.@ZachLaVine's 30 leads US over World 157-154 in #BBVARisingStars to kick off @NBAAllStar: https://t.co/02WsbmNxhn pic.twitter.com/5iV17K3vIO
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) February 13, 2016
For the second year in a row a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves has won the MVP Award of the NBA Rising Stars Challenge game Friday night to kickoff NBA-All Star weekend in Toronto.
Zach LaVine was named the MVP of the game after Team USA held off the World team 157-154.
.@ZachLaVine gets his @NBAAllStar weekend started with a nasty #BBVARisingStars dunk
WATCH: https://t.co/cPaQC5pBM2 pic.twitter.com/A8qIPbuCiX
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) February 13, 2016
All three Wolves in the game had a solid showing Friday night.
Andrew Wiggins, who was the game’s MVP last season, gave his hometown a nice show. He finished with 29 points, including a bunch of impressive dunks.
Andrew Wiggins with the crossover and he puts down the strong slam!#BBVARISINGSTARS #Twolves pic.twitter.com/AWxFS04j2t
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) February 13, 2016
When he wasn’t scoring and dunking he was setting his teammates up for dunks of their own. Wiggins also had five assists on the night
Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t have as big of a night offensively as the other two, but he also contributed finishing with 18 points and seven boards to show off his ability as well.
Towns coast-to-coast + tough finish with the left! 140-133 USA leads World with 4:58 to play on TNT! #NBARapidReplay https://t.co/m7NLJtThEh
— NBA (@NBA) February 13, 2016
None of the trio will play in Sunday’s All-Star game. LaVine will try to defend his NBA Slam Dunk Championship from last year, and Towns will compete in the NBA Skills Competition.
