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 LAS VEGAS (AP) - Boston's Gerald Green capped All-Star Saturday with an acrobatic leap over a table to win the dunk contest, and Miami's Jason Kapono fell just short of an event record while winning the 3-Point Shootout.
Green, the Celtics' 21-year-old swingman, performed his two most memorable dunks in the first round before that lengthy final leap over a 3-foot table bearing the All-Star game logo for a windmill jam and perfect 50 score to cap an event that gets tougher to revolutionize every year.
"I've always dreamed about being in the dunk contest, (but) I never dreamed about actually winning," said Green, who was in high school in Texas two years ago. "Just coming out here to Las Vegas and winning it for my fans in Houston, my fans in Boston, is tremendous."
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