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Little man Robinson huge in dunk contest
(AP)
Updated: 2006-02-20 08:43
Last year's champion, Quentin Richardson of the New York Knicks, was
eliminated in the first round.
Miami guard Dwyane Wade edged Cleveland's LeBron James in the final round of
the fourth skills challenge. In the skills challenge, four players dribble, pass
and shoot their way through a timed obstacle course. The players with the
fastest times in the first round meet in the final round.
In the final round, Wade won the $35,000 first prize by navigating the course
in 26.1 seconds, punctuating his final dunk by jabbing a finger toward the
grandstand. His time was .3 seconds off the record set last year by Phoenix
guard Steve Nash. That easily beat James' time of 33.7 seconds.
Chris Paul, the rookie guard with New Orleans/Oklahoma City, finished third
in 42.6 seconds. Nash finished last in 52.8 seconds after missing all five
three-point shots.
In the fifth shooting stars competition, San Antonio's Tony Parker, Steve
Kerr and Kendra Wecker defeated teams representing Los Angeles, Houston and
Phoenix. In the event, a present NBA player, WNBA player and a "legend" from the
same city shoot from six spots of increasing difficulty.
San Antonio hit all six shots in 25.1 seconds, with Parker draining a shot
from just inside the half-court stripe to clinch the $45,000 first prize.
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