Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points on 5-5 shooting to lead Team Chuck to a victory 41-32 over Team Kenny in a semi-final competition on Sunday evening as part of the NBA All-Star game in San Francisco.
Gilgeous-Alexander drove for a can for game-ending points when Team Chuck prevailed by being the first team to reach the goal score of 40.
Team Chuck, trained by former NBA star Charles Barkley, advanced to the championship with the victory.
Team Shaq will meet Team Candace in the second semi -finals.
Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns added six points per piece for Team Chuck, who shot 78.3 percent (18 out of 23) from the field and went 5-for-8 from 3-point range. Team Chuck had a 14-3 rebounding advantage.
Darius Garland, Tyler Herro and Evan Mobley scored six points per piece for Team Kenny, named after former NBA player Kenny Smith.
Team Kenny shot 46.4 percent from the field and was 6 out of 15 from 3-point intervals.
Anthony Edwards did not play for Team Kenny because of the groin’s tenderness.
Team Chuck took the control by 10 points in a row to turn a one-point deficit into a 36-27 lead.
Pascal Siakam started the wave with a arrangement and Trae Young followed two in a row to give Team Chuck a 32-27 advantage. Wembanyama added consecutive thumps to make it a nine -point game.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored Team Chuck’s last five points, the first three on a Trey for a 39-29 lead before the game-ending can.
The points were tied at 9 o’clock before Donovan Mitchell and cities lost 3 points during an 8-3 run for Team Chuck.
The cities swung a 37-foot, directly 3-pointer to give Team Chuck an advantage of 17-12.
Team Kenny scored the next five points on a 3-pointer by Jalen Brunson and a basket by Jaren Jackson Jr. to start an 11-2 burst.
Team Kenny received the following 3-points from Garland and Cade Cunningham to take the lead 23-19.
A can of Jalen Williams gave Team Kenny a lead 27-26 before Team Chuck went on Momentum-Changing 10-0 driving.
Team Shaq is named after former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, while Team Candace is associated with former women’s star Candace Parker.
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