NBA All-Star Saturday Night gets underway with the Skills Challenge, which will take on a new format in 2022.
After years of being an individual competition, this year's challenge features three teams: Team Antetokounmpos (brothers Giannis, Thanasis and Alex Antetokounmpo), Team Cavs (Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley) and Team Rooks (Cade Cunningham, Josh Giddey and Scottie Barnes).
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With a new format comes new scoring practices, with the "Challenge Points" tabulated in the first round and the second round consisting of a half-court shot challenge between the two teams that accumulate the most points.
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NBA All-Star Skills Challenge live updates, highlights, results
| Team | Players | Challenge Points | Half-court Shot time |
| Did Not Qualify |
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:
- Throw an outlet pass into a moving target from the baseline; 2.)
- Dribble down the court through three moving pylons
- Make a short shot in the lane
- Make a three-pointer from the corner against an automated defender
- 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
