Jayson Tatum Christopher Creveling/REUTERS
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s team, galvanized by Jayson Tatum who broke the record for the number of points in an All-Star Game, beat LeBron James’ team on Sunday by a score of 184-175.
Crowned without surprise MVP (best player), Tatum was the best scorer of the match, with 55 points for the team of Giannis Antetokounmpo, also breaking the record for the number of points in a quarter (27, in the third), in a very open meeting, where the almost non-existent defenses gave way to the offensive expression of the stars of the NBA. Damian Lillard (26 pts), winner of the 3-point shooting contest the day before, also distinguished himself, scoring 8 shots behind the circle, including the victory basket, but also an impressive successful shot from almost 15 m of the basket.
Donovan Mitchell also scored 40 points for the Antetokounmpo team, which inflicts its first defeat to that of LeBron James in this new All-Star format, introduced in 2018, where captains select their players from the list of All-Stars. Star. James, who broke the record of 19 All-Star Game appearances, scored 13 points.
On his team, Jaylen Brown was the top scorer with 35 points. Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving follow with 32 points each. Nikola Jokic, who became the first player to start the All-Star Game on his birthday, scored just 4 points. The match offered up some nice streaks, like when LeBron James threw the ball to the backboard to use the rebound and score a dunk, which Jayson Tatum immediately responded to using the same technique.
Antetokounmpo scored the first basket of the match, then immediately left the floor, so as not to aggravate his right wrist injury, suffered on Thursday.
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