On the second day of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, the three-point shooting contest came as scheduled. Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks, the left-handed shooter, successfully defended his title with a thrilling 26-point win over Towns and Trae Young with a coloring shot from the bottom left corner.
The Three-Point Contest, the repertoire of this All-Star Weekend, attracts countless eyeballs every year. It tests the accuracy and consistency of every pitcher. This year's competitors are all scorers from their respective teams: Beasley of the Bucks, Brunson of the Knicks, Haliburton of the Pacers, Lillard, Markkanen of the Jazz, Mitchell of the Cavaliers, Towns of the Timberwolves, and Young of the Hawks.
The competition is divided into two rounds, with the three top scorers in the first round advancing to the finals. The rules are very simple, the special position of the full color ball, there is a 2-point color ball in the four normal positions, and there are two ultra-long three-point positions, which are worth 3 points.
Trae Young was the first to come on, a little rusty and only hit a shot into the bottom left corner. But then he gradually regained his senses, scoring four goals each at the top of the arc and a 45-degree angle on the left wing, and in special positions he scored all five goals to score 26 points. Mitchell was a close second, scoring just two goals from a special position at a 45-degree angle on the left wing, three each at the top of the arc and a three-pointer from beyond the arc, to finish with 21 points.
Haliburton came out in the third game, hitting the first four balls in the left corner, and also performed well at the top of the arc and the right corner, but unfortunately the last ball was missed, and the game still ended with 26 points. Beasley and Towns also came on the pitch, scoring 20 and 26 points, respectively. Although Brunson hit all five goals at the top of the arc, he only scored two goals in special positions and unfortunately went out of the game, scoring 24 points. Markkanen also performed well, but also missed in a special position and said goodbye to the field with 25 points.
Lillard, who came out of the game last, was not affected by the pressure, and gradually found his touch from the bottom right corner, scoring special points on the right wing and ultra-long three-pointers, and hitting all five of them at the top of the arc, and finally scored 26 points. In this way, Young, Haliburton, Towns and Lillard are tied on four points and need to go through the playoffs to determine the promotion spot.
In the playoffs, Yang felt hot, and scored 15 points to easily advance. Haliburton, on the other hand, made a mistake on the left wing and scored only 12 points. Towns and Lillard advanced to the finals with 16 points through long-range three-pointers and color balls, respectively.
At the beginning of the finals, Towns and Young both showed extremely high standards, but Lillard came out again at a critical moment, and a color ball in the bottom left corner allowed him to narrowly defeat Towns and Young by 26 points and successfully defend the three-point shooting competition.
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