Kobe-bye with the Stars – BBC

The match was held in Toronto NBA. Team West beat the East team with a score of 196: 173. The most productive player of the meeting was Paul George, who collected 41 points.

Matches NBA traditionally produced extremely effective. A year ago, the West beat the East – 163: 158, and in 2014 already took over the East – 163: 155.

But the fight in Toronto has gone beyond all limits. 369 points for two – so many points in the star of the match was not. The common efforts of the team broke the record last season (321 points).

After the first quarter of the East led in the account – 43:40, but then relaxed and instantly came under a barrage of attacks Kobe Bryant and the companies that laid in the ring opponent’s ball out of the ball.

Much to break the West led the two. In the second half of the team, led by Gregg Popovich, continued to increase the gap. In this regard, a fight is not enough intrigue. Still, usually struggle in the star of the match continues until the last seconds.

However, it was enough, and beautiful moments from the very best players in the world.

The most productive player of the match was not someone from the winning of the West and Paul George, which is “Indiana”. The forward scored 41 points, which is not even so much taking into account the overall performance. And George did not have literally points to repeat the record rate Star Game set in ancient times Wilt Chamberlain

Note that the 22 points as part of the losing team said John Wall, 18 -. Demar DeMar DeRozan. Double-double formalized Andre Drummond (16 + 13 rebounds) and Kyle Lowry (14 + 10 assists).

Well Star Game MVP was recognized as a result of not George, and Russell Westbrook scored 31 points and added eight rebounds to him, five assists and five steals. Curiously, the honor guard, “Oklahoma” was awarded for the second time in a row.

Before him, twice in a row the award took only Bob Pettit (1958, 1959). And in 1959, he shared it with Elgin Baylor. So Westbrook can be proud of yourself.

productive in the West have been and Stephen Curry (26 points) and Kevin Durant (23) and Chris Paul collected a double-double of 14 points and 16 assists.

Another important and even a heart-piercing moment of the match was the play of Kobe Bryant, because for 37-year-old legend of the Star Game was the last of his career. 18 Bryant again become a party to this spectacle, it recognized four MVP.

After the game, “Air Canada Centre” standing ovation Kobe, who will complete his career at the end of the season.

«Watching him, you can see how goes the era. He was an icon for such a long time, and this evening passed all these younger comrades who were there, “- he said after the match Popovich.

The organizers could not get past the game Bryant and included alley-oop with his participation in the top 10 episodes of Star Game. It is better to see it once than a hundred times to read.

Also at the party logo was presented to the next Star Game, which will take place in 2017 in Charlotte.

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