The NBA All-Star Game is about scoring, celebrating one of the league's cities and fanbases, scoring, providing a midseason respite for the players, scoring and more scoring.
The All-Star Game is a perfect environment for the Russell Westbrooks of the world who will shoot 28 times in less than 26 minutes of action in pursuit of the game's MVP award. The exhibition is not traditionally the place for the Hassan Whitesides of the world who promise to ferociously swat shot attempts that would normally go uncontested.
With the starting lineups left up to the fans, defense was once again not a priority, taking a back seat to the promise of offensive fireworks and the pageantry of aging stars on parade.
Five of the league's top 10 scorers as of Feb. 22 were selected to start in the All-Star Game, and the winning conference has averaged 153.8 points per game in the last five years. Those stats, plus Westbrook looking to build on his 41-point outing last year and Stephen Curry likely shooting something in the neighborhood of 6-of-10 from half court, suggest the 2016 All-Star Game will provide the avalanche of scori ...
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