The Three-Point Contest is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star weekend. The contest was originally named the "Long Distance Shootout".
The 2019 iteration of the contest involved ten participants. From its introduction in 1986 to 2018, eight participants were selected to participate in each season's shootout. In 2002–2003 to 2012-2013 there were six participants. Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers is the most recent winner of the event, which was held at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Buddy Hield also tied Steph Curry’s record of 31 points in the 2025 edition of the three-point contest.
Rules
In this contest, participants attempt to make as many three-point field goals as possible from five positions behind the three-point line in one minute. Players begin shooting from one corner of the court, and move from station to station along the three-point arc until they reach the other corner. At each shooting station is a rack with five basketballs. Out of the five balls, four are worth one point (the standard orange Wilson game balls) and the fifth one (a red/white/blue ABA-style ball; often nicknamed the "money ball") is worth two points. The goal of this contest is to score as many points as possible within one minute. A perfect score used to be 30 points. Since the 2014 contest, a rack consisting only of "money balls" has been added, and can be placed on any of the 5 spots of the player's choice, bringing up the maximum possible score to 34 points. In the 2020 contest, two additional shots were placed on each side of the top of the key, worth three points each. This increased the maximum possible score to 40, and the time limit was increased from 60 to 70 seconds.
In the qualifying round, each player has a chance to score as many points as possible. The three players with the top scores advance to the finals. The final round is played in the same way as the qualifying round, but players shoot according to the ascending order of their first-round scores. In each round, the shots and the score are confirmed by the referee and the television instant replay system. The final round will be shot in reverse direction (left to right corner for a left-handed shooter and vice versa). In the case of a tie, multiple extra rounds of 30 seconds (1 minute in the final) are played to determine the winner.
Milestones
- Larry Bird, the inaugural winner of this contest, Craig Hodges and Damian Lillard (incumbent) have each won three times, while Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojaković, Jason Kapono, and Stephen Curry have each won twice.
- Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets is the most recent rookie to be invited to the contest.
- Craig Hodges and Jason Kapono hold the record for most shots made in one round (21/25, .840 percentage), Craig Hodges also holds the records of most consecutive shots made (19), most appearances (8), and most points (25 out of a possible 30 points, .833 percentage)
- Detlef Schrempf and Michael Jordan share the record for the fewest points scored in any round with five in 1988 and 1990, respectively.
- Kyrie Irving is the youngest player to win the contest at the age of 20.
- Rimas Kurtinaitis is the only non-NBA player to participate in the contest.
- Dirk Nowitzki and Karl-Anthony Towns are the only 7-foot players to win the contest.
- Damian Lillard is the most recent player with consecutive titles.
Winners
thumb|200px|[[Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics won in the first three years of the contest's history.]]
thumb|200px|[[Craig Hodges of the Chicago Bulls won in three consecutive years from 1990 to 1992.]]
thumb|200px|Two-time winner [[Jason Kapono recorded the highest percentage in the final round among winners at .833 in 2008.]]
thumb|200px|[[Damian Lillard became the third 3-time winner after winning three times in 2023, 2024, and 2026.]]
{| class="wikitable"
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|bgcolor=#00FFFF | || Active NBA player
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|bgcolor=#FFFDD0 | || Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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|bgcolor=#00FFCC | || Denotes the tiebreaker score from the final round
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|Player || Denotes the number of times the player has won
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|Team || Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
|}
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! Year
! Player
! Team
! class=unsortable | Final Score
!
|-
|bgcolor=#6082B6 colspan=5 align=center |
|-
|1986
|bgcolor=#FFFDD0| || Boston Celtics
|align=center|22 || align=center|
|-
|1987
|bgcolor=#FFFDD0| || Boston Celtics
|align=center|16 || align=center|
|-
|1988
|bgcolor=#FFFDD0| || Boston Celtics
|align=center|17 || align=center|
|-
|1989
| || Seattle SuperSonics
|align=center|19 || align=center|
|-
|1990
| || Chicago Bulls
|align=center|19 || align=center|
|-
|1991
| || Chicago Bulls
|align=center|17 || align=center|
|-
|1992
| || Chicago Bulls
|align=center|16 || align=center|
|-
|1993
| || Cleveland Cavaliers
|align=center|18 || align=center|
|-
|1994
| || Cleveland Cavaliers
|align=center|24 || align=center|
|-
|1995
| || Miami Heat
|align=center|17 || align=center|
|-
|1996
| || Washington Bullets
|align=center|20 || align=center|
|-
|1997
| || Chicago Bulls
|align=center|22 || align=center|
|-
|1998
| || Utah Jazz
|align=center|16 || align=center|
|-
|1999
|align=center colspan=4
|-
|2000
| || Utah Jazz
|align=center|13 || align=center|
|-
|2001
|bgcolor=#FFFDD0 | || Milwaukee Bucks
|align=center|19 || align=center|
|-
|2002
| || Sacramento Kings
|bgcolor=#00FFCC align=center|19 || align=center|
|-
|2003
| || Sacramento Kings
|bgcolor=#00FFCC align=center|22 || align=center|
|-
|2004
| || Denver Nuggets
|align=center|18 || align=center|
|-
|2005
| || Phoenix Suns
|align=center|19 || align=center|
|-
|2006
|bgcolor=#FFFDD0| || Dallas Mavericks
|align=center|18 || align=center|
|-
|2007
| || Miami Heat
|align=center|24 || align=center|
|-
|2008
| Damian Lillard , Tyrese Haliburton , Donovan Mitchell , Lauri Markkanen , Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns , Malik Beasley, Trae Young
|-
| 2025
| Jalen Brunson , Cade Cunningham, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro , Buddy Hield , Cameron Johnson, Damian Lillard , Norman Powell
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| 2026
| Devin Booker , Kon Knueppel, Damian Lillard , Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell , Jamal Murray, Bobby Portis Jr., Norman Powell
|}
Records
Points
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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|bgcolor=#FFF | || 1st format: maximum score of 30
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|bgcolor=#B9FFFC | || 2nd format: maximum score of 34
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|bgcolor=#D2F6C5 | || 3rd format: maximum score of 40
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|Player || Denotes the number of times player is in the top 25
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|Player || Italics denotes the record was from a tiebreaker
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|+ Most points in a non-final round (top 25)
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!
! Player
! Year
!
! Score
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
! rowspan=3 style="vertical-align:top"|1
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2021 || 1 || rowspan=3 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|31
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Tyrese Haliburton || 2023 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2025 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
! 4
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2026 || 1 || bgcolor=#ECEBDE|30
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
! rowspan=2 style="vertical-align:top"|5
| align=left|Mike Conley || 2021 || 1 || rowspan=2 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|28
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Luke Kennard || 2022 || 1
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
! rowspan=5 style="vertical-align:top"|7
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2019 || 1 || rowspan=5 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|27
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Devin Booker || rowspan=2|2020 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Kon Knueppel || rowspan=2|2026 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 1
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
! rowspan=7 style="vertical-align:top"|12
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2019 || 1 || rowspan=7 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|26
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Davis Bertans || 2020 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 2023 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Tyrese Haliburton || rowspan=4|2024 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Karl-Anthony Towns || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young || 1
|-
! rowspan=4 style="vertical-align:top"|19
| align=left|Craig Hodges || 1986 || 1 || rowspan=4 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|25
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
| align=left|Joe Harris || 2019 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Jayson Tatum || 2021 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Lauri Markkanen || 2024 || 1
|-
! rowspan=7 style="vertical-align:top"|23
| align=left|Craig Hodges || 1991 || 2 || rowspan=7 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|24
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| align=left|Hubert Davis || 1998 || 2
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
| align=left|Klay Thompson || 2015 || 1
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
| align=left|Eric Gordon || 2017 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Jalen Brunson || 2024 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Darius Garland || 2025 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Donovan Mitchell || 2026 || 1
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|+ Most points in the final round (top 25)
|-
!
! Player
! Year
! Score
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
! rowspan=2 style="vertical-align:top"|1
| align=left|Karl-Anthony Towns || 2022 || rowspan=2 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|29
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 2026
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
! rowspan=2 style="vertical-align:top"|3
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2018 || rowspan=2 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|28
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2021
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
! rowspan=5 style="vertical-align:top"|5
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2015 || rowspan=5 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|27
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
| align=left|Klay Thompson || 2016
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2020
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Mike Conley || 2021
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2026
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
! rowspan=5 style="vertical-align:top"|10
| align=left|Joe Harris || 2019 || rowspan=5 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|26
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2020
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Luke Kennard || rowspan=2|2022
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 2024
|-
! rowspan=3 style="vertical-align:top"|15
| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2008 || rowspan=3 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|25
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
| align=left|Klay Thompson || 2018
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2023
|-
! rowspan=8 style="vertical-align:top"|18
| align=left|Mark Price || 1994 || rowspan=8 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|24
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| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2007
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
| align=left|Marco Belinelli || 2014
|- bgcolor=#B9FFFC
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2019
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 2023
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Karl-Anthony Towns || rowspan=2|2024
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Tyler Herro || 2025
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thumb|right|200px|In [[2021 NBA All-Star Game#Three-Point Contest|2021, Stephen Curry became the first player to score 31 points, tied for the most in the contest's history.]]
thumb|right|200px|In [[2022 NBA All-Star Game#Three-Point Contest|2022, Karl-Anthony Towns became the first player to score 29 points in the final round; he is tied with Damian Lillard in 2026 for the most points scored in the final round in the contest's history.]]
Shots made
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|bgcolor=#FFF | || 1st and 2nd formats: maximum of 25 shots
|-
|bgcolor=#D2F6C5 | || 3rd format: maximum of 27 shots
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|Player || Denotes the number of times player is in the top 25
|-
|Player || Italics denotes the record was from a tiebreaker
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|+ Most shots made in a non-final round (top 25)
|-
!
! Player
! Year
!
! Shots
|-
! rowspan=3 style="vertical-align:top"|1
| align=left|Craig Hodges || 1991 || 2 || rowspan=3 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|21
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2021 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2026 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
! rowspan=4 style="vertical-align:top"|4
| align=left|Mike Conley || 2021 || 1 || rowspan=4 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|20
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Tyrese Haliburton || 2023 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2025 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 2026 || 1
|-
! rowspan=7 style="vertical-align:top"|8
| align=left|Hubert Davis || 1998 || 2 || rowspan=7 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|19
|-
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2019 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2020 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Jayson Tatum || 2021 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Tyrese Haliburton || rowspan=2|2024 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Lauri Markkanen || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Kon Knueppel || 2026 || 1
|-
! rowspan=20 style="vertical-align:top"|15
| align=left|Larry Bird || 1988 || 2 || rowspan=20 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|18
|-
| align=left|Mark Price || 1993 || 2
|-
| align=left|Tim Legler || rowspan=2|1996 || 1
|-
| align=left|Tim Legler || 2
|-
| align=left|Wesley Person || 2002 || 1
|-
| align=left|Peja Stojakovic || 2003 || 1
|-
| align=left|Peja Stojakovic || 2004 || 1
|-
| align=left|Gilbert Arenas || 2007 || 1
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| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2008 || 1
|-
| align=left|James Jones || 2012 || 1
|-
| align=left|Klay Thompson || 2016 || 1
|-
| align=left|Eric Gordon || 2017 || 1
|-
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2019 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2020 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
| align=left|Luke Kennard || 2022 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
| align=left|Buddy Hield || rowspan=2|2023 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 1
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 2024 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
| align=left|Darius Garland || 2025 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
| align=left|Donovan Mitchell || 2026 || 1
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{|class="wikitable mw-datatable sticky-header" style="text-align:center; width:95%; font-size:90%"
|+ Most shots made in the final round (top 25)
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! Player
! Year
! Shots
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
! style="vertical-align:top"|1
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 2026 || bgcolor=#ECEBDE|21
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! rowspan=7 style="vertical-align:top"|2
| align=left|Mark Price || 1994 || rowspan=7 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|20
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| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2008
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| align=left|Kyrie Irving || 2013
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| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2015
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| align=left|Devin Booker || 2018
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Karl-Anthony Towns || 2022
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2026
|-
! rowspan=4 style="vertical-align:top"|9
| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2007 || rowspan=4 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|19
|-
| align=left |Klay Thompson || 2016
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| align=left|Joe Harris || 2019
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2020
|-
! rowspan=11 style="vertical-align:top"|13
| align=left|Larry Bird || 1986 || rowspan=11 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|18
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| align=left|Peja Stojakovic || 2002
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| align=left|Marco Belinelli || 2014
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| align=left|Klay Thompson || 2018
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| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2019
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2020
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Mike Conley || rowspan=2|2021
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Stephen Curry
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Luke Kennard || rowspan=2|2022
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young || 2024
|-
! rowspan=6 style="vertical-align:top"|24
| align=left|Steve Kerr || 1997 || rowspan=6 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|17
|-
| align=left|Wesley Person || 2002
|-
| align=left|Wesley Person || rowspan=2|2003
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| align=left|Peja Stojakovic
|-
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2016
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| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2017
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thumb|right|200px|[[Craig Hodges hit 21 shots in the second round in 1991. He was the sole record holder for most shots made in a non-final round for 20 years until he was joined by Stephen Curry in 2021 and then Devin Booker in 2026.]]
thumb|right|200px|In [[2026 NBA All-Star Game#Three-Point Contest|2026, Damian Lillard hit 21 shots in the final round, the most in the contest's history.]]
Consecutive shots made
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|bgcolor=#FFF | || 1st and 2nd formats: maximum of 25 shots
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|bgcolor=#D2F6C5 | || 3rd format: maximum of 27 shots
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|Player || Denotes the number of times player is in the top 25
|-
|Player || Italics denotes the record was from a tiebreaker
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{|class="wikitable mw-datatable sticky-header" style="text-align:center; width:95%; font-size:90%"
|+ Most shots made in a row in a non-final round (top 25)
|-
!
! Player
! Year
!
! Shots
|-
! 1
| align=left|Craig Hodges || 1991 || 2 || bgcolor=#ECEBDE|19
|-
! rowspan=2 style="vertical-align:top"|2
| align=left|Hubert Davis || 1998 || 2 || rowspan=2 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|11
|-
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2016 || 1
|-
! rowspan=3 style="vertical-align:top"|4
| align=left|Ray Allen || 2011 || 1 || rowspan=3 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|10
|-
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2019 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Tyler Herro || 2023 || 1
|-
! rowspan=11 style="vertical-align:top"|7
| align=left|Dennis Scott || 1991 || 1 || rowspan=11 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|9
|-
| align=left|Wesley Person || 2002 || 1
|-
| align=left|Kyle Korver || 2004 || 1
|-
| align=left|Ray Allen || 2009 || 1
|-
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2012 || 1
|-
| align=left|Wayne Ellington || 2018 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2021 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Lauri Markkanen || rowspan=2|2024 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Karl-Anthony Towns || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Kon Knueppel || rowspan=2|2026 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard || 1
|-
! rowspan=11 style="vertical-align:top"|18
| align=left|Mark Price || 1993 || 2 || rowspan=11 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|8
|-
| align=left|Mark Price || 1994 || 2
|-
| align=left|Dennis Scott || 1996 || 1
|-
| align=left|Hubert Davis || rowspan=2|1998 || 1
|-
| align=left|Jeff Hornacek || 2
|-
| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2007 || 1
|-
| align=left|Joe Harris || 2019 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Zach LaVine || 2021 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young || rowspan=2|2024 || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young || 1
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2025 ||
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{|class="wikitable mw-datatable sticky-header" style="text-align:center; width:95%; font-size:90%"
|+ Most shots made in a row in the final round (top 25)
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!
! Player
! Year
! Shots
|-
! 1
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2015 || bgcolor=#ECEBDE|13
|-
! 2
| align=left|Joe Harris || 2019 || bgcolor=#ECEBDE|12
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! 3
| align=left|Larry Bird || 1986 || bgcolor=#ECEBDE|11
|-
! rowspan=5 style="vertical-align:top"|4
| align=left|Ray Allen || 2001 || rowspan=5 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|10
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| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2008
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| align=left|Kyrie Irving || 2013
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Devin Booker || rowspan=2|2026
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Damian Lillard
|-
! rowspan=6 style="vertical-align:top"|9
| align=left|Craig Hodges || 1991 || rowspan=6 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|9
|-
| align=left|Mark Price || 1994
|-
| align=left|Steve Kerr || 1997
|-
| align=left|Quentin Richardson || 2005
|-
| align=left|Tobias Harris || 2018
|-
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2019
|-
! rowspan=6 style="vertical-align:top"|15
| align=left|Larry Bird || 1987 || rowspan=6 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|8
|-
| align=left|Jim Les || 1992
|-
| align=left|Kyrie Irving || 2015
|-
| align=left|Klay Thompson || 2016
|-
| align=left|Devin Booker || 2018
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Karl-Anthony Towns || 2022
|-
! rowspan=12 style="vertical-align:top"|21
| align=left|Dale Ellis || 1989 || rowspan=12 bgcolor=#ECEBDE|7
|-
| align=left|Terry Porter || rowspan=2|1993
|-
| align=left|Mark Price
|-
| align=left|Wesley Person || 2003
|-
| align=left|Jason Kapono || 2007
|-
| align=left|Daequan Cook || 2009
|-
| align=left|Matt Bonner || 2013
|-
| align=left|Stephen Curry || 2016
|-
| align=left|Eric Gordon || 2017
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Mike Conley || 2021
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Trae Young || 2022
|- bgcolor=#D2F6C5
| align=left|Buddy Hield || 2023
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thumb|right|200px|[[Craig Hodges holds the record for most consecutive shots made in any round with 19 consecutive made shots in 1991.]]
thumb|right|200px|In [[2015 NBA All-Star Game#Three-Point Contest|2015, Stephen Curry hit 13 consecutive shots in the final round, the most in the contest's history.]]
Sources:
Criticism and controversies
In 2005, Fred Hoiberg became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in three-point shooting percentage and not be invited to the three-point shooting competition.
In the 2024 three-point contest, fans expressed dissatisfaction with referees for permitting participants, notably Karl-Anthony Towns, to shoot while their feet were on the line.
See also
- Three-Point Contest in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Notes
References
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