Ten players competed this year. The tournament system remained the same as before, with preliminaries and a final. The top three players from the preliminaries advanced to the final.
The venue was still being prepared, and the players were doing their final warm-ups at the sidelines.
Several people had gathered around Tang Tian.
Walker was Tang Tian's brother, Green was his teammate, Harris was a former Pelicans player, and Curry was his friend.
There were more contestants in this year's Three-Point Contest. Though the competition had yet to begin, the court was already buzzing.
"Stephen, give me a challenge."
With the contest about to begin, Tang Tian "provoked" Curry.
As the scoring record holder from before the Three-Point Contest format change, Tang Tian had every right to say that.
Besides, Curry was the only one who could give him the kind of challenge he wanted.
Curry burst out laughing, pointed at Tang Tian, and put on an arrogantly smug look.
But it was clear that he had taken Tang Tian's words to heart.
The contest was about to begin.
Joe Harris was the first to take the court.
As a former Pelicans player, Harris had not received many opportunities with the Pelicans. But after leaving them, he had improved year after year.
He was now the Nets' Starting Shooting Guard, and his Three-Point Percentage ranked League First so far this season.
Amid the fans' anticipation, Harris began shooting.
This year's Three-Point Contest had drawn enormous attention. As the first contestant, his performance was especially crucial.
Perhaps because of that, he clanked his first two shots.
That stirred up a wave of commotion among the crowd.
He was a young player competing for the first time, and he was also the first one out. Pressure was unavoidable.
But Harris quickly found