In case you
missed it, the NBA All Stars Game was Sunday. The West beat the
East 163-158.
Russell Westbrook had an amazing game and deserved the MVP award. He
barely missed
the All-Star scoring record with 41 points. In the first half alone,
Westbrook scored
27 points in 11 minutes. James Harden finished behind Westbrook
with 29 points
for the West. The game consisted of a high volume of shot attempts, but
the teams
combined to only hit 49% of these shots. Everyone was clearly there to score
some points! The
East went 23-of-68 shots, which amounts to 34%. The Eastern
Conference had
the most 3 point shot attempts at 68, while the West made 25 three
pointers.
Some of the best
alley oops came from Stephen Curry, James Harden, LeBron
James, and Dirk
Nowitzki—all should definitely be checked out on YouTube! LeBron
led the Eastern
Conference with 30 points.
One notable player from the East was Kyle Korver from Atlanta. He had 21 total
points and went
6 for 9 of his three pointers. However, from the Eastern Conference, the
Knicks did not
have the best night. Carmelo Anthony did not play well and then Amar’e
Stoudemire was
bought out of his tenure contract. From the Toronto Raptors was Kyle
Lowry. He had no
recorded dunks this season, but during this game he scored his first
one (even if it
doesn’t technically count).
Overall, the
game was exciting and a clear display of talent from both teams. The
East was able to
tie the game up in the third quarter leading to an exciting 4th quarter.