So this past all-star weekend was one of the best I can remember. Friday with the celeb game and rising stars game was it's usual self. Kevin Hart being ridiculous in the celeb game, and rookies firing threes and wide open dunks, which is still kinda fun, it was actually a close game so it was worth watching actually. One huge take away from the celebrity game was Jason Sudeikis's jumper. Dude's got a wet stroke.
SHOOTER! Also Olivia Wilde is basically perfect too. Sudeikis has game on and off the hardwood. Anyway, let's get to what was really the highlight; Saturday night. Oh, what a night it was, every event was awesome. The skills challenge went from being like something you have on in the background while you wait for the 3-point and dunk contests. But involving bigs was genius, and something The Starters on NBATV (I recommend watching them, great show) have always advocated for and you could see why. Karl-Anthony Towns beat my pick to win, Isiah Thomas. Thomas let him shoot before he did because he thought he'd make it, but I think it took about three shots for Towns to knock it in and actually win it.
Love the other bigs going nuts after he wins it. After that Kevin Hart almost tied Draymond Green in a 3 point contest, but his last make was after the buzzer so he didn't. But now onto the 3 point contest. Steph and Klay put on a show.
Klay picked up the W, beating Steph and tying his record. You know he was keeping track because his second to last shot actually won it, and he almost didn't shoot the last one, then he kinda went "oh shit" picked it up and of course put it in. Cool to see Steph storm the court after Klay won, best backcourt in the game for a reason. But the dunk contest was maybe the best in my lifetime. The only other one in contention would be the Vince Carter show in 2000, but Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon had a dunk off for the ages. I was almost jumping off my couch after every dunk those two threw down. LaVine won it though, his first dunk was better, and people got bored of the free throw line dunks LaVine kept pulling out. So before I show you the highlights let me address that. THE FREE THROW LINE IS 15 FEET FROM THE BASKET. 15 FEET. THE RIM IS 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. LAVINE MADE IT LOOK EASY. TOO EASY. THAT IS INSANE. There, feels good to get that off my chest. So enjoy the LaVine-Gordon show it was amazing.
Wow right? The actual all-star game wasn't much, the final was 196-173 the West won. Steph threw down two actually impressive dunks and and hit a half courter at the end of the game. No defense, LeBron actually missed a dunk so I'm now inclined to think Steph is a better dunker that LeBron. Not really but it's fun to say to people. So if you actually watched it hope you enjoyed it (we both know you enjoyed it) and if you didn't hope this was a nice little recap for you. Now I just gotta wait for the playoffs.
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