All-Star 2020 comes with a new game format, with charity money being awarded to the winner of each quarter, and with an untimed fourth quarter in which the teams will play to a target score.
This is also Year 3 of the All-Star draft, with teams selected by the top vote-getters in each conference. LeBron James has been a captain for all three All-Star drafts, and he was joined by Giannis Antetokounmpo for a second straight year.
James and Antetokounmpo stuck with players in their respective conferences when selecting starters, but they changed things up after that. Team Giannis has two of the league’s top three scorers (Antetokounmpo and Trae Young), but Team LeBron has eight of the top 10 scorers among All-Stars.
Team LeBron also includes four of the five All-Stars who have won an MVP and/or Finals MVP award. It also includes first-time All-Star Devin Booker, a last-minute injury replacement for Damian Lillard, who suffered a groin injury on Wednesday.
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Here are some numbers to know about the 13 members of Team LeBron …
— Clutch time = Last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime with a score differential of five points or less.
— Effective field goal percentage = (FGM + (0.5 * 3PM)) / FGA
— True shooting percentage = PTS / (2 * (FGM + 0.44 * FTA)))
All stats through Thursday, Feb. 13.
Anthony Davis | F-C | Los Angeles Lakers
- Ranks fifth in the league with 13.4 points in the paint per game. Has a field goal percentage of 64.6% in the paint and an effective field goal percentage of 41.4% from outside the paint. That’s the fourth biggest differential among 195 players with at least 100 shots both in and outside the paint.
- Leads the league with 1.9 loose balls recovered per game.
- Ranks third in the league with 2.4 blocks per game. Is the only player with at least 50 steals and 100 blocks this season.
- His 27 free throw attempts against Memphis on Oct. 29 are the most in a game this season.
- Has been assisted 146 times by James. That’s the most assists from one player to a single teammate this season and the most assists James has had to a single teammate in any season in his career.
Luka Doncic | F-G | Dallas Mavericks
- The only player averaging at least 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists per game. Tied (with James) for the league lead with 12 triple-doubles.
- League’s leading first-quarter scorer with 9.6 points per game.
- The Mavs have scored 118.2 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor. That’s the highest on-court OffRtg mark among 221 players that have averaged at least 20 minutes in 25 games or more.
- Has shot 73.8% in the restricted area, the best mark among non-bigs with at least 200 restricted-area attempts.
- Has a usage rate of 36.1%, up from 29.6% last season. That’s the third-biggest jump among 258 players who have played at least 500 minutes in each of the last two seasons.
James Harden | G | Houston Rockets
- Has attempted 81 more shots, 115 more 3-pointers and 112 more free throws than any other player.
- Averages 14.4 isolation possessions per game, down from 16.4 last season, but still almost twice as many as any other player. The 1.13 points per possession he’s scored on isolations is the best mark among 13 players who have averaged at least three per game.
- Has five of the league’s 16 50-point games this season, including three of the five games of 55 points or more.
- Has taken just 1.4% of his shots (16/1,183) from mid-range (between the paint and the 3-point line. That’s the sixth lowest rate among 200 players with at least 300 total field goal attempts.
- Registered a plus-50 (in 31 minutes) against Atlanta on Nov. 30, the best single-game mark in the league this season.
LeBron James | F | Los Angeles Lakers
- Ranks second in cumulative plus-minus, with the Lakers having outscored their opponents by 435 points with him on the floor. They’ve been 13.8 points per 100 possessions better with James on the floor (plus-11.2) than they’ve been with him off the floor (minus-3.0). That’s tied for the second-biggest on-off NetRtg differential among 313 players who’ve played at least 500 minutes for a single team.
- Averaging a career-low 34.9 minutes per game. Has seen a drop in each of the last three seasons.
- Leads the league with a career-high 10.8 assists per game and has accounted for 54.4% of his team’s assists while he’s been on the floor, the highest rate among 314 players who have played at least 500 minutes. His 19 assists in a loss to Orlando on Jan. 15 are the most in a game this season.
- Has shot 17-for-53 (32.1%) with the score within five points in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime, the sixth-worst field goal percentage among 78 players who have taken at least 25 clutch shots. Has shot just 4-for-25 (16%) on clutch 3-point attempts, the third-worst mark among 25 players who have attempted at least 20. Has shot just 14-for-23 (61%) on clutch free throws, the second-worst mark among 35 players who have attempted at least 20.
- Has taken 31.7% of his shots from 3-point range, the highest rate of his career and 6.3% of his 3-point attempts — the lowest rate of his career — have come from the corners.
Kawhi Leonard | F | LA Clippers
- Averaging career-high marks in points (27.2), rebounds (7.5) and assists (5.3) per game. Has recorded assists on 16.7% of his possessions, the highest rate of his career by a wide margin.
- His effective field goal percentage of 51.5% is the lowest mark of his career.
- Has taken 19.9% of his shots in the restricted area, down from 27.3% last season. Has taken 52% of his shots from between the restricted area and the 3-point line, the sixth-highest rate among 200 players with at least 300 total field goal attempts.
- Has averaged 4.0 deflections per 36 minutes, tied for fifth-most among 189 players who have played at least 1,000 minutes.
- Has shot 21-for-22 (95.5%) on clutch free throw attempts, the best mark among 35 players who have attempted at least 20.
Devin Booker | G | Phoenix Suns
- Is registering career-high marks in effective field goal percentage (55.1%) and true shooting percentage (62.6%). The latter is the second-best mark among 44 players with a usage rate of 25% or greater.
- The Suns have scored 15.0 more points per 100 possessions with Booker on the floor (113.6) than they have with him off the floor (98.6). That’s the third-biggest on-off OffRtg differential among 313 players who have played at least 500 minutes for a single team.
- Has scored 0.442 points per touch, the third-highest rate among 296 players who have averaged at least 20 touches per game.
- 19.7% of his passes, the highest rate among 317 players who have made 500 total passes, have been assists.
- The only player who has shot better than 90 percent on at least five free throw attempts per game in 25 games or more. Has shot 39-for-42 (93%) on clutch free throws, the second-best mark among players who have attempted at least 25.
Nikola Jokic | C | Denver Nuggets
- Leads the league with 98.9 touches and 59.0 frontcourt touches per game, but ranks 54th in time of possession (3.9 minutes per game).
- One of two players who have shot 50% or better (he’s 37-for-74) on at least 50 clutch field goal attempts.
- Has shot 60.3% on non-restricted-area shots in the paint, the best mark among 78 players who have attempted at least 100.
- The Nuggets have averaged just 96.8 possessions per 48 minutes with him on the floor. That’s the lowest on-court pace mark among 221 players who have averaged at least 20 minutes in 25 games or more.
- Has taken just 3% of his 3-point attempts from the corners, the third-lowest rate among 221 players with at least 100 3-point attempts.
Damian Lillard | G | Portland Trail Blazers
Editor’s note: Lillard will miss 2020 All-Star Game due to groin injury.
- His 61 points against Golden State on Jan. 20 are the most scored in a game this season. He also has one of the other two 60-point games (Nov. 8 vs. Brooklyn).
- Ranks second with 13.8 pick-and-roll ball-handler possessions per game. His 1.13 points per possession as a pick-and-roll ball-handler is the best mark among 50 players who have averaged at least five ball-handler possessions per game.
- Ranks second in time of possession (8.8 minutes per game).
- Leads the league with 1,996 total minutes played.
- Has shot 40.1% on pull-up 3-pointers, the second-best mark among 48 players who have attempted at least 100.
- Leads the league in third-quarter scoring at 9.3 points per game.
Chris Paul | G | Oklahoma City Thunder
- Has shot 55.4% from mid-range, the best mark among 67 players with at least 100 mid-range attempts.
- Has scored 1.09 points per possession as a pick-and-roll ball-handler, the third-best mark among 50 players who have averaged at least five ball-handler possessions per game.
- Has committed a turnover on just 4.2% of his drives, the third-lowest rate among 111 players who have averaged at least five drives per game.
- Leads the league with 128 points scored with the score within five points in the last five minutes. Has shot 54.5% in the clutch, the best mark among 19 players with at least 50 clutch field goal attempts. Has also shot 36-for-38 (94.7%) on clutch free throws, the best mark among 24 players who have attempted at least 25.
- Leads all active players with 9,542 career assists and 2,207 career steals.
Domantas Sabonis | F-C | Indiana Pacers
- Has averaged 5.6 roll-man possessions per game, most in the league. His 1.12 points per possession as a roll man ranks 14th among 27 players who have averaged at least 2.5 roll-man possessions per game.
- Leads the league with 8.7 elbow touches per game.
- Ranks second with 7.1 screen assists per game.
- His 16 offensive rebounds with the score within five points in the last five minutes are tied for the league lead.
- One of two players — Antetokounmpo is the other — averaging at least 12 rebounds and four assists per game.
Ben Simmons | G-F | Philadelphia 76ers
- Thirty percent of his offensive possessions, the league’s fourth-highest rate, have been in transition.
- Leads the league with 2.2 steals per game. Has two games with seven steals, tied for the high in any game this season. Ranks second in both deflections (4.1) and loose balls recovered (1.8) per game.
- Leads the league with 221 assists on 3-pointers, 31 more than any other player.
- Has taken 96.6% of his shots in the paint, the fifth-highest rate among 199 players with at least 300 total field goal attempts.
- Leads all guards with 3.8 post-ups per game, according to Second Spectrum tracking. Has passed on 52.5% of his post-ups, the highest rate among 26 players who have averaged at least three post-ups per game.
Jayson Tatum | F-G | Boston Celtics
- Ranks fifth in cumulative plus-minus, with the Celtics having outscored their opponents by 401 points with him on the floor.
- Has shot 38.7% on pull-up 3-pointers, the second-best mark among 11 players who have attempted at least 200.
- Has seen an increase in effective field goal percentage with each quarter, from 47.9% in the first to 60.7% in the fourth.
- Ranks third in total defensive win shares (8.0).
- Has passed just 23.6% of the time on drives, the fourth-lowest rate among 111 players who have averaged at least five drives per game.
Russell Westbrook | G | Houston Rockets
- Leads the league with 20.4 drives per game. The 58.4% he has shot on those is the best mark among 115 players with at least 100 field goal attempts on drives.
- Leads the league with 358 assists on baskets in the restricted area.
- Has taken 233 (76%) of the Rockets’ 307 mid-range shots.
- Has shot 23.8% from 3-point range, the worst mark among 221 players with at least 100 3-point attempts. Has taken only 5.5% of his shots from 3-point range over his last 11 games, down from 22.7% over his first 34.
- Has seen the league’s biggest drop in assists per game (from 10.7 to 7.2) and its fourth biggest drop in rebounds per game (from 11.1 to 8.0) among 271 players who played at least 40 games last season and have played at least 25 games this season.
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