This year is being hailed as one of the best in recent memory.
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It was great to see the Nuggets involved in All-Star weekend, now they just need a player or two in the Sunday game down the road. Raptors’ teammates Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 32 points in the losing effort for the East, while Indiana Pacers’ guard Paul George posted a game-high 41 points on 16-for-26 shooting. But he deserved the title just as much as I did. The 369 combined points were 48 more than last year’s record, and both clubs blew away the previous individual team record of 163. “It’s kind of hard to see without a replay”. Canadian Nelly Furtado sang her country’s national anthem.
-Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh, who pulled out of Sunday’s All-Star Game because of a strained right calf, is having more tests before the severity of the injury can be determined.
The East starters all took turns guarding Bryant in the opening minutes, even though “guarding” is a relative term in an All-Star Game.
Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan arrived in style for the National Basketball Association all-star game, judging from a black and white photo of the two posted on Lowry’s social media. Yes, we had a few fantastic close games here and there, marked by killer and tenacious play down the stretch as the All-Stars collectively paused from the showy passes and realized that, oh geez, we’ve got a close game here.
But he was the star without playing a starring a role.
“Me and him are now like best friends”, Gordon said.
He had a memorable one-on-one showdown with James in the second quarter. It’s a faster, more athletic and far more skilled era, and as such what was once an up-tempo, no-defense, showboating affair has turned into a really, really, really fast no-defense, showboating affair.
“This is pretty cool”, said Bryant, who had 10 points in the West’s 196-173 win.
Maybe they will come back next year and do it again. He made his All-Star debut in NY in 1998, a game also remembered for Michael Jordan’s last with the Chicago Bulls.
Former Arizona superstar and 4 overall pick Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic put on quite the show in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest Saturday night. “It’s been too long, it’s the first time in 22 years”, the top seed and world number 12 said in a courtside interview.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine competes in the dunk contest during the NBA All Star Saturday Night at Air Canada Centre.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves young guns took NBA All-Star weekend by storm as they took home three awards and added that pure excitement that has been lacking from All-Star weekends of the past.
