News from February 13.

Stats Leaders
  Points
    Stephen Curry (GS)      29.8
    James Harden (Hou)      28.0
    Kevin Durant (OKC)      27.7

  Rebounds
    Andre Drummond (Det)    14.9
    DeAndre Jordan (LAC)    14.0
    Pau Gasol (Chi)         10.9

  Assists
    Rajon Rondo (Sac)       11.9
    Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.0
    John Wall (Was)          9.9


All-Star Saturday night results - at Toronto

Skills Competition (obstacle course dribbling, passing, shooting)
1st round  (head-to-head winner advances)
  C.J. McCollum (Por) defeated Jordan Clarkson (LAL)
  Isaiah Thomas (Bos) defeated Emmanuel Mudiay (Den)
  Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) defeated Draymond Green (GS)
  DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) defeated Anthony Davis (NO)

2nd round
  Thomas defeated McCollum
  Towns defeated Cousins

Finals
  Towns defeated Thomas


3-point Shootout (4 racks of 5 balls - 4 worth 1 point, 1 worth 2 points;
5th rack of 5 2 point balls, 60 seconds)
1st Round  (top 3 advance)
  22  Klay Thompson (GS)
  21  Stephen Curry (GS)
  20  Devin Booker (Pho)
  20  James Harden (Hou)
  20  J.J. Redick (LAC)
  15  Kyle Lowry (Tor)
  14  C.J. McCollum (Por)
  13  Khris Middleton (Mil)

Tiebreaker (3 racks, 30 seconds)
  12  Booker
   9  Redick
   8  Harden

Finals
  Thompson   27
  Curry      23
  Booker     16


Slam Dunk Contest
[2 dunks each round, maximum 3 attempts, 5 former players judge dunks]
1st Round (top 2 advance)
  Zach LaVine (Min)     50a 49b = 99 pts
  Aaron Gordon (Orl)    45  49c = 94
  Andre Drummond (Det)  36  39  = 75
  Will Barton (Den)     44  30  = 74 (did not complete 2nd dunk)

a = lob, wrap behind back, reverse dunk
b = lob pass, free throw line jump
c = jump over mascot, between legs dunk

Finals (was supposed to be just 2 dunks, but kept going until tie broken)
  LaVine    50a  50b  50c  50d
  Gordon    50e  50f  50g  47h

a = lob, one-hand grab and dunk
b = free throw line jump, windmill finish
c = lob behind backboard, between the legs reverse dunk
d = free throw line jump, between the legs dunk
e = spinning mascot holding ball, grab ball and one-hand glamour dunk
f = ball on mascot's head, jump over mascot, ball under both legs,
    one-hand slam [best dunk of the night]
g = ball off side of backboard, windmill dunk
h = double-clutch to ankles and back up over the head dunk


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