Last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the NBA star game, better known as the ALL STAR GAME. Unlike past games, where the Eastern Conference faced The Western Conference, the teams were chosen by 2 captains, that is, 2 more players voted in an election made by Internet.
The selected captains were LeBron James, forward of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry, the point guard of the current NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors. They both selected the players they considered the best to play. this meeting, regardless of the Conference.
LeBron selected Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis as the starting quintet.
Curry chose James Harden, DeMar DeRozan, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid as starters.
DeMarcus Cousins was replaced by Andre Drummond before the game with an injury.
The match was very even, where the plays that characterized this meeting as Alley-Oops and Mates were not very masterful as last years. This is because the commissioner of the NBA asked the players something more intensity in the game, being more competitive.
That's why the defense took the credit tonight, where players like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant executed many blocks.
Curry's team led the way for a good time where players like Klay Thompson and Damian Lillard were effective in the 3-pointers, it's a shame that Curry only scored 3/11 3s.
On the other hand, LeBron scored 29 points becoming the All Star Game MVP.