The Last Run

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A huge event happened on February 14, 2016. It was the NBA All Star Game Day, one of the most awaited matches on every season in NBA. This season the All Star game was more of a show, rather than a match. Both sides scored nearly half of the normal matches of the NBA. The scoreboard of 196-173 was astonishing as it was record breaking. Both teams let their defense down so both of the teams can have as much points as they want. In the end it was all a matter of  a "who scores more?" rather than a "who plays better?" match. Even if they played such an effortless defense, they still made the crowd love every second.

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This seasons reigning MVP of the NBA All Star match up is still the one and only Russel Westbrook. He showed us last season how he can dominate games like these with dominating performance. This year he is still dominating the court with 31 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and a number of highlights in the game. He beat Indiana Pacers' star player Paul George who scored 41 points in the match up for the NBA All Star MVP. "Despite George's effort, he was 1 point shy of making history, which was tying with Wilt Chamberlain's 42 points in 1962." as Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports stated.

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Overall what really made the crowd stay in their seats was not the fancy plays, nor the outrageous scores, it was the one and only Kobe Bryant. The 37 year old veteran who played in the NBA for 19 years is sadly retiring. In those 19 years of playing, he met stars such as Michael Jordan and the like and also was compared to him after creating a lot of history. Bryant only scored 10 points but he dished out 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Considering he is the eldest among all of them, you may still say that he still has the talent. The stadium was full of emotions as Bryant, for the last time, stepped in and out of the NBA All Star court. In a recent interview, Lebron James or also known as "The King" stated that "It was an honor and a pleasure to have the chance to play with Kobe". The same goes for last seasons MVP Stephen Curry.


Author: Louie Valenciano