Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter as
the West came away with a 153-132 win, snapping a two-game losing
streak to the East in the NBA All-Star Game.
Bryant stepped up and imposed his will on his fellow all-stars
winning the MVP for the second time and chipping in six assists and
five rebounds as the West fell just two points shy of the All-Star
Game points record.
The West showed on Sunday why it is considered the more dominant
conference, posting one of the most lopsided wins in All-Star
history.
The midseason showcase featured enough showboating, behind the
back passes, alley-oop lobs and windmill dunks to entertain the
crowd of 15,694 at the Thomas and Mack Centre arena.
The winners picked up $35,000 while the losers collected
$20,000.?
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(CRI via AFP February 19, 2007)