By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
A spectacle in the Accor Arena ended with Team World defeating Team France 149-141 in the LNB All-Star game, which reached new heights in terms of points scored.
Mike James deliberately missed a free throw at the end of the fourth quarter to take the match to overtime, where he and T.J. Shorts took over to lead Team World to victory.
Jamaican Shevon Thompson from Nancy won MVP honors after scoring 21 points with eight rebounds. Shorts had a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists, Mike James scored 24 points, ASVEL’s Andre Roberson contributed 21 points with nine rebounds and five blocks, while Paris’ Tyson Ward added 15 points with five rebounds.
Quand la Team Monde veut l’emporter sur le terrain face à la Team France 🤝🔥
5min de bonus dans cet #ASG2024 🍿@DAZN_FR pic.twitter.com/MMlhNHWI10
— All Star Game (@ASGLNB) December 29, 2024
Theo Maledon led Team France with 23 points, Nadir Hifi scored 22, while Bastien Vautier added 19 points. Elie Okobo followed with 19 points, Nando De Colo finished the match with 12, while Noah Penda also reached double figures with 10 points.
As for the other competitions of the night, T.J. Shorts won the Skills Challenge after beating Cholet’s TJ Campbell in the final.
Kglelelrlrlflflflrlflr YESSSSSS
LA WIN POUR TJ EN 1v1 CONTRE ELIE OKOBO 🖤❤💙 pic.twitter.com/f4P5nEu17R
— Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) December 29, 2024
Chartres veteran Ike Nwamu won the dunk contest, defeating all his opponents one by one and eventually overcoming Elwin Ndjock from Pro B side Rouen in the final.
In the three-point contest, Limoges’ Niclas Lange lost in the final to American sniper Trevor Hudgins from Le Mans.
🤤 | Ike Nwamu est le grand vainqueur du concours de dunk ! 💥‼
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— DAZN France (@DAZN_FR) December 29, 2024