"Anthony Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award while leading Team Stars past their fellow Americans on Team Stripes, 47-21, to win the final of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. The Minnesota Timberwolves star claimed his first All-Star MVP award with a tying 3-pointer in the first round-robin game followed by eight points in the final, which was the only chapter without a dramatic late finish in this mini-tournament comprising the main event of All-Star weekend at the LA Clippers' Intuit Dome."
"The NBA's fourth format in four years matched two teams of American All-Stars against a team representing the World, hoping to stoke nationalistic passion from players and fans during an Olympic year. The slightly older Stripes had beaten the slightly younger Stars on De'Aaron Fox's 3-pointer at the buzzer in the second 12-minute, round-robin game. But Edwards led the Stars to victory in the rematch with the Stripes, who appeared to run out of gas while playing in their third straight mini-game."
Anthony Edwards earned the All-Star Game MVP after leading Team Stars to a 47-21 win over Team Stripes in the final at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. Edwards tied a first-round game with a 3-pointer and added eight points in the final. The NBA used its fourth format in as many years, matching American All-Stars against a World team in an Olympic-year setup. Victor Wembanyama led the World team in scoring in both games with 14 and 19 points but his team went 0-2. The slightly older Stripes beat the Stars in one round-robin game but appeared fatigued in the third matchup. The event featured higher competitiveness and fewer late theatrics.
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