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Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks lifts the trophy after his team won the NBA All-Star game between Team Giannis and Team LeBron at Vivint arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)
Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum scored an All-Star Game record 55 points, hit 10 3-pointers and earned MVP honors as he led Team Giannis to a 184-175 victory over Team LeBron on Sunday night in the annual showcase game in Salt Lake. city.
Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard hit the decisive 3-pointer to push Team Giannis past their 182-point goal.
Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers, formerly of the Utah Jazz, made eight 3-pointers while posting 40 points and 10 assists for Team Giannis. Lillard also made eight 3-pointers while scoring 26 points.
DAME TIME. That GAME.#TeamGiannis reach the target score of 182 to win 2023 #NBAAllStar Games! pic.twitter.com/PElkOAy5OJ
— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2023
Jaylen Brown of the Celtics led Team LeBron with 35 points and 14 rebounds. Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks had 32 points and 15 assists and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers also scored 32 points for Team LeBron.
Tatum split two free throws to take point No. 53 and make it 177-162. He surpassed the 52 points set by Anthony Davis in 2017.
Tatum was 22-of-31 shooting and also contributed 10 rebounds and six assists. His 10 threes are the second most in All-Star history behind the 16 made by Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors in last season’s game.
53 points for Jayson Tatum. NEW NBA ALL-STAR GAME RECORD ‼️#TeamGiannis is 3 points away from the Target Score of 182!#NBAAllStar | Live on TNT pic.twitter.com/1X1QbfzddB
— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2023
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers missed the second half after injuring his right hand in the first half. James hit his pinky finger on the rim while trying to block a shot by Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors.
James, who scored 13 points in 14-plus minutes as the captain of Team LeBron, shares the All-Star selection record with 19 with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He fell to 5-1 as an All-Star captain.
Also, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored the game’s first points with a dunk 15 seconds into the contest and then sat out the night. Team captain Giannis sprained his right wrist in Milwaukee’s final regular-season game before Thursday night’s layoff. He is now 1-2 as a captain.
LEBRON HIMSELF from GLASS 👑#NBAAllStar | Live on TNT pic.twitter.com/6PLKG0ca1s
— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2023
Tatum (27 points), Mitchell (14) and Lillard (14) combined for 55 of Giannis’ 59 third quarter points as the team took a 158-141 advantage.
Tatum was 10 of 14 from the field in the quarter, including 7 of 11 from 3-point range.
Another third quarter highlight was Lillard stopping just short of the half-court line and hitting a long-range shot to make it 142-125 with 4:10 left in the period.
Team Giannis led 99-92 at halftime with Tatum scoring 17 points and Mitchell adding 16. Irving had 18 on 8-of-9 shooting to pace Team LeBron.
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