In the annual game of NBA playground ball, it’s the East’s turn to win. We speak of the NBA All-Star Game, and the fact the East and West have alternated wins the past five seasons has perhaps led the East to be favored by 1.5 points at shops such as 5Dimes.
The West won in 2011 behind MVP Kobe Bryant’s 37 points and 14 rebounds. LeBron James and his triple double played second fiddle to King Kobe, but King James is favored this year in NBA All Star Game MVP betting odds.
The East host the 2012 event in Orlando and hometown hero Dwight Howard starts for the East. Four members of Los Angeles teams are among the West’s starting five. Check out the rosters and the NBA All Star Game props on the slam dunk competition to have some wagering fun this weekend.
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
7 * Carmelo Anthony (New York) F 6-8 230 05/29/84 Syracuse
6 * LeBron James (Miami) F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
1 * Derrick Rose (Chicago) G 6-3 190 10/04/88 Memphis
3 * Dwyane Wade (Miami) G 6-4 220 01/17/82 Marquette
12 * Dwight Howard (Orlando) C 6-11 265 12/08/85 SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
1 Chris Bosh (Miami) F 6-11 235 03/24/84 Georgia Tech
9 Luol Deng (Chicago) F 6-9 220 04/16/85 Duke
55 Roy Hibbert (Indiana) C 7-2 260 12/11/86 Georgetown
9 Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia) F-G 6-6 207 01/08/84 Arizona
55 Joe Johnson (Atlanta) G 6-7 240 06/29/81 Arkansas
34 Paul Pierce (Boston) F 6-7 235 10/13/77 Kansas
9 Rajon Rondo (Boston) G 6-1 186 02/22/86 Kentucky
8 Deron Williams (New Jersey) G 6-3 209 06/26/84 Illinois
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
35 * Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) F 6-9 235 09/29/88 Texas
32 * Blake Griffin (LA Clippers) F 6-10 251 03/16/89 Oklahoma
24 * Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) G 6-6 205 08/23/78 Lower Merion HS (PA)
3 * Chris Paul (L.A. Clippers) G 6-0 175 05/06/85 Wake Forest
17 * Andrew Bynum (L.A. Lakers) C 7-0 285 10/27/87 St. Joseph HS (NJ)
12 LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland) F 6-11 240 07/19/85 Texas
33 Marc Gasol (Memphis) C 7-1 265 01/29/85 Barcelona, Spain
42 Kevin Love (Minnesota) F-C 6-10 260 09/07/88 UCLA
13 Steve Nash (Phoenix) G 6-3 178 02/07/74 Santa Clara
41 Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) F 7-0 245 06/19/78 Wurzburg, Germany
9 Tony Parker (San Antonio) G 6-2 185 05/17/82 Paris, France
0 Russell Westbrook (Okl City) G 6-3 187 11/12/88 UCLA
