NBA 2021 All-Star: Stephen Curry wins his 2nd 3-Point Contest

NBA 2021 All-Star: Stephen Curry wins his 2nd 3-Point Contest
Stephen Curry knocks 28 to his 2nd 3-point Contest

When one talks about shooting from downtown, Stephen Curry is referred as the 3-point king. That pretty much justifies the kind of shooter he is from behind the arc. Stephen Curry won his second 3-point contest during the NBA 2021 All-Star festivity. Curry edged past Utah Jazz’s Mike Conley who had 27 points by making final round of the 3-point contest, nailing his last money ball shot (worth two points), fetching a score of 28. 

The most recent 2021 3-Point Contest marked Curry’s seventh 3-point contest, tying him with Dale Ellis for the second-most appearances in NBA history, behind only Hodges’ eight. 

Stephen Curry wins his 2nd 3-Point Contest 

“I could hear whatever crowd was in here, I could hear the temperature rise a little bit,” Curry said when asked about his final shot on the TNT broadcast as per ESPN. “I knew I had to knock it down. It was a fun battle.” 

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Stephen Curry became the seventh player to win multiple 3-point contests — his first title came in 2015 — and the first to do so in non-consecutive contests. Larry Bird (1986-88), Craig Hodges (1990-92), Mark Price (1993-94), Jeff Hornacek (1998, 2000 — no contest in 1999), Peja Stojakovic (2002-03) and Jason Kapono (2007-08) are the other players to win multiple All-Star 3-point titles. 

Curry had 31 points in the first round to lead the contest. Also advancing were the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, with 25 points, and Conley, who took injured Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker’s spot in the All-Star Game and 3-point contest, with 28. 

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