The NBA's All-Star weekend in Toronto was nothing short of spectacular. We saw a big man win the skills competition (Karl Anthony-Towns), a battle of the Splash Brothers in the 3-point contest (Klay Thompson won), and a dunk contest final that was... wow (Zach Lavine with his second-straight crown). With the West team capping off the weekend with a historic 196-173 win over the East, we thought it would be appropriate to take a look back at social media's take on the weekend.
Skills Challenge
Towns edged out Isaiah Thomas in the final, saying "This is bigger than me. "This is for all the bigs out there, with the game changing the way it is, to show that bigs can stand up with guards skill-wise."
The BIG man wins! Karl-Anthony Towns knocks off #IsaiahThomas in the final round of the #TacoBellSkills!https://t.co/5Eh6PYu5W7
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 14, 2016
3-Point Contest
Who'd have it any other way than Splash Bro 1 and MVP Stephen Curry going up against Splash Bro 2 Klay Thompson?? Thompson got the better of Curry this time, draining his entire final rack for the win.
Craig Sager caught up with #FootLockerThree champ @KlayThompson & @stephencurry30. https://t.co/noGlABURCV
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 14, 2016
Dunk Content
Oh c'mon now. Lavine outlasted Aaron Gordon somehow, but the two just flat put on a show. Gordon probably (not probably, did) had the dunk of the night with this:
The Game
And then there was a game. You can read about that here.