Nba All Star 2020 Rule Change

With a tribute to kobe bryant in mind the nba is changing the all star format in hopes of a more competitive atmosphere.

Nba all star 2020 rule change. The winner is decided by a predetermined point total first one to reach that number wins. Complete 2020 nba all star weekend schedule and new rules 2 12 2020. Every quarter counts for charity the all star teams will compete to win each quarter for chicago based community organizations.

By matt ellentuck mellentuck jan 30 2020 5 30pm est. The nba tried a new rule during sunday s all star game adopting the so called elam ending which to put it in its simplest terms consists of one thing. The 2020 nba all star game s new format and tribute to kobe bryant explained this is how the 2020 nba all star game s new rules will work.

The changes were first reported by tim reynolds of the ap. The changes include a new fourth quarter format that will honor the. To win the nba all star game the team with 100 points would need to score 24 points in the fourth quarter before the team with 95 points scores 29 points and vice versa.

Sunday february 16 2020 8 00 pm. What are the rule changes for the 2020 all star game. The nba all star game will have two main changes for this year.

The nba announced today a new format for the 2020 nba all star game that makes the outcome of every quarter count for charity. The nba plans to honor bryant with several rule changes for the game on sunday feb. Fans will mainly notice the changes in the fourth quarter which will now be.

Team giannis and team lebron will compete to win each of the first three quarters of the game. Changes to all star game format. Those quarters will be the standard 12 minutes.