Published February 20,2023
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Jayson Tatum by no means anticipated changing into the record-holder for many factors scored within the NBA All-Star Game.
But the Boston Celtics star observed he was hotter than lava throughout his stellar third quarter and he wasn’t about to cease capturing.
Tatum completed the competition with 55 factors, knocked down 10 3-pointers and earned MVP honors whereas main Team Giannis to a 184-175 victory over Team LeBron on Sunday evening within the annual showcase sport at Salt Lake City.
Tatum surpassed the 52 factors set by Anthony Davis in 2017. He additionally set a report for factors in 1 / 4 when he scored 27 within the third.
“It means the world,” Tatum mentioned of breaking Davis’ mark. “You think of all the legends and great players that have played this game. In all honesty, records are made to be broken. I’ll hold it as long as I can but I’m certain somebody will come along in a couple years and try to break it.”
Tatum was 22-of-31 capturing and likewise contributed 10 rebounds and 6 assists. His 10 treys are second in All-Star historical past behind the 16 that Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors made in final season’s sport.
Tatum additionally obtained stiff competitors from Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The former Utah Jazz star was pumped as much as play in his former residence enviornment and made eight 3-pointers whereas delivering 40 factors and 10 assists for Team Giannis.
But Tatum obtained so sizzling that Mitchell might solely watch in amazement.
“We were talking about, like ‘let’s go get it,” Mitchell mentioned of the scoring mark and MVP honors. “At the end of the day, he caught fire. … It is one of those things you’ve really got to appreciate.”
Tatum cut up two free throws to get level No. 53 and make it 177-162. Davis performed for the New Orleans Pelicans when he set the report.
Tatum grew to become the eighth totally different participant in Celtics historical past to win All-Star MVP honors however the first since Larry Bird in 1982. The record contains two-time winner Bob Cousy (1954, 1957) and Bill Russell (1963).
Despite all his heroics, it wasn’t Tatum who knocked down the ultimate shot.
It was Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers who drained the decisive 3-pointer, enabling Team Giannis to surpass the goal rating of 182. Lillard additionally made eight 3-pointers whereas scoring 26 factors.
Jaylen Brown of the Celtics led Team LeBron with 35 factors and a game-high 14 rebounds. Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks had 32 factors and 15 assists and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers additionally scored 32 factors for Team LeBron.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers missed the second half after injuring his proper hand within the first half. James hit his pinky finger on the rim whereas attempting to dam a shot by Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors.
“I tried to get one little chase-down block and I got my finger caught in the rim,” James mentioned. “But I’ll be fine. I don’t think it is too much to worry about but for precautionary reasons, I had to take the rest of the night off.”
James, who scored 13 factors in 14-plus minutes whereas serving as captain of Team LeBron, shares the All-Star alternatives report of 19 with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He fell to 5-1 as an All-Star captain.
Also, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored the sport’s first factors on a dunk 15 seconds into the competition after which exited for the evening. The captain of Team Giannis sprained his proper wrist in Milwaukee’s last regular-season sport earlier than the break on Thursday evening. He is now 1-2 as a captain.
Tatum (27 factors), Mitchell (14) and Lillard (14) mixed for 55 of Team Giannis’ 59 third-quarter factors because the squad took a 158-141 benefit.
Tatum was 10 of 14 from the sector within the quarter, together with 7 of 11 from 3-point vary.
“I’d be lying if I thought I was going to get 55,” Tatum mentioned. “But I got hot in that third quarter and kept going.”
Another third-quarter spotlight was Lillard stopping simply in need of the halfcourt line and swishing the long-range shot to make it 142-125 with 4:10 left within the interval.
There wasn’t a lot protection performed within the contest — aside from the latter moments of the third quarter when Tatum and Brown went one-on-one a number of occasions, attempting to halt the opposite as if it had been an intense Celtics follow.
“Going up against my brother Jayson, going back and forth, it was like nobody was in (the arena) at all, just me and him,” Brown mentioned.
Team Giannis led 99-92 at halftime with Tatum scoring 17 factors and Mitchell including 16. Irving had 18 on 8-of-9 capturing to tempo Team LeBron.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
