Kevin Durant caught fire in the fourth quarter and helped lead Team LeBron to a 178-164 victory over Team Giannis, and more importantly it gave he and teammate Klay Thompson some bragging rights over Curry, who was the first pick by Team Giannis.
Durant finished with 31 points, shooting 10-for-15 from the floor and 6-for-9 on 3-pointers. That effort was good enough for the two-time NBA Finals MVP to win his second All-Star Game MVP – he won it for the first time as a member of the Thunder in 2012.
This being the second year of the NBA All-Star draft era, which replaced the traditional West vs.