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Tatum scores record 55 to lead Team Giannis in NBA All-Star win

Tatum scores record 55 to lead Team Giannis in NBA All-Star win

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Jayson Tatum of Team Giannis dunks the ball during the 72nd NBA All-Star game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 19 February 2023. George Frey, EPA-EFE.
Jayson Tatum of Team Giannis dunks the ball during the 72nd NBA All-Star game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 19 February 2023. George Frey, EPA-EFE.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Jayson Tatum scored an All-Star record 55 points and Team Giannis Antetokounmpo defeated Team LeBron James 184-175 to win Sunday's 72nd NBA All-Star Game, the first loss for James in six times as captain.

Both namesake captains made early exits with injuries, James after bruising his right hand on the rim making a dunk and Greek star Antetokounmpo with a right wrist sprain suffered three nights earlier.

That left the starring roles up for grabs and the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award went to Boston star Tatum, who broke the old NBA All-Star Game record of 52 points scored by Anthony Davis in 2017.

"It means the world," Tatum said. "You think of all the legends and great players that have played this game.

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"Records are made to be broken so I'll hold it for as long as I can but I'm certain somebody will come along in a couple years and try to break it."

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Tatum made 22-of-31 shots from the floor, 10-of-18 from 3-point range and added 10 rebounds, six assists, a steal and a blocked shot.

Tatum scored a record 27 points in the third quarter to lift Team Giannis ahead 158-141 entering the fourth quarter.

"You see the first three go in and keep shooting, just stay hot and just keep running," Tatum said.

A unique rule featured an untimed final quarter with a "target score" set to decide a winner -- the total for the team leading after three quarters plus 24 points.

Whichever club reached that number first won, setting a goal for both teams of 182 points.

Tatum sank a free throw to reach 53 and break the record, giving Team Giannis a 177-162 lead.

Tatum added a layup to put his club a single point from victory at 181-170 and moments later Damian Lillard sank a final 3-pointer to deliver the victory.

Giannis had been 0-2 as a captain but was delighted to hoist the trophy despite a sore wrist.

"Winner. Winner. Chicken dinner," Antetokounmpo said.

Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell added 40 points and 10 assists for Team Giannis while Portland's Lillard had 26 off the bench.

Team LeBron reserve Jaylen Brown of Boston had a team-high 35 points plus 14 rebounds. Philadelphia's Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving of Dallas each added 32 points, with Irving adding a game-high 15 assists.

Four-time NBA champion and NBA Most Valuable Player James set a record by playing in his 19th All-Star Game but suffered a bruised right hand hitting the rim while making a dunk and sat out the second half.

The 38-year-old Los Angeles Lakers superstar finished with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting with four assists and a rebound. He was able to manage numerous handshakes in a half-time ceremony in tribute to his scoring mark.

Milwaukee big man Antetokounmpo made a dunk for the game's first points before leaving for good seconds later due to a sprained right wrist suffered in a regular-season game on Thursday.

"It's just hard. I love competing," Antetokounmpo said. "I wasn't able to participate for the full thing but I wanted to go out there even for 10 seconds, sweat a little bit in the jersey, because I want to be part of this."

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Team Giannis led 99-92 at halftime with Tatum scoring 17 points and Irving leading Team LeBron with 18.

Lillard, the 3-Point Contest winner, sank a 3-pointer from just beyond the half-court line to highlight a third quarter dominated by deadly NBA sharpshooters.

James fell to 5-1 as an All-Star captain since the format began in 2018, having won twice over Kevin Durant and Antetokounmpo and once over Stephen Curry.

Miluwakee big man Antetokounmpo from Greece and Los Angeles Lakers playmaker James, who earlier this month became the NBA's all-time scoring leader, were named captains after being the top vote-getters for All-Star starting spots from the Eastern and Western Conferences.

Captains picked their rosters only minutes before tipoff.

James selected Cameroonian big man Enbiid with his first pick while Antetokounmpo selected Tatum next.

© Agence France-Presse

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UST Growling Tigresses gun for third straight victory in WMPBL

UST Growling Tigresses gun for third straight victory in WMPBL

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University of Santo Tomas’ Brigette Santos in action in the 2025 WMPBL Invitationals. Photo handoutUniversity of Santo Tomas’ Brigette Santos in action in the 2025 WMPBL Invitationals. Photo handout

MANILA — University of Santo Tomas returns for another week of 2025 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL) Invitationals action on Wednesday.

The 2-0 Growling Tigresses are determined to secure their third straight win when they face Centro Escolar University (1-2), 6:00 p.m., at the Enderun Gym and look to pick up where they left off last January 29.

Kent Pastrana and standout rookie Karylle Sierba are once again expected to lead the charge for the former UAAP champions as they look to remain one of only two unbeaten teams in the league, alongside Galeries Tower.

UST is aiming to secure its third consecutive win after an 82-67 triumph over Discovery Perlas and a dominant 75-32 victory over PSP.

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Over at the other side, the Lady Scorpions head into the match-up coming off a gutsy 68-65 win over EZ Jersey. CEU will lean on the 1-2 punch of Claire Tapinit and Diana Defeles as they look to sustain their momentum and make it two straight victories.

Earlier in the day, New Zealand-Bluefire will open the triple-header against Far Eastern University at 4:00 p.m.

The Valkyries, led by Snow Peñaranda, look to make it three victories in a row to improve their standings to 4-1, while the Lady Tamaraws (1-2) will try to rebound after a tough 61-76 defeat against Philippine Navy.

In the nightcap, San Juan looks to bounce back against the Luisa San Juan-led Cavite-TOL at 8:00 p.m.

The Lady Knights (2-1), who suffered their first loss against Pilipinas Aguilas last February 5, look to vent their ire against a Patriots side that was coming off its first win after three tries.

Games in this league will air live on IBC 13 and stream via the league’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel.  

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