The Raptors' Kyle Lowry was eliminated quickly from his event, but the night was still something to remember.
The NBA's All-Star Saturday night party got off to a fairly inauspicious start. As Toronto settled in for the show, there was the usual pre-show noise and various people speaking expressively into microphones. Music boomed and we were implored to get loud. And then the events started.
First up was the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, which was, uh, lackadaisical at the outset, outside of Isaiah Thomas' easy jog through the field. Somehow though, the final round which featured new world conqueror Karl-Anthony Towns proved exciting.