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Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and had 14 rebounds for Team LeBron, while Kyrie Irving had 32 points and 15 assists and Joel Embiid finished with 32 points.īrown and Tatum - Boston teammates - were reveling in a back-and-forth duel during a stretch of the second half. It was a no-brainer,' he said.ĭonovan Mitchell added 40 for Team Giannis, which got 26 points from Damian Lillard - including the game-winner to push his team past the target score. Later, with a more serious tone, Antetokounmpo said he had a reason for choosing Tatum. 'Winner, winner, chicken dinner,' Antetokounmpo said. Antetokounmpo improved to 1-2 in his All-Star captaincies, and became the first captain to hoist a new trophy presented to the winners of the All-Star Game. It was James' first loss in six times as captain.

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He was 22 of 31 from the floor, plus had 10 rebounds and six assists. Tatum broke Anthony Davis' All-Star record of 52 points. I'll hold it for as long as I can, but I'm certain someone will come along in a couple years and try to break it.'

'You think of all the legends and great players that have played this game, and in all honesty, records are made to be broken. He was the first pick by Antetokounmpo in the starters' portion of the All-Star draft, and in the end, that pick proved to be the right one.Īnd the MVP award Tatum was given is named for Kobe Bryant, one of his heroes. Tatum had 27 points in the third quarter, another All-Star Game record for any period. Tatum scored an All-Star Game-record 55 points on his way to winning MVP honors, and Team Giannis ended LeBron James' hold on All-Star captain supremacy by beating Team LeBron 184-175 in the NBA's annual showcase exhibition on Sunday night. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Jayson Tatum put on a record-setting show, and made Giannis Antetokounmpo look like a genius.

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