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Jayson Tatum scored an All-Star Game record 55 points to lead Team Giannis to a 184-175 victory over Team LeBron in the NBA’s annual showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n Boston Celtics forward Tatum was named most valuable player (MVP) as he broke the previous record of 52 points, set by Anthony Davis in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Opposition captain LeBron James missed the second half after injuring the little finger of his right hand.<\/span><\/p>\n “It means the world,” Tatum, now a four-time All-Star, said of his record.<\/span><\/p>\n “You think of all the legends and great players that have played this game. <\/span><\/p>\n “In all honesty, records are made to be broken. I’ll hold it as long as I can but I’m certain somebody will come along in a couple years and try to break it.”<\/span><\/p>\n Tatum’s Celtics team-mate Jaylen Brown led Team LeBron with 35 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, while James exited on 13 points after hitting his finger against the rim while trying to block a shot.<\/span><\/p>\n Los Angeles Lakers star James now shares the All-Star selections record of 19 with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but defeat in Salt Lake City on Sunday was his first of six All-Star games as captain.<\/span><\/p>\n Winning captain Giannis Antetokounmpo scored the first points of the night with a dunk after 15 seconds, before sitting out the rest of the game having sprained his right wrist in the Milwaukee Bucks’ final regular-season game.<\/span><\/p>\n With Team Giannis leading 158-141 at the end of the third quarter, a target score for victory of 182 was set – this 24 points higher than the winning side’s score at that stage, an addition representing Kobe Bryant’s shirt number during much of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/span><\/p>\n