Barkley's team defeated Kenny's team 41-32. Alexander scored 12 points and led the team to advance to the All-Star finals

On February 17 , the 2025 NBA All-Star Game semifinals kicked off. In the first match, Barkley's team defeated Kenny Smith 's team 41-32 and successfully advanced to the finals. In this game, Barkley's international player lineup dominated, and Alexander scored a game-high 12 points to lead the team to victory. For Kenny's team, Herro, Mobley and Garland each scored 6 points, but still failed to reverse the defeat. In addition, there was almost no physical confrontation in this game, and there was a rare situation of 0 free throws in the whole game .

After the game started, Kenny's Mobley scored 2 points with a dunk, but Barkley's team quickly fought back under the leadership of Alexander and Jokic. Although Herro made a three-pointer from the outside, Barkley's team responded quickly and the two sides tied at the end of the first quarter.

Entering the second quarter, Mitchell hit a three-pointer from outside, Jokic easily scored points under the basket, and the Barkley team gradually took the initiative, with the score reaching 14-9. The Kenny team relied on Herro's outside shooting to narrow the gap, while Towns was in hot form, helping the Barkley team maintain the lead.

Then, Brunson hit a three-pointer and Jackson Jr. broke through for a layup, and the Kenny team successfully tied the score. With the consecutive scores of Shin Jing and Garland, the Kenny team even surpassed at one point. However, Wen Banyama played well on both offense and defense, helping the Barkley team stabilize the situation. Trae Young then broke through for a layup, allowing the Barkley team to break through 40 points first, and finally locked the victory with 41-32, successfully advancing to the All-Star finals.

Kenny Smith player statistics

Mobley had 6 points and 1 assist, Herro had 6 points and 1 assist, Garland had 6 points and 3 assists, Cunningham had 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Jackson had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Brunson had 3 points and 3 assists, and Williams had 2 points and 1 assist.

Barkley team player statistics

Alexander had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Towns had 6 points and 3 rebounds, Banyama had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Siakam had 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Shin Kyung had 4 points and 1 rebound, Trae Young had 4 points and 5 assists, Mitchell had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jokic had 2 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

It is worth mentioning that Edwards missed the game due to personal reasons, which had a significant impact on the offensive end of the Kenny team. Although players such as Herro and Mobley tried hard to fill the vacancies, the team as a whole was slightly inferior in terms of offense and defense conversion.

As the Barkley team advances to the finals, they will compete for the final championship in the next All-Star Game. Whether international stars such as Alexander and Wen Banyama can continue their strong performance will become the highlight of the next game.