Team LeBron beat Team Durant 163-160, but that may be the least important of the night. Although in favor of the spectacle, this game was much more interesting than the last All Star edition, played by the by the same teams, in which Team LeBron was also the winner by a wide difference: 170-150.

The “big three” that was formed in the team whose captain is the star of the Los Angeles Lakers concentrated the vast majority of the team’s points: Gianni Antetokunmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James (who scored the winning shot) scored 104 of the 163 team points, that is, 64% of the total team points.

The records of Stephen Curry

Although Team LeBron‘s big three dazzled on the night in Cleveland, the one who drew all eyes (and applause) was Stephen Curry who became the second highest scorer in All Star history with 50 points (only surpassed by the 52 that Anthony Davis scored in the 2017 edition).

However, where the playmaker of the Golden State Warriors stood out the most was, as might be expected, in the 3-point shots. There, Curry greatly surpassed the previous record held by Paul George in the 2016 All Star. At that time, the current Los Angeles Clippers player made 9 three-point shots, while in this edition Curry hit 16.

The great performance allowed Steph to take the Kobe Bryant Trophy to the All Star MVP. At 33 years old, he is the third oldest player to achieve this award, only surpassed by Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Jordan.

It will be the game that closes the All-Star 2022, the final between the teams made up of the best players of the current 2021/2022 NBA season. This game is the equivalent to the one that in previous years was played between the teams of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, but that after the Restructuring was changed to the current modality.

It will be the culmination of the All-Star 2022 weekend, the 71st number in history, which begins on Friday with the Celebrity Game and the Rising Stars, and continues on Saturday with the Skills Challenge, the 3-Point Contest, and the Slam Dunk Contest. Finally, it will be the final game in which Team LeBron and Team Durant (whose captain, Kevin Durant, will not be able to be due to injury) will face each other.

NBA All-Star 2022: Match Information

Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022
Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Live Stream: Sling TV

NBA All-Star 2022: Time by State in the US

ET: 8:00 PM
CT: 7:00 PM
MT: 6:00 PM
PT: 5:00 PM

NBA All-Star 2022: Storylines

For this final game of the 71st edition of All-Star 2022, the starters and reserves are already defined:

Team LeBron starters: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, DeMar DeRozan, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic.
Team LeBron reserves: Jarrett Allen (Replaces injured James Harden), Jimmy Butler, Luka Doncic, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Chris Paul, Fred VanVleet.

Team Durant starters: Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Jayson Tatum, Andrew Wiggins, Trae Young.
Team Durant reserves: LaMelo Ball (Replaces injured Kevin Durant) Devin Booker, Rudy Gobert, Zach LaVine, Khris Middleton, Dejounte Murray (Replaces injured Draymond Green), Karl-Anthony Towns.

How to Watch NBA All-Star 2022 in the U.S.

This 2022 All-Star game between Team LeBron and Team Durant to be played today, February 20, at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio; will be broadcast in the United States on Sling TV. Other options: TNT.

NBA All-Star 2022: Predictions and odds

The Oddsmakers have a favorite for this match. These are the odds according to DraftKings: it is not surprising that the favorites are Team LeBron with -200 since Team Durant do not have their captain and best player, Kevin Durant. The Team Durant have +170 odds.

*Odds vis DraftKings