On a night filled with dunks, three-pointers and highlight-reel plays, Team USA defeated Team World, 157-154, to take home the 2016 NBA Rising Stars Challenge crown at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
And for the second year in a row, the most dynamic player on the floor hailed from the Minnesota Timberwolves, as second-year guard Zach LaVine took home MVP honors by totaling 30 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the win.
As TSN's Josh Lewenberg noted, Friday night was likely just the start of a big weekend for the 20-year-old:
LaVine's Minnesota and Rising Stars teammate Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in with 18 points, seven boards and four dimes, while Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (23 points) and Los Angeles Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell (22 points) both acquitted themselves nicely.
In the losing effort, 2015 Rising Stars Challenge MVP and Toronto native Andrew Wiggins poured in 29 points on 13-of-15 shooting to go with five assists. Along with New York Knicks phenom Kristaps Porzingis, the two World stars did the heav ...
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