NBA All-Star WeekendThe festivities are underway with Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge in Cleveland and a celebrity game.
What stars will be the winners of All-Star Sunday?
The night opens with a redesigned skills challenge in which three teams of three — Team Cavs (Team Antetokounmpo) and Team Rooks (Team Rooks) — compete. Then, four All-Stars — Zach LaVine, Karl-Anthony Towns, Fred VanVleet Trae YoungThe 3-point contest will feature eight players. The night concludes with a four-player dunk challenge, which is an electrifying debut. Jalen Green2021 runner up Obi ToppinYou are invited to take the stage.
Team LeBron will win the capture on Sunday Another All-Star Game win? LeBron JamesHe has already drafted all four of his All-Star captains. Will he now draft five? Whatever the outcome, Cleveland CavaliersStar Darius GarlandLeBron and LeBron should have lots of fun putting on a show at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Our NBA experts will be picking Saturday and Sunday’s winners, including who will win the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award.
All-Star Saturday – Skills, 3-point and Dunk Contests
Jamal Collier
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Skills: Team Cavs
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3s: Trae Young
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Dunks: Jalen Green
Nick DePaula
Nick Friedell
Israel Gutierrez
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Skills: Team Cavs
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3s: Karl-Anthony Towns
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Dunks: Jalen Green
Andrew Lopez
Tim MacMahon
Bobby Marks
Dave McMenamin
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Skills and Team Rooks
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3s: Zach LaVine
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Obi Toppin – Dunks
Kevin Pelton
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Skills: Team Cavs
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3s: Patty Mills
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Obi Toppin – Dunks
Jorge Sedano
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Skills and Team Rooks
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3s: Trae Young
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Dunks: Jalen Green
Ramona Shelburne
André Snellings
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Skills and Team Rooks
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3s: Karl-Anthony Towns
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Dunks: Jalen Green
Marc J. Spears
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Skills and Team Rooks
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3s: Patty Mills
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Dunks: Jalen Green
Ohm Youngmisuk
Results:
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Skills contest: Team Antetokounmpo 5, Team Cavs 4, Team Rooks 5.
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3-point contest:Patty Mills 3, Trae Young 3, Karl Anthony Towns 2, Zach LaVine 2 and Luke Kennard 2. Desmond Bane 1. Fred VanVleet
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Dunk contest:Jalen Green 11, ObiToppin 2, Cole Anthony 1.
NBA All-Star Game Picks: Winner and MVP
Jamal Collier
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Nick DePaula
Nick Friedell
Israel Gutierrez
Andrew Lopez
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Darius Garland
Tim MacMahon
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Bobby Marks
Dave McMenamin
Kevin Pelton
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Jorge Sedano
Ramona Shelburne
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Team LeBron
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MVP: DeMar DeRozan
André Snellings
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Marc J. Spears
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Ohm Youngmisuk
Results:
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Winner: Team LeBron 12, Team Durant 2.
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All-Star Game MVP:LeBron James 5, Giannis Antitokounmpo 4 4, DeMar DeRozan 2 Devin Booker 1 Luka Doncic 1, Darius Garland 1