After Team World dominated Team USA in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, and Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell captured the dunk contest on Saturday, the main event of All-Star weekend tipped off on Sunday night.
Team LeBron beat Team Stephen 148-145 in the first year of the new format that consisted of the two captains selecting their own rosters through a playground-style draft process.
LeBron James' team lost DeMarcus Cousins, Kristaps Porzingis, Kevin Love and John Wall to injuries, but featured former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and James' ex-teammate Kyrie Irving.
Stephen Curry countered with rising star Giannis Antetokounmpo and MVP candidate James Harden, along with other young talents in Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Best Postgame Moments
Russell Westbrook explains what it was like to play with Kevin Durant again and says that the two communicated when necessary.
Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni says that he had to fight Warriors players in the huddle for his clipboard joking that they were trying to draw plays throughout the All-Star Game.
2018 #KiaAllStarMVP, @KingJames of the @cavs! #TeamLeBron #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/Nzwmi9YMDD
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#LeBronJames lifts his third #KiaAllStarMVP trophy after
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
going for 29 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST in the #TeamLeBron victory!#PhantomCam pic.twitter.com/tPFf8Ztecr
#LeBronJames talks after being presented with the #KiaAllStarMVP trophy!#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/vBE7tEQxqe
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#TeamLeBron holds on to defeat #TeamStephen 148-145!#NBAAllStar
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
Top In-Game Moments
All of the BEST PLAYS from #TeamStephen in the #NBAAllStar Game! pic.twitter.com/tO84De0q90
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
The best down the stretch action from #TeamLeBron and #TeamStephen in the 2018 #NBAAllStar Game! pic.twitter.com/tINZIqhfZe
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
All of the BEST PLAYS from #TeamLeBron in the #NBAAllStar win! pic.twitter.com/2t0AFj62nZ
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
The THRILL of #NBAAllStar VICTORY! pic.twitter.com/OWLETs0jit
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#KyrieIrving handles and dishes!#NBAAllStar
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
📺: @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/igUsA5Puy4
#VictorOladipo shows off the bounce! #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/uAn5Lnk0sy
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#LeBronJames changes hands for the lay-in! pic.twitter.com/dV6vDpJoFt
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#TeamStephen and #TeamLeBron captains go head-to-head for #NBAAllStar! pic.twitter.com/kzM4GVwbzx
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#LeBronJames to #AnthonyDavis in #PhantomCam! pic.twitter.com/CoZqrZ2iHq
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#KyrieIrving breaks out his wizardry!
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
📺: @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/yJPGh0cDZq
JO3L 3MBIID#NBAAllStar x #JoelEmbiid pic.twitter.com/HRQHiSazpt
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) February 19, 2018
#KembaWalker finds #LeBronJames for the ALLEY-OOP! 😱#TeamLeBron #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/LUktgVuHFi
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) February 19, 2018
It didn't count but.... WHAT A BLOCK 👀 pic.twitter.com/QP6JjOSia5
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) February 19, 2018
#KarlTowns leads the way with a game-high 11 PTS after Q1!#TeamStephen 42 / #TeamLeBron 31
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
📺: @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/7KXpOkTkbv
LeBron to AD! #NBAAllStar #DoItBIG pic.twitter.com/4edWnORrc8
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 19, 2018
🔥 LeBron's #NBAAllStar #NBAKicks 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZDpf7IeGxb
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#JoelEmbiid gets the and-1 to get #NBAAllStar started!
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
Tune in for all of the action on @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/Kt3wWIP5tR
🙌🏽 #AnthonyDavis representing for #DeMarcusCousins 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/a1Ep1kqaFd
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
Pregame Action
Team Captains #StephenCurry and #LeBronJames are mic'd up on @NBAonTNT! pic.twitter.com/zoxSJyrLdd
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
The captains meet for pregame #NBAAllStar talk! #LeBronJames #TeamLeBron#StephenCurry #TeamStephen@NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/tMSXL0DNvA
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
😂 #RussellWestbrook x #KyrieIrving 😂 pic.twitter.com/Eh3ogXBL7K
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
Chopping it up pregame for #TeamLeBron... #RussellWestbrook, #KevinDurant & #KyrieIrving!#NBAAllStar@NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/E22JvMwVfE
— NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2018
#KyrieIrving takes the court to warmup pic.twitter.com/jhbg7UaK26
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 19, 2018
KG greets All-Stars
🍀🍀@KevinGarnett5KG x @KyrieIrving! #TeamLeBron #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/T0zF8LPwVk
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2018
KG and Sheed greet #DamianLillard ahead of #NBAAllStar! pic.twitter.com/LyatdxcHof
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2018
A trio of ⭐️ bigs!
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2018
KG & Sheed greet #AndreDrummond of #TeamLeBron arriving for #NBAAllStar on TNT! pic.twitter.com/yD1GuiqhjE
What they're wearing
LeBron James expresses how it felt to play with Kyrie Irving again and adds any chance that he gets to play with your old teammates is a "great moment."
#TeamLeBron takes their 2018 #NBAAllStar portrait! pic.twitter.com/wPTzLkLI9I #TeamStephen takes their 2018 #NBAAllStar portrait! pic.twitter.com/V81WI7TugY LeBron's pregame kicks #TeamLeBron #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/ayWDRJkOU1 #TeamLeBron x #TeamStephen pic.twitter.com/GguAlUeCF2 ⚡️⭐️ pic.twitter.com/rEN2Oenkhh
David Creech, VP of Design at Jordan Brand, explains why Jordan decided to use black and white as the sole colors of the 2018 All-Star jerseys.