all-star game roster的八卦，Yahoo名人娛樂都在討論

來自台灣的倪福德及陳敏賜雙雙入選澳職ABL明星賽 世界隊的球員!

Actually... It's not the finals for me. It's a competitive All-Star game tho! They both have all-star roster.
Finally tonight's game is neck and neck~ great game.
These 3 players were insane...
#kevindurant #stephencurry #klaythompson

3-0 Golden State Warriors leads.

Are Allen Iverson's thumbs sore? Yes. Would he probably prefer to skip Saturday night's All-Star three-point shooting contest and concentrate on his All-Star Game debut Sunday? Yes.

But will the 76ers' star shooting guard be there Saturday night, firing triples off the rack?

Thumbs up, so to speak.

"Yeah," Iverson said before dropping 41 points on the New Jersey Nets in last night's bizarre, 92-90 victory, their final game before the break. "I'm going to do it because I was asked to do it, regardless of my condition."

It's nice to be needed. It is believed league officials implored Iverson to remain involved Saturday night because of his burgeoning popularity and the fact that NBA ratings have dropped on both NBC and the Turner Network.

Iverson was the third-leading vote-getter in the fans' All-Star balloting and the leader among guards in the East. He will be one of nine players making their debut, one of seven on the East roster.

He had been contemplating dropping out of the three-point competition because both thumbs have been bothering him. He missed 10 games after fracturing the right one, and broke the left one in high school.

"Right now, the left one is bothering me more," he said. "My hands get hit a lot when I'm running through the lane, when I don't expect contact. It seems like when you have an injury, that's when you get hit on it more than anything."

He'll be in Oakland launching treys with defending champion Jeff Hornacek, Mike Bibby, Hubert Davis, Dirk Nowitzki, Terry Porter and Bob Sura. But more importantly, he'll be in the East's starting backcourt with former Temple star Eddie Jones.

At the point.

"I want to run the show," Iverson said. "Eric Snow gets to run the show here. I don't mind. I want to have fun, show people I can play the point. And I can play it."

After winning last season's scoring championship, earning first-team All-NBA recognition, finishing fourth in the balloting for Most Valuable Player, Iverson's first All-Star appearance is the next logical step in his progression.

"I just want to run up and down the court, bring my whole playground game out, throw a lot of lobs, show them it's a real All-Star Game," Iverson said.

If you get the idea he's eager, you get the idea.

"I'm looking forward to it because it's something I always wanted to do," he said. "Just to be in that environment, to be in the same city, to know I'm finally there."

That was the way he felt last season when he was named first team All-NBA. But when Sports Illustrated offered its first team at the All-Star break, the magazine selected Gary Payton and Michael Finley as its backcourt, placing Iverson and Jason Kidd on the second team.

"That doesn't mean anything," Iverson said. "The one at the end of the year is the only one that counts."

Andre Iguodala had another career game against the lowly Toronto Raptors, a team that could have drafted him two years ago.

Iguodala matched his career high with 26 points Sunday to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-80 rout over the Raptors, who have the worst record in the NBA.

Iguodala repeatedly dunked on the Raptors, who fell to 4-20 overall and 1-12 at home.

"I feel comfortable in this gym," Iguodala said. "The crowd really embraces me when I come here. It's kind of funny being on the road."

The forward also had 26 points in a victory over Toronto on Nov 16. The Raptors selected center Rafael Araujo as the No. 8 pick, one spot ahead of Iguodala, two years ago. Fans booed Araujo in the fourth quarter when he failed to convert an alley-oop dunk. He had no points and seven rebounds.

Iguodala has outscored Araujo 52-0 in two games in Toronto this season.

"I was pretty sure I wasn't coming to Toronto. I worked out for a lot of teams except Toronto," Iguodala said. "I'm happy to be in my position."

Kyle Korver had 23 points and Allen Iverson added 18 for the Sixers, who have won five of six to raise their record to 13-12.

Center Samuel Dalembert, who grew up in Montreal, added 18 rebounds and 11 points for Philadelphia.

Iguodala had five assists and was 9-for-10 from the field. He had 13 points as Philadelphia outscored Toronto 28-14 in the decisive third quarter. Toronto committed seven turnovers in the quarter, leading to fast-break dunks.

"It was the second game in row he had a magnificent game up here," Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheeks said. "He, again, was instrumental in getting into the open court and getting easy baskets."

Iguodala had four dunks as the Sixers started the period on a 21-4 run. Iverson made a spectacular bounce pass to Iguodala, whose tomahawk dunk gave Philadelphia a 61-48 lead. He also blew by Joey Graham for a jam.

"We made him look like an All-Star. He's not that caliber of player right now," Toronto's Morris Peterson said. "It's definitely embarrassing."

Even Philadelphia reserve Shavlik Randolph got into the dunkathon, throwing down a reverse jam on a fast break in the fourth quarter.

Chris Bosh had 22 points for the Raptors, who dropped to 0-3 against Philadelphia this year. Jalen Rose had two points in 12 minutes off the bench.

"We are 4-20. We are not getting it down. It's an embarrassment. We lost by 30 points at home," Rose said.

Game notes
The Raptors placed starting PG Jose Calderon on the inactive roster and moved F Eric Williams to the active roster. Calderon, a rookie, averaged 7.0 points and 6.4 assists in 23 games. ... Toronto committed 18 turnovers, leading to 23 points.

No longer a one-man show or half of a dynamic duo, AI (17.9 ppg, 5.4 apg) is blending his considerable skills into an ensemble cast that's used to winning big.

"It's always an honor to be named an All-Star and it's a blessing to be in this league," said Iverson, twice the Game's MVP. "Being named an All-Star makes it that much more special. The fact that the fans have voted me onto the team makes this a great honor and it's truly appreciated."

The final results of fan balloting didnt exactly bring any major surprises.

Miamis Dwyane Wade (2,741,413) and Detroits Allen Iverson (1,804,649) will be in the Easts backcourt, alongside reigning All-Star MVP LeBron James of Cleveland (2,940,823) and Bostons Kevin Garnett (2,066,833), who beat New Jerseys Yi Jianlian for the starting nod by 253,004 votes.

The All-Star game is always so meaningful to me because of the fans, said James, whose 24.3-point scoring average is the highest in All-Star game history for players with four or more appearances.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers (2,805,397) was the Wests top vote-getter, and will be joined at guard by New Orleans Chris Paul (2,134,798). At center, Yao (2,532,958) will start for the sixth time, along with forwards Tim Duncan of San Antonio (2,578,168) and Amare Stoudemire of Phoenix (1,460,429).

When I first heard I was leading in votes, I was shocked, to be honest with you, Howard said. I really didnt expect anything considering you have guys like Kobe, LeBron and Dwyane.

Howard entered Thursday averaging 20.2 points, 14.1 rebounds and 3.2 blocks for the Magic, who took the leagues best overall record (33-8) into a home game against the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics.

But on the national stage, Howard still might be best-known for his exploits in last years All-Star dunk contest in New Orleans, with his cape sailing on one jam and capping his night by using teammate Jameer Nelson as a prop in another slam.

Thats his element there. Hes an entertainer. He loves it, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. I think sometimes people look at that kind of thing, where Dwights out there having a good time, and they doubt the seriousness of a guy. Thats not the case at all. Hes very serious about winning and very serious about being a great player.

Van Gundy likened Howards All-Star antics to what the NBA has come to see from another giant jokester—Shaquille ONeal.

Like Shaq, Dwight is a great person who loves to make other people smile and laugh, Van Gundy said. Thats what really makes him go. He likes to have a good time and he likes to help other people have a good time. Its his nature. Its his character.

That all being said, ONeal is reluctant to anoint Howard as the games, well, next Shaq.

Hes a good player, but everything hes done Ive invented, so Im not impressed, ONeal said. For me to get my eyes wide open about another big man, hell have to do something that I havent seen before or something that I havent invented. Everything that hes done, Ive invented it.

For Garnett, its his 12th All-Star selection—second-most among active players behind ONeals 14 trips. ONeal could see that total increase by one; he could easily be announced as a reserve when coaches balloting to fill out the seven remaining spots on each roster are announced next week.

Its like a good wave, man, Garnett said. If youve surfed the boogie board, you know you ride it til it dies out. And I love boogie boarding. Its all about that good wave and holding on and holding on for dear life. And once its over, you crash and you go out and try to find the next one.

Much like the East, the West voting was a bit predictable.

Stoudemires spot turned out to be the most vulnerable; he nipped San Antonios Bruce Bowen—who isnt even starting for the Spurs right now—in the starters balloting by 68,031 votes.

Plenty of late voting helped shape the West starting five.

The leagues next-to-last voting update, released on Jan. 22, showed Denvers Carmelo Anthony—whos currently sidelined with an injured right hand — ahead of Stoudemire by 10,431 votes, plus Houstons Tracy McGrady leading by a 157,063-vote margin over Paul.

Neither lead held up.

Paul wound up prevailing by nearly a half-million ballots, and Stoudemire took his appeals directly to voters.

Stoudemire launched an Internet campaign—www.vote4Amare.com—and Anthony said Thursday he probably would have given him the spot anyway.

Hes in Phoenix, Anthony, who finished fifth among West forwards behind the starters, Bowen and Houstons Ron Artest, told The Denver Post. Its his All-Star game.

In all, five players (Howard, James, Bryant, Wade and Duncan) all topped Yaos previous record vote mark.

Its always an unbelievable honor, because theres so many great players in this league and so many young guys coming in, when you get named a starter from the fans, Wade said.