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NBA ALL-STAR SKILLS CHALLENGE
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2011: Stephen Curry Watch
Skills Challenge
Recap from NBA.com
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Stephen Curry | 34.1 sec. | 28.2 sec. |
| Russell Westbrook | 30.0 sec. | 44.2 sec. |
| Derrick Rose | 35.7 sec. | |
| John Wall | 39.3 sec. | |
| Chris Paul | 42.7 sec. |
| Results: |
Saturdays, in the All-Star almost everybody has a chance to appear in the different contests and games: rookies, legends, leapers, shooters ... so the NBA decided to create a new contest in 2003 for the
playmakers.
Skills Challenge consists in a timed obstacle course that includes dribbling, passing, and shooting stations.
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1. First of all a layup. |
2. Easy zigzag dribbling. |
3 and 4. Put the ball in a basket making a 'normal' pass and a bounce pass. |
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5. Score from the top of the key |
6. Another pass like the image 3. |
7. Zigzag dribbling. |
8. Another layup to finish. |
4 players start the contest in the first round. 2 best times advance to the final round.
2010: Steve Nash Watch
Skills Challenge
Recap from NBA.com
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Steve Nash | 35,0 sec. | 29,9 sec. |
| Deron Williams | 34,1 sec. | 37,9 sec. |
| Brandon Jennings | 35,7 sec. | |
| Russell Westbrook | 44,1 sec. | |
| Derrick Rose | Injured | |
2009: Derrick Rose Watch Skills Challenge Recap from NBA.com
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Derrick Rose | 33,3 sec. | 35,3 sec. |
| Devin Harris | 36,6 sec. | 39,7 sec. |
| Mo Williams | 37,5 sec. | |
| Tony Parker | 50,8 sec. |
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Deron Williams | 31,2 sec. | 25,5 sec. |
| Chris Paul | 29,9 sec. | 31,2 sec. |
| Jason Kidd | 39,7 sec. | |
| Dwyane Wade | 53,9 sec. |
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Dwyane Wade | 31.3 sec. | 26.4 sec. |
| Kobe Bryant | 29.8 sec. | 45.8 sec. |
| Lebron James | 35.4 sec. | |
| Chris Paul | 39.6 sec. | |
| Steve Nash | Injured |
| Results | 1st Round | Final |
| Dwyane Wade | 39.0 sec. | 26.1 sec. |
| LeBron James | 40.5 sec. | 33.7 sec. |
| Chris Paul | 42.6 sec. | |
| Steve Nash | 52.8 sec. |
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Steve Nash | 31.4 sec. | 25.8 sec. |
| Earl Boykins | 32.6 sec. | 37.6 sec. |
| Luke Ridnour | 35.4 sec. | |
| Gilbert Arenas | 51.7 sec. |
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Baron Davis | 28.7 sec. | 31.6 sec. |
| Derek Fisher | 31.6 sec. | 37.6 sec. |
| Earl Boykins | 34.9 sec. | |
| Stephon Marbury | 36.4 sec. |
4 of the best PG of the NBA were ready to inaugurate this contest and get the title of most complete point guard.
In the first round, each one of the 4 players improved the best time, arriving to the final two Oakland players: Gary Payton and Jason Kidd, with the best time for Payton.
In the final, Kidd almost repeated his semifinals time and it seemed that Payton would be the winner, but the Sonics player needed 5 second more than Kidd to complete all the stations.
| Players | 1st Round | Final |
| Gary Payton | 31.3 sec. | 35.1 sec. |
| Jason Kidd | 35.3 sec. | 40.3 sec. |
| Stephon Marbury | 41.9 sec. | |
| Tony Parker | 45.5 sec. |
