The NBA All Star forgot about defenses: the scoring record that raised controversy and an unprecedented MVP in Indianapolis

In its return to the original format and with the highest scoring in the history of the event, the Eastern Conference defeated the West 211-186 and won the NBA All Star Game held in the city of Indianapolis, for the first time since 1985. Lebron James reached the participation record e Damian Lillardwho had established himself in the three-point contest the day before, was elected MVP for this reason 39 points AND 11 triples noted.

This All-Star Game marked the return of the East-West duel, a decision by the NBA to try to regain competitive ground and put an end to the All-Star draft that has taken place for the past six seasons.

But the NBA commissioner’s goal, far from being achieved, was Adam Silver. In the match there were many points that came from the structures provided in the attacks ea practically zero defensive attention.

Silver expressed his discomfort by handing the trophy to Giannis Antetokounmpo: “To the Eastern Conference team you scored a record number of points…well…congratulations”.

But the NBA commissioner wasn’t the only one to raise his voice on the issue. The legend of the Boston Celtics, Larry Birdhe had also publicly asked players to take the game seriously, whose television ratings gradually declined until they hit rock bottom last year.

Regardless of these controversies, the All-Star will be remembered for this Twentieth participation of LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers star only played 14 minutes due to the problems he had with his ankle. However, that time was more than enough for the 39-year-old basketball player to score 8 points and grab 4 rebounds.