NBA All-Star Skills Challenge results, highlights: Evan Mobley comes up clutch to give Team Cavs victory

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NBA All-Star Saturday Night got underway with the Skills Challenge, which took on a new format in 2022.

On their home floor, Team Cavs claimed out the honours, defeating Team Rooks in the half-court shootout, thanks to Evan Mobley, who drained the winning bucket. 

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NBA All-Star Skills Challenge live updates, highlights, results

Team Players Challenge Points  Half-court Shot time
Team Rooks Josh Giddey, Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes 200 9.9 seconds
Team Cavs Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley 100 5.5 seconds
Team Antetokounmpos Giannis, Thanasis and Alex Antetokounmpo 100 Did not qualify

8:53 p.m. - EVAN MOBLEY FOR THE WIN! With their second shot, Mobley buries the half-court shot to give the hometown team the win. 

8:52 p.m. - Cade Cunningham gets the half-court shot to go for Team Rooks to give them a time of 9.9 seconds.

8:46 p.m. - Darius Garland sends team Cavs into the final, winning the tie-breaker.

8:44 p.m. - We have a tie-breaker between team Antetokounmpos and team Cavs for a spot in the final!

8:40 p.m. - And just like that Team Rooks takes the lead and advances to the final after winning the relay!

8:37 p.m. - Next up it's the relay with 200 points up for grabs!

8:33 p.m. - We have a tie-breaker and it goes to the Antetokounmpos who get on the board with 100 challenge points.

8:32 p.m. - Team Cavs falls short with 70 points in the passing challenge.

8:31 p.m. - Team Antetokounmpos respond with 88 to draw level with Team Rooks

8:29 p.m. - The Rooks combine for a score of 88!

8:27 p.m. - Next up it's the passing challenge!

8:20 p.m. - Evan Mobley (18) and Darius Garland (21) had the hot hand for Team Cavs, while Jarrett Allen chipped in 5, as they finish with a score of 44 to take 100 Challenge points.

8:17 p.m. - Giannis started hot draining the five-point shot, finishing with 8 points. Alex comes up next with 8, followed by Thanasis (4) for a combined score of 20.

8:12 p.m. - Team Rooks gets us underway Giddey (16), Cunningham (10) and Barnes (6) combine for 32 points.

What times does NBA All-Star Skills Challenge start?

  • Date: Saturday, Feb. 19
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. ET

The NBA All-Star Skills Challenge is the first event at All-Star Saturday Night. The Skills Challenge, which will begin shortly after 8 p.m. ET, will be followed by the 3-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest.

What channel is NBA All-Star Skills Challenge on?

Region Channel
United States TNT
Canada TSN 4/5

The 2022 NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast live on TNT, along with the Rising Stars game, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest. You can stream all of the NBA’s All-Star weekend events at TNTdrama.com or with Sling TV, which offers a free three-day trial.

Viewers in Canada can watch the NBA All-Star Game on Sportsnet. The Rising Stars game, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest will be broadcast on TSN.

NBA All-Star Skills Challenge format

Under the new format, the teams will participate in a four-round competition.

Round 1: Team Shooting (three teams)

All players from each team will participate individually with two teammates rebounding. Each player has 30 seconds to shoot from five different spots that range from 10 to 30 feet from the rim and players cannot repeat the same shot consecutively. Shots from each spot have different values, ranging from one through five points. Individual player scores will be added to determine the team score.

The team with the highest team score will win Round 1 and earn 100 Challenge Points.

Round 2: Team Passing (three teams)

All players on a team will participate together. Each team will have 30 seconds to complete passes into three oversized moving targets, which vary in size and distance from the players. Each team is required to make at least one pass attempt at each target and individual players cannot make consecutive passes at the same target. Completed passes into each target will have different values (two points, four points or six points). 

The team with the most total points will win Team Passing and earn 100 Challenge Points.

Round 3: Team Relay (three teams)

All players from each team will participate in a timed relay.  Each player must complete the course, which consists of these five skills in the following order:

  1. Throw an outlet pass into a moving target from the baseline; 2.)
  2. Dribble down the court through three moving pylons
  3. Make a short shot in the lane
  4. Make a three-pointer from the corner against an automated defender
  5. Dribble to the opposite goal and make a basket (such as a dunk, layup or jump shot). 

The team with the fastest time will win Round 3 and earn 200 Challenge Points.

Final Round: Half-court shot (two teams)

The two teams that advance to the Final Round will compete one at a time and all players on each team will participate in trying to make a half-court shot.  Team 1 will set the time to beat with a made shot or expiration of the clock (maximum of 1 minute and 30 seconds). 

The team that makes a half-court shot in the fastest time will win the Skills Challenge. In the case of a tie, the two teams will repeat the Final Round.

NBA All-Star weekend schedule 2022

  • Friday, Feb. 18: NBA All-Star Celebrity Game – 7 p.m. ET
  • Friday, Feb. 18: Rising Stars Game – 9 p.m. ET
  • Saturday, Feb. 19: All-Star Saturday Night – 8 p.m. ET
    Skills Challenge (first event)
    3-Point Contest (second event)
    Slam Dunk Contest (third event)
  • Sunday, Feb. 20: NBA All-Star Game – 8 p.m. ET

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Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.