated In Finals Of Three-Point Contesthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2011-02-19T23:40:35-05:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17660472011-02-19T23:40:35-05:002011-02-19T23:40:35-05:00NBA Three-Point Contest 2011: Paul Pierce, Ray Allen Lose To James Jones In Finals
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<p><a href="https://www.hothothoops.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Heat</a> forward <span>James Jones</span> scored 21 points in the final round to win the 2011 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, defeating <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Celtics</a> Paul Pierce and <a href="#" class="sbn-auto-link">Ray Allen</a> in the final round.</p>
<p>Jones scored 16 points in the first round to advance to the finals. Allen scored 20 points in the first round while Pierce had 12 points to advance to the final round. Pierce finished with 18 in the final round while Allen had 15.</p>
<p>This was the fourth time a member of the Miami Heat won the three-point contest. Allen has now appeared in the contest five times, winning once in 2001-02, while Pierce has appeared in the contest three times, winning once last season.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/19/2003769/nba-three-point-contest-2011-james-jones-paul-pierce-ray-allen-celtics-heatGethin Coolbaugh2011-02-19T21:24:04-05:002011-02-19T21:24:04-05:00NBA Skills Competition 2011: Stephen Curry Beats Russell Westbrook To Win Skills Competition
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a> point guard Stephen Currey completed the course in 28.2 seconds to win the 2011 Taco Bell Skills Competition on <span class="caps">NBA</span> All-Star Saturday night at the Staples Center.</p>
<p>Curry bested <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="#">Russell Westbrook</a> in the final round. This was Curry’s first appearance in the <span class="caps">NBA</span> All-Star Skills Competition.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a> guard Derrick Rose, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/">Washington Wizards</a> guard <span>John Wall</span> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/new-orleans-hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> guard Chris Paul were all eliminated in the first round.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/19/2003605/nba-skills-competition-2011-stephen-curry-russell-westbrook-derrick-rose-chris-paul-john-wallGethin Coolbaugh2011-02-19T21:06:59-05:002011-02-19T21:06:59-05:00NBA Shooting Stars 2011: Al Horford, Atlanta Tops Texas In Final Round
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="#">Al Horford</a> hit the halfcourt shot for Atlanta, which made all six of its shots in 1:10 to win the 2011 Haier Shooting Stars competition on Saturday night at the Staples Center.</p>
<p>Team Atlanta was composed of Horford, <span class="caps">NBA</span> champion Kenny Smith and <span class="caps">WNBA</span> player Coco Miller. Atlanta finished in second place in the first round, making its six shots in 47.6 seconds (Horford also hit the halfcourt shot in the opening round).</p>
<p>Team Texas missed all 17 of its halfcourt shots in the final round, ultimately running out of time. Texas finished the first round in 31.8 seconds, the fastest time in the first round.</p>
<p>Chicago finished the first round in 1:06 and Los Angeles finished in 55.8 seconds.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/19/2003578/nba-shooting-stars-2011-al-horford-atlanta-texas-los-angeles-chicagoGethin Coolbaugh2011-02-19T19:23:05-05:002011-02-19T19:23:05-05:00NBA All-Star Weekend 2011: Celtics' Paul Pierce, Ray Allen Battle In Three-Point Shootout
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="#">Paul Pierce</a> and Ray Allen will represent the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/allstar/2011/3point/">Foot Locker Three-Point Contest</a>, one of three events at the Staples Center on NBA All-Star Saturday night, which starts at 8 p.m. EST (TNT).</p>
<p>The two Celtics All-Stars will be joined by Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder), Daniel Gibson (Cleveland Cavaliers), James Jones (Miami Heat) and Dorell Wright (Golden State Warriors) in the three-point shootout.</p>
<p>In addition to the Three-Point Contest, point guards Chris Paul (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/new-orleans-hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>), <span>Stephen Curry</span> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a>), Derrick Rose (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a>), <span>John Wall</span> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/">Washington Wizards</a>) and Russell Westbrook (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>) will all take part in the <a href="http://www.nba.com/allstar/2011/skills.challenge/" target="_blank">Taco Bell Skills Challenge</a>.</p>
<p>The Skills Challenge will be followed by the Three-Point Shootout, where Pierce will look to defend his title after scoring 20 points in the final round to claim the crown last season. Allen, who Pierce openly challenged to the competition, is no stranger to the event, having claimed victory in the Three-Point Shootout in the 2000-01 season after scoring 19 points in the final round.</p>
<p>Saturday evening's festivities will be capped off by the highly-anticipated <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/allstar/2011/dunk/">Sprite Slam Dunk Contest</a>, featuring high flyers like Blake Griffin (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Los Angeles Clippers</a>), DeMar DeRozan (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.raptorshq.com/">Toronto Raptors</a>), <span>Serge Ibaka</span> (Oklahoma City Thunder) and <span>JaVale McGee</span> (Washington Wizards).</p>
<p>Griffin is the favorite to take home the Slam Dunk Contest crown, and is certainly capable of throwing down several Earth-shattering jams (just watch SportsCenter for about 10 minutes and you'll see for yourself).</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/2/19/2330028/nba-all-star-weekend-2011-celtics-paul-pierce-ray-allen-battle-inGethin Coolbaugh