<Table> <Tr> <Td> <2017 </Td> <Td> 2019> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <2017 </Td> <Td> 2019> </Td> </Tr> <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>

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