The 2015 All-Star Game will take place in New York City and TNT presented us with the starting line-ups on a special edition of ‘NBA Tip-off’
Eastern Conference All-Stars
G- Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors PG, 9th NBA season, 1st All-Star Game
G- John Wall, Washington Wizards PG, 5th NBA Season, 2nd All-Star Game
F- LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers SF, 12th NBA Season, 11th All-Star Game
F- Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks SF, 12th NBA Season, 8th All-Star Game
F- Pau Gasol, Chicago Bulls PF/C, 14th NBA season, 5th All-Star Game
Western Conference All-Stars
G- Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors PG, 6th NBA Season, 2nd All-Star Game
G- Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers SG, 19th NBA Season, 17th All-Star Game
F- Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers PF, 5th NBA Season, 5th All-Star Game
F- Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans PF/C, 3rd NBA Season, 2nd All-Star Game
F- Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies C, 7th NBA season, 2nd All-Star Game.
Instant Analysis:
The Eastern Conference couldn’t be more right. These 5 guys HAVE to be the starters in the East. Kyle Lowry and John Wall are well deserving, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony will always be the 2 starting forwards in the East and Pau Gasol starting as the third forward works out as well. They’ve all been playing well all season with the exception of Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James missing extended periods of time. Anthony needed to get the start though because the All-Star Game is in New York and there’s no way he won’t get the start.
Western Conference looks just about right as well. It was recently discovered that Kobe Bryant will be out for some time due to a torn rotator cuff so the start out West will most likely go to James Harden from the Houston Rockets. Curry, Griffin, Davis and Gasol are all well deserving also having very solid seasons. Curry also eclipsed LeBron James and was named the top vote getter overall. Great accomplishment for the young star.
Seems like the fans got it right this time and first time ever a pair of brothers will be starting the All-Star game and they also will be doing the tip-off against each other. Exciting stuff!
