The NBA Had a Record-Setting 2014 All-Star Game and Twitter Reacted Accordingly
A total of 318 points were scored on Sunday night.
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Do you like watching NBA players play defense? Then the 2014 NBA All-Star Game was not for you.
The Eastern and Western Conferences set a new NBA All-Star Game record on Sunday night by recording a total of 318 combined points during the East's 163-155 comeback win over the West. Despite their loss, Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin both dropped 38 points for the West and came within just four points of tying Wilt Chamberlain's All-Star Game record of 42 points. And all kinds of other records—including most field goals by one team (70 by the East), most three-pointers by one team (16 by the West), most field goals by one player (19 by Griffin), and most three-pointers by one player (8 by Carmelo Anthony)—were set during the contest. It was a pretty entertaining game…provided, of course, you despise the idea of NBA players playing defense.
Even if you didn't enjoy the game itself, though, it was fun to watch it play out on Twitter. As always, Twitter had a field day talking about everything from Griffin's array of slam dunks to the East's lack of star power on the bench (no love for Paul Millsap, tweeps?!) to ASG organ player Sir Foster who had everyone in the Smoothie King Center and at home talking about his terrific renditions of Jay Z's "PSA," Gucci Mane's "Lemonade," and Ying Yang Twins' "Whistle While You Twurk." It more than made up for the lackluster D that was played during the All-Star Game.
To prove it, we put together some of our favorite Twitter reactions to the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. Forget the East and the West—Twitter was the real winner on Sunday night.
@the_fryz
Could've been making a milli or something in those wasted hours.
@haggerty121
Well, to each his own.
@NOTSCWill
He was Mr. Irrelevant on one of the NBA's biggest nights.
@NBAMemes
Gotta teach your teammates in Cleveland, Uncle Drew.
@mimidada191
The West certainly missed him, too.
@TheAthleteHome
SMH, Broncos!
@NBAMemeTeam
He definitely justified being voted in despite barely playing this season, right?
@danrys
In the words of Stephen A. Smith, you're so disrespectful!
@lgagn10
Word to Wale.
@darrenrovell
MVP! MVP! MVP!
@_Happy_Gilmore
The weekend's true hero.
@PFitzB
It's called Red Bull, champ.
@CondescendTorts
It wasn't that bad, dude.
@Bballforeverfb
"No, I'm not following you on Twitter, Dwight!"—Kobe Bryant
@Espngreeny
Don't sleep on him.
@DrewFranklinKSR
DMC definitely got snubbed.
@MonsterProducts
That sounds about right.
@The_Race_Draft
Yeah, he really said that during the game.
@LakersNation
O_O! And BTW, that link leads to a clip of Kyrie crossing over—who else?—Dwight Howard.
@SportsQuotient
BG doin' work—and making it look easy. A little too easy.
@SassyMsJazzie
That thing was kinda snug...
@CorkGaines
Defense was optional.
@HeAvy_setQiEAT
We want a pair!
@teamziller
All smiles...until they announced the All-Star MVP.
@Ray_Savageee
Can't Paul Millsap live, guys?
@ColtChamp18
To be fair, he could have played better defense than a few of his players did in the first half.
@TheDouch3
The Slim Reaper is no match for The Based God.
@DanPatEwing
Crazy alley-oops and deep three-pointers are overrated! Er, yeah...
@ArashMarkazi
We sure did.
@FlyUnion
Wait a second, is he playing Big Tymers now?! This guy is awesome.