With rosters that included high-risers such as Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, John Wall and DeAndre Jordan, the most impressive play of the first 24 minutes of action wasn’t even a dunk. It was a jumper.
LeBron James, shooting his best percentage from behind the 3-point line since the 2012-13 season at 38.9 percent, got his Steph Curry on, calmly pulling up and sinking a 40-foot jumper.
Release. Rotation. Splash (No Brothers).
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James also showed off his hops late in the second quarter, throwing down this double-clutch lob from Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving.
Who needs defense?
