LeBron James of the Miami Heat and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder lead their respective conferences, and are separated by only 21,854 votes, after the third returns of NBA All-Star Balloting 2014.
James, the top overall vote-getter with 1,076,063 votes, is followed in the Eastern Conference by the Indiana Pacers' Paul George. Durant (1,054,209) is followed in the Western Conference by the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant.
James, George (899,671) and the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (702,869) pace the Eastern Conference's frontcourt players. The Heat's Dwyane Wade (718,109) and the Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (652,522) lead Eastern Conference backcourt players.
Durant is joined in the frontcourt in the West by the Houston Rockets' Dwight Howard (509,116) and the L.A. Clippers' Blake Griffin (500,964), with the Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love (483,031) making a strong push for a starting spot. Bryant (844,538) and the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (677,372) pace all Western Conference backcourt players.
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt:
- LeBron James (Mia) 1,076,063
- Paul George (Ind) 899,671
- Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 702,869
- Roy Hibbert (Ind) 385,964
- Chris Bosh (Mia) 304,986
- Kevin Garnett (BKN) 164,021
- Joakim Noah (Chi) 128,201
- Andre Drummond (Det) 120,844
- Tyson Chandler (NYK) 101,637
- Jeff Green (Bos) 96,336
- Luol Deng (Cle) 90,730
- Carlos Boozer (Chi) 80,271
- Paul Pierce (BKN) 72,581
- David West (Ind) 61,612
- Brook Lopez (BKN) 58,477
Backcourt:
- Dwyane Wade (Mia) 718,109
- Kyrie Irving (Cle) 652,522
- Derrick Rose (Chi) 323,099
- John Wall (Was) 278,516
- Ray Allen (Mia) 190,086
- Rajon Rondo (Bos) 133,448
- Deron Williams (BKN) 95,309
- George Hill (Ind) 89,428
- Lance Stephenson (Ind) 77,364
- DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 68,985
Western Conference
Frontcourt:
- Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,054,209
- Dwight Howard (Hou) 509,116
- Blake Griffin (LAC) 500,964
- Kevin Love (Min) 483,031
- LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 404,793
- Tim Duncan (Por) 385,342
- Anthony Davis (NO) 223,956
- Pau Gasol (LAL) 207,213
- Andre Iguodala (GS) 192,616
- Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 156,792
- DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 148,604
- David Lee (GS) 141,509
- Chandler Parsons (Hou) 135,387
- Omer Asik (Hou) 101,372
- Kawhi Leonard (SA) 91,859
Backcourt:
- Kobe Bryant (LAL) 844,538
- Stephen Curry (GS) 677,372
- Chris Paul (LAC) 651,073
- Jeremy Lin (Hou) 471,980
- James Harden (Hou) 338,788
- Russell Westbrook (OKC) 260,499
- Tony Parker (SA) 195,328
- Damian Lillard (Por) 162,363
- Klay Thompson (GS) 108,404
- Ricky Rubio (Min) 97,265