Wade and Kapono Lead a Hot Night in Vegas

Dwyane Wade entered the Skills competition to defend his title from last season. The competition was thick; Nash, Lebron James, Chris Paul and Kobe. Nonetheless, the Flash was flawless and demonstrated himself not only to be a potent offensive weapon, but to be a machine of the utmost precision.

In the final round, he put the pressure on Kobe by executing a flawless run in only 26.3 seconds. Kobe started off good, but failed to make the crisp pass necessary and instead spent the whole rack correcting his mistake. It seemed the whole shrank for Kobe, and Wade won as Kobe finished with a disappointing time of 42 seconds.

Hoisting the trophy on high, it seems that this could be another notch in Wade's belt and it comes at the expense of Kobe Bryant. Let the comparisons continue.

As that debate will undoubtedly rage on, Jason Kapono made some noise of his own. A late invite to the NBA shootaround for the three point contest, Kapono was only seen as a favorite by the fans that know his game - yep, us Heat fans. (Yours truly actually picked him to win, even though I buried Kapono at the beginning of the season!).

Kapono shot a blazing 70% from downtown to shock and awe his final competition of Dirk Nowitski and Gilbert "Agent Zero Brains" Arenas. Kapono started the final round first and hit 24 points, tying the record set by Mark Price. Dirk melted under the pressure and Arenas started cold and could never catch up.

This win for Kapono continues to build on his amazing season, and also adds credibility to his ability as league marksman. He may now become even more the marked man as a result by opposing teams.

Still, the Heat presence was well-felt, as both competitors represented the Heat in ultimate fashion and winning their respective competitions. Not bad. Let's see if Wade can grab that MVP trophy tomorrow night...or maybe even Shaq.