The NBA's new format for All-Star Saturday's Skills Challenge proved to be a wild success, as Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns defeated Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas in the final to hoist the hardware.
Towns and Thomas matched each other step for step throughout the event's final head-to-head stage, but the 2015 No. 1 overall pick drained the contest's final three-pointer to clinch the win, as Bleacher Report documented:
According to ESPN Stats & Info, at 7'0", Towns is the tallest player to ever win the Skills Challenge:
After Towns and Thomas squared off in a thrilling finale that juxtaposed size and speed, CBS Sports' Matt Moore opined the Skills Challenge may be turning a corner:
The event started with Towns squaring off against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, and the Timberwolves rookie needed a come-from-behind effort to down the defending champions' jack-of-all-trades.
With the first-round scare behind him, Towns pulled away from Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins—who stumbled ou ...
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