Jayson Tatum shines with Damian Lillard, Team Giannis wins NBA All-Star 2023

Prior to today's game in Utah, Team LeBron and captain James had never failed in the NBA All-Star Game (since 2018 when this game changed to the new format).

LeBron's previous opponents including Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo all lost to "LeGM", the funny name that fans gave to the Lakers superstar because of the player's ability to choose teammates quite cool.

Jayson Tatum was the number one star in the game, setting an NBA All-Star record with 55 points, accompanied by 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 10 successful 3-pointers. Donovan Mitchell, a former Utah Jazz player, proved he was still quite familiar with the ViVint's basket, scoring 40 points and 10 assists for Team Giannis.

Team LeBron was led by Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum's teammate with a double-double of 35 points and 14 rebounds. Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving each added 32 points.

Here are the main developments and notable highlights of the NBA All-Star 2023 game

Giannis Antetokounmpo today was the man with the lowest minutes because he was only on the field for exactly… 20 seconds. The captain of Team Giannis is currently suffering from a wrist injury and should not have been able to play, but he still showed up for the match, completed the first goal and immediately left the field to be a spectator.

The most notable highlight of the first half was probably LeBron James and Jayson Tatum's "exchange of moves" and Jayson Tatum both had a beautiful alley-oop into the basket. Ja Morant and Lauri Markkanen were also not left out. with powerful dunks.

The first half ended with a score of 46-46, which means that the two charities are predetermined, each bringing in $50,000.

Jayson Tatum was hot early with 13 points to lead Team Giannis, while Kyrie Irving scored the most points in Team LeBron with 11 points.

Contrary to the first half, the second half was quite uneventful when both sides were constantly involved in turnover. The scoring phase is not too beautiful and of course, neither side participates in the defense.

Ja Morant stood out the most in the round with a 360-degree spin in the air:

Team Giannis were the winners 53-46 in the inning, bringing in an additional $100,000 for the team's charity.

During halftime, LeBron James was announced not to play the rest of the NBA All-Star Game 2023 due to a hand injury.

He only returned to the field to participate in a small tribute to the title of NBA player with the most points of all time. LeBron joins two legends, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who are second and third in the scoring list.

This was when Jayson Tatum really exploded, setting an NBA All-Star Game record with 27 points in 10 minutes to take Team Giannis to a 59-49 victory.

Besides Tatum, Damian Lillard also shines with a series of 3 points from a great distance. The most worth seeing is the extremely gentle throw from the middle of the field of the 3-Point Contest 2023 champion. Luka Doncic could only shake his head when he witnessed this ball.

Another interesting detail is the duel between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the superstar duo of the Boston Celtics. Both of them had a tit-for-tat in the last 2 minutes of the third half, giving many beautiful balls to the fans

This was the only round that Team LeBron won, bringing in an additional $100,000 for the team's charity. However, the overall victory belonged to Team Giannis with Damian Lillard's game-winner.

Yesterday he turned on the "Dame Time" mode to win the 3-Point Contest, today Lillard also "turned on the clock" to determine the NBA All-Star Game 2023 results.

LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, both captains of the All-Star Game, performed the Damian Lillard's signature "Dame Time" celebration.

The match ended with the final score of 184-175, the victory belonged to Team Giannis. The charity fund selected by captain Antetokounmpo brought in a total of US$350,000, while Team LeBron's charity had US$200,000.

The owner of the Kobe Bryant NBA All-Star Game MVP title, Jayson Tatum, finished the game scoring 55 points (22-31 FG, 10-18 3PT) with 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. He is the first Celtics player in 41 years to take home the MVP of an All-Star game.