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Of the two brothers, only Steph advanced to the final round, and not even the player considered the best shooter in NBA history could win his second 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend.
Brooklyn’s Joe Harris, who is 16th in the league in 3-pointers made and second in 3-point percentage this season, won the event for the first time with a stellar performance in the final round with 26 points.
Harris – competing in his first 3-Point Contest — hit all five money-ball shots on the final rack in the final round.
“Steph is the greatest shooter of all time,” Harris said. “But again, shooting off of the rack for a minute is not indicative of being a better shooter than Steph Curry. I don't want anybody to get it twisted at all. He is coming in, and he's won this thing. He's participated a number of times. For me to come in my first time and to win, it's a surreal experience."
Curry, who won the event in 2015, made a run at Harris. He made his first nine shots in the final round, struggled with the third and fourth racks and then hit four of five on the final rack, coming up just short. Had he made his final shot, he would've tied Harris.
The Nets put together a campaign to get Harris into the competition, and he delivered.
“The Nets were pushing hard because obviously they want guys to be in All-Star Weekend and be represented out here," Harris said. "We would have had five players here if Spencer (Dinwiddie) would have been healthy. He would have been able to defend his Skills Challenge championship.
"But, yeah, a lot of it was just the Nets and people from your agency pushing to have you come and participate. Obviously, I was all for it. I think to experience All-Star is quite unique, and we were in a position this first half of the season where percentage-wise they thought that I might have a chance to shoot in the 3-Point Contest."
Harris was also strong in the first round with 25 points, second to Steph's 27. Sacramento’s Buddy Hield made the final round, finishing third.
Former NBA gunner Dell Curry, the father of Steph and Seth, who spent a majority of his career with Charlotte, opened the contest by shooting 3-pointers for charity. He brought out 3-point shooting legends Glen Rice, Mark Price and Ray Allen to help him, and they raised $35,000 for an educational charity.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Joe Harris steals the show, takes down Stephen Curry to win 2019 3-Point Contest
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