Ray of player Jayson Tatum Enlivens NBA All Star 2023, Sets Record for Most Points with Consecutive 3 Point Shots
JAKARTA - Team Giannis Antetokounmpo won the battle against Team LeBron James in the 2023 NBA All Star event at Vivint Arena Salt Lake City Utah, Monday, February 20, WIB. Giannis' team won with a score of 184-175 over their opponent.
Jayson Tatum became the brightest star in this match. The Boston Celtics player broke the record for scoring the most points in the NBA All Star game!
Tatum scored 55 points in one NBA All Star game which was the first time in history. Even Tatum scored 27 points himself in the third quarter with three-pointers in a row.
Of the total 55 points scored by Tatum, 30 of his points were three-pointers. Jayson Tatum hit 10 three-pointers from the 18 attempts he made.
Based on statistics quoted by Antara from the NBA's official website, Tatum is the player who has attempted the most three-point shots, as well as the most successful conversions into points.
It's only natural that he was finally chosen as the Most Valuable Player NBA All Star 2023.
Apart from Tatum, another three-pointer star is Donovan Mitchell who is also on Tim Giannis. Mitchell managed to score points from 8 three-pointers from a total of 17 attempts he made.
The NBA break game started casually in the first half with a spectacle of various dunks from the stars. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is the captain of the Eastern Conference NBA All Star team selection, only played the first 20 seconds of the match to open the game due to an injury to his right wrist. Giannis only scored 2 points and then left the field.
Meanwhile, the captain of the Western Region NBA All Star selection team, LeBron James, performed a dunk variation that spoiled the eyes of fans. During the first quarter, both teams performed dunks in the style of street basketball. In the first half of the game, Team Giannis won 99-92 over Team LeBron.
Starting in the third quarter, the show changed from a spectacle of dunks to a three-point shootout match. This is where Jayson Tatum shone together with Donovan Mitchell who successfully scored the ball from outside the curved line. In fact, Damian Lillard from Tim Giannis also scored points from the middle of the field.
The three-point shooting resistance was returned by Team LeBron, represented by Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving who together scored 15 points via long-range throws. Jayson Tatum closed the third quarter with a three-pointer and Team Giannis took a 158-141 lead over Team LeBron.
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The format of the match in the fourth quarter is not to play for 12 minutes, but the two teams must compete to score 182 points first without a time limit. The time limit rule is only for possession of the ball for 24 seconds for each team after taking the ball from the opponent.
Jayson Tatum still put in an interesting match with a variety of All Star class three-point shots, dunks and layups. Until finally Damian Lillard closed the match with a three-point shot that locked the score to 184-175.
From Tim Giannis, Jayson Tatum scored 55 points and 10 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell had 40 points and 10 assists, and Damian Lillard had 26 points.
Meanwhile, from Team LeBron, Jaylen Brown, who is also Tatum's partner at the Boston Celtics, scored 35 points and 14 rebounds, Kyrie Irving had 32 points and 15 assists, and Joel Embiid had 32 points.
The match format in the fourth quarter is not playing for 12 minutes, but both teams have to compete to score 182 points first without a match time limit. The time-limiting rule is only for possession of the ball for 24 seconds for each team after winning the ball from the opponent.
Jayson Tatum is still showing an interesting match with a variation of the three-point shot, blank, and with the All Star class. Until finally Damian Lillard closed the game with a three-point shot that locked the score to 184-175.
The Giannis Jayson Tatum Team scored 55 points and 10 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell 40 points and 10 assists, and Damian Lillard 26 points.
Meanwhile, from the LeBron Team, Jaylen Brown, who is also Tatum's partner at the Boston Celtics, scored 35 points and 14 rebounds, Kyrie Irving 32 points and 15 assists, and Joel Embiid 32 points.