NEW ORLEANS — Jamal Murray scored 36 points and Buddy Hield, a New Orleans Pelicans rookie, added 28 to the delight of the locals as the World squad beat the U.S. 150-141 on Friday night in the Rising Stars Challenge.
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Brazilian basketball great Oscar Schmidt went 2-for-2 and scored four points as the East beat the West 88-59 in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
Mavs owner Mark Cuban said the No. 46 jersey he wore in Friday’s All-Star Celebrity Game — an apparent jab at Donald Trump — was meant “to tweak” everybody, “because that is what I do.”
The game featuring top rookies and second-year pros is the main event on the first night of NBA All-Star Weekend.
Murray, a Canadian and Denver Nuggets rookie out of Kentucky, went 9-of-14 on 3-pointers and was voted the game’s MVP.
Hield, a Bahamian, was 11-of-22 shooting overall, but just 3-of-12 from deep.
Latvian Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks added 24 points.
Frank Kaminsky of the Charlotte Hornets scored 33 for the U.S. team and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24, highlighted by his dunk of Devin Booker’s half-court lob.
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