Warriors star Stephen Curry BEATS Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu in historic head-to-head 3-point contest… with Golden State guard winning special WWE-style belt after NBA vs. WNBA matchup

Warriors star Stephen Curry BEATS Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu in historic head-to-head 3-point contest... with Golden State guard winning special WWE-style belt after NBA vs. WNBA matchup

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Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry triumphed when he and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu faced off in their head-to-head 3-point contest during NBA All-Star Saturday.

Ionescu was the first to shoot during the historic matchup and she finished off her round with a score of 26 points after a H๏τ start in Indianapolis.

Curry responded by hitting a score of 29 to win the contest after hitting some clutch sH๏τs on his final rack. His prize was a customized 3-point championship belt.

‘I think a night like tonight shows a lot of young girls and young boys if you can shoot you can shoot,’ Ionescu said after the compeтιтion. 

‘It doesn’t matter if your a girl or a boy. I think it just matters the heart that you have and wanting to be the best that you can be.’

Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu faced off in a historic head-to-head 3-point contest 

Curry defeated Ionescu by three points to take home the custom 3-point championship belt

Ionescu's tally of 26 points was level with the highest scores in the general 3-point contest

Ionescu’s tally of 26 points was level with the highest scores in the general 3-point contest

Curry responded with a 29-point performance to narrowly win the head-to-head contest

Curry responded with a 29-point performance to narrowly win the head-to-head contest

She also stated ‘hopefully, this isn’t the last time we do this.’

State Farm donated money to charity for every sH๏τ that was made during the head-to-head compeтιтion. 

Ionescu’s 26 points also matched the top four scores from the opening round of the general 3-point contest which was won by Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard.

Lillard, who won with Portland last season, became the eighth player to win at least two 3-point crowns and the first since Jason Kapono (2007 and 2008) to do it in consecutive years.

This one nearly ended without Lillard advancing to the final round. Four players – Lillard, Trae Young of Atlanta, Tyrese Haliburton of Indiana and Karl Anthony-Towns of Minnesota – finished in a tie for the three spots in the last round. Haliburton was eliminated in the tiebreaker round with 12 points.

Bucks point guard Damian Lillard won the official 3-point contest for the second year in a row

Bucks point guard Damian Lillard won the official 3-point contest for the second year in a row

Lillard pulled off a late flurry of sH๏τs to successfully defend his shooting тιтle in Indianapolis

Lillard pulled off a late flurry of sH๏τs to successfully defend his shooting тιтle in Indianapolis

In the final, Young and Towns both put up 24 points, giving Lillard a chance to win it with a late shooting flurry.

Ionescu, meanwhile, originally challenged Curry last year, after she won the WNBA 3-point compeтιтion.

So far this season Curry has been averaging 28 points, 4.4 rebounds, and five ᴀssists for the Warriors, whose record currently sits at 27-26.

Last season in the WNBA, Ionescu averaged 17 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 5.4 ᴀssists for the Liberty.

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