Team Giannis Wins All-Star Game, Tatum Breaks Record, MVP

Last Sunday, the 20th, the long-awaited All-Star Game 2023disputed between the teams assembled by lebron james It is Giannis Antetokounmpo.Surprisingly, the Greek’s team beat the squad formed by the star of the lakersby the score 184 to 175, and had the MVP of the match, Jayson Tatumrecord holder of points in the event.

The two captains played a few minutes and saw their teams shine from the bench. Giannis made just one basket, the first of the match, and then forced a free kick to go to the bench. Lebron suffered an injury in the second quarter and opted to spend the rest of the game on the bench, with 13 points scored.

For the first time in history, Lebron James was defeated as captain of the All-Star Game. The other five times he was chosen as leader, his team always came out on top. On the other hand, Antetokounmpo won the match captaining his team in an unprecedented way, after two defeats to the same opponent.

However, the highlight of the match was point guard Jayson Tatum, who was chosen the MVP of the match with a memorable performance. With 55 points, the player from Boston Celtics became the all-time leading scorer in All-Star Game history. In addition, he finished with a double-double, as he grabbed 10 rebounds, and also distributed six assists.

The runner-up in scoring was Donnovan Mitchell, who also played for Team Giannis. On the other hand, Jaylen Brown, Tatum’s Celtics teammate, was Team Lebron’s leading scorer, with 35 points. Featured for Kyrie Irvingwho in addition to scoring, was the leader in assists and left his teammates in condition to score on 15 occasions.