The most glittering event in the NBA league took place tonight (between Sunday and Monday) when we got the All-Star game between the Giannis team and the LeBron team in Utah, and this night entered the history books of the best league in the world with quite a few headlines and not a few exciting moments.
In the bottom line of the evening, the team of Yannis Antetokounmpo beat the team of LeBron James 175:184, when it was the first loss of the team of the "King" since the new format was introduced, after the star of the Los Angeles Lakers won five times in a row.
LeBron became the All-Star performance record tonight with his 19th appearance, scoring only 13 points, this after being injured near the end of the first half, and seeing his friend's team beat him, when the injured Yanis also only played in the opening seconds due to an injury he was carrying.
55 PTS (NBA All-Star Game Record)
10 REB
6 AST
10 3PM
Jayson Tatum balled out to lead #TeamGiannis to the win and claim 2023 #KiaAllStarMVP! #NBAAllStar |
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— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2023
The one who stole the show tonight was one of the best players in the league this season - Jayson Tatum.
The Boston Celtics star set a historic points record and finished the night with 55 points, 3 points more than the previous record he set in All-Star 2017 - Anthony Davis.
Tatum made 10 three-pointers and also added 10 rebounds and 6 assists to his balance sheet.
Donovan Mitchell assisted Tatum in a great way and finished with 40 points and 10 assists.
Tatum.
The MVP, photo: EPA
Scorers for the Giannis team: Jayson Tatum 55, Donovan Mitchell 40, Damien Lilac 26, Lauri Markkanen 13, Pascal Siakam 12, Shea Gilges Alexander 9, DeMar DeRozan 8, Jah Morant and Domantas Sabonis 6 each, Bam Adebayo 4 , Jrue Holiday 3, Giannis Antetokounmpo 2.
Scored for Team LeBron: Jaylen Brown 35 and 14 rebounds, Kyrie Irving (15 assists) and Joel Embiid 32 each, Tyrese Halliburton 18, LeBron James 13, Anthony Edwards 12, Julius Randle 11, Paul C Verge 8, Jaren Jackson Jr. 6, Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic 4 each.
Mitchell and Tatum watch over Kyrie, photo: AP
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