Durant, LeBron still lead NBA All-Star voting
LeBron James of the Miami Heat and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder lead their respective conferences after the second returns of NBA All-Star Balloting 2014 presented by Sprint.
James, the top overall vote-getter with 854,105 votes, is followed in the Eastern Conference by the Indiana Pacers' Paul George. Durant (850,728) is followed in the Western Conference by the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant.
James, George (712,808) and the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (580,795) pace the Eastern Conference's frontcourt players. The Heat's Dwyane Wade (565,455) is the East's leading vote-getter in the backcourt, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (524,000).
Durant, the NBA's leading scorer, is joined in the frontcourt in the West by the Houston Rockets' Dwight Howard (408,623) and the L.A. Clippers' Blake Griffin (399,357). Bryant (723,031) and the Clippers' Chris Paul (533,647) pace all Western Conference backcourt players.
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt:
- LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
- Paul George (Ind) 712,808
- Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 580,795
- Roy Hibbert (Ind) 304,829
- Chris Bosh (Mia) 222,861
- Kevin Garnett (BKN) 137,520
- Joakim Noah (Chi) 101,308
- Andre Drummond (Det) 91,132
- Jeff Green (Bos) 78,693
- Tyson Chandler (NYK) 77,496
- Luol Deng (Chi) 73,418
- Carlos Boozer (Chi) 64,861
- Paul Pierce (BKN) 60,541
- Brook Lopez (BKN) 52,907
- Josh Smith (Det) 46,836
Backcourt:
- Dwyane Wade (Mia) 565,455
- Kyrie Irving (Cle) 524,000
- Derrick Rose (Chi) 299,950
- John Wall (Was) 210,988
- Ray Allen (Mia) 143,714
- Rajon Rondo (Bos) 111,335
- Deron Williams (BKN) 74,047
- George Hill (Ind) 66,030
- Lance Stephenson (Ind) 50,444
- DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 48,744
Western Conference
Frontcourt:
- Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728
- Dwight Howard (Hou) 408,623
- Blake Griffin (LAC) 399,357
- Kevin Love (Min) 377,941
- Tim Duncan (SA) 312,809
- LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 282,613
- Anthony Davis (NO) 188,589
- Pau Gasol (LAL) 177,883
- Andre Iguodala (GS) 145,089
- Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 126,025
- Chandler Parsons (Hou) 106,369
- DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 99,903
- David Lee (GS) 89,858
- Omer Asik (Hou) 79,591
- Kawhi Leonard (SA) 76,110
Backcourt:
- Kobe Bryant (LAL) 723,031
- Chris Paul (LAC) 533,647
- Stephen Curry (GS) 481,698
- Jeremy Lin (Hou) 358,725
- James Harden (Hou) 270,476
- Russell Westbrook (OKC) 216,070
- Tony Parker (SA) 158,329
- Damian Lillard (Por) 105,880
- Ricky Rubio (Min) 81,829
- Steve Nash (LAL) 81,377