Joe Harris Knocks Off Steph Curry In NBA All-Star Three-Level Contest

Joe Harris performed the upsetter because the Curry brother’s dream a hometown duel within the ultimate crashed to the ground. The NBA was actually eager on a Seth Curry vs. Steph Curry showdown in Charlotte; they even organized for a bit of section the place the eldest the clan, former Hornets’ sharpshooter Dell Curry challenged his sons to donate a rack for each Three-pointer he, Ray Allen, Mark Value, and Glen Rice managed in a particular shootaround. However ultimately, solely Steph Curry  within the zone.

In the course of the precise Three-Level contest, Steph Curry managed the best level complete within the opening spherical, by going leaving the Moneyball rack for final: the underside proper nook the circuit. Joe Harris, representing the surging Brooklyn Nets held the doubtful honor capturing first, which noticed him strike for 25 factors, just below Curry’s 27 and Buddy Hield’s rating 26. 

“I feel I used to be fortunate to be the primary man to shoot,” Harris admitted. “As a result of I used to be capable of get sort heat beforehand, and you do not actually have a ton nervousness as a result of you’ll be able to’t have time to consider it.”

Curry, Hield, and Harris would then take their momentum to the ultimate spherical the place a late-run from the pre-eminent “Splash Brother” wasn’t sufficient to stop a fateful run from the positively unheralded Brooklyn Nets sharpshooter. For many who do not know, Harris has been third in NBA Three-Pointing since about November.

Three-Level Contest Outcomes

First Spherical (High Three Advance)

Stephen Curry, Golden State, 27 factors
Buddy Hield, Sacramento, 26
Joe Harris, Brooklyn, 25
Danny Inexperienced, Toronto, 23
Devin Booker, Phoenix, 23
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 17
Damian Lillard, Portland, 17
Seth Curry, Portland, 16
Kemba Walker, Charlotte, 15
Khris Middleton, Milwaukee, 11

Finals

Joe Harris, Brooklyn, 26 factors
Stephen Curry, Golden State, 24
Buddy Hield, Sacramento, 19