SUMMARY
- The Western Conference players lost to the Eastern Conference players at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game held in Indiana.
- Karl-Anthony Towns had a 50-point game, and Tyrese Haliburton had a 32-point game as well.
The 2024 NBA All-Star Game has just concluded and it was surely an entertaining event for fans. Although the hype has undoubtedly reduced over the last few years, fans have still been pretty eager to witness all of the best NBA players in the world on the same stage. That was the case tonight, with the likes of Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and many more players.
The Eastern Conference players beat the Western Conference 211-186 tonight, and it was in style. It was the first time a team at the All-Star Games had reached the 200-point mark. It might be safe to claim that the players at least impressed the NBA world in this aspect if the All-Star Game wasn’t as satisfactory.
Eastern Conference player stats
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist)
- Jayson Tatum (20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists)
- Bam Adebayo (3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists)
- Tyrese Haliburton (32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists)
- Damian Lillard (39 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists)
- Jaylen Brown (36 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists)
- Paolo Banchero (6 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists)
- Scottie Barnes (16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists)
- Jalen Brunson (12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists)
- Tyrese Maxey (10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists)
- Donovan Mitchell (9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists)
- Trae Young (5 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists)
Western Conference player stats
- Kevin Durant (18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists)
- LeBron James (8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists)
- Nikola Jokic (13 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists)
- Luka Doncic (7 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns (50 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists)
- Steph Curry (16 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists)
- Anthony Davis (6 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists)
- Devin Booker (15 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists)
- Anthony Edwards (4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist)
- Paul George (13 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists)
- Kawhi Leonard (5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist)
Damian Lillard wins 2024 Kobe Bryant NBA All-Star Game MVP
Damian Lillard wins his first-ever NBA All-Star Game MVP award. The Milwaukee Bucks guard boasts 8 All-Star appearances, and this will be his accolade at the game. Dame tasted success at the 2023 NBA Three-Point Contest. The superstar won the contest this year as well, and became the first player to win both three-point contest and the MVP award in the same weekend.
Damian Lillard is named the 2024 Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP ⭐ pic.twitter.com/khJDNjoZ2Z
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 19, 2024
The All-Star Game MVP award was named after the legendary Kobe Bryant. The LA Lakers legend passed away in 2020 in a tragic helicopter crash, along with his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others. It surely would mean a lot to Dame that he won the first award that was named after an icon.