All-star fun fine, now it’s repeat title time

Curry won the three-point title last season, making he and Thompson the first pair of teammates to win the Three-Point Contest in consecutive seasons.

In the other competitions during All-Star Saturday, Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns won the new version of the Taco Bell Skills Challenge.

West remains West Virginia’s all-time leading scorer (2,309 points) and rebounder (1,240 rebounds) after his three-year career in 1958-59-60. But Thompson made 8 of 9 moneyballs to keep Curry from joining a list of multiple winners that includes Craig Hodges, Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojakovic and Jason Kapono. Quick math tells me that Curry has sat the fourth quarter 28% of the time, all due to the Warriors’ pouncing on opponents in the first three quarters.

“We try to do our best to just enjoy the moment and not bring any other drama or competition outside of just the accomplishment and excitement of being an All-Star and what that means”, he said. “He makes me better every day in practice”.

And when it comes to the National Basketball Association around the world, it could be argued there has been no figure more visible than Kobe Bryant.

“He’s the best shooter I’ve ever seen, so this is a rare occurrence that he loses”, Thompson said of Curry “So I’m just happy I caught him on an off night”. As anticipated, it came down to a battle between the Warriors’ celebrated Splash Brothers – defending three-point champion Stephen Curry and his backcourt mate, Klay Thompson.

Golden State returns to action this Friday in Portland against the Trail Blazers.

Curry and fellow All-Stars Klay Thompson – a former Washington State standout – and Draymond Green took time out for fun in the first All-Star Game held outside the United States.

Gordon would have won most years, displaying a couple dunks on which he leaped over the Magic mascot, one going under his legs – not between – and dunking. After started off (relatively) slowly, Curry picked up the pace and finished in second with 21 points.

Here is a sneak peek at the game plans of the 30 teams (listed alphabetically by division) going all-in for the 2016 title or setting the stage for a brighter future… or if they really are ahead of the curve, possibly both. “That’s fine. I’ll play the underdog for a night”.

The NBA record of 72 victories, set 20 years ago by a Chicago Bulls powerhouse led by Michael Jordan, could be in reach. The Warriors headed into the all-star break with an astounding 48-4 record. “Whether that will happen this summer is unclear to me”, Silver said.