NBA All Star 2012 Complete Highlights with Kevin Durant MVP presentation HD
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- Kobe Bryant got the scoring record, Kevin Durant the MVP, and the West got the win-barely.
Even after that duo piled up the points, the NBA All-Star game came down to a defensive play.
A bloodied Bryant scored 27 points, moving past Michael Jordan as the career scoring leader in the game, Durant had 36 in an MVP performance, and Blake Griffin's interception of LeBron James' pass secured the Western Conference's 152-149 win over the East on Sunday night.
Bryant shook off Dwyane Wade's hard smack to his nose and was still on the floor to say something to James after he threw away a pass in the closing records.
"You know, you have some of the best competitors out on the floor at the same time," James said. "Not only me and Kobe, but D-Wade and Durant and (Carmelo Anthony) and (Chris Paul), and all the rest of the guys. We all wanted to win, and it came down to the last minute or last seconds."
James and the East cut a 21-point deficit to one in the closing seconds, but weren't able to move in front. James had 36 points and fellow Heat star Wade finished with a triple-double.
"It was fun," Durant said. "That's the type of All-Star game you want to see."
Griffin scored 22 points for the West, which rang up 88 points in the first half, setting an All-Star record. But he won the game with his defense, picking off James' pass when the East had a chance to tie in the final seconds.
"When I tried to throw it late, that's what usually happens and it results in a turnover," James said. "Definitely wish I could have that one back."
Griffin then hit one free throw with 1.1 seconds left, and Wade was off on a 3-point attempt from the corner. He finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, joining Jordan and James as the only players with All-Star game triple-doubles.
Bryant was bloodied by a hard foul from Wade and stayed in the game, but left to be evaluated afterward and did not speak to the media.
Durant's win left Bryant tied for the All-Star record with his four MVP awards. But he got a bigger mark in his 13th All-Star game.
He broke Jordan's record of 262 points on a dunk with 4:57 left in the third quarter and now has 271 for his career. He passed Oscar Robertson (246 points) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (251) earlier in the game.
"That record he got tonight, with KD in the league, I don't know how long it's going to last," Wade said.
It nearly wasn't enough, as the East's comeback had the crowd filled with entertainers and athletes chanting for defense-never a part of the All-Star game vocabulary-in the final seconds.
James hit two long 3-pointers in the final period, and the East had a chance when Bryant, with the crowd loudly booing, missed a free throw with 18 seconds left and the West up 151-149.
But New Jersey's Deron Williams was short on a 3-pointer, and after the East came up with it, James fired a pass into a crowd that Griffin intercepted.
On a colorful night in Orlando, from pregame performer Nicki Minaj's pink and green hair to the neon sneakers many of the stars wore, Dwight Howard had nine points and 10 rebounds as the game's host.
The NBA's first All-Star game in Orlando in 20 years wasn't close after 2 1/2 quarters. But players always say it gets competitive in the final five minutes, and James was again up for the challenge.
He hiked his scoring average to 25.9 points over his eight All-Star games, and someday he'll probably take the record Bryant set Sunday.
But he couldn't quite catch Kobe in the game.
"Being a competitor, no matter All-Star game or not, you don't want to get blown out," James said. "Of course not, when you're going against your peers and you're going against great players and you're playing with great players. I just wanted to try to pick it up and see if we could make a run at it, and we did."
With the 2-year-old Amway Center considered by many the finest arena in the league, the NBA brought its midseason showcase back to Orlando for the first time since the memorable 1992 game, when Magic Johnson was MVP three months after retiring from the league because of the HIV virus.
The party was saved.
James and Howard, wearing bright orange shoes, danced onto the stage for pregame introductions, Howard breaking into an enormous grin when fans gave him a thunderous ovation as the last All-Star introduced. He insists that he and Magic fans still have a love affair despite his trade request, understanding he still loves the city even if not his team, and urged everyone to ignore the trade talk for a weekend and have fun.
"We did it big for our city," he said in brief pregame remarks to the crowd before the game.
The speedy Russell Westbrook had the East looking as if it was standing still late in the first half, and it was 88-69 at the break.
Revisiting this after the 2024 All Star game is sad. Who thought no defense could be any worse...
Had to rewatch this after that terrible 2023 all star game
Same
Me three shii
me two 😂
😂😂🎯it needed KD and curry
Had to rewarch this after that terrible 2024 all star game
They not playing any defense and this is still better than modern NBA.
Delusional
LeBron acted like he just lost the finals 😂 he didn't shake nobody hand 😱😱
Lmao idk if u saw the game, but Kobe got on his ass for passing up the final shot two times in a row. I think it got to Lebron a little bit, so I think that’s why he was so upset.
wish he would act like that now
Man these where the days..wen the all star game was still competitive. N they talked n be friendly before the game..smiles n shit..but once the ball tips.....GAME ON
had to rewatch this after that terrible 2024 all star game.
Same 😂
Same boys Dw ur not alone
prime nba all stars game
Had to re-watch this after a terrible 2024 all star game
Same
Had to rewatch this after that terrible 2023 all star game
Had to come back after the terrible 2024 all star game
True
We are not alone my brothers 😔👊🏾👊🏾
Jesus is everyone going to say this?
Last seconds moment Kobe was angry of lebron why did he passed the ball, 😂😂😂
There's a reason y the league switched it up frm east vs west yo lebron team vs another player 😂😂
prime nba
As soon as I saw that Kevin Durant was the MVP I knew that this was one of those no defense All-Star games. So sad
Keep Hating b1tch
@@marshallchristopher1304dam you hurt even wit facts being spoken
Look At That LeBron 9 Galaxy/Big Bangs Debut 🤩✨👑🐐💯🔥
the 4th is so freakin intense
Cp3 made blake an all star
Facts but bg used to be good tho legit
you the real mvp
#KD💯💯💯#MVP
Came back to watch this after the worst all star game I’ve ever seen (2024)
My favorite allstar game of all time ❤️
When they actually tried in the all star game 🥲 it used to be the best pick up game on television all the best players in the game on 1 court. 🏀❤️
If you grew up watching these icons in the all star game like I did you were blessed Fr 🥹 idk what’s going on the last couple of years lol