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Team LeBron player grades: LeBron James hits the game-winning shot in 2022 All-Star game

See how Team LeBron graded after defeating Team Durant in a thrilling All-Star game.

A fitting end to the 2022 NBA All-Star game in Cleveland. LeBron James drilled the game-winning shot to help Team LeBron defeat Team Durant, 163-160.

Of course, defense was optional all throughout the game. The first three quarters were played for fun moments and vying to win for money to go to charity, but the stakes increased in the fourth quarter.

Both teams picked up the intensity, with Joel Embiid trying to attack the paint for Team Durant and Stephen Curry trying to break the record for most points scored in one All-Star game.

In the end, James and Team LeBron are now 5-0 since the league switched to the captain format.

Here is how Team LeBron graded individually from the win:

Team Durant vs Team LeBron: Betting odds, point spread on BETMGM for Mar.7

Team Durant takes on Team LeBron tonight so here are your betting odds and point spread to prepare for the game.

Team Durant plays Team LeBron on Sunday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.

The game tips off at 8 PM ET and can be seen on TNT.

The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Team LeBron -4
  • Money line: Team LeBron -175 / Team Durant +145
  • Over-under: 317.5

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Advice and prediction

Team Durant will be playing without their captain, who happens to be their best player despite this being a star-studded matchup. On paper, Team LeBron has the advantage considering the talent LeBron James picked up for his squad going into this game but anything can happen knowing that Team Durant is also full of the NBA’s best talent.

Team LeBron has the better starting lineup; however, it’s the bench of Team Durant that is better than Team LeBron. This game can go both ways and it’s definitely going to be close towards the end when things heat up. This is a hard one but expect Team LeBron to still come out on top.

Prediction: Team LeBron 161 – Team Durant 154

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2021 NBA All-Star Game: Lineups, broadcast info for Sunday

Team Durant takes on Team LeBron in the 70th annual NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta.

In the 70th annual NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Team Durant takes the court to face Team LeBron in Atlanta.

Unfortunately, several players who were selected as All-Stars won’t be playing due to injury. Those players are: Kevin Durant (hamstring), Anthony Davis (achilles tendonosis) and Devin Booker (knee), Joel Embiid (health and safety protocol) and Ben Simmons (health and safety protocol). Devin Booker was supposed to be Anthony Davis’ All-Star replacement but now that spot has been given to Mike Conley. Domantas Sabonis, on the other hand, replaces Kevin Durant for the game due to his injury.

Here’s when you can tune into the All-Star Game.

  • Date: Sunday, Mar.7
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: TNT

Probable starting lineups

Team Durant

  • Kyrie Irving
  • Bradley Beal
  • Kawhi Leonard
  • Jayson Tatum
  • Zion Williamson

Team LeBron

  • Stephen Curry
  • Luka Doncic
  • LeBron James
  • Giannis Antetokounpo
  • Nikola Jokic

NBA All-Star Game: Prediction, point spread, odds, over-under

Team LeBron will face off against Team Durant in Sunday night’s All-Star Game, which will be without Philadelphia’s two stars.

The 70th NBA All-Star Game will take place tonight in Atlanta and the coronavirus pandemic has already made sure it is one unlike any other we’ve seen before. Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have both been ruled out of tonight’s game due to contact tracing. But still, the game is going to happen and our friends at BetMGM are taking your bets. We’re giving you all the information we can from them so you can make your best wagers possible on tonight’s exhibition with the league’s biggest stars.

The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Team LeBron -4.5
  • Moneyline: Team LeBron -175 / Team Durant +150
  • Over-under: 315.5

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Advice and prediction

When you look at the names, scoring, shooting, and passing, Team LeBron is going to be incredibly difficult to beat. LeBron James, Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounpmo in the starting lineup followed by Damian Lillard off the bench?

But the thing about the All-Star games that is easy to forget is how amazing the other team is too. Kevin Durant isn’t playing for Team Durant, which is a major loss for them. Still, they have James Harden and he’s been maybe the best player in the league over the past month.

We also have to consider the other aspect of the All-Star Game that makes it different from any other NBA betting situation: the Elam Ending. After the third quarter, they will add 24 points, in honor of Kobe Bryant, to the leading team’s score to determine the target score.

By introducing a pick-up game element where you play to a score, you will see a lot more tough defense in the 4th quarter. That’s what we saw last season and it makes me believe even if one of the teams gets out to a 20 or even 30-point lead, the different ending will result in a competitive game.

But Joel Embiid showed last season during the ASG that he wasn’t afraid to take big shots and while Harden and Irving are great in that spot, but not having Durant on both ends, in addition to not having Embiid during such a high-level game, is going to be too much to handle.

If all things were equal as far as the stars, I would take the points and lean on Team Durant. But something tells me Team LeBron is going to want to hit the target score and get on the first flight out of Atlanta. Also, take the under.

Prediction: Team LeBron 150, Team Durant 135