Basketball
The Cavs won the Skills Challenge, except for Antetokounmpos in the finals
The Cavs of Garland, Mobley and Allen won the skills challenge after a thriller. One shot away from the final were the antetokounmpos of Giannis, Thanasis and Alex Antetokounbo.
Giannis, Thanasis and Alex Antetokounbo fought. They found one shot away from the Skills Challenge finals. In the end, however, it was the Cavs who took first place in the first competition of All Star Weekend 2022 in Cleveland.
The trio of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen proved better than the Rooks (Giddy, Cunningham, Barnes) and Antetokounmpos to win the trophy.
First round – shooting
The “Rooks” started it off. Josh Giddy for the “Rooks” started with 16 points in the 30 seconds available to him, with Kade Cunningham adding 10 points and Scotty Barnes adding 6 points for a total of 32 points.
Then it was the turn of the Antetokounmpos, with Giannis and Alex scoring 8 points each and Thanasis scoring 4 points for a total of 20 points.
The hosts Cavs took third place. Jarrett Allen scored 5 points, Evan Mobley 18 points, and Darius Garland 24 points for a total of 47 points.
Thus ended the first round for the Cavs, who earned 100 points.
Second Round – Passed
In the second round, the “Rooks” were the first to start again, with the trio of Barnes, Gidi, Cunningham scoring 88 points.
The Antetokounmpos then took over the baton and scored 88 points.
The Cavs fought their way back to third place and scored 74 points.
The second round ended in a tie for the Antetokunbo brothers who took 100 points.
Third Round – Team Relay (Shoots and Passes)
The Rooks started energetically and finished their lap in 1 minute and 18 seconds.
The Antetokounmpos took the baton but couldn’t break the Rooks time.
The Cavs then failed and they again broke time.
Somehow the Rooks got the third round and thus 200 points and celebrated the direct entry into the final.
KO round
With the Cavs and Antetokoumpos tied, it took a knockout round before the second finalist came out, who would decide which team would go for a three-point win. Antetokounmpos chose Thanasis Antetokounbo, who missed the three-pointer. Garland scored alone and the Cavs qualified for the finals.
final
In the final, the first team to score a three-pointer from the middle would win. That team were the Cavs, who won the Skills Challenge thanks to a basket from Mumbley.
Sportish in Cleveland
Accredited journalist Haris Stavrou is in Cleveland starting Thursday (February 17) to broadcast the pulse of the 71st NBA All-Star Weekend, the gathering of the best basketball players in the world. Sportish is once again at the side of Giannis Antetokounbo, who is entering the eighth festive three days of his career, but in the sixth All-Star Game as a champion. Thanasis and Alexandros Antetokounbo are in Ohio for the Antetokounmpo team to compete in the Skills Challenge.
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I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.