New NBA All-Star Game Format Explained

The 2020 NBA All-Star Game is slated for Sunday evening, and fans who grew tired of the defense-starved, highlight reel showcase of years past are in for a treat.

In an effort to inject more of a competitive edge into the exhibition, ever-ambitious commissioner Adam Silver instilled some extreme scoring changes that might take time to reckon with.

NBA All-Star Game New Format

Essentially, each of the first three quarters will be their own small game. The team that "wins" or has the most points in any quarter will receive a winner's donation of $100,000 to a charity of their choosing.

The score at the start of the second and third quarters will be reset to zeroes. At the start of the fourth quarter, however, those scores will be added up and posted, which brings us to...

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This is where things get a bit tricky.

The aggregate score of the team that's leading, plus 24 points, (in honor of the late Kobe Bryant), will be the targeted final score. The fourth quarter will have a running clock, and the first team to reach the designated tally will win the game.

For example, let's say that Team LeBron is leading Team Giannis 110-106 after three frames. The first squad to eclipse 134 points would then win.

The first team to reach the target score will be awarded $200,000. The losers, however, will still walk away winners in the form of $100,000.

You won't want to take your eyes off the action in the fourth, as it will reportedly feature ZERO commercials.

With change almost always comes objection, but this new format is pretty self-explanatory. It truly has the makings of a memorable night in Chicago at the United Center.