Starry 3-Point Contest Recap
Tyler Herro defeats Buddy Hield and Darius Garland in final round to be crowned the winner of the 2025 Starry 3-Point Contest.
SAN FRANCISCO — Three is greater than two … and one.
In the Starry 3-point Contest at State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, two of the 27 shots are worth three points apiece. And the Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro drained both of the long-distance 3-point shots in the final round on his way to a score of 24 points. That was enough to edge the Golden State Warriors’ Buddy Hield to win the trophy.
After registering the best score in the competition (31 points in the first round), Hield shot last in the final and missed his first seven shots. He was able to rally, but needed to make all five shots in his final rack (his money ball rack in the left corner) to top Herro. He connected on the first three, but came up short on the fourth, losing by one point after draining the final shot.
Darius Garland was the third finalist, finishing with a score of 19, making just 11 of his 19 shots. Two-time defending champion Damian Lillard was eliminated in the first round, finishing with a score of 18, unable to drain any of the long-distance shots and making just four of his nine money balls.
Herro is the Heat’s fifth 3-point Contest winner, joining Glen Rice (1995), Daequan Cook (2009), Jason Kapono (2007) and James Jones (2011).
— John Schuhmann
Tyler Herro, 2025 #Starry3PT Champ 🎯🔥 https://t.co/BgHxXrxDiD pic.twitter.com/v4OvXOYlj3
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2025
2025 Participants
- Jalen Brunson (Knicks)
- Cade Cunningham (Pistons)
- Darius Garland (Cavaliers)
- Tyler Herro (Heat) [winner]
- Buddy Hield (Warriors)
- Cam Johnson (Nets)
- Damian Lillard (Bucks) *
- Norman Powell (Clippers)
* = 2-time defending champ
BUDDY WAS COOKING 😤
The @warriors sharp-shooter had 31 PTS in Rd 1 of the #Starry3PT Contest ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/9cSckXso2Z
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2025
