Jayson Tatum sets scoring record as Team Giannis beats Team Lebron

SALT LAKE CITY — Jayson Tatum took over the NBA All-star Game, setting the record for the most points scored in the annual showcase with 55 as Team Giannis beat Team Lebron 184-175 on Sunday night at Vivint Arena. The final target score was 182, adding 24 points to the score of the leading team after three quarters.

Tatum added 10 rebounds and six assists en route to the MVP. Donovan Mitchell, who spent the first five seasons of his career in Utah before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers last offseason, added 40 points, 10 assists, four rebounds and three steals for Team Giannis.

Jaylen Brown led Team Lebron with 35 points and 14 rebounds, and Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving had 32 points apiece. Neither team captain finished the game. Here’s how the night unfolded.

First quarter: Team Lebron 46, Team Giannis 46

Giannis Antetokounmpo was everywhere during All-star weekend, but his shortest appearance was in the actual All-star Game. The team captain scored the game’s first bucket, drew a foul and exited 20 seconds into the game. He is nursing a sprained right wrist.

Lebron James and Tatum both lobbed the ball

off the glass to themselves for dunks, while Mitchell threw a lob to Lauri Markkanen — the Jazz’s past and future — to highlight the first quarter.

The first quarter ended tied at 46, meaning the teams’ selected charities each received $50,000 (Team Lebron: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah; Team Giannis: Raise the Future). Tatum led Team Giannis with 13 points in the quarter, while Irving led Team Lebron with 11. Second quarter: Team Giannis 53, Team Lebron 46

Defense? Not in the All-star Game. Highlight dunks, some sloppy miscues and general malaise? Yeah, that summed up the first half in Utah. Here, look at this Ja Morant 360 dunk.

The arena atmosphere is dead. Not much to cheer about anyway, but the eerie quiet of the arena definitely didn’t help this lackluster game.

Team Giannis won the second quarter, 53-46, to earn $100,000 for its charity.