CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Count Danny Green among those wondering why Spurs forward Davis Bertans wasn't chosen to participate in the 3-point contest at NBA All-Star Weekend. Asked Saturday if Bertans shot well enough to be in Charlotte, Green said, "I think he's shot well enough to be anywhere in the world right now. For sure, he could have been in the 3-point contest. I probably don't deserve to be here."<doc-sep>Bigger game changer: Dunks, or threes? Okay. I’m sorry you had to suffer through that one more time than necessary. The answer is dunks, obviously. But the NBA All Star Weekend 2019 Three Point Contest was still an event worth watching, especially with the Raptors’ golden child, Danny Green, taking a break from his budding media career to represent Toronto. Pregame: With both Curry brothers participating in the three point shootout, and the event taking place in their hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, it would only be right to include Charlotte Hornets legend, (and former Raptor!) Dell Curry. The patriarch of the Curry family agreed to showcase his skills, but only on the condition that both Steph and Seth would donate one thousand dollars each per made shot to Classroom Central, a Charlotte charity that provides school supplies, free of cost, to children in need. His boys, of course, agreed, and with the aid of former teammates Glen Rice, Mark Price, and Ray Allen, were able to raise $12,000.00 on Dell’s 2 of 10 shooting, Glen’s 3 of 5 shooting, and Price’s 1 of 5. Allie LaForce of TNT announced that TNT would be rounding the donation up to $35,000.00, despite the evidence that the former greats’ wonder years were behind them. The Contest: By order of appearance: Joe Harris, Brooklyn Nets, 47.1% from 3 this season Rack One: 2/5, including money ball Rack Two: 3/5, including money ball Rack Three: 3/5 Rack Four: 4/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 5/5 Total: 25 points Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets, 36.2% from 3 this season Rack One: 1/5 Rack Two: 3/5, including money ball Rack Three: 3/5 Rack Four: 4/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 3/5 Total: 15 points Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks, 37.8% from 3 this season Rack One: 2/5 Rack Two: 1/5, including money ball Rack Three (money ball rack): 2/5 Rack Four: 1/5 Rack Five: 2/5 Total: 9 points Seth Curry, Portland Trail Blazers, 46.5% from 3 this season Rack One: 2/5 Rack Two: 4/5, including money ball Rack Three: 3/5 Rack Four: 1/5 Rack Five (money ball rack): 3/5 Total: 16 points Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers, 37.3% from 3 this season Rack One: 3/5 Rack Two: 2/5, including money ball Rack Three: 1/5 Rack Four: 4/5 Rack Five (money ball rack): 3/5 Total: 17 points Buddy Hield, Sacramento Kings, 44.9% from 3 this season Rack One: 3/5, including money ball Rack Two: 4/5, including money ball Rack Three: 3/5, including money ball Rack Four: 5/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 4/5 Total: 26 points Danny Green, Toronto Raptors, 42.1% from 3 this season Rack One: 3/5, including money ball Rack Two: 3/5, including money ball Rack Three: 3/5, including money ball Rack Four: 4/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 2/5 Total: 23 points Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks, 30.9% from 3 this season Rack One: 2/5 Rack Two: 2/5, including money ball Rack Three (money ball rack): 3/5 Rack Four: 4/5, including money ball Rack Five: 1/5, including money ball Total: 17 points Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors, 44.4% from 3 this season Rack One: 3/5, including money ball Rack Two: 5/5, including money ball Rack Three: 1/5 Rack Four: 5/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 5/5 Total: 27 points Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns, 32.% from 3 this season (and reigning NBA All Star 3 Point Contest Champion) Rack One: 1/5, including money ball Rack Two: 2/5, including money ball Rack Three: 2/5 Rack Four: 4/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 5/5 Total: 23 points Khris Middleton may be an All Star for the first time this season, but that did not save him from the Kyle Lowry 2017 3 Point Contest fate. Like Kyle, Middleton finished with only 9 points, and was the first to be eliminated by Seth Curry, who would participate immediately after him. Despite having home court advantage, Kemba Walker would be bumped to the brink of displacement, also by Seth Curry, who finished with 16 points to Kemba’s 15. Damian Lillard was the first of two players to start from the right hand side of the court, and would put the final nail in Kemba Walker’s 3 point coffin. His performance was followed by the only other right-starting shooter, sleeper agent Buddy Hield, who would remove the younger Curry from contention and beat Joe Harris’ round high of 25 points with 26 of his own. Our favourite person on the planet (sorry, this isn’t up for discussion), Danny Green looked like he may have a chance at advancing to the final round when he finished his set with 23 points. But then we remembered who had yet to perform. Steph Curry. Curry finished with 27 points, eliminating Green from the contest, but never from our hearts, and advanced to the second round. Round 2 Joe Harris Rack One: 3/5, including money ball Rack Two: 5/5, including money ball Rack Three: 4/5 Rack Four: 2/5 Rack Five (money ball rack): 5/5 Total: 26 points Buddy Hield Rack One: 2/5 Rack Two: 4/5 Rack Three: 2/5 Rack Four: 3/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 4/5 Total: 19 points Steph Curry Rack One: 5/5, including money ball Rack Two: 4/5 Rack Three: 2/5 Rack Four: 3/5, including money ball Rack Five (money ball rack): 4/5 Total: 24 points After Curry’s first round performance, it looked to viewers like he was a lock-in to win the contest yet again, even though his father had publicly bet that Seth would win “because Steph already has all the awards.” He meant well, of course, but this is probably how Jesus’ brother felt. It’s okay, Seth, I know the feeling. However, Joe Harris, the first to compete, would finish with 26 points, just one more than his first round score, and would win the competition, and donate his trophy to the University of Charlotte as a gift for allowing him to practice at their facility.<doc-sep>CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 16: Danny Green #14 of the Toronto Raptors shoots during the MTN DEW 3-Point Contest as part of the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Danny Green represented the Toronto Raptors well, by putting on a good show in the 3-point contest and amusing people with his interviews. When Danny Green came to the Toronto Raptors with Kawhi Leonard, he was recognised as an underrated but valuable part of the trade. His performances this season have only reinforced this. Green has been a regular starter — only missing two games — and is having his best season since the 2014-15 campaign. He is averaging a shade under 10 points, while grabbing four boards per contest and playing excellent defence. Where the 31-year-old has particularly shone, is with his three-point shooting. He leads the Raptors with a shooting percentage of .421. (Apologies to Marc Gasol and his 100 percent shooting percentage, but one attempt in three games as a Raptor doesn’t quite qualify!) Given Green’s efficiency from downtown, his appearance in this year’s 3-point contest was well deserved. It was also special for him, given that he played his college hoops at North Carolina. No doubt this provided extra motivation for the 2009 second round draft pick. He proceeded to put on a strong showing for the Raptors and their fans in Charlotte, albeit in a losing cause. Shooting seventh in the first round, Green was already facing a tall order when he stepped onto the court. Buddy Hield and Joe Harris had 26 and 25 points respectively, with only three players advancing to the final. Regardless, the North Babylon, New York native went out and remained calm by scoring at least four points on every rack. By the time he got to the last rack, a place in the final was well within his reach. Green drained his first three money balls. However, the luck with assisted his third money ball deserted him for his last two shots and he finished on 23 points. At that point, Green was in the top three. Unfortunately for him, a certain Steph Curry was yet to shoot. Curry went on to score 27 points, which including nailing his last 10 shots, to secure a place in the final. In other years, Green’s 23 points would have been enough to advance, but not on this occasion. Not that this mattered too much to the former San Antonio Spur, who was thoroughly enjoying himself in Charlotte. But don’t just take our word for it: Heck, even that wasn’t enough for Green, who provided commentary on TNT during Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge. The combination of his personality and basketball IQ made him a natural for the role. The shooting guard made sure to give plenty of love to one of his Raptors teammates during the game. Listen to him comments about OG Anunoby, who finished the night with 12 points, two boards and one assist: Overall, seeing how much Green has enjoyed himself, shows how much fun the NBA All-Star weekend can be for the players as well as the fans. You imagine for Raptors fans specifically, it also makes them want to root for him just that little bit more. There is no denying Leonard is the player who will make everyone in Toronto happiest, if he decides to re-sign for next season. However, if Green also returns, this should provide people with another reason to cheer. Have you enjoyed this year’s All-Star festivities, whether it be from the perspective of a Toronto Raptors fan or in general? What is your take on Green’s performances so far this season for the team? 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NBA All-Star Saturday Night in Charlotte, North Carolina had some Canadian flair with Danny Green of the Toronto Raptors competing in the 3-Point Contest. Taking on the best long-range shooters in the world, the 31-year-old sniper impressed in his first chance to participate in the event. Seventh to shoot with just the top three advancing to the championship round, Green needed to post a big number to continue in the contest after Buddy Hield of the Sacramento Kings and Joe Harris of the Brooklyn Nets scored 26 and 25 points, respectively. With that pressure in the back of his mind, Green came out firin’. He didn’t go perfect in any of the first four racks, but was able to nail each of the four “money balls” (worth two points instead of one) that left his hands. And after strolling to the final rack that contained five “money balls,” he hit his first three 2-point heaves. Sadly, his final two rattled out, and he settled for 23 points. At the time, that put him in third spot and in position to make the championship final with three shooters remaining in the opening round. On most days, that should have been plenty. Sadly for Green, a man by the name of Stephen Curry — the greatest shooter that the sport has ever seen — was waiting for his turn. Curry, as he does, shot the lights out and ended up knocking the man that’s been shooting 42.1% from beyond-the-arc so far this season for the Raptors out of the championship round. “You can shoot well and lose, and you can shoot well and win sometimes,” he said following the event. Story continues First Round Results Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors – 27 points, hit last ten shots in a row) Buddy Hield (Sacramento Kings – 26) Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets – 25, hit last eight shots in a row) Danny Green (Toronto Raptors – 23) Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns – 23) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers – 17) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks – 17) Seth Curry (Portland Trail Blazers – 16) Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets – 15) Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks – 11) Championship Round Results Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets – 26 points) Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors – 24, hit first nine shots in a row) Buddy Hield (Sacramento Kings – 19) Participating in his first-ever NBA 3-point contest, Harris claimed the title in impressive fashion. (Like, seriously, who knew that Curry could be beat.) Joe Harris goes perfect on his money ball rack and wins the #MtnDew3PT contest with a final round score of 26! #NBAAllStar #WeGoHard #StateFarmSaturday on @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/xw7WABBHeW — NBA (@NBA) February 17, 2019 (Getty) Subscribe to ‘Inside the Green Room’ with Danny Green Danny Green of the Toronto Raptors shoots the ball during the 2019 Mtn Dew 3-Point Contest as part of the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) More NBA content on Yahoo Sports