Galvanized by Jayson Tatum, who broke the record for most points in an All-Star Game, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s team beat that of LeBron James on Sunday, in Salt Lake Citywith a score of 184-175.
Crowned without surprise MVP of the evening, 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 meeting very open, 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 eight shots behind the circle, including the victory basket, but also an impressive successful shot from almost 15 meters 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.
Giannis opens the counter and retires
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 four 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. For his part, Antetokounmpo scored the first basket of the match, before immediately leaving the floor so as not to aggravate his injury to his right wrist, suffered on Thursday.