Two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton made a half-court shot with 20.5 seconds to go in the tiebreaker round that handed Team Pacers the NBA’s Skills Challenge title over Team All-Stars.
Team Pacers, made up of Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, and Myles Turnerm beat the Team All-Stars comprised of three Eastern Conference All-Stars: Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes, and Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey.HALI'S HALFCOURT SHOT ENDS IT 🔥
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The hometown Team Pacers are the #KiaSkills champions! 🏆#StateFarmSaturday on TNT pic.twitter.com/xHiTgw9BBm
Team Pacers WIN the NBA Skills Challenge! pic.twitter.com/padbWrjEKZ
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The third team in the contest was Team Top Picks, which featured 2020 No. 1 pick Anthony Edwards, 2022 No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero, and 2023 No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama.
The three Indiana players teamed up together to clinch the first two rounds, the team relay and the passing competition, each worth 100 points However, Team All Stars’ won in the shooting round to tie the score at 200, forcing the tiebreaker.
It took a while for Team All-Stars to sink their first half-court shot (58.8 seconds) but Haliburton needed only 38.3 seconds to claim the crown for his hometown.
Haliburton even hit the All-Stars with the Reggie Miller choke sign after burying the half-court game-winner.
Mathurin was selected MVP of Friday night's Rising Stars game after leading Team Jalen past Team Detlef, a game that pitted two former Pacers players as coaches — Jalen Rose and Detlef Schrempf.Tyrese Haliburton hit the Reggie Miller choke celebration in the Skills Challenge 😂 pic.twitter.com/6Qhpa3Xhc6
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