Stephen Curry #30 and LeBron James #6 of Team LeBron celebrate after defeating Team Durant 163-160 during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 20, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A fire marshal conducting a heat check might not have prevented Stephen Curry from an unprecedented performance in Sunday’s All-Star Game.

Curry used his sizzling stroke to score 50 points, set an All-Star Game record with 16 3-point baskets and earn MVP honors while helping Team LeBron record a 163-160 victory over Team Durant in Cleveland.

“I got hot early and kept scoring,” Curry said. “Then I tried to put on a little bit of a show.”

Terming it a momentous show would be more accurate.

Curry, playing for Team LeBron, shattered the former All-Star record of nine 3-pointers, set by Paul George in 2016.

The Golden State Warriors’ star fell two points shy of the scoring record set by Anthony Davis in 2017 with his dazzling performance.

“It’s fun,” Curry said of his shooting heroics. “It’s great because when I get going, the energy picks up and I think the game turned in the right direction after that.”

The All-Star MVP honor is the first for Curry, an eight-time All-Star. His previous best scoring output was 28.

 “It was definitely was something I wanted to experience,” Curry said of adding another milestone to his resume. “Once I knew I was feeling it, I wanted to ride that wave and see how it ended up.”

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers hit the game-ending shot to reach the target score and give Team LeBron the victory.

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks had 30 points and 12 rebounds for Team LeBron but was just fine with being a secondary cog after winning MVP honors last season.

“When you see a guy like Steph knocking down shots like that, you don’t want to lose the game,” Antetokounmpo said. “I thought he was the guy who deserved to be MVP and I was focused on making plays to help my team win.”

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers had 36 points and 10 rebounds to lead Team Durant.

“He was making shots all over the place,” Embiid said of Curry. “My mindset was to come out and win the game.”

James scored 24 points while playing in his 18th All-Star Game, one shy of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record.

After hitting the winning basket, James slid to the side of the court to talk with legendary Michael Jordan, who was in the venue due to the NBA honoring the league’s 75th anniversary team at halftime.

“It’s crazy that the game-winning shot was a fadeaway and it was inspired by MJ,” James said. “The way he wore his shoes, the way he wore his uniform, all the way down to some of the cars that he drove, is how much he inspired me and I didn’t want to waste that opportunity because we aren’t in the same building a lot.”

Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns added 20 points for Team Durant.

The third quarter ended with Team Durant holding a 139-138 lead. That set the target winning score at 163 with the NBA adding 24 points to the leading total after three quarters. It is the third straight year the formula has been part of the game.