Stephen Curry hits 16 3s to win All-Star Game MVP; LeBron James nails game winner

CLEVELAND — The two kids from Akron stole the show at Sunday night's All-Star Game.

Stephen Curry put on a shooting clinic all night, hitting 16 3-pointers and scoring 50 points, while LeBron James hit an absurd one-legged turnaround jumper to clinch the victory for Team LeBron over Team Durant, 163-160, in a game as exciting as the rest of this All-Star Weekend was not.

On a night when the NBA honored its 75 greatest players, two of them — Curry and James--- put on displays worthy of the occasion.

Curry was eventually named All-Star Game MVP for the first time in his illustrious career.

After setting the first-half record with eight triples, Curry brought the crowd — which had loudly booed the Golden State Warriors star before the game — to its feet when he nailed five straight 3-pointers early in the third quarter, including one on three straight possessions.

He then hit his 15th triple — more than anyone has ever made in any NBA game — at the end of a passing sequence that saw him pass it to James, who threw it to Nikola Jokic, who passed to Giannis Antetokounmpo, who then swung it to Curry in the corner. Curry then let it fly, and fully turned around to celebrate before the ball softly fell through the net.

During the next timeout, Curry said into the microphone he was wearing for TNT, «Can someone tell me what the record is for points?»

Ultimately, Curry «only» wound up with 50, missing a couple of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter that would've allowed him to surpass the 52 points Anthony Davis scored to set the record in 2017 before James ended it with his dagger over Zach LaVine.

Their exploits came after taking part in the NBA's 75th anniversary celebration, as the league honored the 75 greatest players in its