Tyler Herro comes away the champion.
The Cleveland Cavaliers almost came away with two trophies on All-Star Saturday night, but couldn’t as Darius Garland fell just short in the 3-Point Contest. He couldn’t match his total from the first round which paved the way for Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat to emerge victorious.
For the second year in a row, the Cavalier participant in the 3-Point Contest came out with a custom jersey that wasn’t their own. Last season Donovan Mitchell had a “Money Merrill” jersey for Sam Merrill. This year, Garland came out with a number 22 Cavs jersey in honor of his dad Winston who was a seven-year NBA veteran.
Garland had a strong start. He opened with a score of 24 in the first round. It was the second-highest score among the eight contests which earned him a trip to the final round with Buddy Hield and Herro.
Herro matched Garland’s score of 24 in the second round. Unfortunately, Garland couldn’t do the same. He was unable to find the rhythm he did in the first round as he managed just 19 points in the final round. Hield came up just one point short which gave Herro the title.
We’ll have to wait for a Cavalier to break the now 12-year draught in the 3-Point Contest. Two Cavaliers have won the competition with Mark Price doing it twice (1993 and ‘94) and Kyrie Irving doing so once (2013).
Garland will join Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and the Cavs coaching staff in the All-Star Game on Sunday evening.