2009 NBA All-Star Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout Winner in the NBA All-Star Game, held on Saturday, Feb. 14, at US Airways Center, as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night. Daequan Cook ended Jason Kapono’s two-year reign as the NBA’s best exhibition sharpshooter Saturday night. “I was actually doing the math as I was shooting,” Cook said. “When I got to the last rack, I knew I had to have all of them to at least stay in it to tie. It was going through my mind.”
FOOT LOCKER 3-POINT SHOOTOUT PARTICIPANTS
| Player (Team) | 3pt FG/FGA ('08-09 season) | 3pt FG pct. ('08-09 season) | 3pt FG/FGA (Career) | 3pt FG pct. (Career) |
| Mike Bibby (Hawks) | 114/279 | .409 | 1158/3039 | .374 |
| Daequan Cook (Heat) | 105/256 | .410 | 184/494 | .372 |
| Danny Granger (Pacers) | 120/299 | .401 | 431/1103 | .391 |
| Jason Kapono (Raptors) | 52/124 | .419 | 339/743 | .456 |
| Rashard Lewis (Magic) | 137/327 | .419 | 1336/3399 | .393 |
| Roger Mason (Spurs) | 103/229 | .450 | 285/715 | .399 |
Cook set up a winner-take-all by rallying late to tie Lewis at 15 and eliminate Kapono during the three-man finals. Cook nailed the money ball to force another 60 seconds and five racks.
Once in the Shootout’s shootout, Cook had little trouble as the Orlando swingman couldn’t muster any magic. Lewis didn’t connect until the third rack and petered out with seven points. Cook, sensing the title his for the taking, had it wrapped up halfway through the round and coasted to 19 points.
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