The stage was set for what everyone wanted: a Paul Pierce and Ray Allen showdown in the finals of the three-point shoot contest. Ray had a monster first round, torching the field en route to 20 points. Pierce got off to a rough start, but turned into Captain Clutch in the finals two racks to hit the clutch final moneyball to advance to the finals against Ray and James Jones of the Miami Heat.
Once in the finals, Pierce went first, scorching the nets with a score of 18. Jones went second, only to surprisingly top Pierce's 18 with an impressive 20 (I blame the extra tendons in his surgically repaired wrist). Ray went last (due to having the highest first round score) but fizzled out with just 15 points. Jones spoiled the party like an uninvited freshman to an upperclassmen bash. Like many Celtic fans pointed out, at least Miami can now say they beat Boston in something this season. Here were the results:
First Round
- Ray Allen – 20
- James Jones – 16
- Paul Pierce – 12
- Dorell Wright – 11
- Daniel Gibson – 7
- Kevin Durant – 6
Finals
- James Jones – 20
- Paul Pierce – 18
- Ray Allen – 15
This was the best moment of the 3PT contest:
All images/screen caps credited to @jose3030
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