Who Won the 2011 NBA All-Star Game?

The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 148-143. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was named the MVP.

The Eastern Conference All-Stars

The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 148-143 in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game. Amar’e Stoudemire was the game’s MVP, scoring 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. LeBron James had a game-high 32 points for the Eastern Conference. Kobe Bryant had 27 points for the Western Conference.

Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bulls’ young point guard, wowed the All-Star crowd with his speed and agility, winning the Skills Challenge. He then took home MVP honors in the game itself, leading the East to a 148-143 victory over the West with 25 points and 9 assists.

LeBron James

LeBron James was voted the Most Valuable Player of the game, scoring 29 points and adding 12 assists and 5 rebounds. This was James’ second All-Star MVP Award, having previously won the award in 2008. James was also the leading vote-getter for the All-Star Game, receiving 2,380,016 votes. Kobe Bryant was second with 2,244,211 votes and Dwight Howard was third with 2,099,204 votes.

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade was the MVP of the 2011 NBA All-Star game. He played for the Eastern Conference All-Stars and led them to a 148-143 victory over the Western Conference All-Stars. Wade scored 28 points and had 11 assists in the game. This was his second All-Star MVP award, making him only the sixth player in NBA history to win multiple MVP awards for the All-Star game.

The Western Conference All-Stars

The Western Conference All-Stars won the 2011 NBA All-Star game 163-158. Kobe Bryant was named the MVP. This was the fifth time that the Western All-Stars had won the game. It was a close game and it came down to the wire.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant was the leading vote-getter for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, which was held on February 20, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. He was selected to start at guard for the Western Conference team, and he finished the game with 37 points, 14 assists, and 3 steals. LeBron James was named the MVP of the game.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul was the MVP of the 2011 NBA All-Star game. He scored 20 points and had 15 assists, leading the Western Conference All-Stars to a 152-149 victory over the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin is an American professional basketball player for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named the Consensus National Player of the Year as a sophomore. He was selected first overall in the 2010 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. In his first season, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year and won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

The Game

The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Lakers. This game was the 60th edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 2010–11 NBA season. The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers served as the hosts.

The First Half

The first half began with the Eastern Conference All-Stars electing to defer their choice to start the game to the Western Conference All-Stars. The West would not disappoint as they jumped out to an early lead behind some great play from Kobe Bryant and Amar’e Stoudemire. The East would answer back behind a barrage of three-pointers, but it was not enough as the West took a comfortable lead into halftime.

The Second Half

In the second half, the Western team took the lead and never gave it up. Kobe Bryant scored a total of 37 points in the game, which is the second most ever by a player in an All-Star Game. LeBron James was named MVP of the game, despite being on the losing team. He became the first player since Michael Jordan to be named MVP in consecutive years.

The Final Score

The East All-Stars beat the West All-Stars 148-143 in the 2011 NBA All-Star game. The East was led by Derrick Rose, who had 25 points and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant had 37 points for the West, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the balanced scoring of the East. This was the first time since 2007 that the East had won the All-Star game.

MVP

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2011 NBA All-Star Game was Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Bryant scored a game-high 37 points and was named the All-Star Game MVP for the fourth time in his career, tying Bob Pettit and Shaquille O’Neal for the most All-Star Game MVP awards in NBA history.