Golden State's Warriors guard Klay Thompson dethroned "Splash Brother" Steph Curry to win the three-point shooting contest at the NBA all-star Saturday night.
Curry made his first seven shots and three of the last four to put up a score of 23. But Thompson, his Warriors teammate, was better, racking up 27 as he hit eight shots in a row in the middle and drained the final rack of money balls as the Air Canada Centre crowd roared.
Here's how the crowd reacted to @KlayThompson's final rack, overtaking @StephenCurry30 to win the 3-Point Shootout http://pic.twitter.com/sxAvzOwBHu
— @SLAMonline
The other player in the championship round, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, had 16 points.
Rookie big man owns skills comp
Karl-Anthony Towns showed big men have skills as the seven-footer from the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas in the NBA skills challenge.
Thomas had the early lead but Towns caught him on their second trip down the court. At the final three-point shot, both men stumbled but Towns made it on his fourth attempt.
The 20-year-old Towns, the first-overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, was mobbed by players after he made the winning shot.
"I'm glad I was able to help the bigs come out with this trophy," said Towns, the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft. "This is bigger than me. This is for all the bigs out there, with the game changing the way it is, to show that bigs can stand up with guards and skillwise."
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