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Get Up & Go: Wednesday, Feb. 18 ... City may aid homeless program ... 'We knew we were going to die' ... Get Up & Go: Wednesday, Feb. 18 ... City may aid homeless program ... ALL-STAR WEEKEND Curry, LaVine win 3s, dunk contests Comment By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Feb. 15, 2015 @ 2:00 am By The Associated Press Posted Feb. 15, 2015 @ 2:00 am » Social News NEW YORK — Stephen Curry honored a fallen fan the best way he knew how. Zach LaVine made a name for himself in a dunk contest that lacked star punch. Curry bested Golden State Warriors teammate Klay Thompson and six others to win his first 3-point contest, and LaVine put on a spectacular aerial display to take home the dunk competition during a memorable All-Star Saturday night. Curry paid homage to one of the three victims of the shooting in North Carolina earlier this week by writing Deah Shaddy Barakat's name on his sneakers, and he wore the shoes again during the shooting stars competition earlier Saturday night. Barakat's was one of three Muslim college students killed Tuesday in Curry's home state. "It only seemed right to honor him and his family, and hopefully they know that people are thinking about them," Curry said. "They're not alone, and hopefully it can give them some kind of peace and comfort knowing that he was a special guy. And I just did my little part to shed light toward him." The All-Star point guard scored 27 points in the final round. Curry connected on 13 consecutive shots until missing his final attempt, bringing fans and celebrities roaring to their feet after every swish at Brookyln's Barclays Center. Thompson, who had an opening-round best of 24, scored only 14 points in the final round. Cleveland's Kyrie Irving finished second with 17 points in the three-man final. Atlanta's Kyle Korver, who is shooting a league-high 52.3 percent from beyond the arc, and defending champion Marco Belinelli of San Antonio never made it past the first round with scores of 18. Portland's Wesley Matthews finished with 22, Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick scored 17 and Houston's James Harden had 15. It was a rare year when the 3-point competition had as much — if not more — intrigue heading into it than the dunk contest because of the notable names who were — and weren't — participating in each. LaVine left a lasting impression few will forget. The 19-year-old Timberwolves rookie scored a perfect 100 in the opening round. He highlighted his scintillating start with a threw-the-legs, one-handed reverse slam. He wore a white No. 23 Jordan jersey for what he dubbed the "Spash Jam" dunk. On his second dunk of the first round, he tossed the ball up, put it behind his back in the air and threw down a powerful one-handed slam for another 50. LaVine had a final round of 94 to overtake Orlando's Victor Oladipo, who struggled to convert his first attempt in the final and finished with a 72 in the championship round. He became the first Timberwolves player to win the dunk contest since Isaiah Rider in 1994. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, aka The Greek Freak, and Brooklyn's Mason Plumlee didn't advance past the opening round. Oladipo, the smallest in the competition at 6-foot-4, still delivered a crowd-pleasing moment. He missed his first two attempts in the first round before completing a 360-degree reverse dunk. He received a 50 from the Hall of Fame judges — Julius Erving, Walt Frazier, Nate Archibald, Bernard King and Chris Mullin. 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