NBA Rising Stars is usually a low-profile All-Star event. It lacks the stellar power of the star game itself and the story of the list of events on Saturday, so Friday tends to be the least seen night of the weekend. This year, however, the NBA He managed to inject some bets in the Rising Stars Challenge. With the All-Star game itself it became a tournament, the League needed a fourth team to compete with the three previously drafted teams of eight All-stars each on Sunday.
This is where the rising stars come into play. Friday’s tournament served as a game tournament for Sunday. The winner would receive the honor of playing along with the best NBA players on Sunday, and now we know that the winner will be the Chris Mullin team (or team C, as they have been named). The Mullin team won relatively comfortably in its first confrontation against the Tim Hardaway team, but its opponent in the final was a surprise.
NBA Rising Stars Results
- Game 1: Team C 40, TEAM T 34
- Game 2: G League 40 Team, Team M 39
- Championship: Team C 25, G League 14 team
The Jeremy Lin team, completely composed of G Leaguers, played a round trip contest against the Mitch Richmond team, the favorite of the tournament, which was reduced to the final possession. Following 39-37 with the ball, Lin called time of time and the Goyers chose to play for victory. With an target score of 40, they decided to shoot a triple to avoid returning the ball, and Bryce McGowens did exactly that with this triple winner of the game.
The G Leaguers brought that impulse to the early part of the championship fight. They were still hot after playing their semifinal confrontation, since the Mullin team began slowly after sitting during the entire second game. That allowed the G Leaguers to build a rapid advantage of 12-8, and with the target score established in only 25, Team Mullin did not have time to re-accelerate. However, once they returned from the first time of waiting for the game, everyone was established. They closed the game in a 17-2 race led by the MVP of the Stephon Castle tournament of San Antonio Spurs to ensure victory.
As rising stars champions, the Mullin team is now ready to participate in Sunday’s festivities. That means Castle, Ryan Dunn, Zach Edey, Keyonte George, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Dalton Knecht and Jaylen Wells can see how they refer to the best players in the world. Meanwhile, the G Leaguers may not have won everything, but they stayed their own against some of the brightest young perspectives in the League. A victory would have been pleasant, but the seven team members managed to take advantage of this exhibition opportunity.
