Kobe Bryant was at the centre of the attention of the Western Conference’s 196: 173 win in the NBA All-Star game. The match was historical, because there has been the biggest number of points scored in such a game. The Hall “Air Canada Centre” in Toronto was filled to capacity, and the fans enjoyed the best NBA players making many attractive jams and showing their best skills. The defence, of course, remained in the background.
The West realized at least 40 points in each of the parts, as icing on the cake were the third and fourth quarters when the Greg Popovich’s side scored 53 and 51 points.
Russell Westbrook became the “Most Valuable Player” of the event for the second consecutive year. This time the explosive guard of the Oklahoma City Thunder stayed on the pitch for 22 minutes and managed to score 31 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.
Stephen Curry scored 26 points, while Anthony Davis finished with 24. Kevin Durant and James Harden finished with 23 points each. Kawhi Leonard made his debut in such a game and eventually scored 17 points. Chris Paul achieved a “double-double” with 14 points and 16 assists in less than 20 minutes.
The Kobe’s balance of his last All-Star Game is 10 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 steals for about 26 minutes on the pitch. That was the 18th participation for Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star Game. He has won the prize for the “Most Important Player” of the star’s match on three occasions.
Paul George was the best player for the losing team. The leader of the Indiana Pacers finished with 41 points for the Eastern Conference’s team, scoring 9 three-pointers from 19 attempts. John Wall scored 22 points, and the stars of the hosts Toronto, DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry ended with 18 and respectively 14 points. Lowry made 10 assists.
The match was so interesting that generated the record 3.1 b. impressions and more than 453 million video views of NBA All-Star content across social platforms from Feb. 12-15.
Here are the squads of the best two teams in The NBA:
WEST: Russell Westbrook 31, Stephen Curry 26, Kobe Bryant 10, Kawhi Leonard 17, Kevin Durant 23, (Klay Thompson 9, James Harden 23, Anthony Davis 24, Chris Paul 14, LaMarcus Aldridge 4, Draymond Green 4, DeMarcus Cousins 11).
EAST: Kyle Lowry 14, Dwyane Wade 8, LeBron James 13, Paul George 41, Carmelo Anthony 13, (DeMar DeRozan 18, John Wall 22, Paul Millsap 3, Pau Gasol 9, Andre Drummond 16, Isiah Thomas 9, Al Horford 7).
