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Sacramento Kings: Buddy Hield Catches Fire, But Falls Short In 3-Point Contest

ByRafe Wong|
CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings shoots the ball during the 2019 Mtn Dew 3-Point Contest as part of the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on February 16, 2019 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings shoots the ball during the 2019 Mtn Dew 3-Point Contest as part of the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on February 16, 2019 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)

Buddy Hield made Sacramento Kings nation proud during his three-point contest debut. But unfortunately, he was unable to take home the championship title.

Right after De’Aaron Fox ended his night in the Skills Challenge, it was time for Sacramento Kings’ sharpshooter Buddy Hield to take part in the three-point contest.

Other players who were in the competition were Seth Curry, Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Joe Harris, Damian Lillard, Dirk Nowitzki, Khris Middleton, Danny Green, and Kemba Walker.

Buddy Got Buckets

Buddy started out his three-point contest debut in brilliant fashion. With Joe Harris at the time being the leader with 25 points, Buddy was able to finish his first round with a total of 26 points, putting him in the lead. But once the round ended, Stephen Curry became the leader with 27 points, but with that said, Buddy still advanced to the final round!

https://twitter.com/LoveTheSacKings/status/1096955257920180225

Love Was Lost…

Going into the final round, it was Buddy, Joe Harris, and Stephen Curry. Unfortunately, the magic from Buddy was lost in the final round as he only put up 19 points, eventually placing him at third once the contest ended.

Curry finished the round with 24 points and Harris had 26, crowning the Nets’ wing player the king of three-point shooting.

https://twitter.com/dj3ptkilla44/status/1096959153367482368

Final Thoughts

Well, the Kings went 0-2 for All-Star Saturday night. But it was still great to see both De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield do their thing on the national stage.

For Buddy, he was nothing short of great as he was able to entertain the crowd with his fire perimeter shooting. I am sure there will be multiple three-point shooting contests coming in his near future.

Congratulations, Buddy, on your three-point contest debut! Now make sure you keep hitting those threes once the Sacramento Kings get back to regular-season action. 

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