The NBA announced that this year’s All-Star Game will feature an Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format, a return to the original format after years of trying alternative options.
In 2018, the NBA first moved away from East vs. West, opting instead for an All-Star draft featuring captains. The top two vote-getters drafted the rest of their teams in a televised draft instead of separating teams by region.
Additionally, the game will no longer feature the untimed fourth quarter with a target score, also called the “Elam Ending,” which was first introduced in 2020.
