Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting to lead Team Chuck to a 41-32 victory over Team Kenny in a semifinal contest on Sunday night as part of the NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco.
Gilgeous-Alexander drove for a dunk for the game-ending points as Team Chuck prevailed by being the first team to reach the target score of 40.
Team Chuck, coached by former NBA star Charles Barkley, advanced to the championship game with the win.
Team Shaq will face Team Candace in the other semifinal.
Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns added six points apiece for Team Chuck, which shot 78.3 percent (18 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 apiece for Team Kenny, named after former NBA player Kenny Smith.
Team Kenny shot 46.4 percent from the field and was 6 of 15 from 3-point range.
Anthony Edwards did not play for Team Kenny because of groin soreness.
Team Chuck took control with 10 consecutive points to turn a one-point deficit into a 36-27 lead.
Pascal Siakam began the surge with a layup and Trae Young followed with two in a row to give Team Chuck a 32-27 advantage. Wembanyama added consecutive dunks to make it a nine-point game.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored Team Chuck’s final five points, the first three on a trey for a 39-29 lead before the game-ending dunk.
The score was tied at 9 before Donovan Mitchell and Towns drained 3-pointers during an 8-3 run for Team Chuck.
Towns swished a 37-foot, straightaway 3-pointer to give Team Chuck a 17-12 advantage.
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 consecutive 3-pointers from Garland and Cade Cunningham to take a 23-19 lead.
A dunk by Jalen Williams gave Team Kenny a 27-26 lead prior to Team Chuck going on the momentum-changing 10-0 run.
Team Shaq is named after former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, while Team Candace is associated with former women’s star Candace Parker.
–Field Level Media
