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(Photo : Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 14: A normal view as Paul George #13 of the Indiana Pacers and the Eastern Conference brings the ball up court docket within the first half in opposition to the Western Conference in the course of the NBA All-Star Game 2016 on the Air Canada Centre on February 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario.
A traditional NBA All-Star will delight followers on February when the festivities return to Indiana for the primary time since 1985.
NBA Communications confirmed that the league will return to its traditional All-Star format that pits the 2 conferences in opposition to one another.
“As the league celebrates basketball’s deep roots in the state of Indiana, the 73rd NBA All-Star Game will feature the return of both the classic matchup between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference and the traditional scoring system with four 12-minute quarters,” the NBA mentioned in an announcement.
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The choice of an All-Star stays the identical although. This means there’ll nonetheless be a voting course of and 12 gamers might be chosen from every convention.
NBA All-Star Format Details
Another change within the format is the elimination of the Final Target Score that was used within the final 5 editions.
Whoever leads till the buzzer sounds within the fourth will win.
What is retained, although, is the per quarter winner whereby groups will compete for a prize for his or her charity.
Captains from respective conferences will nonetheless be named after the voting tally. The starters will even be chosen relying on the fan votes.
In two of the final three seasons (2021 and 2022), followers noticed LeBron James and Kevin Durant as captains for the 2 All-Star groups. They at the moment are each within the Western Conference after KD joined the Phoenix Suns later.
Over on the Eastern Conference, the most well-liked participant is arguably Giannis Antetokounmpo who turned a staff captain reverse of James thrice, together with in 2023.
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