2022 NBA All-Star Game Live Updates, Scores, Team LeBron vs Team Durant Highlights

Once all the festivities are over, it’s time for the main event: the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.

As part of the year-long celebration of the NBA’s 75th season, this year’s All-Star Game will honor the game’s history, including members of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team .

Anniversary team members LeBron James and Kevin Durant were captains for this year’s game. Although Durant won’t adapt, his team still carries his name as Team Durant will be looking to get the most out of Team LeBron.

The Sporting News brings you live updates, scores and highlights from the 71st NBA All-Star Game.

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2022 NBA All-Star Game Live Updates, Scores, Team LeBron vs Team Durant Highlights

Pregame

Durant Team

#TeamDurant is ready! 📸

2022 #NBAAllStar Match: 8 p.m./and on TNT & TBS 🌟 pic.twitter.com/XeOukmlo6P

— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 20, 2022

The LeBron team.

#TeamLeBron is ready! 📸

2022 #NBAAllStar Match: 8 p.m./and on TNT & TBS 🌟 pic.twitter.com/caHKKHwaUE

— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 20, 2022

NBA legends are in the building

What a collection of NBA LEGENDS!! #NBA75

2022 #NBAAllStar Match: 8 p.m./and on TNT & TBS 🌟 pic.twitter.com/V9rp4RcZmV

—NBA (@NBA) February 21, 2022

What time does the 2022 NBA All-Star Game start?

• Dated: Sunday February 20
• Time: 8 p.m. ET

The 2022 NBA All-Star Game will begin shortly after 8 p.m. The game will be played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

This is the third time Cleveland has hosted the All-Star Game. The first time came in 1981, in Richfield, Ohio, when the NBA celebrated its 35th season. The league returned in 1997 to Gund Arena as the NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary. Cleveland was selected to host the 2022 All-Star Game in November 2018.

What channel is the 2022 NBA All-Star Game airing on?

The 2022 NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast live on TNT and TBS. You can stream all of the NBA All-Star Weekend events on TNTdrama.com or with Sling TV, which offers a three-day free trial.

Viewers in Canada can watch the NBA All-Star Game on Sportsnet.

These will be two viewing options in the United States this year. On TNT, it will be a more traditional broadcast with Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller and Dwyane Wade providing commentary. Veteran journalist Allie LaForce will be on the sidelines for the team.

On TBS, the Inside the NBA team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Draymond Green, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith will provide another viewing option.

NBA All-Star Game Format, Explained

The 2022 NBA All-Star Game will have the same competitive format as the past two NBA All-Star Games, a dynamic that makes every quarter count.

• The two All-Star teams will compete to win each quarter for their respective charities.
• Each charity starts the game with a donation of $150,000.
• Each of the first three quarters will start 0-0 and last 12 minutes. The winner of each 12-minute quarter (first, second and third) will be the team that scores the most points in the quarter.
• Each quarter brings $100,000 to the winning team’s charity.
• If both teams score the same number of points in a quarter, the $100,000 charitable donation at stake for that quarter will be split between the two organizations.
• The fourth quarter will start with each team’s total score after the first three quarters on the main scoreboard.
• The fourth quarter will not be timed and the teams will play for a final target score, which means the game will end with a successful field goal or free throw instead of an elapsed time.
• The final target score will be determined by taking the leading team’s total aggregate score over three quarters and adding 24 points – the 24 representing Kobe Bryant’s jersey number.
  • For example, if Team LeBron leads Team Durant with a score of 100-95 after the first three quarters, the final target score is 124 (100 + 24)
• The first team to reach (or exceed) the final target score will win the NBA All-Star Game.
• The team that wins the All-Star Game will win $150,000 for their selected charity.

NBA All-Star Game Lineups

* Allen is the replacement for the injured Harden (hamstring)

**Mitchell will miss the game due to non-COVID illness

*Murray is the replacement for injured Draymond Green (toe)

** Ball is the replacement for injured Durant (knee)