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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Julius Randle and Zach LaVine are in, but no Heat players are.
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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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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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