SAN FRANCISCO — The winning total last year: 211 points. The winning total this year: 41 points.
An NBA All-Star Game like none other — because it was three games, not one — still had plenty of flash but not a lot of fire. And in the end, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had the dunk that decided a crown.
Shaq’s OGs won the first mini tournament in NBA All-Star history Sunday night, getting 15 points from Tatum and 12 from Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry — three of them on a half-court shot, the sort of highlight the league’s midseason exhibition is known for — to beat Chuck’s Global Stars 41-25 in the title game.
Curry was the MVP on his home floor at the Chase Center, and he said the weekend was “a celebration of a lot of great things.” The Warriors are the only team the two-time league MVP has played for in his 16 pro seasons, four of those ending with NBA titles.
“It’s obviously our responsibility to come out and put on a show,” Curry said, flanked by his fellow OGs. “And I thank them for helping me do that.”