As TNT’s Allie LaForce said Sunday Night, it was all about the 2021 NBA All-Star Experience rather. . . Unique. Instead of holding typical All-Star events over multiple days, the league crammed it all into one night. The best players from across the NBA came together at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta with Skill competitions and an All-Star game all over the course of a few hours. Unlike last year’s drama-laden exhibition, the 2021 All-Star Game failed to score a thrilling ending, with LeBron claiming a 170-150 victory over Team Durant. Giannis Antetokounmpo was awarded the All-Star MVP after scoring 35 points in a 16 out of 16 shots, and the celebrations for the All-Star began with the Skills Challenge, which became the Domantas Sabonis Show. The Pacers’ big man defeated Julius Randall, Luka Doncic and Nikola Vucevic in that event to claim the title. Unsurprisingly, Stephen Curry emerged as the champion of the 3-point tournament, although Mike Conley gave him a challenge. Anfernee Simons did enough to win the Slam Dunk contest, which took place midway through the first half of the All-Star Game. Sports News provided live updates from 2021 NBA All-Star as well as Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk Tournament. Check out all of the highlights you may have missed below. More: Who Won NBA Slam Dunk 2021? LeBron vs Team Durant scores Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 LeBron Points 40 60 46 24170 Durant 39 41 45 25150 NBA All-Star Game 2021 results, highlights (All Eastern Times) All-Star Game (second half) 10:55 PM – Boom. Lady timing. Damian Lillard makes him a clean sweep of Team LeBron with a deep 3 index to score the target score 170.10:40 p.m. – Donovan Mitchell beats the bell, but LeBron’s team continues to dominate and takes another quarter. Durant are 21 points behind the overall scoreboard for the final frame. 10:25 pm – Has Giannis Antetokounmpo contacted the bank? We’ll need the sound on the pitch. 10:20 p.m. – See Kyrie Irving as she flexes the jumps. Slam Dunk Competition 10:05 PM – Anfernee Simons is the champion of the 2021 Slam Dunk Contest. Trail Blazers’ keeper takes the title by throwing “Almost Kissed” 9:55 PM – a basic one-handed jam is not enough for Cassius Stanley to advance. It’s Anfernee Simons versus Obi Toppin in the Final Round 9:45 PM – Obi Toppin earns 48 on his first dunk, Anfernee Simons gets 46. Hmmm. . . I am not sure about these results yet. 9:40 p.m. – Cassius Stanley goes between legs to start a Slam Dunk contest, but the judges give him 44. Man, we have some very strong assessors here. (Halftime) 9:35 pm – LeBron turned the second quarter into a 60-41 blast after a 21-2 race. They take 100-80 total bullets to the locker room. It turns out having two of the best shooters on the planet is a good thing. 9:20 PM – Zion Williamson, Lob Catcher Pro 9:10 PM – Chris Paul really wanted to win this jump ball. In the first quarter, LeBron has a 40-39 lead. Curry has 12 points and feels satisfied after winning a 3-point competition. 8:55 pm – Okay, Steve. This is just ridiculous. 8:45 pm – Why are you looking at the basket when you already know what’s going to happen? 8:35 p.m. – The first All-Star possession of 2021 ends with Nikola Jukic’s transformation, just as we all expected. 3-Point Competition 7:50 PM – at the bell. . . Explosion! Stephen Curry hits the last money ball to defeat Mike Conley by one point. Curry is now a two-time champion of the 3-Point contest. 7:40 p.m. – Stephen Curry blows up the rest of the field with a 31-point performance. He will face Mike Connelly (28) and Jason Tatum (25) in the final round. 7:30 p.m. – 3-point competition leaderboard after three shooters: Jason Tatum (25), Zach Lavigne (22) and Jailyn Brown (17)). Next Next: Mike Conley, Stephen Carey, and Donovan Mitchell 7:25 PM – Someone needs to tell Jaylyn Brown that there are no 4 points in this competition. In the year, Dumantas Sabones won the Skills Challenge Cup. “I wanted to make sure I got it done this time,” said Sabonis. 7 PM – It’s a big man’s final run. Dumantas Sabonis and Nikola Vucevic defeat the skills challenge favorite Luka Dunsic and Chris Ball. 6:55 pm – And here we are. Dumantas Sabonis defeats Julius Randall in the evening’s first match. Then Nikola Vucevich eliminates Robert Covington to advance to the next round.
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