Stephen Curry wins All-Star Game MVP at home arena

Curry scored 12 points in the final game on four three-pointers to win his second Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP trophy as Team Shaq defeated Team Chuck, 41-25. He started off the scoring with a running three-pointer as Shaq's OGs jumped out to an 11-0 lead and didn't look back.

Then, the NBA inexplicably took a long break at the first timeout to honor the crew from "Inside The NBA," at the last All-Star Game TNT would broadcast. Not only was it an overlong tribute that robbed the game of its momentum, the show isn't even ending, just moving to ESPN next season.

When the action resumed, the competitive intensity dropped noticeably, probably because all the players stood around and got cold. The rest of the game was more like a usual All-Star Game, with Curry bombing away from half court.

And Kyrie Irving throwing himself lobs off the backboard.

And Trae Young doing mixtape dribbling moves and fancy passing.

Eventually Curry put the OGs on the brink of victory with a move the Chase Center crowd has seen a lot in big games over the years: The three-pointer shot with such confidence that he turns around before seeing the ball go through the hoop.

Jayson Tatum had 15 points in the final, and his 21 combined points were one more than Curry's 20. But in Curry's home city, with Curry's flamboyant shooting, the MVP trophy escaped the Celtics star.

The fans in San Francisco might be excited about more than Curry's trophy. The first time he was All-Star MVP, he went on to win Finals MVP as the Golden State Warriors won the title. It sounds unlikely, given that they're in 10th place, but it's not so much more unlikely than sinking a halfcourt shot.