Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.
Star. The Timberwolves guard earned his third consecutive appearance to the All-Star Game after coaches voted him as one of seven Western Conference reserves. Edwards is averaging a career high 26.3 points and shooting a career best 42% from 3-point range.
Darius Garland finished with 29 points ... chipped in 14 points while making six of nine shots from the field. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-22 shooting for Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, Darius Garland added 29 and the ... the fourth with a 10-0 run to seize control. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and Julius Randle finished ...
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard will join his All-NBA teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo on the 2025 NBA All-Star team this season as a reserve, the "Inside The NBA" hosts announced on TNT. As TNT's social team observes, Lillard has just made his second team in his two seasons with Milwaukee.
Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the third quarter and Minnesota routed Utah for their fifth straight victory and second in two nights.
There will be at least 15 players who "start" at the All-Star Game this season. It's the first year of a new All-Star format, with three games. The 24 All-Stars will be drafted into three teams of eight players apiece by TNT personalities and former NBA greats Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.
The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the year is an All-Star for the first time, one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the Feb. 16 event in San Francisco.
Coaches selected the reserves after the 10 names for the starters pool were announced last week through a combination of fan voting (50%), media voting (25%) and active player voting (25%).
For the fourth time in his NBA career, Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been named as an All-Star for the Eastern Conference.
The reigning NBA Finals MVP is averaging 23.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game for the Celtics, who sit second in the Eastern Conference.
Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer certainly believes Devin Booker is All-Star worthy. "He's clearly in our minds an All-Star," Budenholzer said after Wednesday's loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.