In one of the least memorable All-Star weekends to date, the NBA's premier showcase pitting West vs East was able to recapture some of the lost spark from Friday's and Saturday's events. On the heels of one of the worst Slam Dunk contests in recent memory, the West was able to overcome an East rally and win 152-149.
MVP of the match, Kevin Durant, scored 36, Kobe added 27 plus some blood and a nasal fracture, and Blake Griffin put up 22 to derail LeBron James and Co.'s attempt at victory. In an ending that threw Twitter into a frenzy, one tweet summarized it all, via Paul Flannery.
Every NBA meme ever was crammed into that last play.
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Lakers News
- Bryant, West hold on to win NBA All-Star game
- Kobe breaks Jordan mark for career All-Star points
- Lakers' Kobe Bryant tops Michael Jordan's mark for career ASG points | ESPN LA
- Kobe Bryant passes Michael Jordan for most All-Star points | LA Times
- Andrew Bynum says he believes the Lakers won't trade him | LA Times
- A-Rod: Kobe Bryant considered retirement last season | LA Times
- For one night, Lakers and Clippers will work together | LA Times
- Durant, Bryant prove West stars are best | OC Register
- Lakers’ Bynum, Bryant have rough All-Star night | OC Register
- All-Star Game: West 152, East 149 | OC Register
- Bynum’s heard them all, including latest Dwight rumor | OC Register
NBA.com
- Durant says winning All-Star MVP a childhood dream
- Optimism in Sacramento Arena Talks
- Stern: Silver worthy successor as NBA commissioner
ESPN
- MVP Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant help West win All-Star Game
- Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant named 2012 All-Star Game MVP
Yahoo! News
- LeBron and Durant set to battle to the wire for MVP award
- Brooks, Thibodeau enjoy All-Star coaching job
- Durant says winning All-Star MVP a childhood dream
- Dwight Howard ready to play out season with Magic
- Derrick Rose lands potential $200M shoe deal
ProBasketball Talk
- Kevin Durant wins 2012 All-Star MVP, West beats East 152-149
- Your 2012 All-Star Game winners and losers
- Kobe passes Jordan, has more All-Star Game points than anyone
- West sets All-Star game record by scoring 88 points in the first half
- Kevin Durant wants LeBron, Westbrook, star power in Dunk Contest
- Dwight Howard isn’t talking trade, but everyone else is
- Your Lakers trade rumors and speculation of the day
- Stern says number of injuries not up this season. He’s right.
- Dirk admits his drive suffered after winning a title, still wishes he’d gotten to party more
Blogs and Other Links
- Magic Johnson Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary of Final All-Star Game | Lakers Nation
- Kobe Bryant Surpasses Michael Jordan as All-Time All-Star Leading Scorer | Lakers Nation
- Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard, Lakers Deal Rumored for March 1? | Lakers Nation
- Lakers Rumors: Magic Turned Down Dwight Howard Trade for Andrew Bynum? | Lakers Nation
- Lin’s struggles against Miami | NBA Playbook
- The Timeout Conundrum Continues | NBA Playbook
- Kyrie Irving Is Killing | Hardwood Hype
- The Carmelo Problem | HoopSpeak.com
- Reward the Bobcats | HoopSpeak.com
- LeBron James wants to 'take back' late turnover | Eye On Basketball
- Check that trophy off: Durant wins All-Star MVP | Eye On Basketball
- Kobe passes Michael Jordan as top All-Star scorer | Eye On Basketball
- Derrick Williams, Jack fight over Dunk Contest | Eye On Basketball
- Essay: The Resurgent Rodney Stuckey | Shaky Ankles
The Basketball Jones
- TBJ Orlando: ‘Dancin’ Hedo’ finds NBA soulmate
- TBJ ORL: NBA All-Star Superheroes
- TBJ ORL: All-Star Saturday Night Recap
- TBJ ORL: Saturday Night’s Top 5 Dunks
- All-Star memories: Michael Jordan’s last hurrah
- All-Star memories: Vince Carter in the 2000 dunk contest
- TBJ ORL: ‘Couch Surfing’ inspired by Jeremy Lin
- TBJ ORL: Top 10 moments from All-Star Friday
Multimedia
- Coach Brooks Pre-game Speech | NBA.com
- Saturday's All-Star Mini-Movie
- Video: Chris Paul with off-the-backboard ally-oop to Durant
- Video: LeBron’s nasty windmill dunk from All-Star Game
- Video: LeBron-Wade oop madness at ASG | Eye On Basketball
- Video: LeBron goes cradle-rock windmill at ASG | Eye On Basketball
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