2008 NBA All Star Game Recap

The NBA All Star Game is my favorite in all of sports by far. The game is the league's biggest showcase. Unlike the World Series and the Super Bowl, not many casual fans watch the NBA Finals.

Unfortunately, I don't know what the hell happened tonight because of the teams' jerseys. The front of the West's uniform was white and the back of the East's outfit was a light off-white. The lack of contrast in the uniforms put a bit of a damper on the game for me. I'm definitely in favor on the players wearing their usual team jersey, but if not, at least make it a solid color.

The East led most of the way, a bit of a surprise considering that al of the strength is in the West this season. But there are still a bunch of stars on Eastern teams, they just don't have a lot of help, save Boston and Detroit. In the fourth, Chris Paul carried the West back into the game. Amare Stoudemire had a series of punishing dunks along the way. In a very entertaining final five minutes of the game, the East held on.

I thought Ray Allen should’ve been the MVP. He scored 28 points, 14 of them came in the last three minutes of the game. His hot three-point shooting won the contest. Instead, LeBron James captured the award. It's hard to argue too much with that pick. James, picking up his second All Star Game MVP, almost had a triple double including 27 points. He led the East most of the way and a thunderous dunk over much of the West's squad in the final minute propelled the East into the winner's circle. Ah basketball, the finest game this world has known.