The 2023 NBA All-Star Game, with the teams of LeBron James and Giannis Antetokoumpo, will take place this Sunday, 19; remember great moments in the history of the friendly
O NBA All-Star Game of 2023 will take place this Sunday, 19, from 22h (Brasília time). The friendly match between the greatest basketball stars in the world will be hosted in Salt Lake City, home of utah jazz, at the Energy Solutions Arena. So the sportbuzz recalls some of the best moments in the history of the event.
JORDAN’S LAST DANCE
In light of his grand career in the NBA, michael jordan participated in the All-Star Game for the last time in the 2003 season. The match was the only one in history (before the “target score” era) to have two overtimes; in the first of them, in fact, the heroic shirt number 23 killed an important ball for the East, although he suffered defeat.
TRIBUTE TO KOBE AND TARGET SCORE
Speaking of target scores, the determination of the “target score” represented a turning point in All-Star Game history. Since 2020, the team that was ahead at the end of the third quarter would have its partial score, added to 24 points (in honor of the idol Kobe Bryantwho had died in the same year), as the “magic” victory number, which should be achieved by either team.
MAGIC JOHNSON MVP
In the 1992 edition, the MVP award gained a special tone, in addition to disputes on the court. Magic Johnson was named the match’s most valuable player shortly after announcing that he tested positive for the HIV virus and would retire. The star had left 25 points and nine assists in the friendly match.
THE BRIGHTNESS OF AI
Allen Iverson was one of the greatest players in NBA history and the 2001 edition enshrined that fact. The East was losing the edition of the All-Star Game by an incredible 21 points, when the star decided to turn the game around, literally: the point guard scored 15 points (in total, the athlete scored 25 points, five assists and four steals) in the nine final minutes of the match, nailing the triumph of its conference in 111 to 110.
LEBRON x GIANNIS
Although the All-Star Game is not an official match in the league, that didn’t stop the 2019 edition from being one of the most competitive of them all. LeBron James It is Giannis Antetokounmpo were the captains (as they will be both in the 2023 edition) and rivaled until the end, with the dominance of the scoreboard being constantly changed. The “King”, however, won by 178 to 164, with a good recovery after the break. Kevin Durant was the MVP of the game.
Source: sportbuzz
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