In donqueos. The young guard Cassius Stanley, 21, of the Indiana Pacers, is the main one to win the “Slam Dunk” to be held at halftime of the All Star Game.
Players Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks are emerging as the main competitors to win the three-point and skills competitions, respectively, that are part of the NBA All-Star Game festivities. , to be held this Sunday at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Point guard Curry will be looking to win his second contest after taking first place in the 2015 All Star by setting a new record for sets of three hits at that time with 27.
The Warriors’ great shooter will have as main opponents Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz, as well as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) and Zach LaVine, of the Chicago Bulls.
It should be noted that Booker and Joe Harris have the record for the most points scored in a round, with 28 (2018 and 2019 respectively), and Craig Hodges the most consecutive shots scored, with 19 (which he achieved in 1991).
On his side, the Slovenian guard / guard and forward Luka Donci, from Dallas Mavericks, has the innate qualities to lead the squad in skills competitions that consists of an exercise in which, in the shortest possible time, obstacles must be dribbled , make some baskets and make a direct pass and another dive that are validated if the ball passes through two hoops.
Although for his goal he must beat players of the stature of Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns), Robert Covington (Portland Trail Blazers), Julius Randle (New York Knicks), Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers) and Nikola Vucevic, of the Orlando Magic. It is good to note that these competitions will take place prior to the All-Star Game.
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