2012 NBA All-Star Game: Kevin Durant Scores 36, Takes Home MVP Trophy

Kevin Durant earned Most Valuable Player honors during the 2012 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night after scoring 36 points and picking up seven rebounds in a 152-149 Western Conference win. Although he cooled off late, the Oklahoma City Thunder Star was unstoppable for much of the game, going 14-for-25 in 37 minutes on the floor.

At 23 years old, Durant is one of the youngest players to ever win the trophy. He isn't the all-time youngest, however. LeBron James owns that distinction after putting up 29 points and six rebounds at 21 years old during the 2006 All-Star game. James likely would have won his third MVP title if the Eastern Conference had won Sunday. He tied Durant with 36 points on a blistering 6-for-8 display from behind the 3-point line.

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2012 NBA All-Star Game: Eastern Conference Rallies Late, Falls 152-149 To Western Conference

The Eastern Conference rallied late to pull within one-point of the Western Conference in the final minute of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. Ultimately, a 19-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome, however. That, and 36 points on the night from Kevin Durant. Final Score: 152-149, Western Conference All-Stars.

Carmelo Anthony didn't make the highlight reel, but he had a nice night as the sole representative on the court for the New York Knicks. He scored 19 on 7-for-15 shooting and was second on the squad with nine rebounds. He went 0-for-3 from behind the 3-point arc, however, so he didn't quite fully shake off the rust that has plagued his return from a groin injury last week.

Deron Williams was the team's third-leading scorer with 20 points in just 18 minutes on the court. He went for 4-for-7 from long range, but missed a late 3-point attempt that would have given the East the lead on their final shot of the game. The East rebounded the miss, but LeBron James turned the ball over to Blake Griffin on a misguided pass.

Despite the play, James was the best player on the East squad on Sunday night, scoring 36 and picking up seven rebounds and six assists. He also went 6-for-8 from 3-point land, including this pretty crossover and step-back shot:

Durant's 36 led the West, topping Kobe's 27 and Blake Griffin's 22-point efforts. For Nets fans holding out hope in the Dwight Howard sweepstakes, you did't see much from the big man tonight. He played 30 minutes, but had just nine points and three assists in addition to his 10 rebounds.

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2012 NBA All-Star Game: Knicks' Carmelo Anthony Starter For East Team

For the past few weeks, the talking surrounding the New York Knicks has been about phenom guard Jeremy Line. Well, on Sunday in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game (7:37 p.m. ET on TNT), star forward Carmelo Anthony will finally be the Knicks star, as he will be one of five starters for the Eastern Conference All-Star squad.

Anthony, who's leading New York with 21.4 points per game, will be playing along side Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard, which will all be trying to defeat the West Conference squad.

If you're not sure who was named to the All-Star game rosters, well, here's a complete list for your reading pleasure.

Here is the Eastern Conference roster (*denotes starter):

Dwyane Wade, Heat*
LeBron James, Heat*
Derrick Rose, Bulls*
Dwight Howard, Magic*
Carmelo Anthony, Knicks*
Rajon Rondo, Celtics
Paul Pierce, Celtics
Andre Iguodala, 76ers
Deron Williams, Nets
Roy Hibbert, Pacers
Chris Bosh, Heat
Luol Deng, Bulls

Here is the Western Conference roster (*denotes starter):

Kobe Bryant, Lakers*
Chris Paul, Clippers*
Blake Griffin, Clippers*
Kevin Durant, Thunder*
Andrew Bynum, Lakers*
Russell Westbrook, Thunder
Steve Nash, Suns
LaMarcus Aldridge, Blazers
Kevin Love, Timberwolves
Marc Gasol, Grizzlies
Tony Parker, Spurs
Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks

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NBA All-Star Game 2012 Time, TV Schedule And More

Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks had his playing time in the rookie-sophomore challenge Friday, Anthony Morrow of the New Jeresey Nets had his shot in the 3-point shooting competition and everybody had fun at the slam dunk contents Saturday. But on Sunday Carmelo Anthony gets his chance to shine, as he will be a starter in the real show on Sunday, the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.

Starting at 6:30 p.m., TNT will begin their coverage of the NBA All-Star Game, a full hour before tipoff at the Amway Center in Orlando, FL is set to take place, and if you'd like to catch all the action, well, you're in luck.

Here's the game's basic viewing information: tipoff time, TV schedule and location.

Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.

TV coverage start time: 6:30 p.m. ET

Channel: TNT

Tipoff time: 7:37 p.m. ET

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2012 NBA Dunk Contest: Jeremy Evans Slams His Way To Crown

A field of four took center stage in the 2012 NBA Dunk Contest, and Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz won by receiving 29 percent of the more than 3,000,000 fan votes.

Evans defeated Chase Budinger of the Rockets, Paul George of the Pacers and Derrick Williams of the Timberwolves, with each participant having three dunks to impress.

Evans' signature dunk of the evening involved slamming home two balls fetched from feeds from teammate Gordon Hayward, who Evans jumped over in the process (as seen below).

Knicks guard Iman Shumpert was scheduled to participate in the contest -- and was due to receive a hand from Jeremy Lin -- but was forced to withdraw with a left knee injury. That opened the door for Evans, and the second year player from Western Kentucky made the most of his opportunity.

Below you can find many of the dunks from tonight's festivities:

And unfortunately for Williams, it wasn't all good on Saturday night.

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2012 NBA All Star Three Point Contest: Kevin Love Takes Crown, Anthony Morrow Struggles

Nets guard Anthony Morrow, donning a sweet throwback Drazen Petrovic jersey, wasn't able to advance past the opening round of the NBA's three point contest on Saturday night, which was eventually won by Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Morrow managed a first round score of just 14, and was one of three participants who did not make it to the finals.

Love was joined by Kevin Durant of the Thunder and James Jones of the Heat (who won the competition in 2011) in the final round of shooting.

After each posting a final round score of 16 points, the Kevins had to settle the score with a bonus round, during which Love bested Durant 17-14.

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2012 All Star Skills Challenge: Tony Parker Sizzles, Deron Williams Struggles In Finals

In a field consisting of six of the league's most skilled point guards, Tony Parker of the Spurs shined brighter than the rest in winning the 2012 All Star Skills challenge with a final round time of 32.8 seconds.

Deron Williams, who had previously participated in the event, cruised through the first round of the Skills Challenge, setting a new opening round record with a time of 28.3 seconds.

Joining Parker and Williams in the final round was Boston's Rajon Rondo, who was forced to break (and eventually win) a first round tie with Washington's John Wall.

Williams struggled in the final round, missing several jump shots from the top of the key, and eventually finished with a time of 41.1 seconds, placing him third.

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2012 NBA Shooting Stars Competition: Team New York Cruises To Victory

The second night of the NBA's All-Star weekend kicked off with the Haier Shooting Stars competition, featuring four teams representing four different regions: Texas, New York, Orlando and Atlanta.

Current Knick Landry Fields was joined by former Knick Allan Houston and Cappie Pondexter of the WNBA's New York Liberty on Team New York.

Each team was charged with hitting six shots per round, including one from half-court. Team New York and Team Texas advanced to the finals, with New York posting a first-round best score of 38.7 seconds.

Team New York breezed through the first five shots in the final round, before missing on several attempts from half-court to end the competition. Fortunately, Houston swished a half-court attempt to propel Team New York to victory with a final round time of 37.3 seconds.

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2012 NBA All-Star Game: Skills Challenge Preview

Six talented point guards will square off in the NBA Skills Challenge on Saturday night, participating in an obstacle course that involves maneuvering, shooting, dribbling and passing.

The field will consist of the Celtics Rajon Rondo, Spurs Tony Parker, Thunder's Russell Westbrook, Cavaliers Kyrie Irving, Wizards John Wall and Nets Deron Williams. Defending champion Stephen Curry of the Warriors is unable to participate because of an injury.

In previous years, the most difficult aspect to the course has proven to be the bounce pass.

Game information and TV Schedule as follows:

All-Star Event Order Number: Two

Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.

Time: Events start on Sat, Feb. 25 at 8:30 p.m. EDT.

TV: TNT

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2012 NBA Three-Point Shootout: Game Time, TV Schedule, Participants And More

Unlike the 2012 Slam Dunk Contest, the 2012 NBA Three-Point Shootout has a little star power in guys like Kevin Durant and Kevin Love. Durant is the favorite to win it all and defending champ, James Jones, should be in contention. One of the long-shots is Anthony Morrow from the New Jersey Nets, who's a career 44 percent three-point shooter.

Start time: All-Star Saturday Night begins at 8:30 EST, but the three-point contest will probably begin around 9:45-10:00

TV Schedule: Coverage of All-Star Saturday Night begins at 8:00 EST on TNT

Participants: Anthony Morrow of the New Jersey Nets, James Jones of the Miami Heat, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Love of the T'Wolves, Mario Chalmers of the Miami Heat and Ryan Anderson of the Orlando Magic.

Betting Odds: (via Sportsbook.com) Kevin Durant +225, Ryan Anderson +275, James Jones +350, Anthony Morrow +400, Mario Chalmers +400, Kevin Love +700

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2012 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Game Time, TV Schedule, Participants And More

The 2012 NBA Dunk contest does not have Blake Griffin car jumps, Dwight Howard Superman capes or Iman Shumpert jumping over Jeremy Lin curled up on his couch – which almost happened before Shump was replaced – but they do have ... Paul George, Derrick Williams, Chase Budinger and Jeremy Evans! Of those four guys, only two-maybe-three guys are recognizable to the casual fan.

Start time: All-Star Saturday Night begins at 8:30 EST, but the Dunk Contest will probably begin around 10:15-10:30

TV Schedule: Coverage of All-Star Saturday Night begins at 8:00 EST on TNT

Participants: Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, Derrick Williams of Minnesota T'Wolves, Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz and Chase Budinger of the Houston Rockets.

Betting Odds: (via Sportsbook.com) Paul George +180, Chase Budinger +200, Jeremy Evans +275, Derrick Williams +375

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Rising Stars 2012: Team Chuck Defeats Team Shaq, 146-133; Jeremy Lin Held To 2 Points

Two New York Knicks players, second-year players Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields, were on the court for the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night, and they were even on the same team, Team Shaq. However, their combined performances were not enough to stop the game's MVP, Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving, who scored 34 points, was a perfect eight for eight from three-point range, and led Team Chuck to a 146-133 victory in the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. as part of the NBA's All-Star Weekend.

Lin received the loudest cheers and had an impressive alley-oop to the game's other biggest star, Blake Griffin, but was held to only two points on the night. Fields had a much better game, scoring 16 points for Team Shaq. New Jersey Nets rookie MarShon Brooks also played in the game for Team Chuck. His biggest highlight was an unbelievably terrible failed dunk attempt.

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This was just one of two events on the first night of the NBA's All-Star Weekend. There is still a three-point shooting contest, a dunk contest and the actual all-star game itself to watch.

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2012 NBA Rookie-Sophomore Game Time, TV Schedule And More

Defense, unlikely. Alley oops, aplenty. Strategy and hustle, doubtful.

The 2012 NBA Rookie-Sophomore Game returns Friday night at 9 p.m for the first time since being renamed the Rising Stars Challenge, and the game is normally more about entertainment than competition.

New rules dictate that the rookie and sophomore classes no longer play against each other, but are now mixed into two teams selected by respective general managers Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal. The New York Knicks will be represented by Landry Fields and Jeremy Lin, both on Team Shaq, and the New Jersey Nets will be represented by MarShon Brooks on Team Chuck.

[FULL TEAM SHAQ ROSTER vs. FULL TEAM CHUCK ROSTER]

Game information and TV schedule follows:

Location: Amway Arena, Orlando, Fla.

Time: Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. EST

TV: TNT

Streaming Audio: NBA All Access

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NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2012 Time, TV Schedule And More

The 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities will begin Friday with the Celebrity All-Star game. Every year former NBA players, stars from the entertainment industry and ESPN partake in a short exhibition in front of the fans. Over the last four years the MVPs of the event have included: Terrell Owens (twice), Michael Rapaport and Justin Bieber.

When: Friday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m. ET
Where: Center Court at Jam Session, Orange County Convention Center
TV: ESPN

Here's a list of this year's stars:

Ne-Yo (R&B/pop); Common (Just Wright); JB Smoove ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"); Vinny Guadagnino ("Jersey Shore"); Kevin Hart (Laugh At My Pain); Javier Colon ("The Voice"); Drew and Jonathan Scott ("Property Brothers"); Jesse Williams ("Grey's Anatomy"); NBA Legends Mitch Richmond (six-time NBA All-Star), Penny Hardaway (four-time NBA All-Star), and Nick Anderson (NBA legend); 2011 WNBA MVP Tamika Catchings (WNBA, Indiana Fever); and Doug Gottlieb (ESPN, "The Doug Gottlieb Show").

The teams will be coached by Dwight Howard and Kevin Durant.

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2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Preview: Knicks, Nets Well Represented In All-Star Events

The 2012 NBA All-Star weekend is nearly upon us. The New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets will both have representatives as the various events this weekend.

Nets guard Deron Williams will play for the East as a reserve in the NBA All-Star game. Williams will also participate in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. Williams will be joined on All-Star weekend by his teammates Anthony Morrow and Marshon Brooks. Morrow will participate in the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest. Brooks will play in the Rising Stars Challenge on Team Chuck, selected by Charles Barkley.

The Knicks were to be represented by Iman Shumpert in the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, but he was injured and replaced by Jeremy Evans of the Jazz. The Knicks will be represented by Landry Fields and Jeremy Lin. Fields will play in the Rising Stars Challenge as well as participate in the Haier Shooting Stars Challenge with former Knick Allan Houston. Lin will play in the Rising Stars Challenge with Fields on Team Shaq, selected by Shaquille O'Neal.

Here's the schedule for the All-Star weekend events:

Friday, Feb. 24

Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (7 p.m., TV: TNT)

BBVA Rising Stars Challenge (9 p.m., TV: TNT)

Saturday, Feb. 25

NBA D-League All-Star Game (2 p.m., TV: NBA TV)

NBA All-Star Saturday Night (8:30 p.m., TV: TNT)

- 2012 Haier Shooting Stars (1st Event)
- 2012 Taco Bell Skills Challenge (2nd Event)
- 2012 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest (3rd Event)
- 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk (4th Event)

Sunday, Feb. 26

NBA All-Star Game (7:37 tip-off, TV: TNT)

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2012 NBA All-Star Game: Deron Williams Selected To Taco Bell Skills Challenge

Deron Williams has been chosen to participate in the 2012 Taco Bell Skills Challenge as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, the NBA announced on Monday.

The New Jersey Nets guard will be joined in the competition by Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Tony Parker, John Wall and Russell Westbrook. The six guards will complete an obstacle course designed to test a player's speed, passing, dribbling and shooting. Whoever finishes the obstacle course in the quickest amount of time wins.

Williams has participated in the event on two prior occasions, winning the 2008 Skills Challenge with a record 25.5 seconds.

Already named an Eastern Conference All-Star, Williams is averaging 21.7 points and 8.3 assists per game despite shooting a career-low 41.0 percent from the field.

The Skills Challenge is on Saturday, Feb. 25 during All-Star Saturday, which is televised on TNT beginning at 8 p.m.

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NBA All-Star Game 2012: New York Haier Shooting Stars Team Announced

New York Liberty star Cappie Pondexter, New York Knicks starter Landry Fields and former Knick Allan Houston will represent the Big Apple as Team New York in the Haier Shooting Stars competition during NBA All-Star Weekend, the NBA announced on Friday.

The competition, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8:30 p.m. at Orlando's Amway Center and can be viewed on TNT, pits a WNBA star, NBA star and legend on each team. The players on each squad select an order in which to shoot, then rotate in that order while attempting to hit shots from six designated regions. Whichever team makes the six shots in numeric order in the least amount of time is declared the winner.

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2012 Rising Stars Challenge: Jeremy Lin, Landry Fields On Team Shaq, MarShon Brooks Selected For Team Chuck

The rosters for the 2012 Rising Stars Challenge were drafted by general managers Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley Thursday night on TNT.

New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin (who was a late add to the pool of players) and his teammate Landry Fields were picked by Shaquille O'Neal. New Jersey Nets guard MarShon Brooks was selected by Charles Barkley.

Here is the team Charles Barkley drafted:

John Wall
Kyrie Irving
DeMarcus Cousins
Paul George
Derrick Williams
Marshon Brooks
Gordon Hayward
Tiago Splitter
Kawhi Leonard
Evan Turner

Here is the team Shaquille O'Neal drafted:

Blake Griffin
Jeremy Lin
Ricky Rubio
Greg Monroe
Markieff Morris
Kemba Walker
Landry Fields
Norris Cole
Brandon Knight
Tristan Thompson

The Rising Stars Challenge will be played on Feb. 24 at the Amway Center at 9 p.m. The game will be televised on TNT.

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2012 Rising Stars Challenge: Draft Takes Place Thursday Night

MarShon Brooks probably won't get traded on this draft night, but the New Jersey Nets shooting guard finds out Thursday night which team he will play for in the 2012 Rising Stars Challenge.

Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, acting as general managers, will choose teams from the 18-player available player pool on Thursday night at 7 p.m. on NBA TV. The game will then be held on Feb. 24 in Orlando as part of 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend.

Formerly known as the Rookie Challenge, the game used to feature first-year players against second-year players. But this year the NBA decided to select mixed rosters and re-name it the Rising Stars Challenge.

The entire roster pool follows:

ROOKIES: Kyrie Irving (Cavaliers), Derrick Williams (Timberwolves), Tristan Thompson (Cavaliers), Ricky Rubio (Timberwolves), Brandon Knight (Pistons), Kemba Walker (Bobcats), Markieff Morris (Suns), Kawhi Leonard (Spurs), Marshon Brooks (Nets).

SOPHOMORES: Blake Griffin (Clippers), John Wall (Wizards), Evan Turner (76ers),DeMarcus Cousins (Kings), Greg Monroe (Pistons), Gordon Hayward (Jazz), Paul George (Pacers), Landry Fields (Knicks), Tiago Splitter (Spurs).

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NBA All Star Game 2012: Jeremy Lin To Assist Iman Shumpert In Dunk Contest

Linsanity has found its way to the 2012 NBA All-Star weekend.

Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin will "assist" teammate Iman Shumpert when the rookie participates in the dunk contest, according to a report on ESPN. In 2011, Blake Griffin of the Clippers enlisted teammate Baron Davis to help facilitate some of his dunks, and went on to win the contest in front of his home-city crowd at the Staples Center. Shumpert will compete against Paul George of the Pacers, Chase Budinger of the Rockets, and Derrick Williams of the Timberwolves.

The report also states that Lin is expected to be made a part of the Haier Shooting Stars competition scheduled for next Saturday night in Orlando, although Commissioner David Stern has indicated that Lin will not be added to the roster for the Rising Stars game.

With Lin in the starting lineup, New York has won six straight games, during which he has averaged 24.3 points and 9.5 assists per game.

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Anthony Morrow In NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout, According To Report

The New Jersey Nets will be represented by guard Anthony Morrow in the NBA's three-point shootout competition during NBA All-Star weekend in Orlando on Feb. 25.

All-Star 3-point contestants include defending champ James Jones and Joe Johnson Ryan Anderson, Mario Chalmers, Kevin Love, Anthony Morrow.

— Reed, Boyer (@PDcavsinsider) February 15, 2012

TNT's coverage of the three-point competition will begin at 8 p.m on Feb. 25 while the event itself is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. The shootout will be a two-round competition, with the top three finishers advancing to the second round. Each shooter will shoot from behind the arc at five shooting stations containing four balls worth one point and a "money ball" worth two points. The contestants have a minute to shoot.

James Jones of the Miami Heat had 20 points in the final round of last year's competition to take home the title.

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2012 NBA All-Star Rosters: Deron Williams Named Eastern Conference Reserve

New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams was named as a reserve for the 2012 NBA All-Star game today. This will be the third All-Star game in a row for Williams. Tyson Chandler and Amare Stoudemire from the New York Knicks were not selected. Carmelo Anthony from the Knicks is the only starter for either the Knicks or the Nets.

Williams is averaging 20.9 points per game and 8.6 assists per game for the Nets this season. The 2012 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. the Amway Center in Orlando. The game will be televised by TNT.

Here is the Eastern Conference roster (*denotes starter):

Dwyane Wade, Heat*
LeBron James, Heat*
Derrick Rose, Bulls*
Dwight Howard, Magic*
Carmelo Anthony, Knicks*
Joe Johnson, Hawks
Paul Pierce, Celtics
Andre Iguodala, 76ers
Deron Williams, Nets
Roy Hibbert, Pacers
Chris Bosh, Heat
Luol Deng, Bulls

Here is the Western Conference roster (*denotes starter):

Kobe Bryant, Lakers*
Chris Paul, Clippers*
Blake Griffin, Clippers*
Kevin Durant, Thunder*
Andrew Bynum, Lakers*
Russell Westbrook, Thunder
Steve Nash, Suns
LaMarcus Aldridge, Blazers
Kevin Love, Timberwolves
Marc Gasol, Grizzlies
Tony Parker, Spurs
Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks

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2012 NBA All-Star Rosters: Knicks' Tyson Chandler, Amare Stoudemire Hope To Hear Names Called Thursday Night

The NBA will announce the reserves for the 2012 NBA All-Star game at 7 p.m. tonight on TNT. The 2012 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Feb. 26 at the Amway Center in Orlando.

New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler and forward Amare Stoudemire are hoping to be one of the seven reserves picked for the Eastern Conference. Their teammate Carmelo Anthony was previously named an Eastern starter for the game. Chandler has averaged 12 points per game and 9.9 rebounds per game for the Knicks this season. Stoudemire has averaged 18.2 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game.

Here's the list of the Eastern Conference starters:

Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic

Here's the Western Conference starters:

Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers
Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers

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NBA Rising Stars Challenge Roster Pool Announced: MarShon Brooks Among 18 Rookies, Sophomores Selected

Brooks has been selected to participate in the Rising Stars Challenge after averaging 14.8 points and 4.4 rebounds during the first 17 games of his NBA career.

Carmelo Anthony Of Knicks Named 2012 NBA All-Star Game Starter For The East

Carmelo Anthony was announced as a 2012 NBA All-Star Game starter for the Eastern Conference on Thursday.