the weekend of All-Star concluded with the classic match starring the great figures of the NBA. On this occasion, the team led by Giannis Antetokounmpo defeated by 184 to 175 the group of LeBron James con Jayson Tatum as the great protagonist of the night with 55 points. The eaves of the Boston Celticsfirst in the Eastern Conferencehe got the prize Kobe Bryant al MVP of the match and broke a record held by Anthony Davis since the 2017 edition.
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The cast led by Giannis Antetokounmpo prevailed over the lead by LeBron James in the traditional All-Star Games of the best basketball league in the world
From the beginning, the man born in St. Louis, Missouri was very active with the desire to keep the award that bears the name of his idol. Tatum finished with a 71% from the field with 22 hits out of 31 attempts and equaled the record of Stephen Curry of more triples scored in the all-star game with 10. He also had 10 rebounds, assisted six times and closed his stats sheet with a steal and a block to crown A performance that will remain forever in your memory..
With his 55 points, Jayson surpassed Anthony Davis who had scored 52 points in the 2017 edition. The ranking is completed by the base of the Golden State Warriors with 50 in 2022 and Wilt Chamberlain with 42 in 1962. This statistic also helped him to be the first player in history to round a game over 50 points in the regular season, playoffs and the All-Star. Once he received the award, he revealed that it personally had “a lot of meaning” for his idolization of Kobe and declared that “records are there to be broken.”
One of the few competitive moments of the night featured Tatum in front of his teammate Jaylen Brown With several one against one consecutive that raised the public from their seats at the bottom of the third quarter. “This is not basketball. Hopefully in the future there will be some change to make it more competitive.”criticized the Celtics guard when he saw firsthand the lightness with which he defends himself in the duel. With 126 triples attemptedthe player requested modifications to make the event more attractive for viewers again.
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The cast led by LeBron James will face off against the lead by Giannis Antetokounmpo in the traditional All-Star Games of the best basketball league in the world
Other highlights of the night in Salt Lake City were Donovan Mitchell with 40 points and Damian Lillard with 26 through long shots from midfield for the Team Giannis. by the side of Team LeBronBrown added 35 and Kyrie Irving next to Joel Embiid they scored 32 each. Captain James left the field with 14 minutes played after injure a finger with one of the rings when trying to make a block.
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