Jazz Guard Mike Conley Places Second In NBA Three-Point Contest
Mar 7, 2021, 5:51 PM | Updated: 6:28 pm
Mike Conley #10 of the Utah Jazz prepares to compete in the 2021 NBA All-Star - MTN DEW 3-Point Contest during All-Star Sunday Night at State Farm Arena on March 07, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley finished in second place in the NBA Three-Point Contest prior to the All-Star Game.
The Three-Point Contest took place in Atlanta on Sunday, March 7.
Let's do this @MCONLEY10!#MtnDew3PT x #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/b2rFkoPAy5
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) March 8, 2021
Conley competed against Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls), and Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell.
"Those Utah guys, they ain't here to play no games!" @MCONLEY10 with a 28-point first round! pic.twitter.com/8IJIPO0OCv
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) March 8, 2021
Round 1 Score – 28
Rack 1 (right corner): Make-Miss-Miss-Make-Make
Rack 2 (right angle): Miss-Make-Make-Make-Make
Dew Ball (right side): Miss
Rack 3 (top): Make-Make-Make-Make-Make
Dew Ball (left side): Miss
Rack 4 (left angle): Make-Make-Miss-Make-Miss
Rack 5 (left corner): Make-Make-Make-Make-Make
Mike Conley advances to the final round of the Three-Point Shooting Contest!
Conley, Steph Curry, and Jayson Tatum are three-finalists. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/vRegPNQOoK
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 8, 2021
Conley, Tatum, and Curry advanced to the final round.
Final Round Score – 27
Rack 1 (right corner): Make-Miss-Make-Make-Make
Rack 2 (right angle): Miss-Make-Miss-Miss-Miss
Dew Ball (right side): Miss
Rack 3 (top): Make-Make-Make-Miss-Miss
Dew Ball (left side): Make
Rack 4 (left angle): Miss-Make-Miss-Make-Make
Rack 5 (left corner): Make-Make-Make-Make-Make
Conley puts up 27 in the final round 👀#MtnDew3pt pic.twitter.com/6I5kQrlLi4
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 8, 2021
Curry defeated Conley by one point in the final round, 28-27. The Warriors All-Star buried a money ball on his final shot to win the competition.
Steph always CLUTCH 🎯
He wins the 2021 #MtnDew3pt contest pic.twitter.com/1bNMZGWFNT
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 8, 2021
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Conley will join Mitchell and fellow Jazzman Rudy Gobert in the NBA All-Star Game. It’s the veteran guard’s first All-Star selection.
The game will tip-off at 6 p.m. (MDT) on Sunday, March 7. The game will broadcast on TNT.
