The guard Stephen Curry, the figure of the Golden State Warriors, won his second contest this Sunday of triples of the Game of All-Stars (All-Star) of the NBA in a thrilling final against Mike Conley.
Curry, winner of the contest in 2015, took the title with his last pitch of the final round at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, where public access is not allowed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Warriors point guard had to surpass the 27 points achieved by Conley, of the Utah Jazz, and, after missing four of the five shots of the first car, he starred in a spectacular comeback until he reached 28 points with the final launch from the corner.
Forward Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics also participated in the final round with 17 points.
In the first round, his partner was eliminated de los Celtics Jaylen Brown, Zach Lavine (Chicago Bulls) y Donovan Mitchell.
Curry, the big favorite of the event and the only one who had already won it, is averaging 29.7 points and 4.8 3-pointers per game with the Warriors this season.
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The 32-year-old guard equals Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojakovic and Jason Kapono. as players who have won this contest twice, while Larry Bird and Craig Hodges did it three times.
– Last five winners of the All-Star 3s contest:
2021 – Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
2020 – Buddy Hield (Sacramento Kings)
2019 – Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets)
2018 – Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)
2017 – Eric Gordon (Houston Rockets)
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