LeBron James showed once again that he knows how to select a winning roster. His team delivered a dominant performance at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game and walked away with a 170-150 win over Team Durant.

The two teams made it interesting in the first quarter, in which Team LeBron narrowly finished ahead with 40-39. Team Durant fell apart in the second, allowing 60 points and falling behind massively.

In the second half, Team LeBron just focused on maintaining their lead and had no issue approaching the “Elam Ending” target score. Portland Trail Blazers’ star Damian Lillard was the one to close out the game, channeling his “Dame Time” and delivering a deep three to make it 170 for his squad.

The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo was the star of the evening, scoring game-high 35 points while shooting a perfect 16 out of 16 from the floor. His efforts were recognized with an NBA All-Star MVP Award, which now carries the name of late LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

“My team played great, and I was able to just win it,” said Antetokounmpo after the game. “And to have the trophy with the name of Kobe Bryant, it’s amazing, and I know he would be happy. Yeah, I know he’d be happy.”

The Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal and Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving were the top performers for Team Durant. Beal scored 26 points, followed by Irving’s 24 points and 12 assists.

Regarding the Skills Challenge, the Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis emerged as the most skillful player, beating Orlando Magic’s Nikola Vucevic.

Steph Curry got his second 3-Point Contest win, edging out the Utah Jazz’s Mike Conley in a nail-bitter.

And Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Anfernee Simons had the best dunks, finishing ahead of the Indiana Pacers’ Cassius Stanley and the NY Knicks’ Obi Toppin.

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The Indiana Pacers, who were set to host the 2021 All-Star Game and Weekend in the upcoming season, revealed on Wednesday that those plans have been put on hold until 2024.

The league made the decision to call off the All-Star Game and its related festivities in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the altered season schedule, which will start in late December.

It was a tough bit of news for Indianapolis and the Pacers, but they will have the game to look forward to after all, even if it comes a few years later than they expected.

In a statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “While we are disappointed that the NBA All-Star Game will not take place in Indianapolis in 2021, we are looking forward to the Pacers and the city hosting the game and surrounding events in 2024.”

The Pacers have not hosted the All-Star Game since 1985 when the West beat the East by a 140-129 final score. Rockets center Ralph Sampson was named the game’s MVP.

The league hopes to see the All-Star Game and Weekend return in 2022 when it will be hosted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it’ll make a stop in Salt Lake City in 2023 before ending up in Indianapolis.

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LeBron James showed once again that he knows how to select a winning roster. His team delivered a dominant performance at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game and walked away with a 170-150 win over Team Durant.

The two teams made it interesting in the first quarter, in which Team LeBron narrowly finished ahead with 40-39. Team Durant fell apart in the second, allowing 60 points and falling behind massively.

In the second half, Team LeBron just focused on maintaining their lead and had no issue approaching the “Elam Ending” target score. Portland Trail Blazers’ star Damian Lillard was the one to close out the game, channeling his “Dame Time” and delivering a deep three to make it 170 for his squad.

The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo was the star of the evening, scoring game-high 35 points while shooting a perfect 16 out of 16 from the floor. His efforts were recognized with an NBA All-Star MVP Award, which now carries the name of late LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

“My team played great, and I was able to just win it,” said Antetokounmpo after the game. “And to have the trophy with the name of Kobe Bryant, it’s amazing, and I know he would be happy. Yeah, I know he’d be happy.”

The Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal and Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving were the top performers for Team Durant. Beal scored 26 points, followed by Irving’s 24 points and 12 assists.

Regarding the Skills Challenge, the Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis emerged as the most skillful player, beating Orlando Magic’s Nikola Vucevic.

Steph Curry got his second 3-Point Contest win, edging out the Utah Jazz’s Mike Conley in a nail-bitter.

And Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Anfernee Simons had the best dunks, finishing ahead of the Indiana Pacers’ Cassius Stanley and the NY Knicks’ Obi Toppin.

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The Indiana Pacers, who were set to host the 2021 All-Star Game and Weekend in the upcoming season, revealed on Wednesday that those plans have been put on hold until 2024.

The league made the decision to call off the All-Star Game and its related festivities in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the altered season schedule, which will start in late December.

It was a tough bit of news for Indianapolis and the Pacers, but they will have the game to look forward to after all, even if it comes a few years later than they expected.

In a statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “While we are disappointed that the NBA All-Star Game will not take place in Indianapolis in 2021, we are looking forward to the Pacers and the city hosting the game and surrounding events in 2024.”

The Pacers have not hosted the All-Star Game since 1985 when the West beat the East by a 140-129 final score. Rockets center Ralph Sampson was named the game’s MVP.

The league hopes to see the All-Star Game and Weekend return in 2022 when it will be hosted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it’ll make a stop in Salt Lake City in 2023 before ending up in Indianapolis.

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