On February 19, 2024, Beijing time, in the main game of today's NBA All-Star Game, the Eastern starters: Haliburton + Lillard + Tatum + Antetokounmpo + Adebayo, and the Western starters: Alexander + Doncic + James + Durant + Jokic.
In the first quarter of the game, Tatum scored three points, Alexander, James, and Durant scored 7 points in a row, the Western Army scored 7-3, Brother Alphabet made a layup, Durant scored three points, the Western Army led by 5 points, Haliburton hit 5 three-pointers in a row, and the farther and farther, the Western Army only James and Alexander scored, and the Eastern Army overtook 6 points, Jokic scored in a row, Brother Alphabet and Adebayo responded, the Eastern Army 25-20, Alexander made a layup, the game was suspended, and the Brother Alphabet counterattacked and dunked after a pause, Curry scored three points, thick eyebrows dunked, The two sides tied 27-27, Lillard hit three three-pointers, Mitchell also hit three points, Durant in the Western team shot in the middle of the shot, Leonard, Curry three points, the East team led by 4 points, Brown layup, Edwards, thick eyebrows responded, the difference was 2 points, Maxey and Brown expanded the difference to 7 points, Edwards and Booker chased the difference to 3 points, Maxey scored three points, and the East team led 53-47 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Banchero dunked quickly, Booker received a pass from James and dunked empty, Maxey, Mitchell, Brunson, Barnes, Lillard scored in a row, the East team led by 19 points, George, Durant, and Towns chased the difference to 11 points, Brother Alphabet dunked, Lillard scored three points, James received George's dunk on the ground, Lillard scored three points, George scored three points, Trae Young dribbled through the crotch Durant to complete the throw, and the East team led by 15 points, and the game was suspended.
After the timeout, Towns scored consecutive points, Tatum, Antetokounmpo, and Lillard responded, with a difference of 17 points, Curry scored three points, Haliburton responded with three points, Doncic made a layup, Curry made a three-point shot, Jokic raised the ball with both hands to impact the basket, thinking he was going to dunk, but it suddenly turned into a layup, the difference was 10 points, Brown scored 5 points in a row, and the Eastern Army led 104-89 at halftime. The Eastern Troops scored 104 points in the half, tying the all-time All-Star record for scoring in a half (2016 Western Forces).
Lillard had 22 points and three assists on 8-of-13 shooting (6-of-11 three-pointers), Haliburton had 18 points, three rebounds and three assists on 6-of-7 shooting (all three-pointers), Antetokounmpo had 12 points and four boards, Tatum had 12 points and one board, and Brown had 12 points and five boards. In the West, Durant had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 5-of-6 shooting, Curry had 12 points and 4 assists on 4-of-9 shooting, James had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-10 shooting, Towns had 10 points and 2 boards, Alexander had 10 points and 2 assists, and Jokic had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
In the third quarter of the game, Lillard hit two three-pointers in a row, Alexander and Durant responded with three points, Brother Alphabet dunked + layup, Tatum and Haliburton hit three points in a row, the difference came to 27 points, Durant scored three points, Haliburton responded with three points, Jokic scored three points, Doncic dunked with one hand, the difference was 22 points, Lillard made a layup, Doncic threw himself but was blocked by the basket, Lillard scored three points in the middle, and the difference was 27 points to stop the game.
After the timeout, Alexander and Towns scored consecutive points, Barnes and Brown dunked in a row, with a difference of 23 points, Booker, George, and Towns chased the difference to 12 points, Brown scored 7 points in a row, Curry tossed, Barnes hit two three-pointers in a row, and the difference came to 23 points, Downs dunked, Trae Young scored three points, and the East Army led 160-136 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Booker and Towns chased the difference to 18 points, Brunson scored 4 points in a row, Booker, Downs, and Curry scored 6 points in a row, with a difference of 16 points, Mitchell and Brunson scored three points, Towns responded with three points, and the difference was 19 points, Barnes dunked 2 times in a row, Downs made a layup, Banchero dunked, Brown scored three points, and the game was suspended by 26 points. Haliburton responded with a 24-point difference, Jokic dunked, Towns hit a three-pointer, Haliburton dunked, Lillard hit two three-pointers, and the game ended, the East team defeated the West team 211-186. The East Force's 211 points set an All-Star Game record, up from 196 previously. The East team made 42 three-pointers in the game, also setting an All-Star record.
Lillard had 39 points, three rebounds and six assists on 14-of-26 shooting (11-of-23 three-pointers), Haliburton had 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists on 11-of-15 shooting (10-of-14 three-pointers), Brown had 36 points, eight rebounds and three assists on 15-of-23 shooting, Antetokounmpo had 23 points and seven boards, Tatum had 20 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Barnes had 16 points and eight boards.
Towns had 50 points, eight rebounds and three assists on 23-of-35 shooting (4-of-13 three-pointers), Alexander had 31 points, four rebounds and six assists on 12-of-16 shooting (7-of-10 three-pointers), Durant had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists, Curry had 16 points, five rebounds and eight assists, Jokic had 13 points, four rebounds and nine assists, and Booker had 15 points, four rebounds and seven assists.
Lillard won the All-Star MVP, which was also the first time in Lillard's career that he won the All-Star MVP. Nowadays, the NBA three-point shot is popular, there are more and more three-point players, and the NBA game style has changed.