News from February 20.

3-point Shootout (5 racks of 5 balls - 4 worth 1 point, 1 worth 2 points)
[money: 1st $25,000; 2nd $15,000; 3rd $10,000; 4th-6th $2,500]
1st Round  (top 3 advance)
  Voshon Lenard (Den)        17
  Kyle Korver (Phi)          14
  Quentin Richardson (Pho)   14
  Ray Allen (Sea)            13
  Joe Johnson (Pho)           8
  Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea)   6

Finals
  Quentin Richardson (Pho)   19
  Kyle Korver (Phi)          18
  Voshon Lenard (Den)        16
  
  
Slam Dunk Contest (2 dunks each round, score=total, 5 judges give points)
[money: 1st $25,000; 2nd $15,000; 3rd + 4th $10,000]
[different from past years, you try until you make one]
1st Round  (top 2 advance)
  Josh Smith (Atl)       45  50# = 95
  Amare Stoudemire (Pho) 45  50% = 95
  J.R. Smith (NO)        45* 45  = 90
  Chris Andersen (Den)   41  36  = 77  [took a lot of attempts to make both]
*impressive pass behind the back dunk to start the contest
#sitting Kenyon Martin bounced passed to Smith who flew over him for the
 one-hand jam
%Stoudemire passed off the backboard and Steve Nash headed the ball to him 
 for the entertaining jam

Finals
  Josh Smith (Atl)       50* 50# = 100
  Amare Stoudemire (Pho) 45@ 42% =  87  
*changed into Dominique Wilkins jersey and did a tribute windmill dunk
#impressive spin reverse one-hand dunk
@took a couple of attempts to make between the legs reverse
%soccer kick pass from Nash to Stoudemire for the dunk


Skills Competition (obstacle course dribbling, shooting, passing; timed event)
[money: 1st $25,000; 2nd $15,000; 3rd + 4th $5,000]
1st round (top 2 advance)
  Steve Nash (Pho)      31.4 seconds
  Earl Boykins (Den)    32.6 seconds
  Luke Ridnour (Sea)    35.4 seconds
  Gilbert Arenas (Was)  51.7 seconds

Finals
  Steve Nash (Pho)      25.8 seconds
  Earl Boykins (Den)    37.6 seconds


Shooting Stars  (must make shot from 6 spots on court in shortest time)
[money: 1st $30,000; 2nd $22,500; 3rd + 4th $11,250]
(one round)
  Pho (Shawn Marion, Dan Majerle, Diana Tauasi)    0:28.0
  Den (Andre Miller, Alex English, Becky Hammon)   0:44.3
  Det (Ronald Dupree, Adrian Dantley, Swin Cash)   1:18
  LAL (Luke Walton, Magic Johnson, Lisa Leslie)    1:23