What a show: Boston Celtics MVP candidate Jason Tatum sets record in NBA All-Star Game The Tokyo Olympic champion scored 55 points in Salt Lake City to lead Team Giannis Antetokounmpo to a spectacular 184-175 win over Team LeBron James.
Jayson Tatum led Giannis Antetokounmpo's team to a 184-175 in the NBA All-Star Game over LeBron James' team. The Boston Celtics winger scored 55 points in the show game of the top basketball players in North America's professional league, setting an all-star record. Tatum was also named the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player. The previous record was held by James' colleague Anthony Davis from the LA Lakers (52 points).
"It means the world to me," said Tatum, who picked up the Kobe Bryant trophy for best player after the game. He commemorated all of the "legends and great players who make this game". At the same time, the four-time Allstar put it into perspective: "Records are there to be broken. I'm sure in a few years someone will come and try to break this record." Tatum scored 27 points in the third quarter alone. The Celtics player hit ten long-range shots throughout the game. Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, who had won the three-way competition the day before, ensured the final score of 184:175.
Tatum was picked into Giannis Antetokounmpo's team just before the game. Superstar James was the second All-Star captain. Since 2018, the two players with the most votes have put together their own teams. The two exceptional players had chosen their teams for the first time directly before the game in the hall. "King" James, who recently replaced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the best scorer in NBA history, now shares this record with Abdul-Jabbar with his 19th appearance on the big show stage, but went in six for the first time years as a loser from the place.
Antetokounmpo was only on the floor in the first attack, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar sprained his wrist just before the All-Star weekend. James injured his hand during the All-Star game and did not return for the second half. The four-time champion got 13 points.
