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The 2024 NBA All-Star Saturday night kicked off with the Kia Skills Challenge featuring three teams. The format remains as in the past two seasons, as three teams battle it to determine the winner. This year's teams are Team Pacers, Team First Picks and Team All-Stars.
Here's the lineup from tonight's Skills Challenge:
Team Pacers
- Tyrese Haliburton
- Bennedict Mathurin
- Myles Turner
These players represent the Indiana Pacers, the host of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend. They have the hometown support, but there's also the pressure of winning the competition.
Team First Picks
- Anthony Edwards
- Paolo Banchero
- Victor Wembanyama
One of the most interesting teams assembled is the last three first picks.
Team All-Stars
- Trae Young
- Tyrese Maxey
- Scottie Barnes
NBA All-Star 2024 Skills Challenge Scores and Results
First Round - Team Relay (100 points)
Team All-Stars
- Trae Young: 23.4 seconds.
- Scottie Barnes: 26.5 seconds.
- Tyrese Maxey: 28.6 seconds
- Total Time: 1 minute and 16 seconds.
Team First Picks
- Paolo Banchero: 23.8 seconds
- Victor Wembanyama: 21.9 seconds
- Anthony Edwards: DNQ
- Total Time: DNQ
Team Pacers
- Myles Turner: 21.4 seconds
- Bennedict Mathurin: 24.4 seconds
- Tyrese Haliburton: 21.5 seconds
- Total: 1 minute, seven seconds
Results: Team Pacers the first round of Skills Challenge.
Trae Young set the pace for the Team Relay, but errors from Scottie Barnes and Tyrese Maxey extended their time. Paolo Banchero and Victor Wembanyama did it for Team First Picks. Anthony Edwards decided to finish the relay using his left hand, and it backfired.
Team Pacers were almost flawless, as Tyrese Haliburton finished their relay by hitting a between-the-legs backboard pass, catching it and slamming it home for the win.
Second Round - Team Passing (100 points)
Team All-Stars
- Trae Young: 36 points
- Scottie Barnes: 12 points
- Tyrese Maxey: 26 points
- Total Points: 74 points
Team First Picks
- Paolo Banchero: 26 points
- Victor Wembanyama: 18 points
- Anthony Edwards: 14 points
- Total Points: 58 points
Team Pacers
- Myles Turner: 10 points
- Bennedict Mathurin: 22 points
- Tyrese Haliburton: 42 points
- Total Points: 74 points
Result: Team Pacers and Team All-Stars with 74 points each.
Team All-Stars set the tone again in the second round, with Team First Picks failing to get in sync to get more points. Team Pacers rallied in the last few passes to force a tiebreaker as they ended with 74 points, the same as Team All-Stars.
Tiebreaker Round
Team All-Stars
- Trae Young: 36 points
- Scottie Barnes: 26 points
- Tyrese Maxey: 28 points
- Total Points: 90 points
Team Pacers
- Myles Turner: 30 points
- Bennedict Mathurin: 30 points
- Tyrese Haliburton: 32 points
- Total Points: 92 points
Result: Team Pacers win the second round of Skills Challenge.
Team Pacers came through the clutch, as they pounced passes in the six and four points hoops to get 92 points and win by two over Team All-Stars. Team Pacers earned 200 total points from the first two rounds.
Third Round - Team Shooting (200 points)
Team All-Stars
- Trae Young: 8 points
- Scottie Barnes: 13 points
- Tyrese Maxey: 12 points
- Total Points: 33 points
Team First Picks
- Paolo Banchero: 4 points
- Victor Wembanyama: 4 points
- Anthony Edwards: 11 points
- Total Points: 19 points
Team Pacers
- Myles Turner: 11 points
- Bennedict Mathurin: 0 points
- Tyrese Haliburton: 5 points
- Total Points: 16 points
Result: Team All-Stars win the third round of Skills Challenge.
Team All-Stars came out hot, as they set 33 points in the third round. It was too much for Team First Picks and Team Pacers, as they failed to even get 20 points. Team All-Stars earn 200 points to force the tiebreaker with Team Pacers in the 2024 Skills Challenge
Also Read: NBA All-Star Game past winners: List of winning teams for last 10 years explored
NBA All-Star 2024 Skills Challenge Winner
Tiebreaker Challenge
Team All-Stars: 58.8 seconds scored by Tyrese Maxey
Team Pacers: 38.3 seconds scored by Tyrese Haliburton
Result: Team Pacers win Skills Challenge.
In the Tiebreaker Challenge, both teams will need to make a halfcourt shot with the least amount of time.
Team All-Stars had no rhythm, as Tyrese Maxey stopped the time at 58.8 seconds. Team Pacers were also cold at the start before Tyrese Haliburton gave them the win after 38.3 seconds.
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