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“It means a lot,” Edwards said of his MVP award. “I love Minnesota, and I know Minnesota loves me. I said I wasn’t going to put on a show for them but I gave them a show.”<\/p>\n
The Stripes missed their first 10 shots in the final as the younger Stars team raced into a 12-1 lead. The Stars later added a 15-0 run for a 33-9 advantage as the veterans were well beaten. <\/p>\n
NBA all-time scoring leader LeBron James, 41, who was making his 22nd appearance in the All-Star Game, added five for the Stripes. <\/p>\n
In the round-robin opener at Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome, Edwards scored 13 points as the USA Stars beat the World team 37-35.<\/p>\n
Yet he was afterwards keen to highlight the performance of San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, with the Frenchman producing 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks in his side’s defeat. <\/p>\n
“I ain’t going to lie, Wemby set the tone,” said Edwards. “He came out hard and we had to follow that. We had to pick it up and we did that.”<\/p>\n
The World team were without injured stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic combined for only two points, two rebounds and two assists.<\/p>\n
They lost the third game 48-45 to the Stripes, meaning they were eliminated and the final would be a repeat of the second game, which the Stripes had won 42-40.<\/p>\n
The new format was seen as a success after criticism of recent editions being lacklustre. <\/p>\n
Former US President Barack Obama, who was courtside, said: “I know a lot of people have been concerned about the All-Star Game, not seeing as much effort. But we saw it.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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