“I finally enjoyed playing with Kerry”: All-Star 2021 Summary

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Quite a few reviews were heard against the NBA when it came to the existence of the All-Star 2021, both from fans and players (including from the MVP of the All-Star Game), but at the end of the day when a bunch of stars unite on one floor – it is impossible not to enjoy the magic in the air.

Each season the annual All-Star gets a narrative of its own, and this time it seems to have been the first ever collaboration between LeBron James and Steph Kerry that has captured much of the attention in the United States. “I finally got to share the parquet with Steph,” he said LeBron After the game. “I enjoyed every second.” Just before the two danced together on the court, Steph (also originally from Macron) was thrilled by LeBron’s traditional talc shot.


While LeBron tonight functioned mostly as a GM (scoring only 4 points), ie Lahat. After sniping 39 of 54 (72%) off the arc in the triples competition and winning the title for the first time in six years, the Golden State star continued the momentum in the All-Star Game as well. Kerry finished with 8 of 16 from three, just like his opponent in the West and teammate in the game Damian Lillard.

The two finished the contest with 16 joint threes en route to 60 points. Towards the end of the first half, the two stars scored two consecutive threes from the half within 12 seconds. “It’s not fair,” he said LeBron On the collaboration of the two ganners. “I told them to get further and further away with each shot, and what did they do? Exactly that.” Drymond Green Tweeted: “Dame and Steph, stop it.”

Compared to Steph who came hot from the three-point contest and bombed from his first touch of the ball, Lillard waited for the right time to explode, and the whole basketball world knows exactly when that time comes. “Time Time” came tonight when Kwai’s three-pointer shrank to 159: 144 and the Yellows needed 11 points to win. So what did Lillard do? Scored 11 in a row, including a decisive basket from the half. Immediately afterwards he pointed as usual at the hand with the imaginary clock.

Speaking of spicy collaborations, it’s worth talking about Lillard’s crew with Paul George. Nearly two years ago a Portland star sniped a psychic three on George’s head and knocked him out of the playoffs. A basket that drew the famous response from PG: “This is a bad shot.”

Tonight, after realizing what Lillard is capable of, George He repeated: “I guess the criticism against me was justified. Dime’s range is insane, he can score those shots. It’s a great shot.” Whoever completes Lillard in Trailblazers, C.J. McCollum, Tweeted: “My brother picks up shots from the parking lot.”

Among the extraordinary shooting performances we saw at the All-Star Game, we got the traditional ring competition, which was won by Anfrani Simmons from Portland. After the first round, Drymond Green claimed that “Cache Stanley was robbed”, and later also Ja Morant Expressed his opinion: “Because the score in the ring competition is never correct I do not participate.” PJ Washington from Charlotte added that he expected more, and Jordan Clarkson concluded: “The competition between Zack and Abin and Aaron Gordon will be remembered as the best ever.”

While the Dunkers hoped for a perfect review, Yannis Antecompo really recorded one such with 35 points on 100% from the field. The Greek superstar added to the closet the Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP title, thus closing a certain circle, because as I recall, Kobe was a mentor for him and even challenged him to win the regular season MVP, which of course happened twice.

Antecompo is the first player in history to record an All-Star game with 10+ shots without a miss. In addition, if you do not consider the international citizenship of Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving, who represented the United States in international competitions – Yannis is also the first international player to win an All-Star MVP. Apart from Yannis, only Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett have won MVP of the regular season and of the All-Star, and also in the title of defensive player of the season.

Another player who has made considerable history is Chris Paul. With his 16 assists (12 in the first half), the Phoenix quarterback became the player with the most assists in Allstar history. He reached 128 assists in his career and overtook Magic Johnson who handed out 127 of those on the world stage. Zion Williamson, by the way, has become the fourth youngest player to play in the All-Star (20 and 244 days) after Kobe, LeBron and Magic.

After winning the All-Star Game MVP title, Antecompo provided an amusing moment as he lifted the trophy at the press conference and shouted “Milwaukee this is for you,” with a clear reference to LeBron’s 2016 Cleveland win. As befits a celebration, the smiles did not come from the faces of the actors (especially Nikola Jukic) and recorded a few more funny moments. The best in front of you:

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