Feb 5th, 2010 | 4:30 pm |
Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups and forward Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics will headline this year’s three-point contest at NBA All-Star Weekend Feb 12-14 in Dallas.
Daequan Cook of the Miami Heat returns in an attempt to become the sixth player to capture consecutive titles.
Rounding out the field are Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Danilo Gallinari of the New York Knicks, and the Phoenix Suns’ Channing Frye.
The players will compete in the two-round competition with the top three finishers from the first round advancing to the finals. Five shooting stations will be set up around the three-point line, with four Official Spalding NBA game balls worth one point each and one Spalding NBA All-Star 2010 commemorative blue and silver “money ball” worth two points at each location. Each player will have one minute to shoot as many balls as he can. In the final round, players will shoot in ascending order of first-round scores. At the discretion of the referee, television instant replay may be consulted for clarification of rules compliance.
