Paul is already the NBA’s all-time leader in All-Star assists with 128. He’s going to miss at least six to eight weeks but played a couple of minutes anyway Sunday, missing his only shot attempt. His grandmother died Sunday, according to the Durant family.Ĭhris Paul, who arrived in Cleveland with his right hand in a soft cast, broke his thumb Wednesday, according to results of an MRI released by the Suns. Joel Embiid of the 76ers was Team Durant’s top player with 36 points and 10 rebounds.ĭurant, who missed his second consecutive All-Star Game as a captain due to injury (knee), was not in Cleveland for the game and ceremony. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks added 30 points and 12 rebounds for Team LeBron. All the history of our series (Cavs-Warriors) and the Akron ties, all that kind of going into it. “I got the MVP and played well the whole night. “I told him on the court after the game it was kind of a perfect ending,” Curry said. LeBron’s team needed to score 25 points in the final frame to win while Kevin Durant’s team needed 24. His winning basket didn’t beat a buzzer for the third consecutive year the All-Star game adopted “Elam scoring” in the fourth quarter. He is also 5-0 as an All-Star team captain. James tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA record with 18 All-Star Games. “He literally has an automatic sniper connected to his arm, and when he lets it go, not only himself, but everybody on the floor, in the stands, on TV, on their phones, whatever you are watching on, you think it’s going in every time.” “I mean, Steph, come on, man - this guy is from a different planet,” James said. Curry could’ve obliterated the scoring record and added to the 3s, but he was just 1 of 6 in the last quarter. Curry’s 16 3s aren’t just an All-Star record they are more than the 14 3s his Warriors teammate Klay Thompson made to set the league’s record in a regular game. LeBron was serenaded with cheers for his 11 glorious seasons in Cleveland, with a few boos for ditching the team twice.īoth Curry and James are a part of the NBA’s 75th-anniversary team, which was honored at halftime Sunday. “I could not have dreamed of that moment any better than the actuality that just happened.” “I couldn’t have dreamt it,” James said of the shot. James, the Lakers star who on Saturday told The Athletic he would not rule out a third term with the Cavaliers, scored 24 points, including a turnaround fadeaway jumper (inspired by Michael Jordan, who was in the arena) for the win. Stephen Curry, born three years after LeBron James in the same Akron hospital, was two points shy of the All-Star scoring record and made the most 3-pointers in any game in history, while LeBron drilled the winning basket in a 163-160 win for Team LeBron over Team Durant in the 71st NBA All-Star Game.Ĭurry, who is loathed in Cleveland because of those three titles he won over the Cavaliers with the Golden State Warriors and booed as he was introduced, was the game’s MVP, finishing with 50 points on 16-of-27 3-pointers. PST.A kid from Akron was destined to shine at the All-Star Game up the road in Cleveland. Prior to the contest, Durant and James will be responsible for drafting the teams on March 4 at 5 p.m. The 2021 All-Star game is scheduled for Sunday, March 7 at 5 p.m. Starting with a four-game road swing that begins in Orlando on Friday, Curry will have eight contests to add to his first-half numbers before the All-Star game tips off. On his way to earning another bid to the All-Star game in 2021, Curry has erupted for a career-high 62-point performance and a 57-point effort. From beyond the arc, Curry is averaging five 3s per game on 42.5% shooting from deep. Through 29 games, the Golden State guard is averaging 30 points on 49.2% shooting from the field with six assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. #dubnation /BORa2vSGQtĪfter missing most of last season due to injury, Curry’s numbers quickly returned to All-Star caliber. Humbled and Honored □□Thanks to the fans for voting, my teammates for rocking with me, 7x sounds pretty good! I never take this for granted. On Twitter, the two-time Most Valuable Player wrote he was “humbled and honored.” On Thursday, the NBA announced the Golden State Warriors point guard will join LeBron James (Lakers), Kevin Durant (Nets), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks), Luka Doncic (Mavs), Kawhi Leonard (Clippers), Kyrie Irving (Nets), Nikola Jokic (Nuggets), Joel Embiid (Sixers) and Bradley Beal (Wizards) as All-Star starters for the 2021 game in Atlanta.įollowing the announcement, Curry took to social media to thank the fans for voting him in as a starter. For the seventh time in his career, Steph Curry will lace up with the starting lineup of an NBA All-Star game.
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