West Edges East In NBA All-Star Game
Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one shy of the record, and the West beat the East by a score of 163-158 on Sunday night in the highest-scoring NBA All-Star Game ever.
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Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one shy of the record, and the West beat the East by a score of 163-158 on Sunday night in the highest-scoring NBA All-Star Game ever.
Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one point shy of Wilt Chamberlain's 53-year-old record, and was selected MVP of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night in New York.
Here are the top five moments from this year's game and a few that weren't so great.
There's a certain irony to having the NBA All-Star game in New York City. For more years than we New Yorkers care to admit, both NYC and MSG have been basketball mausoleums, places where hoop dreams go to die.
The NBA enters All-Star weekend after tonight and with that comes the Dunk Contest. But let's hop in the time machine and revisit the 5 best Dunk Contests in the event's history.
J.J. Barea scored 15 of his 22 points in the third quarter, and the Mavericks went into the NBA All-Star break by holding on for an 87-82 win against the Jazz on Wednesday.
Dirk Nowitzki will replace Anthony Davis at the NBA All-Star Game, giving him his 13th appearance for a franchise that doesn't have another player with more than four.
"I think the Year 2 needs to be one in which we're focused on action," NBA commissioner Adam Silver told The Associated Press.
Basketball analyst Greg Anthony will have a soliciting prostitution charge dropped if he does 32 hours of community service and stays out of trouble for four months.
Tyson Chandler is out for the last game before the All-Star break, and Monta Ellis probably won't play either.
In the past three weeks we've seen Steph Curry go for 51, Kevin Durant have his 43rd career 40 point game and Klay Thompson pour in 37 in one quarter. These kinds of performances are what we like to call "Stop and Watch games." As in stop what you're doing right now and get to a television immediately.
All-Stars James Harden, Klay Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins are among the players to compete in the NBA's first fashion show.
DeAndre Jordan had 22 points, and Los Angeles beat Dallas by a score of 115-98 on Monday after the Mavs lost Tyson Chandler and Monta Ellis to injuries in the first 4 minutes.
Gregg Popovich spent 19 seasons teaching his players how to use teamwork and ball movement to break down defenses. The philosophy still works.
Let's take a look at five events in sports over the last year more surprising than Beck's shocking GRAMMYs Album of the Year win.
In just over a week the biggest stars in the basketball world will begin to converge on the New York area for the NBA All-Star weekend.
The NBA's elite will flock to New York this week, culminating with a marquee game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. And, unlike in past years, everybody might actually be able to unwind.
Monta Ellis had 21 points and six assists to lead the Mavericks, minus Dirk Nowitzki and Rajon Rondo, to a 101-78 victory over the Kings on Thursday night in Sacramento.
Stephen Curry finished with a season-high 51 points, capping an effort that rallied the Warriors from a 22-point deficit to down the Mavs by a score of 128-114 on Wednesday.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday night that the league will look at possibly expanding All-Star Game rosters and the way players are selected in future years.
Anthony was suspended for the rest of the season Jan. 17 after he was arrested in Washington on charges he solicited a prostitute.
J.J. Barea had 10 points while starting in Rajon Rondo's place, helping the Mavs get a 100-94 win over Minnesota, which had Ricky Rubio back for the first time in nearly three months.
Dallas Mavericks point guard Rajon Rondo will miss at least three games after breaking the orbital bone of his left eye and fracturing his nose.
Mavs point guard Rajon Rondo will not travel with the team after suffering an orbital fracture to his left eye as well as a nasal fracture
Charlie Villanueva scored 20 points, and the Dallas Mavericks went on an incredible 37-2 run in the second half to embarrass the Miami Heat 93-72 on Friday night.
