The NBA 2011 All-Star Game was just last week. It was a great game; it got very competitive in the 4th quarter. I of course was rooting for the West since my favorite basketball player is Kobe Bryant. The West this year was considered as underdogs, however they were still able to win the game with great talents.
The All-Star game was held at the Staples Center in LA, Kobe’s home court. So of course he would put on a show. We can all tell since the beginning of the game he was trying to go for MVP. Typically whichever conference wins, the player with the most points scored in the game from that conference would win MVP for the game. Kobe scored 11 pts in the 1st quarter, 10 pts in the 2nd quarter, 13 pts in the 3rd quarter, and 3 pts in the final quarter to total 37 pts for the entire game. Although arguments say that Kevin Durant should have gotten MVP because he was the main reason why the West was able to hold onto their lead in the 4th quarter, Kobe overall had a better performance. Durant wasn’t far behind with his 30+ pt game as well, but Kobe was more outstanding of course.
Here is a short clip of the action in the 3rd quarter.
LeBron was on chase down towards Kobe, and Kobe was still able to dunk the ball in. One of the funny parts was when Kobe slapped LeBron in the behind after the play. And following that play, another turnover and Kobe was able to convert that turnover into a swoosh 3 pointer. MVP status indeed. LeBron didn't do too bad himself either, he recorded a triple double for the game, just that his conference lost the game.
I was happy to see Kobe receiving his 4th All-Star MVP award; he is now tied with Bob Pettit for most All-Star MVPs =) Now all Kobe has to do is try to win another All-Star MVP within the next few seasons then he will hold the record at the #1 spot for most All-Star MVP awards. How awesome would that be right?
Kobe’s first All-Star MVP was back in 2002 when the game was held in Philadelphia. It was sad that year, because even though he won the award, the fans in the arena BOOed him. It was harsh for him since Philadelphia is his hometown after all. His 2nd award came in 2007 when the game was held in Vegas. Not only did Kobe win All-Star MVP that year, he also won league’s MVP award as well for the entire season. The only down part to that season was he lost to the Celtics in the NBA Finals, or else it would literally feel like Kobe’s year to win everything. Right after the finals that year, Kobe and the U.S Olympic Team brought home the Gold that year too … so if only he had won the Finals that year, it would be the perfect career year for him. The 3rd award came in 2009 at Phoenix Arena; however, he was Co-MVPs along with Shaq. I thought that was kind of whack, Kobe should have the award to himself … And finally the tying history award came last Sunday.
It is great to watch Kobe achieve so much through his career, especially since I been following and watching him since he arrived in the league in 1997. Because I am a huge fan of Kobe, you might see some bias in my future blogs towards him …
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