Team Pacers wins 2024 Kia Skills Challenge
The hometown Team Pacers emerged victorious in the 2024 Kia Skills Challenge, albeit after a pair of tiebreakers, ultimately securing the trophy.
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The home team always wins.
This was the third straight year in which the Kia Skills Challenge at 2024 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night was a team event, and it was the third straight year in which the home team won. After the Cavs and Jazz each won on their home court, it was Team Pacers — Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin and Myles Turner — taking the crown in 2024.
The contest was also decided in a half-court-shot, tie-breaker round for the third consecutive year. The first two rounds, each valued at 100 challenge points, were taken by The Pacers. However, Team All-Stars – comprising Scottie Barnes, Tyrese Maxey, and Trae Young – ruled the shooting round, earning 200 challenge points.
The All-Stars initiated the tie-breaker round, but they required 58.8 seconds to execute a half-court shot. Despite taking their time, the Pacers managed to surpass that time by over 20 seconds, with the competition concluded by Haliburton’s swish.
The Pacers triumphed in the first round, completing the three-man relay in 1:07. Despite setting the pace with a time of 1:18, the All-stars faltered when Barnes lost the ball out of bounds and Maxey took the wrong route around the first pylon. Team Top Picks – comprising of Paolo Banchero, Anthony Edwards, and Victor Wembanyama – failed to surpass this time. Their downfall was marked by Edwards’ first two corner 3-point tries hitting the side of the backboard, causing them to run out of time. Finally, the Pacers, playing as the home team, executed a near-flawless relay. All three Pacers players made their initial corner three while Haliburton concluded the run by skillfully throwing a through-the-legs alley-oop off the backboard to himself.
The final round ended up in a tie-breaker between Team All-Stars and the Pacers, both having scored 74 points in their initial game. The All-Stars kicked off the tie-breaker, setting a new record with 90 points. However, the Pacers surpassed this with a score of 92, disregarding the two-point goal and simply alternating between the four and six-point goals.
— John Schuhmann
2024 Participants:
> Team Pacers
Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers), Bennedict Mathurin (Pacers), Myles Turner (Pacers)
> Team Top Picks
Paolo Banchero (Magic), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)
> Team All-Stars
Scottie Barnes (Raptors), Tyrese Maxey (76ers), Trae Young (Hawks)
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