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NBA All-Star Saturday Live Coverage

Slam Dunk Contest 2008

Final Round

• [10:57PM] Cheryl opens the envelope to a drumroll to announce that Dwight Howard is the winner of the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

• [10:51PM] The judges go down the line and announce their picks for the winner. It's Dwight Howard across the board, but we're still waiting on the fan votes to come in.

• [10:45PM] Dwight Howard has one of those small door top basketball hoops for kids. They get him a ladder and he sticks the mini hoop to the corner of the backboard. Next they place the fullsize ball on top of the mini hoop. Howard jumps and grabs the ball, attempting a windmill, but misses. They reload and this time he nails it, emphatically.

• [10:44PM] Gerald Green takes of his shoes for this one. He autographs them and sets the shoes on the judges table. He goes for another between the legs dunk which looks like the one he did before. Again they don't show a score.

• [10:42PM] Dwight Howard has a cheerleader assisting this time. Howard tosses the ball off the backboard, bats it back against the backboard with his left hand, then throws it down with the right hand. Another 50?

• [10:41PM] Gerald Green pulls his shorts up high for some reason and is waiting for a good pass from his teammate. He tries to catch and go between his legs but misses the dunk. He tries again and gets it to go this time. Impressive dunk, even if it's been done before. They don't show the judges score.

• Gerald Green and Dwight Howard are the two finalists.

Round 2

• [10:32PM] Dwight Howard is being assisted by Jameer Nelson. Howard takes off his jersey to reveal a Superman shirt. He also dons a red cape. The crowd applauds as Howard is ready to fly. He leaps into the air and catches an ally oop from Nelson and throws it down with ridiculous force. The replay shows the insane elevation he reaches. The crowd goes nuts as the Superman theme plays in the arena. He gets so high that he only has to throw it through the hoop. Perfect 50 from the judges.

• [10:30PM] Gerald Green is placing the ladder out again. McCants is sitting on top of the ladder. McCants holds the ball out, Green grab it and windmills it through. Great elevation on the dunk. Score of 45.

• [10:28PM] Jamario Moon is getting help from teammate Jason Kapono. Moon has placed a piece of tape a few inches above the free throw line. Moon is planning to ge a bounce from Kapono. Moon makes the drive, but he steps far over the line and misses the dunk. He tries again, still stepping over the tape, but catches the bounce and throws it down. Not sure what the tape was for. He gets a score of 48.

• [10:26PM] Rudy Gay is ready for round 2. Teammate Kyle Lowry is assisting on the play. Lowry tosses the ball off the bottom of the backboard and is followed by Gay who throws it down. A good dunk, but not great. The judges give him a 48 anyway. Charles and the gang disagree with the judges.

• Round 1

• [10:19PM] Gerald Green is up now to attempt a dunk he calls the birthday cake. His assistant is holding a cupcake and there is a ladder on the court. His assistant is climbing the ladder in front of the basket. The cupcake has been placed on the back end of the rim and the candle has been lit. Charles Barkley says this is a bad idea and all he's going to do is make a mess. Green catches the ball in mid air, blowing out the candle as he dunks the ball. Miraculously, the cupcake stays on the rim. He gets a 46 from the judges.

• [10:16PM] Dwight Howard is the third participant in the dunk contest. Howard is behind the basket setting up for something. Not sure which way down the court he's going. He tosses the ball off the backside of the backboard, catches it mid air, but misses the jam. He goes for the same dunk again and makes it look easy this time. Nice! He gets a perfect 50 from the judges.

• [10:15PM] Rudy Gay has his turn now. First attempt at a reverse clanks off the rim. He goes for a second attempt and gets the windmill to go. Not an overly impressive dunk that gets him a 37 from the judges.

• [10:14PM] Jamario Moon is up first. He tosses the ball up high to catch it off the bounce. He does a 360 in the air before catching the ball and throwing it down. A pretty impressive dunk that gets a score of 46.

• [10:09PM] Magic Johnson is one of the judges for the dunk contest and talk with the TNT crew. Dr. J is sitting next to him and is also a judge. The judges also include Daryl Dawkins, Dominique Wilkins, and Karl Malone. Charles Barkley points out that Terrell Owens is in the audience.

• [10:05PM] A recap of the results from the night's competition.

• [10:00PM] Steve Nash is introduced and talk about NBA Cares program. He introduces Dr. John who performs Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World.

Mahalo's Guide to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Three-Point Shootout 2008

Round 2

• [9:55] Jason Kapono is your 2008 Three-point Shootout Champion.

• [9:53pm] Jason Kapono
  • Rack 1 - 4
  • Rack 2 - 6
  • Rack 3 - 5
  • Rack 4 - 5
  • Rack 5 - 5
  • Total - 25
• Kapano ties the record from 1986 with a score of 25.

• [9:51pm] Dirk Nowitzki
  • Rack 1 - 1
  • Rack 2 - 4
  • Rack 3 - 2
  • Rack 4 - 3
  • Rack 5 - 4
  • Total - 14

• [9:49pm] Daniel Gibson
  • Rack 1 - 3
  • Rack 2 - 2
  • Rack 3 - 4
  • Rack 4 - 3
  • Rack 5 - 5
  • Total - 17

Round 1

• [9:44pm]: Moving to the next round will be Gibson, Nowitzki, and Kapono.

• [9:42pm] Jason Kapono
  • Rack 1 - 2
  • Rack 2 - 5
  • Rack 3 - 3
  • Rack 4 - 4
  • Rack 5 - 6
  • Total - 20

• [9:40pm] Peja Stojakovic
  • Rack 1 - 1
  • Rack 2 - 2
  • Rack 3 - 4
  • Rack 4 - 4
  • Rack 5 - 4
  • Total - 15

• [9:37pm] Dirk Nowitzki
  • Rack 1 - 1
  • Rack 2 - 6
  • Rack 3 - 3
  • Rack 4 - 4
  • Rack 5 - 3
  • Total - 17

• [9:31pm] Steve Nash
  • Rack 1 - 1
  • Rack 2 - 1
  • Rack 3 - 5
  • Rack 4 - 1
  • Rack 5 - 1
  • Total - 9

• [9:29pm] Daniel Gibson
  • Rack 1 - 1
  • Rack 2 - 5
  • Rack 3 - 4
  • Rack 4 - 3
  • Rack 5 - 4
  • Total - 17

• [9:26pm] Richard Hamilton
  • Rack 1 - 2
  • Rack 2 - 4
  • Rack 3 - 3
  • Rack 4 - 3
  • Rack 5 - 2
  • Total - 14
• The Officials are reviewing to see if he stepped on the line on one of his shots.

• [9:23pm] Cheryl Miller is with Jason Kapono to talk about the upcoming competition.

Mahalo's Guide to the NBA Three-point Shootout

• Kobe Bryant (out with injury)

Skills Challenge 2008

• They go over the course for the skills competition, followed by the rules.

(Even more commercials)

• Finally back and we start with Deron Williams in his first skills challenge appearance. He hits the layup, through the obstacle and hits the passes. He blows through the rest with a time of 31.2 seconds.

• Jason Kidd is next (still in a Nets uniform). He makes good time but can't hit the jumper. He take the layup a little slow and has final time is 39.7

• Chris Paul up now. Looking good with a quick finish of 29.9. He only misses one pass in his run.

• Dwyane Wade is up last. He's one the competition the last two years. He comes out quick but dribbles the ball off of his foot through the obstacle course. He misses a few passes followed by two missed layups in a row. He finished with a very unimpressive 53.9 seconds, knocking him out.

• Chris Paul and Deron Williams will go head-to-head next.

(Commercial Break)

• Deron Williams has an extremely good run. They are now saying that his 25.5 seconds is the record.

• Chris Paul launches out of the gate. He misses a pass which will make things tough. Paul finishes with a time of 31.2, but it's not enough and Deron Williams wins the skills competition. He dedicates the win to Reggie who picked Chris Paul to win it.

Shooting Stars 2008

• The announce team goes over the rules for the contest. Detroit won last year and the same players are back again this year.

• Up first is team Chicago. They get off to a good start and Chris Duhon knocks down the half court shot at 39.6 seconds.

• Phoenix is up next. Eddie Johnson seems to be struggling to get through his shots, he then shoots out of turn. Cappie Pondexter hits the half court shot at 50.9 seconds.

(Another Commercial Break)

• Team San Antonio is up now. David Robinson show his rust from short range, but he makes up for it by hitting the big half court shot at 41.4 seconds. That time knock Phoenix out of the competition.

• Detroit is up last to defend their title. All three struggle to knock down their shots. Swin Cash hits the half court shot early, but it's too late at 57.6 seconds and they are eliminated. We'll have a new winner this year.

• Chicago and San Antonio will face off after the break.

(Commercial Break)

• San Antonio is up first. Duncan hits his shot right away, then hits the half court at 35.8 seconds. Reggie Miller jokes that this will set all shooters back if two 7-footers win this competition.

• Chicago goes for their second try. They all hit their opening shots quickly, but they can't hit the half court shot in time and finally finish after 53.3 seconds. Miller jokes again that shooters have been set back 100 years. (haha)

• San Antonio wins the 2008 NBA Shooting Stars Competition.

• Cheryl Miller interviews the team and tells them about brother Reggie's 100 years comment. Robinson and Duncan get a good laugh out of it.

• The Skills Challenge is coming up next...

NBA Tip-Off

• We open NBA Tip-Off at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA getting ready for tonights events. Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller and Mike Fratello are here to call the action. They rundown the events for the night. People are still making their way to their seats.

• Cheryl Miller is interviewing Rudy Gay about his YouTube contest and what ideas he has for the dunk contest. Rudy says he's been practicing and he really wants to win.

• Footage of Dwyane Wade visiting Laurel Elementary School in New Orleans.

(Commercial Break)

• Back with Goodyear Blimp footage. They show highlights from last night's Rookie Challenge and Daniel Gibson's performance in which he hit a Rookie Challenge Record 11 3-point shots.

(Commercial Break)

• Dwight Howard is on the court to introduce the Marc Broussard and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band for a musical performance of Home. Here is his video.

• Next we have the introductions for everyone in the Shooting Stars Competition, the Skills Challenge, Three-point Shootout, and the Slam Dunk Contest.

• Lamonst Hiebert sings O Canada

• Christian Scott performs the United States National Anthem on the trumpet with a rather jazzy rendition.

(Commercial Break)

Back from break with the All-Star Saturday Night intro with Marc Broussard. Time to get things started now. The Shooting Stars competition is up first...

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