Devin Booker Took Down Klay Thompson With A Record-Breaking Three-Point Contest Performance

Eight of the best marksmen in the NBA squared off on All-Star Saturday Night. After four rounds of competition, Devin Booker came out on top. Booker was solid at the start, scoring 17 points in round one to move onto the final. Squared off against Klay Thompson and Tobias Harris, Booker accrued a three-point contest record 28 points to take home the title.

First Round

Klay Thompson: 19
Tobias Harris: 18
Devin Booker: 17
Wayne Ellington: 17
Bradley Beal: 15
Eric Gordon: 12
Kyle Lowry: 11
Paul George: 9

No one shot especially well, as evidenced by the scores, but the final gave us a really fun matchup. Thompson and Booker, as they are wont to do, got hot during stretches, while Harris caught fire toward the end of his performance.

Finals

Devin Booker: 28
Klay Thompson: 25
Tobias Harris: 17

Booker was out of his dang mind at the end of the competition, setting a record with 28 points in the final round. It looked effortless for the Suns’ star, as he only missed five threes during en route to winning a championship.

When Booker gets hot, he is capable of doing some really fun things on the basketball court. He’s proven that time and time again during his career, and showed that on Saturday night by winning his first three-point contest.