A lot of people don't care about this game, but I love it. It's always fun to see if celebrities can really play or not if you ask me (for example: Trey Songz can play, Nick Cannon can't).
Best Moment: Justin Bieber crossing over Common. Okay, he didn't drive and dunk from the top of the key like Rocky from "3 Ninjas" did afterward, but it was quite impressive. MVP-worthy? No, but with a fan vote, if you didn't know Justin Bieber was gonna win you are a moron.
What Did We Learn: That at least 3 players in this game could start for the Cleveland Cavs tomorrow. 1) Scottie Pippen 2) Romeo 3) Jalen Rose. Yeah, Romeo couldn't get on the court for USC a few years back and Jalen Rose can no longer jump off of the ground, but still, they're not better than Christian Eyenga or Alonzo Gee? And as far as Scottie Pippen goes, man, he looked like he was playing for an NBA contract. People were talking about Jordan making a come back last week, but Pippen looked like he desperately needed to make one. Either that, or he put all the money he has left on his team to win. All I'm saying about Pip is don't be surprised if it comes out that he called up Jordan and asked for a try-out with the Bobcats.
This game was a 40 minute highlight reel with commercials and a lame halftime show (get this Dougie shit the fuck up outta 2011, please). DeMarcus Cousins showed out with 33 and 14, DeJuan Blair went for 28 and 14, James Harden's beard chipped in a cool 30, but John Wall was the man of the evening with 22 assists. Not as much debate about this MVP, though I personally would've made he and Cousins co-MVPs if I was in charge.
Best Moment: There were like 8 best moments! Wall's bounce pass alley-oop to Blake Griffin, Blair's off-glass alley-oop to himself, and Cousins' off-glass alley-oop to Wall to name a few.
What Did We Learn: That DeMarcus Cousins is gonna be really really good if he ever grows up mentally. Thank goodness he didn't have swing on any teammates for not getting him the ball after this game.
I'm combining these 2 events because, well, really, why not? Anyway, what's up with Coco Miller's hair? She looks like Stevie Wonder with bangs. I did some light Googling and didn't find that she had any notable disease, but that hair bother me for the entire event.
Best Moment: Kenny "The Jet" Smith hitting that half court shot on the first try in the first round. Reminded me of myself out there.
What Did We Learn: My boy Steph Curry got skills! As far as I'm concerned, he could win this event every year if he wanted to.
Has one team ever had more different 3-Point Contest winners in the history of the NBA, because James Jones was the Heat's 4th? The other 3 were Glenn Rice, Jason Kapono, and Daequan Cook.
Best Moment: James Jones beating out 2 Celtics. Last night on Facebook I said, "The East loss, but lets look on the bright side: the Heat (57 pts) finally beat the Celtics (28 pts) in something besides 'wins against the Cavs' this year." I completely forgot Jones sonned Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. That felt awesome!
What Did We Learn: That if you show up with a haircut like Boobie Gibson's you deserve to lose (though that pic didn't do the wackness of it any justice).
At the end of the Dunk Contest I was left with underwhelmed feeling I can only compare to finally seeing Halle Berry's tits in "Swordfish" (coming in 2nd would definitely be seeing that Sheneka Adams' pussy was hairy). When I think back though, the Dunk Contest was dope as fuck! DeMar DeRozan's dunks were ill (dunk 1 and dunk 2), Serge Ibaka's were ill (dunk 1 and dunk 2), and those guys didn't even make the finals. JaVale McGee had 2 incredible dunks (1 and 2), a good 1, and a dud, and Blake Griffin had 4 dope dunks (1, 2, 3, and 4). It was a great show, Blake should've won, and he did.
It's really sad that there's this weird anti-Blake Griffin backlash floating around right now, but fuck it, niggas are never satisfied. If you want to complain about the dunk itself, that's fine, it was boring, but why are people mad he jumped over the front of the car and not the middle? You're asking the man to do something probably humanly impossible for a person his size. Griffin is 6'10", the 2011 Kia Optima is 57.3 inches (or 4.8 feet), and the goal is 10 feet. Now explain to me how he was supposed to jump over the center of the car, catch the alley-oop, dunk, and land safely. I'll wait.
Best Moment: The 2011 Kia Optima coming out. I never liked Kia cars, but that bitch they rolled out Saturday night was fly!
What Did We Learn: That you can't satisfy everyone. Here we are with the illest overall Dunk Contest since 2000, and all you hear in the aftermath is people bitch about Blake Griffin jumping over the front of the car. I'm not the type of guy to tell people "you can't do it, so shut the fuck up," but YOU CAN'T DO IT, SO SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Even though the West lead for basically the entire game, it was still quite entertaining. Kobe actively trying to win MVP and running out of gas, LeBron taking over in the 4th and messing around and getting a triple-double, and Kevin Durant coming up big in the clutch. Sadly Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard left the game early with injuries though (oh, wait, that was just Dwyane Wade).
Should Kobe have won MVP? Of course. Even though he disappeared in the 4th quarter when defense started to be played, he still scored the most points (37), grabbed the most rebounds (14), and the game was in L.A. for goodness sake. Yeah, LeBron got the 2nd triple-double in All-Star Game history, but the East loss. End of story.
Best Moment: Paul Pierce getting booed every time he touched the ball like LeBron James in Cleveland. The only difference is that Pierce actually came up in L.A., while LeBron has no real ties to Cleveland besides playing for the Cavs, and it being in the same state he was born.
What Did We Learn: That Kobe knew this was his one shot at beating Michael Jordan in something since he knows the Lakers aren't winning another Championship.
Parting Notes: 1) Did we ever find out why so many people wore yellow sneakers over the weekend? Are they the new version of those thick Lance Armstrong rubber bands? Or maybe everyone was trying to support Kobe and the Lakers after they all wore those neon yellow/green sneakers on Christmas.
2) Am I the only one surprised Skip Bayless and others didn't make a big deal out of all the East starters did the powder toss with LeBron before the tip? I thought for sure they'd collectively reach and say some shit like "Michael Jordan would've never let anyone else do the powder toss with him." I was pleasantly surprised everyone left it alone, although I wouldn't be surprised if Skip was just saving it for later.
Alright, that's all folks.
