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Record Point Total In Controversial NBA All-Star Game As The East Defeats The West, 211-186

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3 months ago

2024-02-19

The Eastern Conference won the All-Star Game for the first time since 2014, defeating the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday in its annual showcase of its best players.

The rosters included top players including LeBron James, Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokić, and Kevin Durant.

Record Point Total In Controversial NBA All-Star Game As The East Defeats The West, 211-186

According to the NBA, the scoring spree smashed numerous records. The East scored the most points ever, exceeding the 196 that the Western All-Stars scored in 2016, and the overall total of 397 surpassed the previous record of 374 set in 2017. The Eastern All-Stars also made a stunning 42 three-pointers, breaking the previous record of 35 established in 2019.

“Everybody was asking what the record was,” Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard said. “We found out and went after it.”

This year’s All-Star Game also featured the return of the original East vs. West format. From 2018 to 2023, team captains (the two players with the most fan votes in each conference) selected players from an All-Star pool, regardless of team or conference.

Lillard led the East with 39 points, capping off a hugely successful weekend by being awarded All-Star Game MVP after defending his Three-Point Contest championship earlier on Sunday. Some of his shots during the showcase game came from far beyond the arc.

“Kawhi Leonard and I were impressed with his ability to shoot from the halfcourt line as if it were a free throw. “Strength, power, muscle memory,” said 14-time All-Star Kevin Durant.

Karl-Anthony Towns, a Minnesota Timberwolves big man coming off the bench for the West, led all scorers with 50 points in under 28 minutes. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a regular season MVP candidate, scored 31 points to power the West.

Despite the broken records and attacking masterclasses, many fans and analysts chastised Sunday’s game for its apparent lack of competition.

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics scored 36 points, while Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, playing in his home court, scored 32.

Record Point Total In Controversial NBA All-Star Game As The East Defeats The West, 211-186

Defence has always been regarded as optional in midseason exhibition games, with players preferring to put on a show for the spectators with spectacular highlights while playing with less energy to avoid injury.

The All-Star Game is primarily a showcase, but the high point totals and sluggish defensive attempts have begun to irritate fans.

With the East’s advantage expanding in the second and third quarters and little to no defence performed on either end, the game was out of reach for the West early on, resulting in a lack of suspense down the stretch.

The popular Elam Ending, which ends a game when one team hits a target score in an untimed fourth quarter, was also removed with the return to the conference structure.

Mychal Thompson, the father of Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, called the event a “farce,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver appeared frustrated after the final buzzer.

“To the Eastern Conference All-Stars: You had the most points. “Well, congratulations,” he remarked on-court after the game.

Even the players had worries about the game.

“I hope the All-Star Game returns to what fans want to watch over time. “I guess guys are trying to figu NBA re out how to play hard while also staying safe,” Brown remarked after the game.

Record Point Total In Controversial NBA All-Star Game As The East Defeats The West, 211-186

Durant argued that the lopsided scoreline was due to the game’s high-powered offence.

“The shot-making from the East was incredible,” he said. “Hard to play defence when somebody’s shooting 30-, 40-footers over you.”

Finding a way to revive interest and inject some energy into this NBA season mainstay will be a struggle for Silver in the coming years as the league strives to balance crowd-pleasing on-court antics and competitive spirit.

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Max Verstappen Holds Off Lando Norris To Win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix And Extend F1 Lead

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3 hours ago

2024-05-19

Kiara Grace

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IMOLA, ITALY Max – Verstappen defeated McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his Formula One championship lead.

Verstappen began on pole and led Norris from the start but was pushed by the McLaren driver near the end, winning by less than a second.

“I lost grip, especially in the closing 10 to 15 laps. I slid a lot. “I saw Lando closing in,” Verstappen explained. “It’s quite difficult when the tires are no longer working, and you have to run flat out, so I couldn’t afford to make too many mistakes. Thankfully, we didn’t, and we’re overjoyed to have won here today.”

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Max Verstappen Holds Off Lando Norris To Win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix And Extend F1 Lead

It was the defending champion’s fifth victory in seven Grand Prix races this year, following Verstappen’s defeat by Norris in Miami two weeks ago.

Norris’ Second Place Sunday demonstrated the McLaren team’s credentials as the closest contender to Verstappen and Red Bull this season. “It hurts me to say it, but one or two more laps, I think I would have had him,” stated Norris. “It would have been beautiful, but just not today.”

Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari, the Italian team’s first podium finish in Imola since 2006.

Overtaking is always challenging on the narrow Imola track, and this year, asphalt run-off zones on key corners were replaced with gravel traps, discouraging risk-taking even more.

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Max Verstappen Holds Off Lando Norris To Win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix And Extend F1 Lead

Leclerc got in on Norris midway through the race but made a mistake and ran across the grass, costing him time.

Oscar Piastri qualified second for McLaren but was relegated to fifth after a penalty for impeding Kevin Magnussen in a Haas. He got ahead of Sainz during the pit stops and finished fourth, ahead of the Spanish driver.

Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time champion, and his teammate George Russell finished sixth and seventh following a challenging weekend for Mercedes.

Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate, began 11th following a mistake in qualifying and finished ninth. His major impact on the race came when he briefly held up Norris and Leclerc following their pit stops, thereby assisting Verstappen.

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Max Verstappen Holds Off Lando Norris To Win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix And Extend F1 Lead

Yuki Tsunoda took ninth place for RB, while Lance Stroll finished tenth for Aston Martin.

Verstappen has a 48-point advantage over Leclerc, who has surged ahead of Perez to second place.

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Seize The Gray Win the Preakness 2024, Mystik Dan Finished Second

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19 hours ago

2024-05-18

Geoff Thomas

Seize The Gray has won the Preakness 2024. Favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan finished second, halting his pursuit for the first Triple Crown since Justify in 2018, NBC Sports Reports.

Seize the Grey won the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, defeating Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and six other horses. Seize the Grey led from start to finish, with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan in second place. Catching Freedom placed third.

D. Wayne Lukas, 88, becomes the oldest trainer in history to win a Triple Crown event. It marks his eighth Preakness victory in his career, tying Bob Baffert for second all-time. Lukas has won 15 Triple Crown races in his career.

Jaime Torres made a memorable Triple Crown debut with his triumph in Seize the Grey.

MyRacehorse owns Seize the Grey, and it sells thoroughbred “micro-shares” to the general public. There are 2,570 shareholders in Seize the Grey, representing 42 of the 50 states.

Seize the Grey is the Preakness’ 18th victory from the seventh post since 1909. No other post has resulted in more than 14 winners.

If Seize the Grey competes, his next race will be the 156th Belmont Stakes on June 8 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Dallas Stars Eliminate Avalanche 2-1 With Double Overtime Win

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20 hours ago

2024-05-18

Geoff Thomas

Dallas Stars Eliminate Avalanche 2-1 With OT Win

The Avalanche’s aspirations of returning to the Stanley Cup were dashed late Friday night when they lost 2-1 in double overtime against the Dallas Stars.

Former Avalanche player Matt Duchene scored the game-winning goal, allowing the Dallas Stars to advance to the Western Conference final.

Duchene, who began his professional career in Denver, grabbed a loose puck in front of the net and blasted it over a sprawled-out Alexandar Georgiev. Duchene raced down the ice and sank to his knees in celebration.

Dallas Stars will play either Edmonton Oilers or the Vancouver Cunucks next. The Dallas Stars are making their second straight trip to the conference finals, having fallen to eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas last season. The Stars won their sole Stanley Cup championship in 1999.

This was a series in which the road team won five of six games, with the Stars winning all three in Denver. The Avalanche were the best home team throughout the regular season, while the Stars had the best away record.

After winning the Stanley Cup two years earlier, the Avalanche finished the season 50-25-7.