NBA All-Star Twitter Reaction: Things will never be the same

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks looks to pass during the second half of the NBA All-Star game. (Nam Huh/AP)

Sportsnet Staff February 17, 2020, 12:07 AM

The NBA All-Star game changed its format this year and it’s safe to say things will never be the same again.

With the clock turned off for the fourth quarter and both teams racing to reach 157 points, players on both sides turned the game into one of the most competitive all-star games of all time.

In the end, Team LeBron took the title with a comeback 157-155 win over Team Giannis on a game-winning free throw by Anthony Davis — after he missed his first attempt.

Naturally, NBA Twitter had a lot to say about the new format. Here are some of the best reactions.

WE ALL OWE ADAM SILVER AN APOLOGY

— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) February 17, 2020

An All Star game should be about showcasing the greatest talents in the sport. This was exactly that. Full credit to the best ballers on the planet for bringing it and then some. Just an outstanding display of basketball.

— James Cybulski (@JamesCybulski) February 17, 2020

That 4th Quarter of the #NBAAllStar Game. MORE. OF. THAT. PLEASE. pic.twitter.com/RVqtXwnp9J

— Jack Patterson (@JPattersonTV) February 17, 2020

No joke. Just truth. This is the best #NBAAllStar game ever. Haven’t seen something go back and forth this much since #LeBron’s hairline.

— The Sklar Brothers (@SklarBrothers) February 17, 2020

Shout out to the @NBA #TeamLeBron and #TeamGiannis for doing everything right and delivering the best #NBAAllStar game in forever. Let’s do it again next year!

— Wally (@paultwentworth) February 17, 2020

Chicago kid Anthony Davis wins it with a free throw for #TeamLeBron. Man oh man was that entertaining! #NBAAllStar

— Mike Berman (@MikeBermanNBC) February 17, 2020

BEST ASG EVER. #NBAAllStar

— Rufio (@RufioRadio) February 17, 2020

That. Was. Awesome.

#NBAAllStar

— Ryan Field (@RyanFieldABC) February 17, 2020

That was the best #NBAAllStar game in the 26 years I've been on this planet. The best players in the world, going at each other, with a hard score backyard-style. Wow!

— Damon Turbitt (@damonturbitt) February 17, 2020

That's one way to bring a little drama to free throws… I dig the new format. You get the free play in the early quarters, then it gets competitive to close out the show. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/rQ0dHXRR2V

— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 17, 2020

This #NBAAllStar game was fantastic! Best one in years!

— Johnny Ray Gill (@JohnnyRayGill) February 17, 2020

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Chicago #NBAAllStar 2020 blessed us.@NBA pic.twitter.com/EskR3qLzFc

— Brandon Boykin (@BrandonBoykin2) February 17, 2020

That wildly entertaining fourth quarter of #NBAAllStar has #NBATwitter like pic.twitter.com/PqIFZjMODV

— Katie Cavender

#Kobe’s first and last points came from free throws. It’s only fitting this game ends on that same note. #NBAAllStar

— Eugene Buenaventura (@EugeneBuenaven) February 17, 2020

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