Team USA defeated Team World 161-144 in the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge. Jarrett Allen represented Team USA, while Rodions Kurucs represented Team World in the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge. This game was a true all star event, as there was no defense played at all. Team USA scored 166 points, but Jarrett Allen only recorded 2 points. Besides his 2 points, Allen recorded 5 rebounds and 1 assist in 15 minutes of action. Allen was not involved in the offense for Team USA, but he did get a few of his signature blocks. Allen added Ben Simmons to his list of NBA stars that he has blocked, as he got Simmons pretty badly when Simmons tried to dunk on him. For Team World, Rodions Kurcus had a much better offensive night. Kurucs finished with 10 points 5 assists and 4 rebounds on 4-9 shooting. Kurucs also hit 2 threes in 16 minutes of action. Not many people outside of Nets fans knew who Rodions Kurucs was, and I think he made a good impression on people that had never seen him play. Team World had a much more balanced offense, as every player besides Cedi Osman finished with a double digit scoring effort. All in all, although both Allen and Kurucs were not involved much it was still really cool to see Nets involved in the NBA’s biggest stage besides the NBA finals. Hopefully Joe Harris can win the three point contest tomorrow.

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