East All-Stars make NBA history with over 200-point performance to beat West in Indianapolis
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Scoring an NBA-record 211 points, the Eastern Conference All-Stars took down the Western Conference in the 2024 All-Star Game in Indianapolis on Sunday night.
The final score of 211-186 is also the most total points scored in an All-Star Game.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard was named the game’s MVP in his first All-Star appearance in the East after starring for the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers and Eastern Conference All-Stars dribbles the ball against the Western Conference All-Stars in the first quarter during the 2024 NBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Lillard dropped 39 points to lead the East in that category, hitting 11 of his 23 three-point attempts while collecting three rebounds and six assists over 27 minutes.
But the local Pacers crowd was roaring every time fellow East guard Tyrese Haliburton, the hometown All-Star, hit a shot. And he hit many, tallying 32 points on 11-of-15 from the field, 10 of which went for three-pointers. He also had seven rebounds and six assists.
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These two high scorers weren’t the top of the game, as Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, who set the franchise points record earlier this season, dropped 50 points on 23-of-35 from the field with eight rebounds and three assists.
Towns’ production came off the bench for the West, as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit 12 of his 16 shots for 31 points, which