Hooped Up

Deron Williams got the best of Chris Paul on Saturday.

Williams of the Jazz defeated Paul of the hometown Hornets to win the Skills Challenge at the All-Star Saturday, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

Williams was perfect in the final round, cruising through the course in a record 25.5 seconds. His time eclipsed the former record of 25.8 set by Steve Nash in 2005.

Yahoo