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As TNT analyst and all-time NBA shooting great Reggie Miller put it on Saturday’s broadcast of the three-point contest, since CJ McCollum arrived in New Orleans via trade, the guard has “been balling out in (a Pelicans) uniform.”

McCollum entered Saturday’s event coming off his best three-point performance of 2021-22, going 7/10 from three-point range in Thursday’s matchup vs. Dallas, but couldn’t carry it over two nights later. In the third invite of his NBA career to the three-point contest, he scored 19 points in the opening round, but was eliminated when Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns cleared 20-plus.

The top three shooters from the group of eight participants advanced to the final round. Towns, Clippers guard Luke Kennard and Atlanta’s Trae Young each tallied between 22 and 28 points to qualify for the next round.

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CJ McCollum posts 19 points in NBA three-point contest, but ousted in first round

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Photos: CJ McCollum at 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend

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CJ McCollum in Round 1 of 3-Point Contest | 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend

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CJ McCollum announced with 3-Point Contest competitors | 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend

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CJ McCollum on participating in 3-Point Contest | 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend

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Exhibition games aren’t ideal stages for Herbert Jones to display what he does best on a basketball floor, especially since defense tends to be frowned upon in them. The New Orleans rookie forward was initially credited with a steal in Friday’s Rising Stars tournament opener, but that theft was later removed in the official statistics.

Jones came off the bench for Team Worthy in its first-round matchup against Team Isiah, a game ultimately won by the latter when Memphis second-year guard Desmond Bane sank two free throws to pull out a 50-49 victory. Under the event’s new format, the first team to 50 points is the winner in a non-timed semifinal game.

The 23-year-old Jones was barely involved in the Team Worthy offense, but after a rare touch the Alabama product knocked down a three-point shot from the left wing, his only attempt of the night. Jalen Green and Jalen Suggs paced Team Worthy with 20 and 16 points, respectively.

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Herbert Jones sinks three-pointer off bench in Rising Stars appearance

Highlights: Herbert Jones drains triple during Rising Stars game | 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend

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Herbert Jones announced with Team Worthy | 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend

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