Live Thread: 2018 All Star Game (#Remix)
2018-02-18
For the first time ever, instead of just being a battle of East vs. West, the NBA All Star Game is a mix of players from each conference chosen to be either on Team LeBron or Team Stephen. When the teams were selected initially (something that most agree should have been televised), it certainly seemed like LeBron chose wisely… opting for a solid mix of big men and scorers to give him the edge over Steph and his squad. Then, unfortunately, the injury bug hit Team LeBron hard. Gone are DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, Kristaps Porzingis and Kevin Love (poor Kev has to miss his second straight All Star Game due to injury). They’ve been replaced by Paul George, Andre Drummond, Goran Dragic and Kemba Walker… all good players, but (aside from PG-13) at least a half step down from the guys they’re replacing.
Even with the mix and match format, former Cav Kyrie Irving still wound up on Team LeBron. And, it seems like by all reports that the two have at least temporarily buried the hatchet to share the court on All Star Sunday. As usual, both teams are stacked with shooters and dunkers, so even despite the mixture of conferences, scoring should still be at a premium while defense should remain a rumor until crunch time.
You can find the full rosters here for further reference…
Prediction: Team LeBron, despite its injury issues, blows by Team Steph 163-149. I’ll go off the board and pick Paul George as the dark horse All Star MVP.
Catch all the stars starting at 8pm EST on TNT… and of course, mix it up here at C:tB…
GO TEAM LEBRON!
Lebron and KD on the same team is just insane…
I am re-energized to root the Cavs all the way again!
Kyrie postgame – relatively little gibberish. He’s changed, man.
WTF Ahnold.
Bron wanted that Kia.
That was fun. That is how I remember them from when I was younger. Some individual pride on D. Gets semi-serious the last couple minutes if it is close.
Way fun.
Is that Schwartzneggar?
Could it be anyone else?
Sad but so true…
Did anybody catch whether LeBron and Kyrie chest-bumped or anything after the buzzer?
On the CLAMPS above, you can see a hand slap.
There’s an actual hug at around 34 seconds!
That was fun!
ASG MVP… Should also be regular season MVP…
Thanks for everything. You guys rock.
LeBron MVP?
No question
God, I hope KD smothering Curry destroys their chemistry.
Shoulda got it to Lillard…
I never tire of seeing Steph Curry lose.
+ A Google
Smothering D on the last possession to close it out.
WOW! What D on Curry!
WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m doubling off of embiid or DeRozan
If you’re Team Steph, you put Lillard in the game right about now…
DeRozan didn’t take a foul on that westbrook layup. Weird.
This HAS to be an OT game, right?
YES!!! GO TEAM LEBRON!!!!
Great play!
Westbrook, to irving, to lebron!
Why do I get the feeling Russ is gonna screw this up.
He almost did!
Why they going at embiid? Go at Steph.
DeRozan with a rare FT miss.
Wow!
Horrible call… but what else to be expected in this season of horrible calls…
NBA replay seriously unprepared for for an actual competitive game.
Seascaucus more like Stephcaucus.
Or Streptococcus…
We wuz robbed!
They blew the call. Jesus, NBA.
Embiid gonna have a chip from this game for a while.
He could still be the MVP….
First time they’ve ever “gone to Seacaucus” in an All Star Game?
GOING TO SEACAUCUS!
HAHA. Could see both of those shots coming. Embiid just gave Bron too much room.
Think Danny Ainge is watching this thinking… “Wonder what Koby and Dan would give me for Kyrie back?”