SAN FRANCISCO — All-Star weekend was, by and large, a mess. From the strikingly-long intermission that had players wondering if gameplay would ever resume to the lackluster atmosphere at Chase Center, the NBA’s attempt at reviving an event that has long been on the decline fell short by almost every account.
For the Celtics, it was largely a successful weekend. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum’s All-Star team, dubbed Shaq’s OGs, won the tournament. Brown and Tatum, the team’s two youngest players, looked good in their limited stints; Tatum tallied 25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block across the two mini-games, while Brown recorded 12 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal, at one point going on a personal 8-0 run.