Marco Belinelli is your three-point-contest champion.
The San Antonio Spurs sharpshooter took advantage of the new rules that allowed players a single rack of all money balls, hitting at least three of those shots in each round to advance to the final, where he beat Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal for the title.
Afterward, he gave his bold strategy for victory, courtesy of Sports Illustrated's Ben Golliver:
Here's a look at the complete results:
In a stacked Western Conference group that featured Stephen Curry—easily the most prolific three-point shooter in the league—the 2012 three-point-contest champion in Kevin Love and the most recent NBA Rookie of the Year, Damian Lillard, it was Belinelli who somewhat surprisingly advanced to the final.
And he did so despite shooting two airballs in the first three racks. Here's a look at his first:
Your three-point champion, everyone.
Nevertheless, as Grantland's Netw3rk pointed out—with a little help from Kanye West—Belinelli did much of h ...
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