2014 NBA All-Star Game: East wins record-setting 163-155 showdown, Irving captures MVP

Well, that was a lot of fun.

In one of the most entertaining NBA All-Star Games in recent memory, the Eastern Conference staged a major second-half comeback to topple the Western Conference 163-155 in a minor upset.

If that sounds like a lot of points, that's because it is. In fact, the East's 163 points is the most in All-Star Game history, while the West's 155 would have tied the previous record, had the East not set it.

Earlier, the West had set the record for points in a half, opening up an 89-76 lead. But the East wouldn't tap out. Trailing by as many as 18 points, they continued to chip away, eventually pulling ahead in the fourth quarter.

The point total wasn't the only record to fall on Sunday. Here are three others:

• Carmelo Anthony's eight threes broke the previous record of six.
• Blake Griffin's 19 field goals broke the previous record of 17.
• Kevin Durant became the first player to score 30 points in four All-Star Games.

Of course, none of those players won the game's Most Valuable Player award. That honor went to Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, who finished the game with 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting along with five rebounds and 14 assists. That is how you All-Star, folks.

Irving saved his best for late, too, shooting 7-of-9 in the fourth for 15 points with four assists.

There were plenty more major stat-lines, as you might have expected with the teams having combined for 318 points, 100 3-point attempts and 55.8 percent shooting from the field. Some of the highlights:

• Griffin and Durant finished with 38 points each, tied for third-most in the history of the game. Griffin shot 19-of-23, while Durant was 14-of-27 and added 10 rebounds and six assists.
• At just age 25, Durant is now 17th in career All-Star Game scoring with 153 points.
• Chris Paul had 13 assists and Steph Curry had 11. Throwing lobs to Griffin is easy work, it seems. Paul is now fifth in career All-Star Game assists with 73.
• Anthony finished with 30 points, shooting 10-of-18 and 8-of-13 on threes.
• LeBron James scored 22 points with seven rebounds and seven dimes. He moved into fourth in all-time All-Star Game points with 248 and 10th in assists with 61.
• Poor Dirk Nowitzki. In perhaps is final All-Star Game, he was the lone scoreless player, shooting 0-for-2 in eight minutes.

The 318 points, 135 field goals, 88 assists and 30 threes between the two teams were also all All-Star Game records.

Read the box score here. Find key moments from Sunday's game in the storyline below. Catch up on all the NBA All-Star results here.