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Three-Point Contest

The Three-Point Contest is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star weekend. The contest was originally named the "Long Distance Shootout".

Rules
In this contest, participants attempt to make as many three-point field goals as possible from five positions behind the three-point line 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. At each shooting station is a rack with five basketballs. Out of the five balls, four are worth one point (the standard orange Wilson game balls) and the fifth one (a red/white/blue ABA-style ball; often nicknamed the "money ball") 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. Since the 2014 contest, a rack consisting only of "money balls" has been 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. In the 2020 contest, two additional shots were placed on each side of the top of the key, worth three points each. This increased the maximum possible score to 40, and the time limit was increased from 60 to 70 seconds. 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. 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 (1 minute in the final) are played to determine the winner. ==Milestones==
Milestones
Larry Bird, the inaugural winner of this contest, Craig Hodges and Damian Lillard (incumbent) have each won three times, while Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojaković, Jason Kapono, and Stephen Curry have each won twice. • Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets is the most recent rookie to be invited to the contest. • Craig Hodges and Jason Kapono hold the record for most shots made in one round (21/25, .840 percentage), Craig Hodges also holds the records of most consecutive shots made (19), most appearances (8), and most points (25 out of a possible 30 points, .833 percentage) • Detlef Schrempf and Michael Jordan share the record for the fewest points scored in any round with five in 1988 and 1990, respectively. • Kyrie Irving is the youngest player to win the contest at the age of 20. • Rimas Kurtinaitis is the only non-NBA player to participate in the contest. • Dirk Nowitzki and Karl-Anthony Towns are the only 7-foot players to win the contest. • Damian Lillard is the most recent player with consecutive titles. ==Winners==
Winners
of the Boston Celtics won in the first three years of the contest's history. of the Chicago Bulls won in three consecutive years from 1990 to 1992. recorded the highest percentage in the final round among winners at .833 in 2008. became the third 3-time winner after winning three times in 2023, 2024, and 2026. Multi-time winners Three Point Contest champions by franchise ==All-time participants==
Records
Points , Stephen Curry became the first player to score 31 points, tied for the most in the contest's history. , Karl-Anthony Towns became the first player to score 29 points in the final round; he is tied with Damian Lillard in 2026 for the most points scored in the final round in the contest's history. Shots made hit 21 shots in the second round in 1991. He was the sole record holder for most shots made in a non-final round for 20 years until he was joined by Stephen Curry in 2021 and then Devin Booker in 2026. , Damian Lillard hit 21 shots in the final round, the most in the contest's history. Consecutive shots made holds the record for most consecutive shots made in any round with 19 consecutive made shots in 1991. , Stephen Curry hit 13 consecutive shots in the final round, the most in the contest's history. Sources: ==Criticism and controversies==
Criticism and controversies
In 2005, Fred Hoiberg became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in three-point shooting percentage and not be invited to the three-point shooting competition. In the 2024 three-point contest, fans expressed dissatisfaction with referees for permitting participants, notably Karl-Anthony Towns, to shoot while their feet were on the line. ==See also==
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