The annual All-Star Championship is in full swing, and Lillard defended his three-point title, but Curry won the matchup of the century, making people realize who is the all-time No. 1 three-point pick. McBrown once again won the honor of dunking king, and he deserved it. However, the most anticipated is the All-Star Game, the re-competition between the East and West, James and Durant and Stephen Curry, the three superstars are on the same team for the first time, for fans, it is undoubtedly a good show not to be missed.
In the last All-Star Game, there was no defense at all, which made many fans very dissatisfied, so this year's All-Star, Xiao Hua put forward a request, hoping that the players would spare no effort on the court. James and Durant, after coming on the court, can be said to lead by example, showing vitality on both offensive and defensive ends, setting the tone for this game.
Eastern starting lineup: Haliburton, Lillard, Tatum, Adebayo, Antetokounmpo.
Western starting lineup: Alexander, Doncic, Durant, Jokic, James.
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Eastern All-Stars had the upper hand, Haliburton, as the host, was naturally full of firepower, scoring 5 three-pointers in a row, one farther than the other, and also sent 2 assists, Lillard also hit 3 three-pointers, got 9 points and 2 assists, Brother Alphabet 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Tatum 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Brown on the bench 7 points and 3 rebounds, the team scored 53 points in a single quarter, and the Western All-Star team only scored 47 points, including James 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, He also threw a three-pointer with no sticks.
Durant had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Alexander had 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Curry hit 2 three-pointers, and Doncic didn't score a point, only 1 rebound and 3 assists. After returning from the game in the second quarter, the Timberwolves' twin stars continued to be humble, which made people laugh, and the Eastern Conference All-Star team rained three-pointers, and the team once took a 19-point lead. George stabilized the situation 2+1, Durant also had three points, Trae Young staged a good show of drilling Durant, Tatum scored three points, Curry also scored three points, Haliburton also had a three-point difference, and the difference was still as many as 17 points.
Doncic scored a layup, Curry hit a three-pointer, and Jokic scored a layup to narrow the gap to 10 points. Brown chased down a three-point shot, Doncic missed a three-point shot, Brown broke through to a layup and scored another 2 points, Curry pressed the time to shoot, and the three-point whistle shot missed, and at the end of the half, the Eastern All-Stars led the Western All-Stars by 15 points at 104-89.
Compared with the last All-Star, this All-Star Game shows that the players of both teams put more effort into the defensive end. James teamed up with Durant and Curry for the first time, James only had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-10 shooting, Durant had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 5-of-6 shooting, Curry came off the bench and also had 12 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists on 4-of-7 three-point shooting, Alexander and Towns scored 10 points each, and only 4 players in the West scored double-doubles.
Lillard became the scoring leader, scoring 22 points and 3 assists on 8-of-13 shooting, 6-of-11 three-pointers, and played just 14 minutes, while Haliburton was equally good, with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-7 three-point shooting, with only seven shots in the half. Tatum and Antetokounmpo each scored 12 points, Brown off the bench also had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and Maxey had 10 points and 3 rebounds. Hundreds of spectators