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Tatum scores All-Star record 55, Team Giannis wins 184-175

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Team Giannis guard DeMar DeRozan gets past Team LeBron guard Kyrie Irving during the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night in Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY — Jayson Tatum put on a record-setting show, and made Giannis Antetokounmpo look like a genius.

Tatum scored an All-Star Game-record 55 points on his way to winning MVP honors, and Team Giannis ended LeBron James’ hold on All-Star captain supremacy by beating Team LeBron 184-175 in the NBA’s annual showcase exhibition on Sunday night.

Tatum had 27 points in the third quarter, another All-Star Game record for any period.