Jayson Tatum scored an All-Star report 55 factors and Team Giannis Antetokounmpo defeated Team LeBron James 184-175 to win Sunday’s 72nd NBA All-Star Game, the primary loss for James in six instances as captain.
Both namesake captains made early exits with accidents, James after bruising his proper hand on the rim making a dunk and Greek star Antetokounmpo with a proper wrist sprain suffered three nights earlier.
That left the starring roles up for grabs and the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award went to Boston star Tatum, who broke the outdated NBA All-Star Game report of 52 factors scored by Anthony Davis in 2017.
“It means the world,” Tatum said. “You think of all the legends and great players that have played this game.
“Records are made to be broken so I’ll hold it for as long as I can but I’m certain somebody will come along in a couple years and try to break it.”
Tatum made 22-of-31 pictures from the ground, 10-of-18 from 3-point vary and added 10 rebounds, six assists, a steal and a blocked shot.
Tatum scored a report 27 factors in the third quarter to elevate Team Giannis forward 158-141 coming into the fourth quarter.
“You see the primary three go in and hold capturing, simply keep sizzling and simply hold working,” Tatum said.
A unique rule featured an untimed final quarter with a “target score” set to determine a winner — the full for the crew main after three quarters plus 24 factors.
(*55*)Whichever membership reached that quantity first received, setting a aim for each groups of 182 factors.
Tatum sank a free throw to attain 53 and break the report, giving Team Giannis a 177-162 lead.
Tatum added a layup to put his membership a single level from victory at 181-170 and moments later Damian Lillard sank a last 3-pointer to ship the victory.
Giannis had been 0-2 as a captain however was delighted to hoist the trophy regardless of a sore wrist.
“Winner. Winner. Chicken dinner,” Antetokounmpo said.
Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell added 40 points and 10 assists for Team Giannis while Portland’s Lillard had 26 off the bench.
Team LeBron reserve Jaylen Brown of Boston had a team-high 35 points plus 14 rebounds. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving of Dallas each added 32 points, with Irving adding a game-high 15 assists.
Four-time NBA champion and NBA Most Valuable Player James set a record by playing in his 19th All-Star Game but suffered a bruised right hand hitting the rim while making a dunk and sat out the second half.
The 38-year-old Los Angeles Lakers superstar finished with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting with four assists and a rebound. He was able to manage numerous handshakes in a half-time ceremony in tribute to his scoring mark.
Milwaukee big man Antetokounmpo made a dunk for the game’s first points before leaving for good seconds later due to a sprained right wrist suffered in a regular-season game on Thursday.
“It’s just hard. I love competing,” Antetokounmpo stated. “I wasn’t in a position to take part for the complete factor however I wished to go on the market even for 10 seconds, sweat somewhat bit in the jersey, as a result of I would like to be a part of this.”
Lillard’s half-court 3
Team Giannis led 99-92 at halftime with Tatum scoring 17 points and Irving leading Team LeBron with 18.
Lillard, the 3-Point Contest winner, sank a 3-pointer from just beyond the half-court line to highlight a third quarter dominated by deadly NBA sharpshooters.
James fell to 5-1 as an All-Star captain since the format began in 2018, having won twice over Kevin Durant and Antetokounmpo and once over Stephen Curry.
Miluwakee big man Antetokounmpo from Greece and Los Angeles Lakers playmaker James, who earlier this month became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, were named captains after being the top vote-getters for All-Star starting spots from the Eastern and Western Conferences.
Captains picked their rosters only minutes before tipoff.
James selected Cameroonian big man Enbiid with his first pick while Antetokounmpo selected Tatum next.
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