NBA All-Star Game is a show fit for Vegas
Elite NBA players fortunate enough to be named to all-star teams have claimed that they begin playing to win about midway through the fourth quarter.
So what happens when an all-star game is over at that point?
Well, we all found out Sunday night. The West put the East away, oh, around the opening tip in a 153-132 victory in Las Vegas.
Was it worth the $20,000 folks paid for prime seating? Los Angeles Lakers guard and game MVP Kobe Bryant put on the best show following the showgirls, acrobats, magicians and Elvis impersonators.
Only in the All-Star Game can a team score 153 points despite hitting just 5 of 9 from the line. The West simply received far more help from the bench, which outscored its East counterparts, 94-67. West reserves, led by Amare Stoudemire (29 points), Carmelo Anthony (20 points) and Shawn Marion (18 points) hit 44 of 74 from the field to 31 of 66 for the East.
The lone standouts for the East were LeBron James (28 points) and Dwight Howard, who emerged from the bench to tally 20.
In the end, however, few cared. The philosophy was “when it Vegas, do what the natives do.” That is, put on a show.
At $20,000 for the best seats, the fans needed to be downright delirious.
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