NBA All Star 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Team Giannis defeats Team LeBron; Jayson Tatum scores 55, wins MVP award
NBA All Star 2023: Catch the highlights, score and updates from the Team LeBron vs Team Giannis game at Salt Lake City.
Updated : Feb 20, 2023 09:48 IST
Anthony Edwards celebrates with LeBron James prior to the 2023 NBA All Star Game. | Photo Credit: AFP
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS from the NBA All Star 2023 game between Team LeBron and Team Giannis.
The scores read Team Giannis - Team LeBron
For his 55 points in the match, and 27 in just the third quarter, Tatum wins the Kobe Bryant Trophy. The score is the highest by a player in an All Star game.
AND IT’S DAME TIME! Damian Lillard with a dagger from beyond the arc to settle the score. A first All Star win for Giannis. The Greek Freak was 0-2 before tonight. A first loss for LeBron and he goes 5-1 as captain.
Brown fires a three to take Team LeBron to 175 points, just seven short of the target. Can they pull it off?
Mitchell airballs a half court shot. Tatum’s drive takes his tally to 55, and Team Giannis within one point of the win.
Lauri Markkanen with a poster dunk to take the score to 176. Brown with two points to follow for LeBron’s side.
Mitchell and Tatum with two more shots from beyond the arc to get Team Giannis within eight points of the target.
Haliburton cuts the deficit by another three points. Tatum goes to 49 on the night with a three before Haliburton fires a three point shot home.
Mitchell pulls out another three pointer. Haliburton with a three for Team LeBron.
Embiid lays it for the first point of the quarter.
As a tribute to Kobe Bryant, the final quarter of the All Star game sees the teams chase a target. 24 points, Kobe’s jersey number, are added to the leading team’s score to determine the figure.
The clock runs out as the Celtics duo continue their mini take on. Team Giannis takes the 2nd quarter as well.
Lillard with another three to take his tally to 23 for the night. Brown with a fadeaway against Tatum. The Celtics boys locked in. Brown blocks the attempt from Tatum before firing in a three.
Brown from the paint again. A 13 point game. Can Team LeBron catch up?
Jaylen Brown from close range for Team LeBron. Tatum with a rare miss to follow. Just two minutes left in the quarter.
Let’s just change this to a three-point shooting contest. Embiid fires in a three for Team LeBron before Lillard returns the favour.
Lillard joins the bandwagon and pulls out a shot from beyond the arc. Mitchell adds to that - 14 points in the quarter.
Gasol wins the Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for his work in the promotion of women’s basketball.
Tatum and Irving are having their own little All Star game in Utah. An exchange involving just three points. And a timeout called.
Tatum now over Embiid for his third three. He’s hit 14 in the quarter. Irving answers with a three for Team LeBron.
Time for Tatum to hit the showpiece shot. Fires two triples. Team Giannis up 17 to eight in the third quarter.
Donovan Mitchell is cooking. A 30-foot dagger from the Cavs guard. This is his fifth All Star appearance.
Irving with an assist for Embiid to start. Paul George then with a dunk for another two points. Team Giannis still leads 99-96.
LeBron James will not step on the court after injuring his hand on one of the dunks. That is it for the night for the league’s all-time leading scorer. He scored 13 points in the first half.
Team Giannis takes the second quarter in its bag. The first quarter was level at 46 apiece. The overall lead with Giannis’ side: 99-92
Lillard with three pointers on two successive possessions to open a five-point lead for his side.
Irving in the show now. A drive up to the rim after a successful shot from downtown.
Mitchell starts with two free throws. Embiid then cuts the deficit with a three pointer.
Mitchell fires in a three. Embiid misses again but the rebound falls for Jokic and he puts it home.
Haliburton with a clutch shot from zero. He misses the next shot.
Tatum and Embiid get the quarter back underway with misses from downtown.
That’s a timeout in the quarter. There was a three-point shot from way down the court but it came after the whistle.
Ja Morant with a 360-spin on the dunk. Puts in the bucket to give his side the lead. LeBron then misses from the arc.
Jaret Jackson Jr with a dagger followed by Anthony Edwards’ killer shot to give Team LeBron the lead in the second quarter.
Siakam with a drive to the basket to start the quarter for Team Giannis. Another attempt at the shot but this time he’s blocked by LeBron James.
Teams are tied at 46-46 at the end of the first quarter in the All Star game.
Lineups
Team Giannis - Giannis, Jayson Tatum, Ja Morant, Donovan Mitchell, Lauri Markkanen
Team LeBron - LeBron, Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic
When will the NBA All Star 2023 game start?
The NBA All Star 2023 game will start on January 19 at 8:30 PM IST. In India, the game will begin at 7 AM IST on January 20.
Where to watch NBA All Star 2023 game?
The All Star 2023 game can be viewed on the NBA app. In the United States, the game will be telecast on TNT.