Beijing time on February 19, 2024: Western All-Star 186-211 Eastern All-Star, Towns 50 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Lillard 39 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists won the 2024 All-Star MVP! Here are the NBA's key stats and milestones for today:
Lillard finished with 39 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists on 14-of-26 shooting and 11-of-23 three-pointers, and was named the 2024 All-Star MVP
Lillard surpassed Harden (39) and James (41) with 42 three-pointers in a row to move up to second on the NBA's all-time All-Star three-point list;
Lillard became the first player in NBA history to hit 10+ three-pointers multiple times in an All-Star break;
Lillard (three-point champion and All-Star MVP) became only the second player in history to win both the main event MVP and the single-star title since Jordan in 1988 (Slam Dunk Contest champion and All-Star MVP).
James only played half a game, shooting 4-of-10 from the field and 0-of-3 from three-point range, finishing with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists;
James is the all-time All-Star player for the 20th time in his career (Abdul-Jabbar is second all-time with 18);
James' 20th career All-Star start is the first in history (Kobe Bryant's 15 all-time second);
James is first all-time with 434 points, followed by Kobe Bryant (290 points);
James surpassed Duncan (98) with 100 defensive rebounds and rose to the first place on the NBA all-time All-Star defensive rebounding list;
Durant had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals;
Durant's 11th career All-Star appearance, ranking 19th all-time;
With 268 points, Durant surpassed Abdul-Jabbar (251 points) and Jordan (262 points) to rise to third place on the NBA all-time All-Star scoring list (Kobe Bryant's 290 points are second all-time);
Curry came off the bench to score 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, 4-of-13 three-pointers, and hit 51 All-Star three-pointers, becoming the first player in NBA history to hit more than 50 three-point shots.
He exploded on 23-of-35 shooting for a game-high 50 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and scored 31 points in the final quarter.
Towns became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points off the bench as an All-Star (the previous bench scoring record was 41 points from Willis in 2015);
Towns also became the fourth player in NBA history to score 50+ points in the All-Star Game (the first three were: Tatum 55 points, Bushy 52 points, Curry 50 points);
With 31 points in a single quarter, he became the first player in NBA history to have an All-Star 30+ in a single quarter.
In the first half, the East led the West 104-89 and tied the 2016 All-Star Game with 104 points at halftime (104 points in the second half of the West).
The Eastern Conference Stars made 3-pointers (22-of-48 shooting) in the first half and 22 three-pointers in the half, setting a new NBA all-time All-Star half-time three-point shooting record.
Western All-Stars 186-211 Eastern All-Stars, 211 points broke the 196 points maintained in 2016, setting the highest All-Star score in NBA history;
The Eastern Stars made 42 three-pointers (42-of-97 shooting) and made 42 three-pointers, breaking the 35-pointer held in 2019 and setting an all-time All-Star three-point record.
The two teams combined for 67-of-168 three-pointers, and both teams combined for a record number of three-point shots and three-point shots.