NBA 3-Point Contest: 2025 date, start time, how to watch, participants, format

bet365 News Team Updated: Feb 12 2025 19:13

The 3-Point Contest is an annual competition taking place during NBA All-Star Weekend where players compete to sink as many three-pointers as possible within a limited time.

Continue reading for all you need to know about the 3-Point Contest, including date, time, how to watch, format, participants and more.

NBA 3-Point Contest 2025 date

The 2025 3-Point Contest will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2025.

NBA 3-Point Contest 2025 time

The event is expected to start around 9 PM ET, after the Skills Challenge and preceding the Slam Dunk Contest.

NBA 3-Point Contest 2025 participants

Jalen Brunson
Cade Cunningham
Darius Garland
Tyler Herro
Buddy Hield
Cam Johnson
Damian Lillard
Norman Powell

Read through a full list of NBA 3-Point Contest winners on site.

How to watch the NBA 3-Point Contest, TV channel and streaming

The 3-Point Contest will air on TNT, with streaming available on TNT Overtime on NBA App and NBA.com.

NBA 3-Point Contest format

The goal of the 3-Point Contest is to score as many points as possible in a 70-second time limit.

Five racks, each containing five balls, are placed at five different spots around the three-point line - one at each corner, one at the top of the arc and two in between those points - with players tasked with taking five shots at each position, starting in one corner and making their way around.

Four of the five balls are worth one point, with the final one - nicknamed the money ball - worth two points.

One of the racks consists solely of money balls, and each player has the choice of where they would like to position this rack worth a potential ten points, as different NBA stars prefer different shooting zones.

Since 2020, two additional sponsored balls have been added at either side of the top of the key, worth three points each, meaning the total score available is now 40 points.

All participants take part in the first round, with the top three scorers progressing to a second round - played in the same format as the first - to battle it out for the 3-Point Contest title.