J-RICH DEFENDS DUNK TITLE -- JOINS JORDAN AS REPEAT WINNERS: Jason Richardson scored a perfect 50 on three of his four dunks, including the final dunk of the contest to defeat 2001 Champ Desmond Mason and win the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk contest at All-Star Saturday in Atlanta on February 8, 2003...With the victory, he defended his 2002 title to join Michael Jordan (1997 & 1998) as the only players to win back-to-back slam dunk contests...Dominique Wilkins (‘85 & ‘90) and Harold Miner (‘93 & ‘’95) are the only other players with two titles...Jordan and Wilkins were joined by Spud Webb, Julius Erving and Dee Brown as judges for this year’s contest.

JASON’S LONG RANGE RECORDS: Spanning a three-game period from 12/7 to 12/13, Jason Richardson connected on eight straight three-point attempts, tying the franchise records for most consecutive treys made without a miss -- matching Jon Barry (12/30/95 - 1/24/96)...En route to his record (which started with his last three-pointer vs. Dallas on 12/7 and ended after making his first and missing his second attempt at Orlando on 12/13), J-Rich connected on 6-of-6 three-pointers vs. L.A. Lakers on 12/10...The 6-for-6 effort from long range marked the most made three-pointers without a miss in one game in franchise history, surpassing the previous record of 5-for-5 shared by Mitch Richmond (1/21/89 at Sacramento) and Damon Jones (11/29/99 at Utah)...He has made six three-pointers in a game twice this season.