2022 NBA All-Star Game: Stephen Curry sets a record, and LeBron James hits the game-winner.

LeBron James gave Cleveland one more win.

Playing for the home team in his native Northeast Ohio, the former Cavaliers star drilled a fadeaway jump shot to give his squad a 163-160 victory in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

In fitting fashion, it was LeBron James who hit the game-winning jump shot to ice the game.

Team LeBron entered the fourth quarter with a 139-138 lead over Team Durant, setting the target score at 163 (24 more than the leading team entering the final frame).

DeMar DeRozan's jumper gave Team LeBron a comfortable 161-155, but his Chicago Bulls teammate, Zach LaVine, scored five straight points to pull Team Durant within 161-160. But James called for the ball on the right side and drilled the winner over LaVine.

The NBA All-star game belonged to Stephen Curry, who took home MVP honors after making a record-setting 16 3-pointers and scoring 50 points for Team LeBron.

He made 16 of his 27 attempts from beyond the arc, shattering Paul George's previous record of nine made triples in an All-Star Game. The record of 14 made 3-pointers in a regular-season game belongs to Curry's Golden State Warriors teammate, Klay Thompson.

Curry made five straight 3-pointers during an electrifying shooting display midway through the third quarter.

A 42-foot heat check heave from halfcourt put a stop to the streak, but he finished the quarter 7 for 10 from deep. A floater gave Curry his 50 points and Team LeBron a 149-145 advantage in the fourth. His running mates down the stretch — James, DeRozan,

Total points by quarter:

1Q: Team LeBron 47, Team Durant 45
2Q: Team Durant 49, Team LeBron 46 (Team Durant leads 94-93 after two quarters)
3Q: Team Durant 45, Team LeBron 45 (Team Durant leads 139-138 after three quarters)
4Q: Team LeBron 25, Team Durant 21 (Team LeBron wins 163-160)

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jarrett Allen — tried feeding him to top Anthony Davis' All-Star Game scoring record of 52 points, but a tired Curry missed his lsat six shots.

Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and James added 24 for Team LeBron. Their roster was down to 10 players. Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell withdrew from the game with a non-COVID illness, and Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul played just two minutes with a broken thumb that will keep him out for 6-8 weeks.

Joel Embiid led Team Durant with 36 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Devin Booker added 20 points. First-time All-Stars LaMelo Ball and Dejounte Murray had 18 and 17 points for Team Durant, respectively.

Team LeBron has never lost in four games since the NBA switched its format and allowed the leading vote-getters in each conference to select teams as captains. Durant has picked the losing team two years in a row. He missed both games due to injury, this time with a sprained MCL that has kept him out for a month.

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