Chris Paul narrowly came out of the NBA Skills Competition, his fifth attempt to win the competition.
As he raced quickly through the dribbling and passing portion of the competition, Paul wasted his lead over Nikola Orlando Magic’s Vucevic by missing his first layup attempt.
This mistake allowed Vucevic to overtake Paul and score the final three-point shot before the Suns guar, knocking him out in the semifinals.
Vucevic defeated Portland Trail Blazers Robert Covington in the first round to secure a place against Paul.
Doncic lost in the semifinals to Damontas Sabonis of the Indiana Pacers after Sabonis in the first round Julius Randle of the New York Knicks .
Sabonis won the competition against Vucevic in the final after finishing second last year.
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