On Friday night, Jose Alvarado was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge for Team Pau, which beat Team Joakim in the title game of the mini-tournament. Grambling State defeated Southern 69-64 in overtime in the NBA HBCU Classic on Saturday. Lillard won the 3-point contest in his third appearance in the event, and Mac McClung gave the ultimate grand finale in his dunk contest win. NBA All-Star Saturday began with the skills challenge won by the hometown favorite Team Jazz. For Team LeBron, Jaylen Brown tallied 35, while Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving both netted 32 points each. LeBron James played in just the first half after suffering a right hand contusion on a block attempt.įor Team Giannis, Donovan Mitchell scored 40 and Damian Lillard had 26, including the winning shot. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who suffered a wrist injury last week, scored the first two points of the night before sitting out the rest of the game.
The 2023 NBA All-Star Game concluded a weekend full of festivities as Boston Celtics star and All-Star MVP Jayson Tatum poured in 55 points to lead Team Giannis over Team LeBron 184-175 on Sunday at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. NBA All-Star Game 2023: Location, schedule, rosters, news, more You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
