Lillard poured in 39 points for the winning Eastern Conference squad while enrapturing the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium with two patented half-court shots.
“Logo Lillard” as he’s known when he can’t miss from deep, delivered a masterpiece and was the star of stars on the night, winning his first career Kobe Bryant All-Star game MVP trophy, but the game had many big performances as well.
Lillard won over Tyrese Haliburton & Karl-Anthony Towns
Lillard’s impact on the game was felt from the first quarter onward. He fed off of early momentum created by Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton and was able to find the bottom of the net from outside 11 times, as theNBA shared on X.
The eight-time All-Star got the nod over Haliburton, who kicked off the game with five conseutive three-pointers early.Haliburton’s 32 pointsimpressed, but were not enough to gift him with the MVP award.
HOMETOWN HALI 🙌Tyrese Haliburton came out SCORCHING, scoring 15 in the 1Q, on way to 32 in front of the Indy crowd!🌟 32 PTS🌟 10/14 3PM🌟 7 REB🌟 6 AST🌟 EAST Wpic.twitter.com/jNVvqiN7oa
Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns took the West’s offense into his own hand in several stretches off the bench, leading all scorers with 50 points. Though he crossed the esteemed 50-point barrier, he too fell short of MVP honors in favor of Lillard.
Now, Lillard will walk away from All-Star Weekend with the Starry 3-Point Contest crown as well as the All-Star Game MVP in his most prolific Weekend to date.
