Australian-born guard Kyrie Irving scored 31 points to be crowned MVP of the highest-scoring NBA All-Star game in history, as East beat West 163-155 on Sunday.
Cleveland's 21-year-old playmaker Irving scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to spark a victory comeback for the East, while Carmelo Anthony added 30.
"I was just going out there to try and compete with these great athletes. It's a real honour to be selected the MVP," Irving, who was born in Melbourne, said. "Everyone here is an MVP."
Irving went 14-of-17 from the field and added 14 assists in a game that became the most prolific scoring exhibition in all-star history, producing numerous record.
The East team, trailing by 18 points in the third quarter, scored the final 10 points to snap a three-game win streak by the West stars and stretched its lead in the all-time rivalry to 37-26.
NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City and Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers each scored 38 points to lead the West in a losing cause.
The East's winning total was the highest of any team in all-star history as were the 318 combined points and the combined 30 3-pointers from both clubs.
"It's an All-Star game. Not a whole lot of defence being played so I tried to take advantage of it," Griffin said.
