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]]>For the Western Conference, the reserves will be the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George, the New Orleans’ Pelicans Zion Williamson, the Phoenix Suns’ Chris Paul, and the Portland Trailblazers’ Damien Lillard.
It should also be noted that the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis was selected to be a reserve as well, but due to an injury will be substituted by the Suns’ Devin Booker.
Over on the Eastern Conference, here’s how the reserves will look. Brooklyn’s James Harden was an obvious choice, along with the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons. The Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown also got the nod, with the Chicago Bulls’ Zach Lavine, the Orlando Magic’s Nikola Vucevic, and the New York Knicks’ Julius Randle getting invited as well.
This will be the first All-Star game for some, including the Pelicans’ Zion Williamson and the Knicks’ Julius Randle.
The NBA All-Star game reserves are selected by the head coaches of the NBA teams, so it’s certainly not a popularity contest, rather selections based on merit alone. The game will be played on March 7th.
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]]>This is also true for the starters. Portland Trailblazers superstar Damian Lillard is having an incredible season, and no one in their right mind would ever imagine that he wouldn’t become an All-Star. However, he wasn’t selected to be a Western Conference starter—and his team is pretty ticked off about that.
Even though Lillard is averaging 29.8 points and 7.7 assists a game, including some serious clutch bombers, he was ousted in favor of Dallas Mavericks young phenom Luka Doncic.
Even more impressive is the fact that Lillard has led the Blazers to an 18-10 record, despite injuries to their key players CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic.
Fans of Dame Dolla were hoping that this would finally be the year that he got the starting nod, but it wasn’t. The fans voted in Luka instead—but if we know anything about Dame, he’ll use this as motivation to take his game to an even higher level.
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]]>The post LeBron James and Kevin Durant to Headline All-Star Game appeared first on yoursportspot.com.
]]>The players selected to start at the All-Star are looking pretty darn good this season. Starting for the Western Conference will be the LA Lakers’ LeBron James, the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, the LA Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, and the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic.
Starting for the Eastern Conference will be the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, the Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, and the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Kevin Durant was the leading vote-getter for the Eastern Conference, while LeBron James received the most votes out West. As a result, the pair will each serve as captains for their respective conferences.
When the NBA announced that the All-Star game was going to take place, James initially called it “a slap in the face”, believing that it was wrong for the event to happen during the pandemic. However, it looks as though the NBA won’t buckle down, and James in turn will be the main attraction.
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]]>The post Team LeBron Defeats Team Giannis in NBA All-Star Game appeared first on yoursportspot.com.
]]>The 68th edition of the NBA All-Star Game was, as is customary, a high-scoring affair. Team LeBron, featuring LeBron James and the players that he drafted, won by a final score of 178-164.
The Most Valuable Player Award from the game was taken home by Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant. Durant scored 31 points and collected seven rebounds to lead Team LeBron´s offensive attack.
The player that finished with the game´s highest point total was the leading All Star vote getter in the Eastern Conference, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek superstar recorded a triple-double with 38 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes of playing time.
Two of the highlights of Sunday´s game were appearances by two NBA legends that will retire at the end of the year, Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki.
Wade, who played for Team LeBron, appeared for only 10 minutes in the game but scored 7 points.
Nowitzki was selected by Team Giannis. He entered the game at the end of the first quarter to a round of applause and scored 9 points, shooting and making three three-point attempts.
Teams will return to action after the All-Star Break on Thursday.
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]]>A combination of fan, media, and player voting determined the 10 players that will start in the game. The teams will then be chosen via a draft.
The five representatives from the Eastern Conference that will start the game are:
For the Western Conference, the five representatives are:
LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo led fan voting for their respective conferences, meaning that they will serve as the two team captains in the NBA All Star draft.
They will each be allowed to choose four of the remaining starters and then reserve players to complete the two teams which will face off on All Star Weekend.
This year’s All Star Game will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Spectrum Center on February 17.
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]]>The post Reserves Selected For Upcoming NBA All-Star Game appeared first on yoursportspot.com.
]]>For the Western Conference, the reserves will be the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George, the New Orleans’ Pelicans Zion Williamson, the Phoenix Suns’ Chris Paul, and the Portland Trailblazers’ Damien Lillard.
It should also be noted that the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis was selected to be a reserve as well, but due to an injury will be substituted by the Suns’ Devin Booker.
Over on the Eastern Conference, here’s how the reserves will look. Brooklyn’s James Harden was an obvious choice, along with the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons. The Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown also got the nod, with the Chicago Bulls’ Zach Lavine, the Orlando Magic’s Nikola Vucevic, and the New York Knicks’ Julius Randle getting invited as well.
This will be the first All-Star game for some, including the Pelicans’ Zion Williamson and the Knicks’ Julius Randle.
The NBA All-Star game reserves are selected by the head coaches of the NBA teams, so it’s certainly not a popularity contest, rather selections based on merit alone. The game will be played on March 7th.
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]]>The post Blazers Unhappy That Dame Lillard Wasn’t Picked as an All-Star Starter appeared first on yoursportspot.com.
]]>This is also true for the starters. Portland Trailblazers superstar Damian Lillard is having an incredible season, and no one in their right mind would ever imagine that he wouldn’t become an All-Star. However, he wasn’t selected to be a Western Conference starter—and his team is pretty ticked off about that.
Even though Lillard is averaging 29.8 points and 7.7 assists a game, including some serious clutch bombers, he was ousted in favor of Dallas Mavericks young phenom Luka Doncic.
Even more impressive is the fact that Lillard has led the Blazers to an 18-10 record, despite injuries to their key players CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic.
Fans of Dame Dolla were hoping that this would finally be the year that he got the starting nod, but it wasn’t. The fans voted in Luka instead—but if we know anything about Dame, he’ll use this as motivation to take his game to an even higher level.
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]]>The post LeBron James and Kevin Durant to Headline All-Star Game appeared first on yoursportspot.com.
]]>The players selected to start at the All-Star are looking pretty darn good this season. Starting for the Western Conference will be the LA Lakers’ LeBron James, the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, the LA Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, and the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic.
Starting for the Eastern Conference will be the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, the Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, and the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Kevin Durant was the leading vote-getter for the Eastern Conference, while LeBron James received the most votes out West. As a result, the pair will each serve as captains for their respective conferences.
When the NBA announced that the All-Star game was going to take place, James initially called it “a slap in the face”, believing that it was wrong for the event to happen during the pandemic. However, it looks as though the NBA won’t buckle down, and James in turn will be the main attraction.
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]]>The post Team LeBron Defeats Team Giannis in NBA All-Star Game appeared first on yoursportspot.com.
]]>The 68th edition of the NBA All-Star Game was, as is customary, a high-scoring affair. Team LeBron, featuring LeBron James and the players that he drafted, won by a final score of 178-164.
The Most Valuable Player Award from the game was taken home by Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant. Durant scored 31 points and collected seven rebounds to lead Team LeBron´s offensive attack.
The player that finished with the game´s highest point total was the leading All Star vote getter in the Eastern Conference, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek superstar recorded a triple-double with 38 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes of playing time.
Two of the highlights of Sunday´s game were appearances by two NBA legends that will retire at the end of the year, Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki.
Wade, who played for Team LeBron, appeared for only 10 minutes in the game but scored 7 points.
Nowitzki was selected by Team Giannis. He entered the game at the end of the first quarter to a round of applause and scored 9 points, shooting and making three three-point attempts.
Teams will return to action after the All-Star Break on Thursday.
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]]>The post NBA All Star Starters Announced appeared first on yoursportspot.com.
]]>A combination of fan, media, and player voting determined the 10 players that will start in the game. The teams will then be chosen via a draft.
The five representatives from the Eastern Conference that will start the game are:
For the Western Conference, the five representatives are:
LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo led fan voting for their respective conferences, meaning that they will serve as the two team captains in the NBA All Star draft.
They will each be allowed to choose four of the remaining starters and then reserve players to complete the two teams which will face off on All Star Weekend.
This year’s All Star Game will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Spectrum Center on February 17.
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