It was a nationally-televised opportunity to shine, with Jaylen Brown voted by coaches to his first NBA All-Star game, and Jayson Tatum to his second.
But on a mixed bag of a night at both ends of the floor, Luka Doncic had the most to say.
The Dallas star hit two late 3-pointers, the second for the win with one-tenth of a second left, to sink the Celtics, 110-107. The loss was the Celtics' second straight, and dropped them below .500 to 15-16.
Doncic finished with 31 points.
Brown's pull-up jumper with 37.6 seconds left gave the Celtics a 105-104 lead.
Doncic, after dribbling for an...
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Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine was officially announced as a 2021 Eastern Conference All-Star reserve on Tuesday night, and he's making his case to earn a max contract.
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The NBA All-Star Game draft is scheduled for March 4 and the game itself will be played on March 7
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Also missing the cut: Khris Middleton, Fred VanVleet, and Trae Young
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Selected as a reserve, the Nets guard is averaging 24.9 points, 11.4 assists and 8.3 rebounds in 18 games with the Nets.
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New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game's 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.
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The Clippers' Paul George was selected for the NBA All-Star game as one of the reserves that will play in the league's March 7 exhibition in Atlanta.
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Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown did what only one other Celtics duo has done before when they were named to the 2021 NBA All-Star team.
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Julius Randle and Zach LaVine are in, but no Heat players are.
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After being an All-Star nine out of the last 10 years, Russell Westbrook was not chosen in his first season with the Wizards.
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A look at the 24 players selected as All-Stars for this year's festivities in Atlanta.
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Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden and Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul lead the list of 14 players selected by the NBA's head coaches as reserves for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game.
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Jaylen Brown has been named an All-Star for the first time in his career, while Jayson Tatum has been selected to his second straight All-Star Game.
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The completed All-Star rosters were announced Tuesday
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CHICAGO - For the last month, the push has been on to make this happen.
The player has been doing his job to be productive on the floor, and the franchise was doing what it could to put their best player in the NBA's All-Star Game through efforts to get out the fan vote. A number of teammates spoke publically about the guard's candidacy over the last few weeks.
On Tuesday, all of those efforts to get Zach LaVine into the All-Star Game have indeed paid off.
The NBA announced that the Bulls guard has been named an NBA All-Star for the first time in his career. LaVine will take part in the...
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Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine was selected to play in the 2021 All-Star Game in Atlanta as coaches rewarded his play with a spot among the Eastern Conference reserves.
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The completed All-Star rosters will be announced Tuesday
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The Boston Celtics will be represented by their two-best playersat the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on March 7.
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