Overview
- Team Stars defeated Team Stripes 47-21 in the final at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, sealing the championship of the new three-team format.
- The NBA introduced a USA vs. World round-robin featuring two U.S. squads and one international team, with games played in 12-minute bursts including a title game.
- Edwards totaled 32 points across three games and was awarded the Kobe Bryant Trophy after hitting key shots in the opener and adding eight points in the final.
- Team World went 0-2 as Luka Dončić and Nikola Jokić logged brief minutes in the first game and then sat out the second, a health-protection choice that thinned the rotation.
- Kawhi Leonard scored 31 to push Stripes past World in the round-robin but had just one point in the final, while late-game drama also featured Scottie Barnes’ OT winner and De’Aaron Fox’s buzzer-beating three.