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The trio of Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton, and Bennedict Mathurin dominate the All-Star Skills Challenge.
The Indiana Pacers fielded a special team for the Skills Challenge on Saturday night during NBA All-Star Weekend because they were playing in the host city.
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Benedict Mathurin, Tyrese Haliburton, and Myles Turner made up Team Pacers,.
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All three players had previously participated in an All-Star weekend; in fact, Mathurin had won MVP in the Rising Stars celebrations the night before.
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There are components of passing, ball handling, jump shooting, and speed in the Skills Challenge.
Team Pacers was scheduled to face off against Team Top Picks (Victor Wembanyama, Paolo Banchero, and Anthony Edwards) and Team All-Stars (Trae Young, Tyrese Maxey, and Scottie Barnes).
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Team Pacers wins Skills Challenge
There were three rounds to the challenge, with the relay being the first event.
Team Pacers won the relay round and were awarded 100 challenge points for their accomplishment.
The competition's second round was primarily about passing.
Team Pacers emerged victorious, earning 100 additional challenge points, after a stunning 92 points, while the All-Stars concluded with 90.
Shooting dominated the final round.
Team All-Stars concluded with 33 points, fueled by Young and Maxey's outside shooting.
Team Pacers finished the task with a pitiful 11 points, while Team Top Picks scored 19 points.
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Team All-Stars received 200 points for winning that round.
This forced Team All-Stars and Team Pacers into a tiebreaker in which the object was to make a half-court shot as quickly as possible.
In just 39.5 seconds, Team Pacers emerged victorious in the Skills Challenge in their host city when Haliburton managed to bring one down.
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