Team Bosh takes 2015 NBA Shooting Stars Challenge (Video)
By Phil Watson
There is a dynasty in the Shooting Stars event at NBA All-Star Saturday Night and as Team Bosh won its third consecutive title.
Chris Bosh couldn’t get the three-peat with the Miami Heat last summer, when the two-time defending NBA champion Heat fell to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.
A very small consolation Saturday night for Bosh was a third consecutive championship in the Shooting Stars event.
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At Barclays Center on NBA All-Star Saturday night, Team Bosh—comprised of Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins and Swin Cash of the WNBA’s New York Liberty—locked up their third straight title when Wilkins buried the half-court shot in the championship round, giving Team Bosh a final time of 57.6 seconds.
The competition entails the three players having to team up to hit a 10-foot shot, a shot from the top of the key and a 3-pointer from the elbow.
Team Bosh changed up the order most teams use—having Wilkins take the first shot and using Cash to hit the shot from 19 feet.
Of course, all Team Bosh had to do to win was actually finish.
Team Westbrook—Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, former Orlando Magic star Penny Hardaway and Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever ran out of time in the championship round.
The clock expires after 90 seconds. Team Westbrook roared through the first three shots, then went 0-for-26 from half court.
Here’s the championship round:
All four teams beat the winning time in the first round. Team Bosh finished in 30.8 seconds to reach the final, just ahead of Team Westbrook’s 35.2.
Team Curry—Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, longtime NBA sharp-shooter Dell Curry and Sue Bird of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm—finished in 47 seconds and Team Millsap—Paul Millsap of the Atlanta Hawks along with Hall of Famer Scottie Pippin and WNBA star Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky—had a time of 51.4 seconds.
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