Tyrese Maxey scored 9 factors, and Anthony Edwards added eight as USA Stars got here out on prime throughout the All-Star Sport on Sunday with a simple 47-21 championship victory over USA Stripes.
The three-team round-robin match of quick 12-minute video games additionally included Crew World, made up of worldwide stars, and was the most recent incarnation of the ever-changing All-Star Sport format that went with 4 groups in a tournament-style bracket final yr.
Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder additionally scored eight factors and Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons added six because the youthful USA Stars avenged an earlier 42-40 defeat to the veteran USA Stripes within the three-game spherical robin.
The Philadelphia 76ers’ Maxey went 4 of 8 from the flooring within the 12-minute title recreation and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Edwards went 3 of 5 with a pair of 3-pointers. Edwards scored 32 complete factors in his groups’ three video games and was named MVP.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell scored six factors and the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James added 5 for USA Stripes.
USA Stars took management early within the title recreation by grabbing an early 12-1 lead, with Maxey scoring seven of the factors. Crew Stripes was inside 18-9 with 7:03 remaining after consecutive 3-pointers from James and Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, however USA Stars dominated from there.
A 15-0 run eradicated any potential drama as USA Stars led 33-9 with 4:19 remaining.
The Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard scored only one level within the title recreation, whereas going 0 of 4 from the ground. It got here after he dominated the ultimate round-robin recreation with 31 factors in 12 minutes of a 48-45 victory over Crew World to advance his aspect to the ultimate.
Within the opening recreation of the three-team spherical robin, USA Stars defeated Crew World 37-35 in additional time on a 3-pointer from the Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes.
Printed on Feb 16, 2026