Eric Gordon Wins 2017 NBA 3-Point Contest: Scores, Highlights and Reaction

In the arena he called home for five seasons, Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon beat out Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving to win the NBA Three-Point Contest on Saturday night in New Orleans.

Gordon posted the highest first-round score (25) before he and Irving each registered 20 points in the final round. In the final tiebreaker, Gordon's strong shooting continued, and he edged out Irving by three points:

Player	Round-1 Score	Final-Round Score	Tiebreaker Score
Eric Gordon, HOU	25	20	21
Kyrie Irving, CLE	20	20	18
Kemba Walker, CHA	19	17	-----
Nick Young, LAL	18	-----	-----
Klay Thompson, GS	18	-----	-----
Wesley Matthews, DAL	11	-----	-----
C.J. McCollum, POR	10	-----	-----
Kyle Lowry, TOR	9	-----	-----

"It was just my night to tonight," Gordon said, per NOLA.com's John Reid.

Rockets guard Patrick Beverley wasn't surprised to see his teammate come out on top:

Complex Sports and The Ringer's Rodger Sherman both made light of Irving's recent comments about the Earth possibly being flat (h/t ESPN.com):

Gordon didn't enjoy a great run with the New Orleans Pelicans. Injuries limited his time on the court, while few fans never forgot his contract saga with the Phoenix Suns before he re-signed with New Orleans in 2012. As Ball Don't Lie's Dan Devine tweeted, some ill will remains in the Big Easy:

Gordon is averaging 20.3 points per 36 minutes—his highest output since 2012-13—per Basketball-Reference.com. His 184 made three-pointers through 52 games are a career high as well.

To a certain extent, the 28-year-old has reinvented himself as a three-point specialist, and he has proved to be a shrewd addition for the Rockets, who sit third in the West.

Saturday's victory continues what has been a resurgent 2016-17 campaign for Gordon in Houston.