News from February 17.

3-point Shootout (5 racks of 5 balls - 4 worth 1 point, 1 worth 2 points)
[money: 1st $35,000; 2nd $22,500; 3rd $15,000; 4th-6th $4,500]
1st Round  (top 3 advance)
  Gilbert Arenas (Was)       23
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)        20
  Jason Kapono (Mia)         19
  Mike Miller (Mem)          18
  Damon Jones (Cle)          15
  Jason Terry (Dal)          10

Finals
  Jason Kapono (Mia)         24
  Gilbert Arenas (Was)       17
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)         9
  
  
Slam Dunk Contest (2 dunks each round, score=total, 5 judges give points)
[money: 1st $35,000; 2nd $22,500; 3rd + 4th $16,125]
[you try until you make one for 2 minutes, then 2 attempts to make 1]
1st Round  (top 2 advance)
  Gerald Green (Bos)     48@ 47# = 95
  Nate Robinson (NY)     45  45  = 90
  Dwight Howard (Orl)    43  42* = 85
  Tyrus Thomas (Chi)     37  43  = 80
@Paul Pierce tossed the ball on the side of the backboard and Green did an
  impressive dunk
#Dee Brown tribute dunk (pump up shoes before and arm partially over eyes
  as dunk) and jumped over good sport Nate Robinson (was going to jump over
  a cardboard of Robinson, but Robinson offered to stand there himself)
*most creative dunk: slammed the ball with one hand and slapped a sticker
  _high_ on the backboard with the other hand (deserving of a much higher
  score)

Finals                               
  Gerald Green (Bos)     41  50* = 91
  Nate Robinson (NY)     39  41  = 80
*jumped over a table set 13 feet from the basket and windmilled it in


Skills Competition (obstacle course dribbling, shooting, passing; timed event)
[money: 1st $35,000; 2nd $22,500; 3rd + 4th $16,125]
1st round (top 2 advance)
  Kobe Bryant (LAL)     29.8 seconds
  Dwyane Wade (Mia)     31.3 seconds
  LeBron James (Cle)    35.4 seconds
  Chris Paul (NO)       39.6 seconds

Finals
  Dwyane Wade (Mia)     26.4 seconds
  Kobe Bryant (LAL)     45.8 seconds


Shooting Stars  (must make shot from 6 spots on court in shortest time)
[money (each): 1st $15,000; 2nd $11,250; 3rd + 4th $5,875]
1st round (top 2 advance)
  Det (Chauncey Billups, Bill Laimbeer, Swin Cash)    0:48.9
  Chi (Ben Gordon, Scottie Pippen, Candice Dupree)    1:06
  SA  (Tony Parker, George Gervin, Kendra Wecker)     1:32
  LA  (Smush Parker, Michael Cooper, Temeka Johnson)  2:00

Finals
  Det  0:50.5
  Chi  Disqualified (shot out of order)


Charles Barkley defeated ref Dick Bavetta in a 
up-and-down-and-up-and-to-half-court foot race.



Stats Leaders
Points
Carmelo Anthony (Den)    30.7
Gilbert Arenas (Was)     28.8
Dwyane Wade (Mia )       28.8
Kobe Bryant (LAL)        28.8

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett (Min)      12.6
Tyson Chandler (NO)      12.2
Dwight Howard (Orl)      11.9
Marcus Camby (Den)       11.9

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)         11.8
Deron Williams (Uta)      9.2
Jason Kidd (NJ)           8.7