Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) stood tall as the best star in the NBA’s War of Stars, recording the most points ever.
Tatum played as ‘Team Giannis’ in the 2022-23 NBA All-Star Game held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA on the 20th (Korean time) and recorded 55 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, including 10 3-pointers. .
Thanks to Tatum’s performance, Team Giannis defeated ‘Team LeBron’ 184-175, and Tatum was selected as the MVP of the All-Star Game for the first time in his life and held the ‘Kobe Bryant Trophy’ in his arms. Tatum broke the All-Star Game record (52 points) set by Anthony Davis (then New Orleans Pelicans) in 2017 in six years. 먹튀검증
LeBron, the first team launched in the 2017-18 season when the NBA All-Star Game was changed from an East-West Conference match to a captain draft system, knelt down to the opposing team for the first time in six seasons.
The draft held prior to the game was exciting. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), who ranked first in the East as a result of fan voting, chose Tatum first, then Ja Morant (Memphis), Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers), and Lauri Makanen (Utah Jazz). West No. 1 LeBron James (LA Lakers) chose Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) first, then called Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks), and Nicola Jokic (Denver Nuggets).
The captains of both teams had not been on the court for long. Antetokounmpo injured his elbow in the last game of the first half against the Chicago Bulls, ran 20 seconds after the jump ball, scored the first goal for both teams with a dunk shot, and retired to the bench. James, who became history by scoring the most points in NBA history, also suffered a minor injury to his wrist during the game and digested only the first half with 13 points and 4 assists, including one 3-point shot. At halftime, James held an event to celebrate his highest score and took the stage with the introduction of ‘best friend’ Dwyane Wade and shared joy with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone, who became the 2nd and 3rd all-time scorers.
The first quarter was tightly contested at 46-46, but in the second quarter Tim Giannis, who narrowly led the first half by 85-83 due to Damien Lillard’s (Portland Trail Blazers) 3-pointer, Tatum scored 27 points alone in the third quarter and scored 19 points. He gradually ran away and seized the victory. His 27 points is the all-time record for most points scored in a single quarter of an All-Star game. In Team LeBron, Jaylen Brown (Boston) scored the most points with 35 points