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James Jones Shoots Down Two Celtics To Win Three-Point Contest
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February 19, 2011
NBA All-Star Weekend: James Jones Beats Two Celtics To Win Three-Point Shootout
James Jones of the Miami Heat made the Staples Center crown happy, mostly because he wasn't wearing the green of the hated Boston Celtics. Jones scored 20 points in the final round to outlast both Paul Pierce and Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics, to win the 2011 Foot Locker NBA Three-Point Shootout.
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February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Three-Point Contest: Time, Broadcast Info, Competitors, Etc
The 2011 NBA Three-Point Contest is the longest-running event of All-Star Saturday Night, as it has been held continuously since 1986. Two Celtics -- Ray Allen and Paul Pierce -- are among the six competitors in tonight's three-point contest, so expect some boos from the partisan Staples Center crowd in Los Angeles.
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February 19, 2011
2011 NBA All-Star Weekend: Paul Pierce Trying To Be First Celtic To Repeat As Three-Point Champ Since Larry Bird
Paul Pierce is back tonight, trying to defend his Foot Locker Three-Point Contest title that he won last year in Dallas. Pierce would be the first Celtic to repeat as three-point champ since Larry Bird, who won the first three events from 1986-1988.
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February 19, 2011
NBA All-Star Weekend: Three-Point Contest Headlined By All-Time Three-Point Leader Ray Allen
NBA All-Star Weekend would be incomplete without a little long distance shooting. The third event tonight at Staples Center is the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout. The event might be in Los Angeles, but the field is highlighted by two Boston Celtics, in Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, and fellow All-Star Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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February 8, 2011
2011 NBA All-Star Weekend: Durant, Pierce, Allen Headline Three-Point Contest
James Jones of the Miami Heat got 20 points in the final round to win the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, beating Celtics Ray Allen and Paul Pierce in the final round, much to the delight of the Staples Center crowd.