NBA All-Star weekend in San Francisco was one to remember, especially for Jayson Tatum. The Boston Celtics forward, playing in his sixth All-Star game

Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are leaving San Francisco another piece of hardware for the trophy case after the duo helped Team Shaq when the first ever NBA All-Star game tournaments Sunday night.

Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 15-points and the game winning basket but did not earn MVP honors. Here are a few observations.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum came close, but he missed out on being named the NBA’s All-Star game MVP for the second time in three years. Instead, it went to the hometown hero Stephen Curry as he earned the MVP award in front of the Warriors crowd in San Francisco.

Tatum took notice of Lillard's post-All-Star game message and responded with a two-word message: "My dawg 🤞🏽." Tatum and the Celtics (39-16) were riding a three-game winning streak going into All-Star Weekend. They will look to make it four when they face Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

The critics regularly blasted the NBA All-Star Game as an event in which very little defense was being played. On Sunday night, Stephen Curry was named MVP for scoring 20 points -- over two games. The NBA's new format drew mixed reviews on a night in which Team Shaq prevailed as the winner of the three-game event in San Francisco.