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Damian Lillard stole the show at the 73rd NBA all-star game Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, winning the game’s MVP with 39 points behind 11 made three-pointers, the first of his career . The Milwaukee Bucks point guard hit threes from the halfcourt line on in and sprinkled in a few layups for good measure to help the Eastern Conference win 211-186. Fittingly, Lillard made his first basket by pulling up from the literal NBA logo on the court and knocking it down from 30 feet . He followed that up with two more threes. Lillard also had six assists and a steal. The highlight of Lillard’s play came with 6:54 remaining in the third quarter when the former Weber State star pulled up from beyond the mid-court line and knocked down a deep three -pointer . Lillard’s shot stretched the East’s lead to 132-105. The Eastern Conference WINS the 2024 #NBAAllStar Game!#KiaAllStarMVP Damian Lillard leads the way with 39 points and 11 THREES 🔥 Jaylen Brown: 36 PTS, 6 3PM, ...

The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night was one for the books. Although it lacked competition, it broke multiple records, including the most points in the game’s 73-year history. The Eastern Conference dominated the Western Conference, winning 211-186 . The previous record of 196 was set by the West in 2016. Damian Lillard, the point guard for the Milwaukee Bucks, won the All-Star MVP award, scoring an impressive 39 points. The total combined points of both teams, 397, smashed the previous record of 374 set in 2017. The East made 42 3-pointers, breaking the mark of 35 set by Team LeBron in 2019. The two teams combined for 193 points in the first half, breaking the any-half record of 191 set last year, and the East tied an any-half record by scoring 104 by intermission. Team East wins with an All-Star record 211 points! pic.twitter.com/ovNNgP3lvX — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) February 19, 2024 Related stories NBA Damian Lillard's All-Star MVPs and three-pointer titles NBA How ...

While the NBA’s All-Star Weekend still had its regular 3-point contest, there was a unique spin on the event this year with the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry going head to head with WNBA sensation and New York Liberty sniper, Sabrina Ionescu to establish who is superior from beyond the arc. Steph Curry edges Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point showdown Again, it would be fair to say that there were no losers on Saturday night when Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu went up against each other in a 3-point contest, but as is always the case, somebody had to be declared the winner. To that effect, it was the Warriors talisman who came out on top with 29 points. Interestingly, Ionescu chose not to shoot from the women’s 3-point line of 20 feet, 6 inches, opting instead to use the NBA’s regulation line distance of 23 feet, 9 inches, though she did still use a WNBA ball. SABRINA IONESCU. 26 POINTS. COOKING. Stephen Curry is up next on TNT! https://t.co/fvM9iOA0ZD pic.twitter.com/nlDCX25eIx —...

It's easy to forget this now, with his team atop the NBA and a Finals berth in his rearview mirror, but the Miami Heat actually gave Jayson Tatum a fair bit of trouble in the Eastern Conference Finals a year ago. He averaged "only" 23.8 point s on relatively inefficient shooting numbers in the last five games of the series. A similarly uneven series a gains t Golden State contributed to Boston's Finals loss. At the time there was a sense that while Tatum had ascended to the upper levels of the league's star class, he was still just a hair short of where he'd need to be for the Celtics to win the championship. Well, if those doubts really existed, they're gone now. Tatum's 2022-23 season speaks for itself. Nearly 31 points per game entering Wednesday. The best defense of his career. A 17-4 record to put Boston atop the Eastern Conference. In 20 games, Tatum had been held below 25 ...