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Jayson Tatum put on a record-setting show, and made Giannis Antetokounmpo look like a genius.
Tatum scored an All-Star Game-record 55 points, and Team Giannis ended LeBron James’s hold on All-Star captain supremacy by beating Team LeBron, 184-175, in the NBA’s annual showcase exhibition on Sunday night.
Tatum had 27 points in the third quarter, another All-Star Game record for any period. He was the first pick by Antetokounmpo in the starters’ portion of the All-Star draft, and in the end, that pick proved to be the right one.
It was James’s first loss in six times as captain. Antetokounmpo improved to 1-2 in his All-Star captaincies.
Donovan Mitchell added 40 for Team Giannis, which got 26 points from Damian Lillard — including the game-winner to push his team past the target score.
The Celtics’ other star, Jaylen Brown, scored 35 points and had 14 rebounds for Team LeBron, Kyrie Irving had 32 points and 15 assists, and Joel Embiid finished with 32 points.
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Lillard, the winner of the 3-point contest on All-Star Saturday Night, made eight 3s — including a halfcourt pullup in the third quarter.
