Russell Westbrook scores 41 to lead West past East in 2015 NBA All-Star Game (Photo: dailyherald.com)
All-NBA Awards 2015 - Jun 19, 2015
All-NBA 1st Team 2015
Curry
Davis
Gasol
Harden
James
Finals MVP: Andre Iguodala (6'6''-SF-84) of Golden St.W. Most Valuable Player: Stephen Curry (6'3''-PG-88) of Golden St.W. Most Improved Player: Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-89) of Chicago B. Sixth Man of the Year: Louis Williams (6'1''-SG-86) of Toronto R. Rookie of the Year: Andrew Wiggins (6'8''-G-95) of Minnesota T. Defensive Player of the Year: Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-91) of San Antonio S. Sportsmanship Award: Kyle Korver (6'7''-F/G-81) of Atlanta H. Coach of the Year: Mike Budenholzer of Atlanta H.
All-Defensive 1st Team
G: Tony Allen (6'4''-G-82) of Memphis G.
F: Draymond Green (6'7''-F-90) of Golden St.W.
C: DeAndre Jordan (6'11''-C-88) of LA Clippers
F: Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-91) of San Antonio S.
PG: Chris Paul (6'0''-PG-85) of LA Clippers
All-Defensive 2nd Team
C: Andrew Bogut (7'0''-C-84) of Golden St.W.
G/F: Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-89) of Chicago B.
C: Anthony Davis (6'10''-C-93) of N.Orleans P.
F/C: Tim Duncan (6'11''-F/C-76) of San Antonio S.
PG: John Wall (6'4''-PG-90) of Washington W.
Warriors win 2015 NBA championship with 105-97 victory over Cavaliers in Game 6 - Jun 17, 2015
Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over. A half century of misery in Cleveland drags on. LeBron James (6'8''-SF-84) just didn't have enough help. Stephen Curry (6'3''-PG-88, college: Davidson) and Andre Iguodala (6'6''-SF-84, college: Arizona) scored 25 points apiece, Draymond Green (6'7''-F-90, college: Michigan St.) recorded a triple-double and the Warriors - using a barrage of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter - won their first title since 1975 by finishing off James and the Cavaliers 105-97 on Tuesday night in Game 6 of the finals. For the first time since Gerald Ford was in the White House, disco was in vogue and Rick Barry was flicking in free throws under-handed, the best pro basketball team resides in the Bay Area. And these Warriors are a lot like Barry and his old crew: fluid, balanced, together. Just like coach Steve Kerr hoped. After falling behind by two points early in the third quarter, the Warriors took control with Curry, the league's MVP, and Iguodala leading the way. They outscored the Cavaliers 28-18 in the third quarter, quieting a rocking Cleveland crowd and opening a lead even the brilliant James couldn't overcome. Golden State allowed the Cavaliers to creep within eight points in the fourth before unleashing a flurry of 3s to ensure they would be taking the Larry O'Brien Trophy back to California. Curry's step-back 3 made it 78-68, and after the Cavs closed within seven on J.R. Smith (6'6''-G-85)'s trey, Iguodala, Curry and Klay Thompson (6'7''-G-90, college: Washington St.) each drained one in a span of 81 seconds to make it 89-75. Iguodala added another long shot for good measure before he strutted back on defense holding out three fingers on each hand. He could have shot an index finger into the air at that point - Golden State is No. 1. James returned from Miami to deliver a title to his home region, but the 30-year-old, left to do most of the work by himself after All-Stars Kyrie Irving (6'3''-G-92, college: Duke) and Kevin Love (6'10''-PF-88, college: UCLA) were injured in the postseason, came two wins shy of giving Cleveland its first pro sports championship since 1964. They city's three pro teams - the Cavs, Browns and Indians - have gone a combined 144 seasons without one of them winning it all. James had 32 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists and was superbly dominant during the series, showing why he's the world's best player. The Warriors were simply the better team. Courtesy of: pennlive.com
Russell Westbrook scores 41 to lead West past East in 2015 NBA All-Star Game - Feb 16, 2015
Russell Westbrook (6'3''-PG-88, college: UCLA) scored a game-high 41 points in just 25 1/2 minutes of playing time to earn Most Valuable Player honors and lead the Western Conference to a 163-158 victory over the East in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. The Oklahoma City Thunder star made 16 of his 28 field-goal attempts, including five of nine 3-point tries, to set a new All-Star record for points scored in a half (27, besting the 24 managed by Glen Rice in 1997 and Kyrie Irving in 2014). He fell one point shy of matching the all-time All-Star single-game record set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962. LeBron James (6'8''-SF-84) of the Cleveland Cavaliers led the East with 30 points on 11-for-21 shooting to go with seven assists, five rebounds and two steals in 32 minutes. He has now scored 278 total points over the course of 11 All-Star appearances, sitting just two points shy of the career All-Star scoring record held by Kobe Bryant. After a pregame concert headlined by Christina Aguilera and Nas, James got the MSG crowd hyped up right off the opening tip, beginning the evening's scoring with a pair of very loud dunks. James got off to a white-hot start, scoring 12 points in the first six minutes and returning the favor to Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (6'4''-PG-90, college: Kentucky) up for an alley-oop of his own on a fast-break give-and-go. But despite LeBron putting up 15 points in the opening frame, the West held a 46-35 lead after 12 minutes, thanks in large part to the scoring skill of James Harden and the playmaking wizardry of Stephen Curry (6'3''-PG-88, college: Davidson), who converged on this beautiful hookup on a lob by the Golden State Warriors triggerman that led to a lefty hammer by the Houston Rockets star. The two sides traded blows in the third, finishing the frame knotted at 122 heading into the fourth. Neither side could gain much separation in the first half of the final stanza, but the West began to pull away late in the proceedings, keyed by a pair of 3-pointers from Harden and five Westbrook points in the final 2:22 to seal the victory. Harden finished with 29 points on 11-for-16 shooting, eight assists and eight rebounds. Portland Trail Blazers power forward LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11''-F/C-85, college: Texas), a late addition to the West's starting lineup, added 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting in just 18 minutes of work. The Hawks' Kyle Korver (6'7''-F/G-81, college: Creighton) scored 21 points on 7-for-13 shooting, with all of his makes and all but one of his misses coming from 3-point land, off the East's bench. Wall added 19 points, seven assists, three rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes. Carmelo Anthony (6'8''-SF-84, college: Syracuse), the lone representative of the New York Knicks and the de facto host of All-Star Weekend in New York, scored 14 points on 6-for-20 shooting in 30-plus minutes in what might be his final game of the season, as he weighs shutting down to get surgery on his sore left knee. Courtesy of: yahoo.com
NBA All-Star Game 2015 Rosters - Feb 15, 2015
East
Anthony
James
Gasol
Wall
Lowry
7
Carmelo Anthony (6'8''-SF-84) of New York Knicks
23 LeBron James (6'8''-SF-84) of Cleveland Cavaliers
16
Pau Gasol (7'0''-F/C-80) of Chicago Bulls
2
John Wall (6'4''-PG-90) of Washington Wizards
7
Kyle Lowry (6'0''-PG-86) of Toronto Raptors
1
Chris Bosh (6'11''-F-84) of Miami Heat
21
Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-89) of Chicago Bulls
15
Alfred Horford (6'10''-F/C-86) of Atlanta Hawks
2
Kyrie Irving (6'3''-G-92) of Cleveland Cavaliers
26
Kyle Korver (6'7''-F/G-81) of Atlanta Hawks
4
Paul Millsap (6'8''-F-85) of Atlanta Hawks
0
Jeff Teague (6'2''-PG-88) of Atlanta Hawks
32
Blake Griffin (6'10''-F-89) of Los Angeles Clippers
33
Marc Gasol (7'1''-C-85) of Memphis Grizzlies
24
DeMarcus Cousins (6'11''-C/F-90) of Sacramento Kings
23
Anthony Davis (6'10''-C-93) of New Orleans Pelicans
30
Stephen Curry (6'3''-PG-88) of Golden State Warriors
12
LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11''-F/C-85) of Portland Trail Blazers
15
DeMarcus Cousins (6'11''-C/F-90) of Sacramento Kings
21
Tim Duncan (6'11''-F/C-76) of San Antonio Spurs
35
Kevin Durant (6'9''-SF-88) of Oklahoma City Thunder
13
James Harden (6'5''-SG-89) of Houston Rockets
0
Damian Lillard (6'3''-PG-90) of Portland Trail Blazers
41
Dirk Nowitzki (7'0''-F-78) of Dallas Mavericks
3
Chris Paul (6'0''-PG-85) of Los Angeles Clippers
11
Klay Thompson (6'7''-G-90) of Golden State Warriors
0
Russell Westbrook (6'3''-PG-88) of Oklahoma City Thunder
Kerr
