Joe Harris and Hamidou Diallo stole the show at the 2019 NBA All-Star Saturday. The Nets’ bearded normie shot the absolute lights out in the 3-point contest to beat Steph Curry, Dirk Nowitzki, Devin Booker and so many other better-known shooting talents to prove he deserved his spot in the competition. Diallo then threw down on of the best-ever dunks, launching himself over Shaquille O’Neal and latching his arm through the rim.
5 winners and 4 losers of an NBA All-Star Saturday night with plenty of surprises
Who had Joe Harris and Hamidou Diallo winning?
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This was a much improved All-Star Saturday night over a number of lackluster others. It wasn’t the Zach LaVine-Aaron Gordon showdown, but the night had its highs and lows.
Let’s review Saturday’s biggest winners and losers.
Winners
Diallo might’ve been the least known of a group of unknown dunkers and came out looking like a star.
This dunk:
I’m speechless.
Speaking of which...
2. Giannis’ dunk reactions
Giannis was really a proud dad.
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3. Jackets
Russell Westbrook’s fits are unmatched!
Steph Curry wore a dope jacket too! It paid homage to the one he wore 27 years earlier at the 1992 All-Star Game.
4. Jayson Tatum from halfcourt
This is what won the Skills Challenge:
That heave took guts.
5. Chains
2 chains went way over his quota:
And Quavo came out with a ton of ‘em too
Round of applause for some very good chains.
Losers
1. J Cole’s dunk attempt
Why Cole? ... Why try this?
At least he threw a great lob to Dennis Smith Jr.
2. The rim when Dennis Smith Jr. was up to dunk
He had some spectacular dunks, but they all took multiple tries:
That poor rim took shots all night.
3. Shaq and 2 Chainz in pop-a-shot
Shaq cheated and STILL lost:
4. Dell Curry’s range
Dell did a wonderful thing and brought back legends Mark Price, Glenn Rice and Ray Allen for a 3-point shooting display of their own for charity.
They... made 6-of-25 shots combined, though, and Dell went 2-of-10.
At least they raised $35,000!
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