Arenas, Nowitzki in All-Star 3-point contest

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NEW YORK (AP) -Gilbert Arenas will get another shot at Dirk Nowitzki in the 3-point contest.

The NBA announced the entire six-player field Thursday, though Arenas had already leaked the news that he would participate in the All-Star Saturday event last week on his nba.com blog.

Nowitzki won the event last year in Houston, beating Arenas 18-16 in the final.

``I've been practicing for it for the last few weeks,'' Arenas said. ``I was hoping for the chance to do it again after coming in second last year. I'm excited, and I know it's going to be a lot of fun, but I want to bring that trophy home.''

Jason Terry, Nowitzki's Dallas teammate, also is back after failing to advance to the final round last year. Rounding out the field are Miami's Jason Kapono, who leads the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage at 55.9 percent; Mike Miller of the Memphis Grizzlies; and Damon Jones of the Cleveland Cavaliers.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

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