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NBA All-Star 2016 Skills Challenge Three-Point & Slam Dunk Contest

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February 13, 2016 at 7:55pm
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TNT will have the coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. ET.

 It features eight players in a three-round, obstacle-course competition that tests dribbling, passing, agility and three-point-shooting skills

Here are the participants:

Isaiah Thomas, point guard, Boston Celtics

C.J. McCollum, shooting guard, Portland Trail Blazers

Emmanuel Mudiay, point guard, Denver Nuggets

Jordan Clarkson, point guard, Los Angeles Lakers

Karl-Anthony Towns, center, Minnesota Timberwolves

Anthony Davis, power forward, New Orleans Pelicans

DeMarcus Cousins, center, Sacramento Kings

Draymond Green, power forward, Golden State Warriors

NBA All-Star 2016 Three-Point Contest

It's a two-round, timed competition, with five shooting locations positioned around the three-point arc. Four racks contain four orange balls (each worth one point) and one multi-colored "money" ball (worth two points).

The fifth rack is a special "all money ball" rack, which each participant can place at any of the five shooting locations. Every ball on this rack is worth two points.

The three competitors with the highest scores in the first round advance to the championship round.

Former Toronto star Chris Bosh was expected to be in the contest, but has been replaced by Portland's C.J. McCollum because of a calf injury.

Here are the participants:

Stephen Curry, point guard, Golden State Warriors

Klay Thompson, shooting guard, Golden State Warriors

Devin Booker, shooting guard, Phoenix Suns

J.J. Redick, shooting guard, Los Angeles Clippers

C.J. McCollum, shooting guard, Portland Trail Blazers

James Harden, shooting guard, Houston Rockets

Khris Middleton, shooting guard, Milwaukee Bucks

Kyle Lowry, point guard, Toronto Raptors

NBA All-Star 2016 Slam Dunk: Participants

In the two-round event, the four participants can perform any dunk without time limits. The players have a maximum of three attempts to complete each dunk in both the first round and the final round. Five judges score every dunk on a scale of six to 10, resulting in a high score of 50 and a low score of 30.

All four competitors get two dunks in the first round. The two dunkers with the highest combined score for their two dunks advance to the head-to-head final round where a champion will then be crowned.

Here are the participants:

Zach LaVine, guard, Minnesota Timberwolves

Will Barton, small forward, Denver Nuggets

Aaron Gordon, forward, Orlando Magic

Andre Drummond, center, Detroit Pistons

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