Warriors' Curry moves up in third All-Star vote returns; James, Durant lead

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:

  1. LeBron James (Mia) 1,076,063
  2. Paul George (Ind) 899,671
  3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 702,869
  4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 385,964
  5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 304,986
  6. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 164,021
  7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 128,201
  8. Andre Drummond (Det) 120,844
  9. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 101,637
  10. Jeff Green (Bos) 96,336
  11. Luol Deng (Cle) 90,730
  12. Carlos Boozer (Chi) 80,271
  13. Paul Pierce (BKN) 72,581
  14. David West (Ind) 61,612
  15. Brook Lopez (BKN) 58,477

Backcourt:

  1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 718,109
  2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 652,522
  3. Derrick Rose (Chi) 323,099
  4. John Wall (Was) 278,516
  5. Ray Allen (Mia) 190,086
  6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 133,448
  7. Deron Williams (BKN) 95,309
  8. George Hill (Ind) 89,428
  9. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 77,364
  10. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 68,985

Western Conference

Frontcourt:

  1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,054,209
  2. Dwight Howard (Hou) 509,116
  3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 500,964
  4. Kevin Love (Min) 483,031
  5. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 404,793
  6. Tim Duncan (Por) 385,342
  7. Anthony Davis (NO) 223,956
  8. Pau Gasol (LAL) 207,213
  9. Andre Iguodala (GS) 192,616
  10. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 156,792
  11. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 148,604
  12. David Lee (GS) 141,509
  13. Chandler Parsons (Hou) 135,387
  14. Omer Asik (Hou) 101,372
  15. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 91,859

Backcourt:

  1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 844,538
  2. Stephen Curry (GS) 677,372
  3. Chris Paul (LAC) 651,073
  4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 471,980
  5. James Harden (Hou) 338,788
  6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 260,499
  7. Tony Parker (SA) 195,328
  8. Damian Lillard (Por) 162,363
  9. Klay Thompson (GS) 108,404
  10. Ricky Rubio (Min) 97,265