All Star 2022

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All-Star 2022

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The 71st edition of the NBA All-Star Game took place in Cleveland, OH, Sunday night, with Team LeBron defeating Team Durant, 163-160.

The two teams filled the score sheets through the first three quarters as the target score was set at 163 for the fourth. In the final frame, both teams picked up the pace and played the most competitive basketball of the evening.

Fittingly, James knocked down the game-winning shot over two defenders, giving his team the three-point victory and earning $450,000 for the Kent State I Promise Scholars Program.

The kid from Akron captained his team to a win for the fifth-straight time and remains undefeated since the league implemented the rule of top vote getters captaining their respective teams back in 2018.

LeBron ended his night with 24 points, eight assists, six rebounds, three steals, and a block in a team-high 36 minutes.

Steph Curry led Team LeBron with 50 points (second-most in ASG history) and hit 16 threes, setting a new All-Star record (originally 9 made threes by Paul George in 2016). With his performance, Curry earned the 2022 Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award (first of his career).

The NBA honored its 75th Anniversary Team at halftime where 18 former Lakers were introduced to the Cleveland crowd. Of the 18, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Jerry West, among others, were in attendance to accept the honor and take in the action.

The Lakers will be on break through Thursday and will return to regular season action on Friday when they play host to the LA Clippers.

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LeBron Turnaround Jumper Closes out All-Star 2022

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ALL-STAR HIGHLIGHTS | LeBron James (24 pts, 8 ast, 6 reb, 3 stl)

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All-Star Practice: LeBron James (2/19/22)

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James now leads the NBA in the latest fan voting returns for NBA All-Star Voting presented by Tissot, which concludes this Saturday, Jan. 22 at 9:00pm PT.

Anthony Davis remains at 5th place and Carmelo Anthony at 7th place in the Western Conference frontcourt and Russell Westbrook is at 6th amongst Western Conference guards.

TNT will reveal the 2022 NBA All-Star Game starters, including the two team captains, on Thursday, Jan. 27 during TNT NBA Tip-Off.

You can vote daily on the vote.nba.com site.

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NBA All-Star Voting: Third Fan Returns

In the In the second fan voting returns for NBA All-Star 2022 presented by Tissot, four Lakers remain in the top 10 of their respective Western Conference position groups. LeBron James is the leading vote-getter in the Western Conference frontcourt and stands at 2nd overall in the Western Conference and 2nd overall amongst all players. Anthony Davis has moved up to 5th place and Carmelo Anthony to 7th place in the Western Conference frontcourt and Russell Westbrook is now up to 6th amongst Western Conference guards.

The next NBA All-Star fan voting update will be shared Thursday, Jan. 20.  NBA All-Star Voting presented by Tissot concludes on Saturday, Jan. 22 at midnight ET.

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NBA All-Star Voting: Second Fan Returns

In the In the first fan voting returns for NBA All-Star 2022 presented by Tissot, four Lakers are in the top 10 of their respective Western Conference position groups, headed by LeBron James as the leading vote-getter in the Western Conference frontcourt. Anthony Davis currently stands in 6th place and Carmelo Anthony in 8th place in the Western Conference frontcourt and Russell Westbrook is at 9th amongst Western Conference guards.

The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, overall in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting.

The next NBA All-Star fan voting update will be shared Thursday, Jan. 13.