On February 21, Beijing time, the much-anticipated All-Star Game officially kicked off, and this year's All-Star Game followed last year's rules, that is, the leading team in the first three quarters scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and won the game. This rule added to the competitiveness of the game, leaving the suspense as far as possible until the last minute, and finally James scored 163-160 Durant with James' kill.
Yesterday's All-Star Dunk Contest was a big disappointment, and today's All-Star Game has rekindled the enthusiasm of fans, because today the league will hold the NBA's 75 star celebration in the all-star midfield, and all the celebrities gather together, which is a major event in the entire basketball world, and is destined to make this year's All-Star Game a classic.
At the beginning of the game, both teams had tacit understanding of the city gate open, there was no defensive intensity to speak of, the stars showed their talents to the fullest, and the James team began to rain three points on the outside line! Durant is making a fuss on the inside, Morant empty back buckle skills shock four seats, Embiid with the action of the guard to kill the basket to stage a windmill dunk, Towns is not to let go, continuous breakthrough dunk, the two perfect interpretation of the new era of the inner line of the way of playing. The two teams showed their strengths, and the score has been deadlocked. At the end of the first half, Durant led James by one point at 94-93.
The midfield held the NBA's 75 star celebration, which pushed the all-star atmosphere to a climax, and Jordan, who was originally reported to be absent from the celebration, finally appeared in the finale, which pushed the atmosphere to the highest point, and the fans and spectators on the scene expressed their highest respect to the best in history with the biggest cheers. 25 years later, Jordan is still in the C position, standing in the center of the stage, surrounded by stars, in addition to Jordan's interaction with magicians, James, Rodman, and the new generation of stars Doncic, has also become a major attraction of All-Star Weekend.
After the celebration ceremony, the game continued, the third quarter of the game into Curry's performance moment, five consecutive three-pointers, watching Miller, Iverson, Wade hugging together, big O-Robertson is also a face of incredible, the game once again entered the climax. At the end of the third quarter, Curry scored 15 three-pointers, greatly breaking the previous All-Star Game three-point record (previously Paul George's 9). However, although Curry's hand felt hot, the score was not pulled away, Durant's Embiid was also in hot form, and Trae Young and Ball also had good performances. At the end of the third quarter, Durant still led by one point.
In the final quarter, the two sides began to show their swords, Curry was heavily defended after hitting a super long three-pointer, and consecutive throws were lost, while Embiid was as always fighting on the inside, and the two teams alternated the lead. At key moments, Alphabet Brother and Allen made a contribution on the defensive end, and james continued to grab rebounds in the frontcourt. In the end, James completed the kill with a super difficult turnaround back jump shot and saved Curry's MVP trophy.
In the whole game, Curry shot 17 of 30, including 16 of 27 three-pointers, cut 50 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, breaking 4 three-point records, namely the All-Star halftime three-point record (8), the All-Star single quarter three-point record (7), the All-Star single-game three-point shooting record (16), the All-Star three-point shooting record (16), the All-Star three-point shooting record in history, and the unsurprising election of AMFP (11 out of 12 votes).
It is worth mentioning that Curry said before the game that he will donate 1,000 for every point he gets, 3,000 for every three points he scores, and 10,000 to the Railroad School District in Cleveland if he can get AMFP. Counting down, Curry Crazy will donate $108,000 to win and donate money for charity, which is the perfect all-star trip.