New Orleans guard Jose Alvarado's drifting 3-pointer clinched a 25-20 win for Team Pau (Gasol) over Team Joakim (Noah) in the title game of the Rising Stars event Friday at All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City.
Alvarado, who was named the Most Valuable Player, had five points in the title game. The win capped a memorable day for Gasol, who was named a Basketball Hall of Fame finalist earlier Friday.
"I'm going out on top. It may be one and done for me,'' Gasol said of his coaching debut.
New York's Quentin Grimes scored 14 points in the final but was wrapped up -- literally held at times -- by Alvarado down the stretch.