2022 NBA All-Star Game
The 2022 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition game played on February 20, 2022, during the National Basketball Association's 2021–22 season. It was the 71st edition of the NBA All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This was the third time that the Cleveland area hosted the All-Star Game, the first being in 1981 at the Coliseum in nearby Richfield, Ohio, and most recently in 1997—three years after the Cavaliers moved back to downtown Cleveland to play in the newly built Gund Arena, which is now known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Coincidentally, on the occasion Cleveland hosted an All-Star Game, the NBA celebrated its 35th season (1981), 50th anniversary (1997), and 75th anniversary (2022). The announcement of the site selection was made on November 1, 2018, at a press conference held by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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| Date | February 20, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Cleveland | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Stephen Curry (Team LeBron) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Macy Gray (American) Ryland James (Canadian) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | 75th Anniversary Team recognition Earth, Wind, and Fire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT and TBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dwyane Wade, and Allie LaForce (All-Star Game, TNT) Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Draymond Green (Inside the All-Star Game, TBS) Brian Anderson, Reggie Miller, Dwyane Wade, Kenny Smith, and Stephanie Ready (All-Star Saturday Night) Adam Lefkoe, Grant Hill, Brendan Haywood, and Chris Haynes (Rising Stars Tournament) | ||||||||||||||||||
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With teams captained by LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Team LeBron won the game 163–160. Team LeBron's Stephen Curry, who scored 50 points, set the record for most three-pointers made in an All-Star quarter (6), half (8), and game (16), and was also named the All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player. This was Team LeBron's fifth consecutive All-Star win.