All-Star Weekend Wrap-Up: Trades, Instant Classics, Chasing History.

Outgunning two Spurs players, VanVleet & Ingram, Steph Curry took home the 3PT Shootout trophy and Kawhi Leonard's game-winner was waved-off for coming after the buzzer as Team LeBron edged out Team Harden in the All*Star Game.

Days earlier, the trade deadline splashed chaos throughout the league. Aaron Gordon, Kyle Kuzma, Nikola Vucevic, Lamarcus Aldridge and Victor Oladipo all found new homes by the 3pm countdown. The Spurs did right by JaVale McGee in facilitating a trade to the Denver Nuggets where the veteran big will get more playing opportunity behind Nikola Jokic rather than try and find a spot with Drummond & Gasol producing consistently for the Spurs.

The Spurs win streak continues, now at 34 (with the league record being 43, set by San Antonio five seasons ago) against mounting pressure from each new foe that comes to the AT&T Center or welcomes the champs for a road bout, highlighted by a double overtime instant classic victory over LeBron's Lakers. Fred VanVleet, Dejounte Murray & Brandon Ingram were sensational on the road no less, with Drummond's stellar defense and interior presence binding the effort under the highest stress. In other games, KCP, Marc Gasol, rookie Devin Vassell and P.J. Tucker have stepped up for big outings.

In the Spurs first game after the break, Evan Fournier shined in a huge 32-point victory over the OKC Thunder, now that Coach Pop is resting the star trio in winnable games, giving the bench more spotlight to gear up for the playoffs. Fournier hit all four of his 3PT daggers, finishing with a career-high 41 points. Fournier is flirting with 50% from 3PT range this season, just behind VanVleet.

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