NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

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February 16, 2018 8:00PM EST

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Before solidifying his status as the GOAT, Michael Jordan’s 1988 NBA All-Star Game was the stuff of legends. After winning an epic back-and-forth slam dunk contest against Dominique Wilson, Michael went on to dominate the actual game itself. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Just shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s record 42 points, MJ scored an historic 40 points earning him the All-Star game’s MVP. Later he would also take home the league’s MVP award and Defensive Player of the Year. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — There has never been a greater All-Star comeback than the one Magic Johnson pulled off. After retiring following his announcement that he was HIV positive, he returned to the court for the NBA All-Star game and walked away as MVP of the game, which some consider to be the greatest All-Star game ever. Pulling off 25 points against Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas’s staunch defense, Magic made his West Coast win look like nothing short of magic, especially with his game-ending three pointer. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Not only does Wilt Chamberlain hold the record for most points scored in a game (an impossibly high 100), he also scored the most for any NBA All-Star game until he was beaten by Anthony Davis in 2015. Back in 1962, he managed to lock down 42 points. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Everyone loves a come-from-behind win, and Allen Iverson delivered that in classic Iverson fashion. In 2001, Allen managed to score 15 of his 25 points in the last 9 minutes of the game, and with that clinched the East’s victory over the West, 111-110. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Hailed by many as the most stacked line-up for any all-star game ever, the two opposing teams had some of the NBA’s biggest legends of all-time including Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Dr. J and more. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Dwyane Wade emerged as the hero of the night for the 2010 All-Star game, taking home 28 points.(Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Dr. J (AKA Julius Irving) managed to windmill his way to 35 points in 1984. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Kobe Bryant managed to score a whopping 37 points and 14 rebounds in the 2011 match and brought home the win for the West Coast. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — Before Kobe would take up Michael Jordan’s mantle as the best player in the league, Bryant, 19, would take on MJ one-on-one in 1998 and score a team-high of 18 points. Jordan, unstoppable as always, would clinch victory with 23 points. (Courtesy of NBA)

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NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS

NBA All-Star Game’s Best Moments Of All-Time — PICS — In 2009, following their ‘breakup’ that saw O’Neal leaving the Lakers, Kobe and Shaq reunited for the West Coast All-Star team and ended up sharing MVP honors of the night. (Courtesy of NBA)

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