Steph Curry breaks All-Star three-point record, hometown hero LeBron James hits game-winner in Cleveland

Stephen Curry got another three-point record. LeBron James got another All-Star win.

Not a bad night in Ohio for the two All-Stars from Akron.

Curry turned boos to oohs and aahs with the greatest long-distance shooting performance in All-Star Game history, then James made a turnaround jumper that gave Team LeBron a 163-160 victory over Team Durant.

Curry made 16 three-pointers and scored 50 points, two off Anthony Davis's record.

He was clearly hunting it, asking on the sideline during a sizzling third quarter what the record was.

«It's pretty special, obviously being back in Ohio,» Curry said, seconds after being handed the inaugural Kobe Bryant MVP Trophy.

«The trophy is very special. [I'm] very humble, very blessed.»

He missed his final three-point attempt that would have allowed him to surpass Davis. But with James's team needing a basket to reach the target score of 163 points, they could not afford to keep feeding Curry.

So James pulled up from deep on the right side for the winning bucket, making him 5-0 in the format where the leading vote-getters in each conference draft teams.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, and James finished with 24 in his old home. Joel Embiid led Team Durant with 36 points.

The All-Star game's return to Cleveland was expected to be James's night. He is the Cavaliers franchise's greatest player, having led it to its only NBA championship in 2016.

Instead, he was upstaged by Curry, who was born in the same Akron hospital.

Curry finished 16 of 27 beyond the arc — sometimes well behind it.

He launched a few from the All-Star 2022 logo near midcourt, running backward without even waiting to watch one go in.

He smiled when he was booed during pre-game introductions, Cleveland fans not forgiving him for