Winner of the '3-Point Battle Between Men and Women' of the Century is Curry

The Winner of the '3-Point Battle Between Men and Women' of the Century is Curry... Lonescu Wins by 3 Points

Lillard beats Young and others to win the NBA 3-point contest for the second straight time

Stephen Curry, the star of the Golden State Warriors, smiled during the three-point match of the century in men's and women's professional basketball held during the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game. 바카라사이트

Curry defeated Sabrina Ionescu of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in a special three-point contest on the eve of the 2023-2024 NBA All-Star Game held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on the 18th (Korean time).

Curry, who won the 2015 and 2021 All-Star Game 3-point contests, is considered the world's best shooter in name and reality, but did not participate in this All-Star Game.

Instead, he participated in the men's and women's match with Ionescu held immediately after the 3-point contest and scored 29 points out of a total of 40 points.

Curry attempted 599 3-point shots this season and succeeded 252 times, recording a success rate of 42.1%.

Ionescu, who shot before Curry, scored 26 points.

26 points is the same as the record of Damian Lillard (Milwaukee), the winner of this season's 3-point contest.

However, Ionescu attempted the shot with a WNBA official ball, not the NBA.

The 3-point distance was thrown at a distance of 7.24m (from the front) from the rim according to the NBA.

New York Liberty's Ionescu, known as the 'female Curry', recorded a 44.8% 3-point success rate last season.

In 2023, she won the WNBA 3-Point Contest, where she won a whopping 37 out of 40 points.

Ionescu, who unfortunately could not overcome Stephen Curry's barrier, said, "I hope this isn't the last time we face each other."

In the 3-point contest, Milwaukee Bucks guard Lillard succeeded in his second consecutive victory.

Jason Kapono, who won back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008, is the last person to win two titles in a row before Lillard.

With this, Lillard stood shoulder to shoulder with seniors such as Kapono, Peja Stojakovic (2002, 2003), Mark Price (1993, 1994), and Craig Hodges (1990, 1991) as successful winners of the 3-point contest for the second time in a row.

The winner in this category is legendary forward Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics.

Bird has won three consecutive championships since the 3-point contest was first introduced in 1986.

Lillard, who scored 26 points in the preliminaries, outscored his competitors by scoring 26 points in the finals.

Trae Young (Atlanta), who competed with Damian Lillard until the end, scored 24 points and swallowed his disappointment.

This contest includes two players: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota), Jaylen Brunson (New York), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana), Lauri Markkanen (Utah), Malik Beasley (Milwaukee), and Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland). ) participated.