How many points did Paul George score in the 2016 NBA All Star Game?
Answer
41 Points
Paul George scored 41 points in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game.
George led all scorers as the Eastern Conference lost to the West 196–173 in Toronto on February 14, 2016. Playing for the Indiana Pacers, he made 16 of 26 field-goal attempts and hit 9 of 19 three-point attempts. His nine made three-pointers set an All-Star Game record at the time.
The performance was especially notable because George finished only one point behind Wilt Chamberlain’s All-Star Game scoring record of 42, set in 1962. George’s 41 points also matched Russell Westbrook’s total from the previous year, although Westbrook won the 2016 game’s Most Valuable Player award with 31 points.
George’s scoring total is sometimes confused with the game’s final score or with Westbrook’s MVP performance. The answer concerns George’s individual points, not the winning team’s total or the award winner.