Claiming the second 3-Point Contest of his career in Atlanta, Stephen Curry surpassed Mike Conley with total points and scored a total of 28 points while Utah Jazz star had 27 points. The match took place before the NBA All-Star Game and every 3-point bucket is counted as one point as per the rules of the contest. While there is a Moneyball shot that holds two points that can be made from four stationary locations around the perimeter.
Curry was in form during the night and with a calm and poised look on his face, he shot 9 of his 11 attempts in the end and won narrowly by one point in the end. His first title came in NBA All-Star Weekend in 2015 and with the second win he joins Jeff Hornacek, Jason Kapono, Mark Price and Peja Stojakovic who have won the contest twice and Craig Hodes and Larry Bird have won thrice