Allen

The Milwaukee Bucks guard and part-time thespian recovered from some sloppy footwork to hit 10 straight shots late in the final round Saturday and win the 1 800 CALL ATT Shootout at All-Star Weekend.

Allen, holding his follow-through motion after many of his arching attempts, went 16-of-25 to total 19 points as the last of the three finalists on court.

He edged Kings forward Peja Stojakovic, who had 17 points, with Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki, third with 10. Stojakovic teamed with Monarchs guard Ruthie Bolton-Holifield to win the America Online 2ball title less than an hour before.

"It's nerve-racking out there," said Allen, who starred alongside Denzel Washington in the Spike Lee film "He Got Game" in 1998. "You have a capacity arena cheering you on or rooting against you. The pressure's there. I was nervous, I'm not going to lie."

Each player had a minute to put up as many shots as he could from five spots behind the three-point line. Each basket counted for a point, with every fifth ball -- red, white and blue like in the old ABA -- counting double.

Allen, a member of the U.S. Olympic team last year in Sydney, opened the final by sinking only three of his first nine attempts, hampered in part by stumbling over the wheels at the front of the rack holding the balls.

But he had things turned around by the next-to-last rack, where he went 5-for-5 as part of his 10-for-10 streak. Allen picked up $25,000 for his victory; he finished third last year at Oakland.

Stojakovic got vociferous support from Sacramento teammates Chris Webber and Vlade Divac, who were seated at courtside.

"He had Vlade and Chris there for him," said Allen, 17th in the NBA with a 21.3-point scoring average, "so I had to shake off the haters for a minute. They already were booing me down."

Allen, who has made 99 of 234 three-pointe attempts this season (42.3 percent) for the Central Division-leading Bucks, also led the eight participants in the first round with 20 points.

"Ray did a pretty good job, especially in the final round," Stojakovic said. "It was tough to beat him. He's a real professional."

Utah's Bryon Russell finished last with 10 points, while New York's Allan Houston scored 11. Others eliminated from the eight-player field in the first round included Seattle's Rashard Lewis (12 points), Dallas' Steve Nash (14), and Orlando's Pat Garrity (15).