Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Feb. 16

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Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Feb. 16

🏀✨NBA All-Star Game✨🏀

🏆Raise it up🏆

 

Stephen Curry took home the Kia Kobe Bryant MVP award for his performance in the All-Star Game.

Curry scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds in game one, then followed it up with a 12-point performance, with four boards, two assists, and a steal in the championship game.

👑OGs take the crown👑

 

Shaq’s OGs won the race to 40, defeating the Global Stars, 41-25.

Tatum and Curry were the OGs leading scorers, putting up 15 and 12 respectively. Kyrie Irving played eight minutes off the bench, adding seven points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.

Wembanyama poured in 11 for Chuck’s squad, while Towns chipped in eight.

Final game highlights,

💪OGs start strong💪

 

Shaq’s team has jumped out to an early 11-1 lead over Chuck’s team.

Tatum has eight points for the OGs, while Curry has the other three.

Gilgeous-Alexander split a pair of free throws for the Global Stars.

⏩Shaq’s squad advances⏩

Lillard nailed a triple to push the OGs across the 40-point threshold to finish with a team-leading nine points and get the victory.

Jaylen Brown was key off the bench with eight straight points for Shaq’s team, while the hometown star Curry also had eight.

Candace’s squad received eight points off the bench from Ryan Dunn and a clutch steal to keep them in it, but ultimately the OGs got the best of the Rising Stars.

OGs are 12 away from 40

 

Shaq’s squad has a 28-26 lead over the Rising Stars on the race to 40.

Curry and Tatum continue to lead the way for OGs with eight and six respectively.

Knecht is leading Candace’s squad with eight.

👑OGs first to 15👑

 

Shaq’s OGs have the early lead on the Rising Stars, 15-10.

Stephen Curry’s five points lead Shaq’s teams, while Jayson Tatum has added four, and Damian Lillard and James Harden each have a triple.

Dalton Knecht and Keyonte George have each have a triple for Candace’s squad.

Early highlights,

🌐Chuck’s Global Stars take Game 1🌐

 

The Global Stars won the race to 40, defeating Kenny’s Young Stars 41-32. They’ll now face the winner of Shaq’s OGs and Candace’s Rising Stars from Game 2.

Gilgeous-Alexander’s 12 points fueled Chuck’s team, including getting the game-winning bucket. Victor Wembanyama scored six points and added four rebounds in six minutes of play.

Darius Garland, Tyler Herro, and Evan Mobley each scored six for the Young Stars.

Action picking up

 

The Global Stars were the first to reach 30, and have a three-point lead over the Young Stars in the race to 40.

Darius Garland and Cade Cunningham have come off the bench and provided a boost to Kenny’s squad, scoring three points each, while Evan Mobey is now up to six points to match Herro for the team lead.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has taken over the scoring lead for the Global Stars with seven. Victor Wembanyama already has two blocks in four minutes off the bench.

More highlights,

🌎Global Stars lead early🌎

 

Chuck’s Global Stars have jumped out to a 17-12 lead early over Kenny’s Young Stars.

Tyler Herro has hit a pair of triples to account for half of team Kenny’s points.

Karl-Anthony Towns has also hit a pair of triples for Chuck’s team for six points.

Check out some of the early highlights,

🎤And now introducing…🎤

 

Check out each team’s full roster introduction as tip-off nears.

🪑Sitting this one out🪑

 

LeBron James will not play in tonight’s All-Star Game due to ankle and foot discomfort.

His absence will leave Shaq’s OGs squad down a man. This will also mark the first time James has been selected to the All-Star team but not able to participate, breaking a 20-year streak.

📋💫Game Notes💫📋

 

Tonight will mark the debut of a new format for the All-Star Game. Instead of a more traditional matchup, there will be a four-team tournament. The 24 players selected to represent the Eastern and Western Conferences were divided into three teams of eight. The fourth team is the winner of Friday night’s Castrol Rising Cup tournament. 

The first team to reach or surpass 40 points in each game will be declared the winner, with the victor in Game 1 and Game 2, squaring off to be crowned champion and have the benefit of splitting a $1.8 million prize pool. 

Team Rosters

 

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