Guide Note

The NBA Three-point Shootout is an annual competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. Current NBA players have one minute to make as many three-point baskets as they can.

Six players start in the competition, with the top three players after one round of shooting going on to a final round, where they compete again to decide a winner.

Fast Facts

2008 Winner: Jason Kapono
Began in 1986
Five ball racks with five balls each
Money ball is worth 2 points
Perfect score is 30 points
Past winners:
- Larry Bird - three wins
- Craig Hodges - three wins
- Mark Price
- Steve Kerr
- Peja Stojakovic
- Dirk Nowitzki

How It Works

Contestants may shoot up to 25 total balls, from five separate racks set up along the three point line. One of the five balls on each rack is worth two points if the player makes the shot, called the money ball, each normal ball is worth one point. A perfect score is 30, however no one has ever earned all 30 points since the competition started in 1986. 2007 and 2008 winner Jason Kapono is tied with the 1986 winner Craig Hodges for most points scored in a single round, at 25.

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NBA Three-point Shootout

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NBA Three-point Shootout News

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2008 NBA Three-point Shootout

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	Made	Att.	Pct.
SG	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers	84	238	.353
PG	Daniel Gibson	Cleveland Cavaliers	104	222	.468
SG	Richard Hamilton	Detroit Pistons	43	92	.467
SF	Jason Kapono	Toronto Raptors	50	98	.510
PG	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	101	216	.468
SF	Peja Stojakovic	New Orleans Hornets	122	264	.462

Three-Point Shootout 2008 Results

Round 2

[9:55] Jason Kapono is your 2008 Three-point Shootout Champion.

[9:53pm] Jason Kapono
- Rack 1 - 4
- Rack 2 - 6
- Rack 3 - 5
- Rack 4 - 5
- Rack 5 - 5
- Total - 25
Kapano ties the record from 1986 with a score of 25.

[9:51pm] Dirk Nowitzki
- Rack 1 - 1
- Rack 2 - 4
- Rack 3 - 2
- Rack 4 - 3
- Rack 5 - 4
- Total - 14

[9:49pm] Daniel Gibson
- Rack 1 - 3
- Rack 2 - 2
- Rack 3 - 4
- Rack 4 - 3
- Rack 5 - 5
- Total - 17

Round 1

[9:44pm]: Moving to the next round will be Gibson, Nowitzki, and Kapono.

[9:42pm] Jason Kapono
- Rack 1 - 2
- Rack 2 - 5
- Rack 3 - 3
- Rack 4 - 4
- Rack 5 - 6
- Total - 20

[9:40pm] Peja Stojakovic
- Rack 1 - 1
- Rack 2 - 2
- Rack 3 - 4
- Rack 4 - 4
- Rack 5 - 4
- Total - 15

[9:37pm] Dirk Nowitzki
- Rack 1 - 1
- Rack 2 - 6
- Rack 3 - 3
- Rack 4 - 4
- Rack 5 - 3
- Total - 17

[9:31pm] Steve Nash
- Rack 1 - 1
- Rack 2 - 1
- Rack 3 - 5
- Rack 4 - 1
- Rack 5 - 1
- Total - 9

[9:29pm] Daniel Gibson
- Rack 1 - 1
- Rack 2 - 5
- Rack 3 - 4
- Rack 4 - 3
- Rack 5 - 4
- Total - 17

[9:26pm] Richard Hamilton
- Rack 1 - 2
- Rack 2 - 4
- Rack 3 - 3
- Rack 4 - 3
- Rack 5 - 2
- Total - 14
The Officials are reviewing to see if he stepped on the line on one of his shots.

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