Three-Point Contest

The Three-Point Contest (officially named the JBL Three-Point Contest[1] and previously named the Three-Point Shootout)[2] is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star Weekend.

From its introduction in 1986 to 2002, and again from 2017 onward, eight participants were selected to participate in each season's shootout. Between 2003 and 2016, the contest was open to just six competitors. Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns is the most recent winner of the event which was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Rules

In this contest, participants attempt to make as many three-point field goals as possible from five positions behind the three-point arc in one minute. Players begin shooting from one corner of the court, and move from station to station along the three point arc until they reach the other corner.[3] At each shooting station is a rack with five basketballs. Out of the five balls, four are worth one point (the standard orange Spalding game balls) and the fifth one (a red/white/blue ABA-style ball; often nicknamed the "money ball")[4][5] is worth two points. The goal of this contest is to score as many points as possible within one minute. A perfect score used to be 30 points.[6][7] In the 2014 contest, a rack consisting only of "money balls" was added, and can be placed on any of the 5 spots of the player's choice, bringing up the maximum possible score to 34 points.[8]

In the qualifying round, each player has a chance to score as many points as possible. The three players with the top scores advance to the finals. The final round is played in the same way as the qualifying round, but players shoot according to the ascending order of their first-round scores. In each round, the shots and the score are confirmed by the referee and the television instant replay system.[5][9] The final round will be shot in reverse direction (left to right corner for a left-handed shooter and vice versa). In the case of a tie, multiple extra rounds of 30 seconds (60 seconds in the final) are played to determine the winner.

Prize money

Contestants compete for a total of $86,000. The first-place winner receives $35,000; the second-place finisher receives $22,500, and the third-place winner receives $15,000. Finishers, from fourth to sixth place, receive $4,500 each.[9]

Milestones

Winners

Ray Allen won the contest in the 2000–01 season while playing with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Dirk Nowitzki won the contest in the 2005–06 season.
Players with multiple wins
# Player First Place Second Place
T-1 Craig Hodges 3 2
T-1 Larry Bird 3 0
2 Peja Stojaković 2 2
T-3 Jeff Hornacek 2 0
T-3 Mark Price 2 0
T-3 Jason Kapono 2 0
Jason Kapono won the contest in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 season while playing with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat.
^ Denotes players who are still active
* Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (#) Denotes the number of times the player has won
Team (#) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Season Location Player Team Final score / max
1985–86 Dallas, TX Larry Bird* Boston Celtics 22 / 30
1986–87 Seattle, WA Larry Bird* (2) Boston Celtics (2) 16 / 30
1987–88 Chicago, IL Larry Bird* (3) Boston Celtics (3) 17 / 30
1988–89 Houston, TX Dale Ellis Seattle SuperSonics 19 / 30
1989–90 Miami, FL Craig Hodges Chicago Bulls 19 / 30
1990–91 Charlotte, NC Craig Hodges (2) Chicago Bulls (2) 17 / 30
1991–92 Orlando, FL Craig Hodges (3) Chicago Bulls (3) 16 / 30
1992–93 Salt Lake City, UT Mark Price Cleveland Cavaliers 18 / 30
1993–94 Minneapolis, MN Mark Price (2) Cleveland Cavaliers (2) 24 / 30
1994–95 Phoenix, AZ Glen Rice Miami Heat 17 / 30
1995–96 San Antonio, TX Tim Legler Washington Bullets 20 / 30
1996–97 Cleveland, OH Steve Kerr Chicago Bulls (4) 22 / 30
1997–98 New York City, NY Jeff Hornacek Utah Jazz 16 / 30
1998–99[a] Canceled due to the 1998-99 NBA lockout[a]
1999–00 Oakland, CA Jeff Hornacek (2) Utah Jazz (2) 13 / 30
2000–01 Washington, D.C. Ray Allen* Milwaukee Bucks 19 / 30
2001–02 Philadelphia, PA Peja Stojaković Sacramento Kings 19 / 30[b]
2002–03 Atlanta, GA Peja Stojaković (2) Sacramento Kings (2) 22 / 30[b]
2003–04 Los Angeles, CA Voshon Lenard Denver Nuggets 18 / 30
2004–05 Denver, CO Quentin Richardson Phoenix Suns 19 / 30
2005–06 Houston, TX Dirk Nowitzki^ Dallas Mavericks 18 / 30
2006–07[11] Las Vegas, NV Jason Kapono Miami Heat (2) 24 / 30
2007–08[2] New Orleans, LA Jason Kapono (2) Toronto Raptors 25 / 30
2008–09 Phoenix, AZ Daequan Cook Miami Heat (3) 19 / 30[b]
2009–10 Dallas, TX Paul Pierce Boston Celtics (4) 20 / 30
2010–11 Los Angeles, CA James Jones Miami Heat (4) 20 / 30
2011–12 Orlando, FL Kevin Love^ Minnesota Timberwolves 17 / 30[b]
2012–13 Houston, TX Kyrie Irving^ Cleveland Cavaliers (3) 23 / 30
2013–14 New Orleans, LA Marco Belinelli^ San Antonio Spurs 24[b] / 34[c]
2014–15 New York City - Brooklyn, NY Stephen Curry^ Golden State Warriors 27 / 34[c]
2015–16 Toronto, ON Klay Thompson^ Golden State Warriors (2) 27 / 34[c]
2016–17 New Orleans, LA Eric Gordon^ Houston Rockets 21[b] / 34[c]
2017–18 Los Angeles, CA Devin Booker^ Phoenix Suns (2) 28 / 34[c]

All-time participants

Player
(in bold text)		 Indicates the winner of the contest
Player (#) Denotes the number of times the player has been in the contest
Season Players
1985–86Larry Bird, Dale Ellis, Sleepy Floyd, Craig Hodges, Norm Nixon, Kyle Macy, Trent Tucker, Leon Wood
1986–87Danny Ainge, Larry Bird (2), Michael Cooper, Dale Ellis (2), Craig Hodges (2), Detlef Schrempf, Byron Scott, Kiki Vandeweghe
1987–88Danny Ainge (2), Larry Bird (3), Dale Ellis (3), Craig Hodges (3), Mark Price, Detlef Schrempf (2), Byron Scott (2), Trent Tucker (2)
1988–89Michael Adams, Danny Ainge (3), Dale Ellis (4), Derek Harper, Gerald Henderson, Craig Hodges (4), Rimas Kurtinaitis, Reggie Miller, Jon Sundvold
1989–90Larry Bird (4), Craig Ehlo, Bobby Hansen, Craig Hodges (5), Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller (2), Mark Price (2), Jon Sundvold (2)
1990–91Danny Ainge (4), Clyde Drexler, Tim Hardaway, Hersey Hawkins, Craig Hodges (6), Terry Porter, Glen Rice, Dennis Scott
1991–92Dell Curry, Craig Ehlo (2), Craig Hodges (7), Jeff Hornacek, Jim Les, Dražen Petrović, Mitch Richmond, John Stockton
1992–93B. J. Armstrong, Dana Barros, Craig Hodges (8), Dan Majerle, Reggie Miller (3), Terry Porter (2), Mark Price (3), Kenny Smith
1993–94B. J. Armstrong (2), Dana Barros (2), Dell Curry (2), Dale Ellis (5), Steve Kerr, Eric Murdock, Mark Price (4), Mitch Richmond (2)
1994–95Nick Anderson, Dana Barros (3), Scott Burrell, Steve Kerr (2), Dan Majerle (2), Reggie Miller (4), Chuck Person, Glen Rice (2)
1995–96Dana Barros (4), Hubert Davis, Steve Kerr (3), Tim Legler, George McCloud, Glen Rice (3), Dennis Scott (2), Clifford R. Robinson
1996–97Dale Ellis (6), Steve Kerr (4), Tim Legler (2), Terry Mills, Sam Perkins, Glen Rice (4), John Stockton (2), Walt Williams
1997–98Hubert Davis (2), Dale Ellis (7), Jeff Hornacek (2), Sam Mack, Reggie Miller (5), Tracy Murray, Glen Rice (5), Charlie Ward
1998–99[a]Cancelled due to the 1998-99 NBA lockout
1999–00Ray Allen, Mike Bibby, Hubert Davis (3), Jeff Hornacek (3), Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Terry Porter (3), Bob Sura
2000–01Ray Allen (2), Pat Garrity, Allan Houston, Rashard Lewis, Dirk Nowitzki (2), Steve Nash, Bryon Russell, Peja Stojaković
2001–02Ray Allen (3), Wesley Person, Mike Miller, Steve Nash (2), Paul Pierce, Quentin Richardson, Steve Smith, Peja Stojaković (2)
2002–03Brent Barry, Pat Garrity (2), Wesley Person (2), Peja Stojaković (3), Antoine Walker, David Wesley
2003–04Chauncey Billups, Kyle Korver, Voshon Lenard, Rashard Lewis (2), Cuttino Mobley, Peja Stojaković (4)
2004–05Ray Allen (4), Joe Johnson, Voshon Lenard (2), Kyle Korver (2), Vladimir Radmanović, Quentin Richardson (2)
2005–06Gilbert Arenas, Ray Allen (5), Chauncey Billups (2), Dirk Nowitzki (3), Quentin Richardson (3), Jason Terry
2006–07Gilbert Arenas (2), Damon Jones, Jason Kapono, Mike Miller (2), Dirk Nowitzki (4), Jason Terry (2)
2007–08Daniel Gibson, Richard Hamilton, Jason Kapono (2), Steve Nash (3), Dirk Nowitzki (5), Peja Stojaković (5)
2008–09Mike Bibby (2), Daequan Cook, Danny Granger, Jason Kapono (3), Rashard Lewis (3), Roger Mason
2009–10Chauncey Billups (3), Daequan Cook (2), Stephen Curry, Channing Frye, Danilo Gallinari, Paul Pierce (2)
2010–11Ray Allen (6), Kevin Durant, Daniel Gibson (2), James Jones, Paul Pierce (3), Dorell Wright
2011–12Ryan Anderson, Mario Chalmers, James Jones (2), Anthony Morrow, Kevin Love, Kevin Durant (2)
2012–13Ryan Anderson (2), Matt Bonner, Stephen Curry (2), Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Steve Novak
2013–14Arron Afflalo, Bradley Beal, Marco Belinelli, Stephen Curry (3), Kyrie Irving (2), Joe Johnson (2), Damian Lillard, Kevin Love (2)
2014–15Marco Belinelli (2), Stephen Curry (4), James Harden, Kyrie Irving (3), Kyle Korver (3), Wesley Matthews, J.J. Redick, Klay Thompson
2015–16Devin Booker, Stephen Curry (5), James Harden (2), Kyle Lowry, Khris Middleton, J.J. Redick (2), Klay Thompson (2), C.J. McCollum[d]
2016–17Klay Thompson (3), C. J. McCollum (2), Kyle Lowry (2), Eric Gordon, Kyrie Irving (4), Kemba Walker, Nick Young, Wesley Matthews (2)
2017–18Bradley Beal (2), Devin Booker (2), Wayne Ellington, Paul George (2), Tobias Harris, Kyle Lowry (3), Klay Thompson (4), Eric Gordon (2)

Records

Sources:[2][11][12][13]

Notes

  • a The 1999 All-Star Game was cancelled due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout.
  • b Denote contests that required a tiebreaking round. The final score given here came from the tiebreaker.[14]
  • c Starting with the 2014 Three-Point Contest, the format includes four extra "money balls".
  • d C.J. McCollum was named as a replacement to Chris Bosh due to the latter being unable to participate in the event with a calf injury (and later on, a blood clot in his leg).
  • e It is unknown how many of the five "money balls" Hodges hit during his round.

References

General
  • "Shootout All-Time Winners". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  • "Shootout Round-by-Round Results: 2000–08". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  • "Shootout Round-by-Round Results: 1990–98". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  • "Shootout Round-by-Round Results: 1986–89". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  • "Shootout Records". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  • "All-Star Game Contests". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Foot Locker Three-Point Contest". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 McMenamin, Dave (February 20, 2008). "Kapono Lights Up Saturday Night". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  3. ↑ Nance, Roscoe (February 16, 2007). "East notes: Kapono taking shot at three-point crown". USA Today. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  4. ↑ "NBA All-Star Game: Shootout". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Jason Kapono To Defend Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout Crown". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 6, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  6. ↑ Brown, Donald H. (2007). A Basketball Handbook. AuthorHouse. p. 85. ISBN 1425961908.
  7. ↑ Brown, Donald H. (2007). A Best of Basketball Story. AuthorHouse. p. 127. ISBN 1434341933.
  8. ↑ Marco Belinelli wins the Three-Point Shootout after Bradley Beal’s comeback forces a playoff, Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Billups Named As Participant in Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  10. ↑ "NBA All Star - 3 Point Shootout Contest". www.nba-allstar.com.
  11. 1 2 "Jason Kapono is Three-Point Champ". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Shootout Records". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Quentin Richardson Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Shootout Round-by-Round Results: 2000–08". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008.

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