The best of the best meet again and take center stage this weekend on February 20, in Los Angeles at the infamous Staples Center.
My money is on East, but West looks damn good too….. East will definitely take it….Sorry Melo.
West posters vs East posters? I’m goin’ with East. Who do you think will take it? Who do you vote as MVP…East and West?
We voted and the following were chosen:
West All-Stars:
1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (G)
2. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets (G)
3. Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers (F/C)
4. Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets (F)
5. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder (F)
6. Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers (F)
7. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (F)
8. Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs (G)
9. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs (G)
10. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder (G)
11. Zach Randolph, Memphis Grizzlies (F)
12. LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trailblazers (F/C)
East All-Stars:
1. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls (G)
2. Dwayne Wade, Miami Heat (G)
3. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic (C)
4. LeBron James, Miami Heat (F)
5. Amare Stoudemire, New York Knicks (F)
6. Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics (F)
7. Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics (G)
8. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics (F)
9. Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks (G)
10. Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks (F/C)
11. Carlos Boozer, Chicago Bulls (F)
12. Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee Bucks (C)
A bit of their stats:
|
Eastern Conference
|
| Pos. |
Player
|
Team
|
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
All-Star appearances
|
 |
|
F
|
|
LeBron James
|
Miami Heat
|
6-8
|
250
|
7
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Amar’e Stoudemire
|
New York Knicks
|
6-10
|
240
|
6
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Dwyane Wade
|
Miami Heat
|
6-4
|
220
|
7
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Derrick Rose
|
Chicago Bulls
|
6-3
|
190
|
2
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
Dwight Howard
|
Orlando Magic
|
6-11
|
265
|
5
|
|
|
|
Reserves
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Kevin Garnett
|
Boston Celtics
|
6-11
|
253
|
14
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Paul Pierce
|
Boston Celtics
|
6-7
|
235
|
9
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Rajon Rondo
|
Boston Celtics
|
6-1
|
171
|
2
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Ray Allen
|
Boston Celtics
|
6-5
|
205
|
10
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
Al Horford
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
6-10
|
245
|
2
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Joe Johnson
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
6-7
|
240
|
5
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Chris Bosh
|
Miami Heat
|
6-11
|
235
|
6
|
|
|
|
Western Conference
|
| Pos. |
Player
|
Team
|
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
All-Star appearances
|
|
|
F
|
|
Kevin Durant
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
6-9
|
230
|
2
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Carmelo Anthony
|
Denver Nuggets
|
6-8
|
230
|
4
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Kobe Bryant
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
6-6
|
205
|
13
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Chris Paul
|
New Orleans Hornets
|
6-0
|
175
|
4
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
*Yao Ming
|
Houston Rockets
|
7-6
|
310
|
8
|
|
|
|
Reserves
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Manu Ginobili
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
6-6
|
205
|
2
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Dirk Nowitzki
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
7-0
|
245
|
10
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
Pau Gasol
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
7-0
|
250
|
4
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Deron Williams
|
Utah Jazz
|
6-3
|
209
|
2
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
Russell Westbrook
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
6-3
|
187
|
1
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Blake Griffin
|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
6-10
|
251
|
1
|
|
|
|
F
|
|
Tim Duncan
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
6-11
|
255
|
13
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
**Kevin Love
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
6-10
|
260
|
1
|
|
Source: USA Today
Pic: Sassi DaCeo
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