<P> The 2018 NBA All - Star Game was the 67th edition of an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 18, 2018 . It was held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers . It was the sixth time that Los Angeles had hosted the All - Star Game and the first time since 2011 . Team LeBron won against Team Stephen 148 - 145 . The MVP of the game was LeBron James, scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, winning his third NBA All - Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) award . The game was televised nationally by TNT for the 16th consecutive year . </P> <P> On October 3, 2017, the NBA announced that the format would change from the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format, and would instead switch to a draft - style format, similar to the format used by the NHL All - Star Game from 2011 through 2015 and the NFL Pro Bowl from 2014 through 2016 . The team captains were determined by the most votes received in their respective conference . Each team will pick a charity to play for, and the winning team will have money donated to their charity . The winning team will receive $100,000 for each player and the losing team $25,000 each . </P> <P> The two teams were coached from their respected conference . Mike D'Antoni, coach of the Houston Rockets, was named as the head coach for Team Stephen . Dwane Casey, coach of the Toronto Raptors, was named as the head coach for Team LeBron . </P> <P> The rosters for the All - Star Game were selected through a voting process . The starters were chosen by the fans, media, and current NBA players . Fans make up 50% of the vote, and NBA players and media each comprise 25% of the vote . The two guards and three frontcourt players who receive the highest cumulative vote totals are named the All - Star starters . NBA head coaches vote for the reserves for their respective conferences, none of which can be players on their own team . Each coach selects two guards, three frontcourt players and two wild cards, with each selected player ranked in order of preference within each category . If a multi-position player is to be selected, coaches are encouraged to vote for the player at the position that was "most advantageous for the All - Star team", regardless of where the player was listed on the All - Star ballot or the position he was listed in box scores . </P>

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