McClung restores dunk contest, Lillard proud

Mac McClung might have single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned in recent years. “Ever since the beginning, I was the underdog,” said McClung, who put on a Gate City jersey — his high school and hometown in Virginia, population 1,600 — for the final dunk. Riding the momentum of that perfect dunk, he wound up hoisting the trophy that was newly renamed for dunking legend — and former 76ers star — Julius “Dr. No judge agreed, and his two-dunk score of 95.4 wasn’t good enough to make the final round. Lillard, the Portland star, won the three-point contest by topping Indiana teammates Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton in the final round.