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 LaVine, the Minnesota Timberwolves guard, won the contest with a
perfect 50 in a final that required two extra dunks from each
competitor. In all, there were a total of seven perfect scores
between the two in the contest with six of them in a row, which has
never happened before in the event.
LaVine joined Michael Jordan (1987-88), Jason Richardson (2002-03)
and Nate Robinson (2009-10) as the only solo back-to-back winners of
the contest.
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson won the 3-point shooting
contest and Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns beat won the
skills contest.
Thompson defeated teammate Stephen Curry, the defending champion, in
the 3-point shooting contest with a 27-point effort in the final
round. Curry had 23 points.
Towns beat out Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas win the skills
contest. Towns won the final by finally sinking his 3-pointer that
completes the course after each player missed several attempts.
---New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony has dismissed a trade
rumor -- "I'm not going anywhere" -- as the NBA deadline is five
days away.
The 31-year-old Anthony reiterated that he has no plans to exercise
his no-trade clause and leave the Knicks.
"There's always some trade (expletive) going (on)," Anthony said
Saturday during an interview on Sirius XM NBA Radio. "I'm not going
anywhere."
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The New York Daily News reported Friday that the Boston Celtics and
Cleveland Cavaliers discussed a trade centered on Cavs forward Kevin
Love. Those talks involved "very preliminary" discussions with the
Knicks about Anthony.
---Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh, who pulled out of Sunday's
All-Star Game because of a strained right calf, is having more tests
before the severity of the injury can be determined.
Bosh was in Toronto, site of the All-Star Game, planning to
participate in Saturday's 3-point shooting competition and Sunday's
game before the injury forced him to drop out. He had been working
closely with Heat medical staff for several days and receiving
treatment for the injury.
Bosh leads Miami by scoring at 19.1 points per game.
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