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Booker, the only rookie with at least 50 attempts shooting better than 40 percent from 3-point range, made 5-of-8 beyond the arc en route to 23 points. After their short NBA All-Star Game break Klay Thompson and the Warriors next opponent is the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, February 19.

“It was like déjà vu previous year”, said Thompson, who lost to Curry in the championship round in 2015.

In a spectacular final, Curry was dethroned as champion of the Three-Point Shootout by Klay Thompson, his fellow All-Star and backcourt mate with the defending champion Golden State Warriors.

(MENAFN – Gulf Times) perstar Stephen Curry is the best shooter in the National Basketball Association. I was able to make critics wrong, Vegas wrong, (Wolves point guard) Ricky Rubio wrong. Minnesota Wolves Zach LaVine won the Verizon slam-dunk contest and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl Anthony-Towns won the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. And it must be nice for the Golden State coaching staff to have two deadeye marksmen playing together.

“I’m proud of myself”, Thompson said, adding he will give his trophy to his father, who has a collection of awards from his three sons.

“In my personal opinion, man, we did some things that nobody else did”, said LaVine, asked if it was the best dunk contest ever.

“Me and him are now like best friends, me and Stuff”, Gordon said.

The stars were shining bright on three Canadian weekend nights, with Sunday peaking as the most luminous evening as the NBA’s entertaining – unless you’re all about defense because there isn’t any – as unending offense provides the floorshow for all-star game night in Toronto.

Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was originally listed as a participant but withdrew, even from the All-Star Game, because of a lingering calf injury.

“I think we just want more”.

Thompson made it to the final round and was joined by Curry, who advanced on a buzzer-beater to score 21 in the first round.

“It’s something we’d love to do one day”, he said.

Maybe they will come back next year and do it again. Thompson got hot on the second rack and had 17 points as he got to his final rack, which consisted of all money balls.

After beating the Rockets and Suns in a span of two nights, the Warriors entered the All-Star break with a record of 48-4 (.923).

“From a personal standpoint, I’ve watched his game since the day he came into this league”, Silver said.

Between the lack of defense in the game itself and (before the past two years) the blandness of the other activities, basketball fans’ interest in the event had plummeted.

Bryant finished with only 10 points, but the standing ovation and ensuing “Kobe” chant that filled the arena as he was subbed out for a final time sent chills down the backs off the millions that were watching.

“We were kind of mind-boggled a couple times because we got 49s and they were 50s”, LaVine said.