Team LeBron won the 2021 NBA All-Star Game beating 170-150 Team Durant.
Giannis Antetokounmpo ended with 35 points shooting 16 for 16 from the field in 19 minutes and was named MVP.
Per ESPN, Thanks to a perfect 16-for-16 performance from the field — including banking in multiple jump shots — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo won his first NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, as Team LeBron cruised to a 170-150 victory over Team Durant on Sunday night in Atlanta.
“You know, usually it is closed [on Sundays],” Antetokounmpo said with a smile, when asked about the banked-in jumpers, “but for me, it was open extended hours.”
According to Elias Sports Bureau research, Antetokounmpo shattered the previous record of most makes without a miss in an All-Star Game, set by Hal Greer when he went 8-for-8 in 1968. But Antetokounmpo said his perfect shooting night wasn’t something that was on his mind during the game.
“It actually wasn’t,” he said. “I was just trying to just play. When you’re around guys like [Damian Lillard] and [Stephen Curry] and Chris Paul, it’s just easy. Nobody is worrying about me. I’m just playing one-on-one, nobody is double-teaming. If you feel good, then I feel good that it will be good. I just get up and have fun and just try to get as many shots as I can.”
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