Where do i begin with this weekend? Though Dallas did promise things would be bigger since the games were in Texas this year, i have to say, uummm, overrated. But this year did break the record of attendance for basketball and for inside of Cowboy Stadium, 108,713 fans were in attendance for the All-Star game. Last night's game was a good game. Nowitzki started the game right by scoring a few points for the West. As the game progressed, you could see that the East were the ones who would go on to win the game. Not that we didn't have good players or anything, but I felt that the East had the stronger players. Having players like KG, Lebron, Bosh, Howard, and Wade all on one team is not a good thing for the opposing team. As the game went on, I thought that Billups would save the West by shooting some clean threes, but he didn't. Bosh scored the last point by a freethrow, haveing the game end with the East beating the West 141 - 139. Anthony tried shooting a three with like a second left in the game, but it was a no go :-/. Here's a recap of the All-Star game. check out my fave play made by Howard and Wade (@ about 2:14), followed by LeBron's dunk.
As for what went on Friday and Saturday... Friday you had the All-Star Celeb game. I caught a little bit of that. but paid no attention to it, so i'm not sayin' anything about it. As for the Rookie challenge that went on that same night, I have to say bravo to the Rookie team. After 7 years, the Rookies actually beat the sophomore team 140-128. Then there were Saturday's events that I care to talk about. The Skills Challenge. Steve Nash beat Deron Williams in that contest by just a few seconds. Williams would've had it, BUT sucka couldn't put it in the hole! *PAUSE! lol. The Three Point Shoot Out. The final three that competed for the win were Curry, Pierce, and Billups. Pierce beat the two. No problem, not mad at that. BUT then Pierce had to open his mouth saying something like "I think I'm one of the best shooters in NBA history." STFUPPP Pierce! Sit your muthasuckin' ass down please! lol Then there was the Slam Dunnk contest. Can anyone say "FAIL"!? It came down to Robinson and DeRozan. The player i had my heart set on winning didn't even make it to the final part of the contest... smh Brown! No one did anything impressive. I saw things that's I've seen before. i just don't know what to say other than, FAIL! I would show you a recap of the Slam Dunk Contest, but in all honesty, it would be a waste of your time to watch it. ohh yeah, Robinson ended up winning.
Can't forget to mention that Wade won MVP for the All-Star game. Being the lead scorer with 28 points, sure, why not?
And let us all be thankful that Kobe didn't play at all on Sunday :) Bringing in Jason Kidd as kind of like a replacement for Kobe was kind of pointless. He only played 6 minutes in the game. If i were Kidd i would've felt mad dumb for being "called in" just a few days before the game. C'mon son! it's like being picked last for a game of baseball in elementary school... eff that! he wasnt even really picked last, he was just a damn replacement! lol okay, i'll stop =X So back to Kobe. YAY, for him not playing. Gives his ankle some more time to get better, and gives us, Laker fans, a sigh of relief so that we don't have to worry about our chances at winning the championship this year :) Having healthy players, especially our key ones, is a good thing. I could go without Walton though =X haha
Next year's All-Star games will be held here in L.A. Can't wait to see what'll happen then! Well, until next year All-Star Weekend! :)
