When James helped James defeat Durant with a difficult back-up jump shot, the MVP of the 2022 All-Star Game awarded Curry, who shot 16 three-pointers and set a new All-Star Game three-point record.
When the game was over, the camera was given to several stars who had performed well in the game, Alphabet Brother, Curry and James in the James team, and Embiid in the Durant team.
We saw James and Curry the most excited because James shot the final goal, and Curry knew the MVP couldn't run. In contrast, Brother Alphabet was also very happy, but not so excited, and Embiid had a somewhat disappointed expression.
AMVP controversy
In the pre-game media prediction, James is the strongest contender for the AMVP, because if he gets the MVP this time, it will be significant.
First of all, this will be the fourth AMVP in his personal career, so that his amvP number will be tied for the first place in history like Bob Petit and Kobe Bryant.
Second, the All-Star was held at the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, where James once played. There are many good memories of James in this city, where he got MVP, FMVP. If you can get the AMVP, it's the icing on the cake.
In an interview before the game, Curry only said that he would shoot more shots in the game, and for amvp, his ambitions were not so big, but the development of the game made him the final AMVP.
Although Brother Alphabet didn't say anything on his lips, he told everyone with practical actions that he longed for AMVP, although he had just received this honor last year. But for honor, of course, the more the merrier.
Embiid, as the best performer in Durant, of course, hopes to lead the team to win the game, and then get the AMVP, and he hopes to use this honor to pave the way for a bigger honor later on him.
Mesozoic rush
In the league, there are constantly older generations of stars who will gradually withdraw from the stage, and the Middle Generation and the New Generation will begin to emerge. The best way for them is to keep getting higher accolades as a way to improve their position in the league.
In this All-Star show, James and Curry are representatives of the older generation, Alphabet Brother and Embiid are representatives of the Mesozoic generation, and Doncic, Trae Young and Morant are representatives of the new generation.
At a time when Big Brothers are no longer obsessed with honors other than championships, it is a good time for the Mesozoic and New Generations to seize power.
So we'll see Alphabet Brother and Embiid compete against each other in the game, because they really need more personal honors to allow the seniors to confidently hand over the future of the league to them.
Alphabet Brother is already far ahead of the Mesozoic Generation, he has two MVPs, a championship, an FMVP and the best defensive player, plus last year's AMVP, these honors have made him in the 75 at a young age, and he is still in the top twenty.
As for Embiid, the alphabet brother of the same period surpassed himself so much, he must also try to catch up. Especially this season, his personal data is enough to make him the new MVP and scoring champion, and he needs to get this seemingly unimportant AMVP to warm himself up first.
The new generation is dormant
If the Mesozoic stars have begun to eagerly want to take the throne, then the new generation of stars is still dormant for the time being.
Doncic, Trae Young and Morant all managed to become All-Star starters shortly after entering the league, which is a sign of affirmation for them. But if they want to take over the future of the league, they also need a lot of personal hard honors, such as MVP, championship, FMVP, and so on.
As for amvP, there are still many predecessors who have not yet received it, you can give it to them first, and it will be theirs in the future anyway.
All they need to do is wait for the right moment, like Curry, who has been an All-Star for several years in a row, but only this time has won their first AMVP.