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Who won the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest? Final scores, results, highlights from 2023 All-Star Weekend

Gilbert McGregor

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The third and final event of All-Star Saturday night was the Slam Dunk Contest. Thanks to Mac McClung, it did not disappoint.

This year's Slam Dunk Contest field featured four high-flyers: McClung, Kenyon Martin Jr.,Trey Murphy III and Jericho Sims.

With a field of four first-time participants, a new dunk contest champion was. McClung, the newest member of the Philadelphia 76ers, turned in three perfect scores, shutting the scene down and breaking the internet in the process.

The Sporting News tracked live scores, results and highlights from this year's Slam Dunk Contest.

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NBA All-Star Dunk Contest: Live scores, results, highlights from 2023 All-Star Weekend

(All times Eastern.)

Player Dunk 1 Dunk 2 Round 1 Total Dunk 3 Dunk 4 Round 2 Total
Mac McClung 50.0 49.8 99.8 50.0 50.0 100.0
Trey Murphy III 46.6 49.4 96.0 48.8 49.2 99.0
Jericho Sims 47.6 47.8 95.4      
Kenyon Martin Jr. 46.0 47.2 93.2      

Finals

10:29 p.m. — Gate City, Va. stand up.

Mac McClung throws on his high school jersey and earns his third perfect score of the night… captivating everyone in attendance.

10:27 p.m. — We get a 360 windmill from Trey Murphy III, who leaves the door open for Mac McClung … only partly.

Murphy's dunk gets a 49.2, which brings his total to 99.0.

10:25 p.m. — Mac McClung has done it again.

He again clears someone's head, takes the ball from them and does a double double-pump, earning a perfect score.

10:23 p.m. — Trey Murphy III has set the bar high.

Murphy goes between the legs on the lob, catches it mid-air and completes the windmill. Not off the glass, not off the bounce, but a lob in the air. He's getting creative.

First Round

10:19 p.m. — The Finals are set with Mac McClung and Trey Murphy III turning in the highest composite score in Round 1.

Murphy will get the finals underway.

10:14 p.m. — Jericho Sims gets a prop involved and again puts his arm in the rim, removing a card that reads "50."

The dunk earns him a 47.8

Mac McClung is back to wrap up Round 1.

10:10 p.m. — Trey Murphy III polls the judges and the crowd on whether or not he should do a tomahawk or a windmill… then he gets it done.

Murphy is 2-for-2 on his attempts and turns in an impressive backscratcher-windmill combo.

10:08 p.m. — Kenyon Martin Jr. enlists the help of his dad, Kenyon Martin Sr.

The elder Martin tosses a 3-D printed ball off the glass to his son, who came with some flash on the finish.

10:02 p.m. — Mac McClung has arrived!

McClung's dunk is a bit too complex to even explain, you'll have to see this one to believe it. Over two people and a tap on the backboard…

9:59 p.m. — It took three attempts, but Kenyon Martin Jr. turned in an impressive dunk, coming from one side of the baseline, catching a lob under the goal and finishing on the other side.

The dunk earns him a 46.0.

9:56 p.m. — It's difficult for big men, but Jericho Sims made it look pretty good.

Sims tossed a lob to himself off the glass and put both arms in the rim, something we haven't seen before.

9:54 p.m. — We've got a Grand Theft Alvarado!

Trey Murphy III enlists the help of Pelicans teammate Jose Alvarado, who pulls off his trademark defensive move to set up an alley-oop off the glass.

Murphy didn't disappoint with the finish, either, completing a 360 with his head above the rim.

9:50 p.m. — The main event is here.

Trey Murphy III will go first.

Who won the NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest?

Player Round 1 Finals
Damian Lillard 26 26
Buddy Hield 23 25
Tyrese Haliburton 31 17
Lauri Markkanen 20 —
Jayson Tatum 19 —
Tyler Herro  16  —
Julius Randle*  13 —
Kevin Huerter  8 —

Who won the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge?

Team Players Challenge Points
Team Jazz Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton 300
Team Rooks Paolo Banchero, Jaden Ivey, Jabari Smith Jr. 100
Team Antetokounmpos Alex and Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday 0

What time does the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest start?

  • Date: Saturday, Feb. 18
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT

The NBA Dunk Contest is the third and final event of All-Star Saturday Night, which begins at 8 p.m. ET.

All-Star Weekend events will be held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest format

The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest consists of two rounds, with five judges scoring dunks on a scale of six to 10. The highest score a dunk can receive is 50 while 30 is the lowest possible score.

Each of the four contestants gets two dunks in the first round. The two players with the highest combined score for their two dunks will advance to the finals. 

The two finalists each get two dunks in the final round. The dunker with the highest combined score for the two dunks will be named champion.

In the event of a tie in the final round, a one-dunk dunk-off will determine the champion. "Judges' choice" will determine the outcome if there is a tie beyond the dunk-off.

NBA All-Star schedule 2023

Here is the schedule of events for NBA All-Star Weekend, which takes place from Feb. 17-19:

Friday, Feb. 17

  • 7 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
  • 9 p.m. ET — Jordan Rising Stars Game

Saturday, Feb. 18

  • 1 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Practice
  • 4 p.m. ET — NBA x HBCU Classic 
  • 8 p.m. ET — All-Star Saturday Night
    • Skills Challenge
    • 3-Point Contest
    • Slam Dunk Contest

Sunday, Feb. 19

  • 3 p.m. ET — NBA G League Next Up Game
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Draft
  • 8 p.m. ET — NBA All-Star Game

Gilbert McGregor

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.