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NBA Releases Starting Lineup For 2015 All-Star Game

The NBA has released the starting lineup for the 2015 All-Star Game and few people will be surprised by who is on the list. In a pregame special on TNT Thursday night, Inside the NBA revealed the starters for both conferences that will be playing in the game. The 2015 All-Star Game will be held February 15 at Madison Square Garden.

Eastern Conference Starters
Position           Player                        Team
FC                     Pau Gasol                 Chicago Bulls
FC                     LeBron James         Cleveland Cavaliers
FC                     Carmelo Anthony   New York Knicks
BC                     John Wall                Washington Wizards
BC                     Kyle Lowry               Toronto Raptors

LeBron James led the Eastern conference in the overall voting. James has been part of the game for 11 of his 12 seasons. This season, he has averaged 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. Teammate Kyle Lowry has helped the Toronto Raptors to their current third place status in the Eastern conference with career high averages of 19.8 points, 7.5 assists, and 4.9 rebounds this season.

Pau Gasol received the second-highest amount of votes in the Eastern conference. This season, he has solidified his place as one of the best players for the Chicago Bulls with averages of 18.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Carmelo Anthony continues to be one of the biggest stars in the sport, although the Knicks have had a terrible showing this year. Many are interested to see how Anthony performs in the All-Star Game. Anthony and James have a combined 19 All-Star appearances between them.

Western Conference All-Stars
Position                 Player                    Team
FC                           Marc Gasol           Memphis Grizzlies
FC                           Anthony Davis     New Orleans Pelicans
FC                           Blake Griffin         Los Angeles Clippers
BC                           Kobe Bryant         Los Angeles Lakers
BC                           Stephen Curry     Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry led the Western conference in overall voting due to his exceptional playing this year. Teammate Anthony Davis may be the NBA’s best player this year, averaging 24.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Marc Gasol is arguably the best player the Memphis Grizzlies team and deserving of a spot in the All-Star Game.

While it is not surprising that Kobe Bryant has been named a starter for the All-Star Game, an injury to his rotator cuff may mean that he’ll be sitting out instead of playing in the game. If so, this will be the second time in two years that he has been tapped to play but had to sit out. In the event that Bryant does not play, James Harden will probably be his replacement.

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