Earlier tonight, LeBron James was 5-0 as captain at the all-star game.. Finally, on the sixth try, someone managed to beat him: Team Giannis came out on top with a score of 184-175. Jayson Tatum was awarded MVP for the first time in his career after setting a new All Star Game scoring record: 55, with also 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
55 PTS (NBA All-Star Game Record).
10 REB
6 AST
10 3PMJayson Tatum balled out to lead #TeamGiannis to the win and claim 2023 #KiaAllStarMVP!#NBAAllStar | @Kia
pic.twitter.com/Uf3YBPJqEK– #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 20, 2023
Capt. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who injured his wrist in the last RS game before this weekend, played only 20″ but still wanted to be there: he scored the first points of the game and came out.
Donovan Mitchell, for Team Giannis, added 40 points and 10 assists, while Damian Lillard scored 26 off the bench, including the triple that ended the game.
DAME FROM HALFCOURT 😱#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/oG4i8Msjda
– NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 20, 2023
DAME TIME ⌚️ #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/gQdIOslZdc
– NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 20, 2023
Among the losers, team-high of Jaylen Brown with 35 points and 14 rebounds, followed by Kyrie Irving’s 32 points and 15 assists. For LeBron only 14′ on the floor with 13 points..
The BEST DUNKS from the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game 👀 pic.twitter.com/H3roNew0vX
– NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2023
Milan, Italy. A graduate in Labor Management and Communication for Organizations from Catholic University, I founded BasketUniverso in 2011. Yes, I root for Orlando Magic and do my best not to hide it.
