Wow! What a great turnout for the All Star weekend in New Orleans. First off, we think it was a great idea to have there in celebration of the restoration of the city. It kicked off with the Celebrities game on Friday evening. Next was the Rookie Challenge but yet again the sophomores came out on top . Then on Saturday evening there was a series of events. First off was the shooting stars challenge. This is where a NBA player, a WNBA player, and a NBA legend team up to make a series of shots. The Spurs were the winners. Following that was the skills challenge. This is where the top guards maneuver threw ab obstacle course of dribbling, shooting, and passing. Last years winner, Dwayne Wade, did not come out on top. Cris Paul won. Next was the Three Point Shootout where the best long range shooters come together to compete. Jason Kapono defended his title and won. Ending the night was the spectacular dunk contest . The competitors included Generld Green, Jamario moon, Rudy Gay, and the winner Dwight Howard with a perfect score of 200. He also had 2 dunks in the top 5 dunks of all time. Which included the superman dunk and the behind the backboard windmill. Next night on Sunday was the NBA All Star Game. The east dominated by more than 24 points at one time until the last quarter where he west came back and got the lead. But they could not keep the lead. the East came back and won 134-128. Lebron James was the 2008 NBA All Star Game MVP with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assist, and 2 steals. That concluded the 2008 NBA All Star Weekend.
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