Meralco’s Chris Newsome and Star Hotshots’ Allein Maliksi won the slam-dunk and three-point shooting contest, respectively, in the Philippine Basketball Association 2017 All-Star Side Event’s Skills Challenge at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena on Friday.

The high-leaping Newsome edged crowd-favorite James Forrester of GlobalPort, 87-86, in the final round.

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