CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ For at least one night, Joe Harris was the best 3-point shooter in the NBA.
The Nets forward hit 12 straight shots in the final round of the 3-point shooting contest, beating out Golden State's Stephen Curry and Sacramento's Buddy Hield for top honors at All-Star Saturday night.
"Obviously, its incredible," Harris said when asked what it felt like to outduel Curry. "Steph is the greatest shooter of all time. Shooting off the rack for a minute is not indicative of being a better shooter than Steph Curry. I don't want anybody to get this twisted.
"He's won this thing. He's participated a number of times. For me to come in my first time and to win. It's a surreal experience."
Curry, who went last in the contest, just missed forcing a tiebreaker. Curry hit his first nine shots, but was edged out by Harris, 26-24. Hield finished third with 19 points in the final round.
