NBA All-Star Game: Curry, Tatum carry Team Shaq to ASG victory

The NBA All-Star Game got underway Sunday in San Francisco with a new format highlighted by a four-team mini tournament featuring three squads composed of All-Stars and the winning team from Friday's Rising Stars Challenge.

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Final

Shaq's OGs 41, Chuck's Global Stars 25

Jayson Tatum dropped 15 points and Stephen Curry scored 12 as Shaq's OGs ran away late against Chuck's Global Stars to win the 2025 All-Star Game.

Curry opened the final with a running three, which was followed by eight straight points from Jayson Tatum for an 11-0 run to start the game for Team Shaq. Tatum also had the game-winning bucket, throwing down a two-handed dunk after cutting behind the Global Stars' defense to catch an over-the-top lob from James Harden.

Curry was named All-Star Game MVP for the second time in his 16-year career. Playing in front of his home crowd in San Francisco's Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors guard scored a combined 20 points in both games Sunday with 10 rebounds.

San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama led the Global Stars with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. The 7-foot-3 forward also had the only block of the encounter.

Semifinal 2

Shaq's OGs 42, Candace's Rising Stars 35

Candace Parker's Rising Stars pushed a star-studded Shaq's OGs squad to its limit but fell short. Damian Lillard scored nine points, including the game-winning trey, as Shaquille O'Neal's contingent averted disaster to punch its ticket to the All-Star Game final against Chuck's Global Stars.

The Rising Stars, who earned a spot by winning their own mini tournament Friday, matched Lillard and Co. pace-for-pace until Jaylen Brown's run of eight consecutive points made it 34-28 for Shaq's OGs. However, O'Neal's side went cold after getting to within three points of the target score of 40, and the youngsters mounted a minor rally that was interrupted by a Kevin Durant dunk before Lillard's pull-up three put them away.

LeBron James was slated to start for O'Neal's squad, but the 21-time All-Star unexpectedly announced hours before the event that he wouldn't play because of ankle and foot soreness.

Semifinal 1

Chuck's Global Stars 41, Kenny's Young Stars 32

Despite having his Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Jalen Williams, Kenny's Young Stars had no answer for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who led all scorers with 12 points to take Chuck's Global Stars to the final. Gilgeous-Alexander drilled both his 3-point attempts and shot a perfect 5-of-5 to lead his side to victory in Sunday's curtain-raiser.

Wembanyama also wasted little time in leaving an impact in his All-Star debut. The towering Frenchman was responsible for some standout highlights in Game 1, including a stellar block from behind on Cade Cunningham and throwing down an alley-oop from reigning MVP Nikola Jokic.

Anthony Edwards, who was on the Young Stars roster but didn't play, told reporters he was held out because of a groin injury, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. The Minnesota Timberwolves star was also battling a cold, a source told ESPN's Marc J. Spears.