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NBA 2016 All-Star Saturday Night Live Game Blog

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At Today’s SportsNews, we’re going to be monitoring all the action for All-Star Saturday night and bringing it to you live, as it happens. Refresh early and often to get the best tweets, vines and commentary.

Might have been the best dunk contest ever.

And after a scoring controversy, Zach Lavine gets another 50 while Gordon doesn’t.

 

And then two more-SIX STRAIGHT PERFECT DUNKS!!!

 

 

And then they back it up with two more 50s.

 

Lavine and Gordon exchange awesome 50s.

 

Zach Lavine hits an alley0-oop from the charity stripe. Shaqtin a fool give shim a 9.

That’s putting the “air in” Gordon. But Shaq deprives him of the 10. Only gets a 49.

Will the Trill was not very trilling. After 1,679 misses, he sits.

If at first you don’t’ succeed, try, try ,try, try, try, try, try, try, and try again. Andre finally gets it to go down. Judges aren’t impressed and give him a 39. Fair to say he’s not winning.

So this happened, and the contest started:

 

There’s an idea:

Gordon does another great entrance with a between the legs dunk. Very similar to Barton, but he got a 45 instead of a 44.

 

Draymond takes three tries to make a “meh” dunk. Scores 36.

It’s time to judge the judges:

 

Will Barton kicks off the dunk contest going between his legs for  the reverse. Good dunk. Better Michael Jackson Thriller entrance. Scores 44.

 

 

The deciding moment:

 

The ONE THING we don’t have video of?

 

At what point would it be cheating?

 

 

Curry hits 23. Klay hits 27. Ties Curry’s record from last year. And that’s why the Warriors are 48-4.

Booker gets 16. That’s probably not going to beat the Splash brothers.

 

Booker, J.J. and Harden go to  a playoff. Booker with 12 in the UPSET!!!

Curry hits a 2 with his last moneyball to move to the finals. Missed on purpose before that, I’m sure, just for the tension.

The best mascot in the league is in the house:

The kid gets 20. Nice job Devin.

I think KAT wants to be alone with his trophy.

No pressure, young man.

Shaqu makes the great observation that Redick can win if he makes his shots.

Middleton has 13.

Redick gets 20.

Harden gets 20.

Klay gets 22.

Are you ready for the real three-point shooting contest?

Draymond Green only took 3 Ls all season and he nearly took two in one night.

 

Uh oh! It looks like something is going on between Draymond Green and Kevin Hart, who has his 1,216th movie coming out.

 

 

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS IN THE UPSET!!!!

 

Baby   Zeke wins the second round between the guards. Towns leaves Boogie in his dust.

After Boogie bounces it off his leg, he still wins. Hee’s the bracket.

 

The KAT pounces and knocks out Dray.

 

You’re so mean Twitter!

 

Baby Zeke takes the second round over Emmanuel Mudiay with this pass:

 

The first race is between Jordan Clarkson and Damian Lillard. Clarkson lets Lillard take his shot, and loses. Let the slander commence, Twitter:

 

Somebody’s getting warmed up:

7:00 AND WE’RE OFF!!!

Is this what Barkley meant when he was singing about one shining moment?

Charles Barkley sings almost as well as he shoots.

 

Have some wings while you wait:

If the NBA added a 4-point line, Curry would still be pretty good!

6:30 — Klay suggest that Steph let him win the three-point contest. Steph disagreed.

 

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While we’re waiting with Steph and Dray, let’s run down the schedule and participants.

Skills Challenge

Emmanuel Mudiay, Denver Nuggets
DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings
Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers
Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves
Isaiah Thomas, Boston Celtics
Jordan Clarkson, Los Angeles Lakers

Three-Point Contest

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks
Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors
J.J. Redick, Los Angeles Clippers
C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers
Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns

Dunk Contest

Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves
Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic
Will Barton, Denver Nuggets
Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons

 

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