The 2024 All Star Game is finally over as many talking points emerge. The East won the match with a massive score of 211-186, with frankly no resistance from the West who folded and gave their opponents far too many chances. Here is the summary of the 2024 All Star Game
The 2024 All-Star Game hosted at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers, saw history made when the Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 211-186. In what was yet another boring All Star Game, both teams once again played no defense and gave the offense a free pass in almost every play. East broke the record held by LeBron’s 2019 All Star Game team.
The game began with the East completely dominating proceedings as Indiana Pacers guard and East starting All-Star Tyrese Haliburton got angry and knocked down five three-pointers in the first 1 :32 seconds of the game clock. The first push of the East run saw them lead 20-14.
While Tyrese Haliburton took his foot off the gas for a moment Milwaukee Bucks guard, Damian Lillard took the reins in his hands as he exited the perimeter. The West fought back on its own as LeBron James stepped up to throw down a postern dunk early in the game.
The game progressed, but in the first quarter itself, the East backcourt of Damian Lillard and Tyrese Haliburton was shooting 9/10 from the three-point line. As the game progressed into halftime, the East took the upper hand.
In a game that focuses solely on offense and little to no defense, it was always going to be a tall order for the West team led by LeBron James, Karl Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry.
Always a marquee event on the NBA calendar, the All-Star Game stood out this year for all the wrong reasons, as NBA superstars were criticized for their lackadaisical approach and lack of interest in the game.
The main suspects for this slacking were Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic and Denver Nuggets talisman Nikola Jokic. Draymond Green, in his pregame show, said that Luka and Jokic are the type of players who will never play hard in the NBA All-Star Game.
Luka Doncic said it was special to play five All-Star games and it was undeniably a unique experience. Luka Doncic, during his post-match, addressed his lack of offensive assertiveness during All-Star games, saying: “People come here to play 40 minutes, they don’t want to get hurt, everyone gets hurt.” move away, I don’t know how to do it. fix it. I’m just following their example.”
The point ultimately comes down to why Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Stephan Curry and Luka Doncic, four superstars who have collectively earned 49 all-star selections, would still want to compete for victory. The only player still relatively new to the All-Star scene is Shai, who scored 31 points, compared to 39 points combined for the other four starters.
Damian Lillard’s history All-Star Weekend Power the Bucks?
Damian Lillard is a man no defender wants to face, but since his move from Portland to
Milwaukee has been a disappointing season for the Guard. Damian Lillard’s field goal percentage dropped from 46.3% the previous season to 42.3% this season, the lowest of his career with the exception of the 2020-21 season where he did not play only 29 games this season. Lillard is the type of player who can’t be stopped when fully fit, but his recent performances have seen him struggle as he appeared to lack confidence. Winning the three-point contest and becoming an All-Star MVP is the kind of All-Star weekend that holds the power to help the Bucks thrive and make another deep run in the playoffs this year.
Records broken during the All Star Game
- The points total of 397 broke the record of 374 set in 2017.
- The East made 42 3-pointers to break the mark of 35 set by Team LeBron in 2019.
- The teams combined for 193 points in the first half, breaking the record of 191 set last year.
- East tied a halftime record by scoring 104 at intermission.
