All star game

• ORLANDO, Fla. -- Often, the NBA All-Star game is far more about style than substance. That changed Sunday night at Amway Center with 8 minutes, 48 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
(Chicago Tribune)
• Bryant brings his best effort to every game he plays, even the made-for-TV NBA All-Star Game. Kobe scored 27 points in the 2012 contest and passed Michael Jordan on the all-time list for points in All-Star games.
(YAHOO!)
• Kobe Bryant might have set the NBA All-Star game career scoring record on Sunday but it was Kevin Durant who was the difference-maker as the West won the annual showcase, 152-149, over the East.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Mark Cuban was hoping for, oh, three minutes for his superstar, but hell be happy with the 14 minutes Dirk Nowitzki logged jogging up and down Dwight Howards home floor -- tick, tick, tick-- in Sunday nights All-Star Game.
(ESPN)
• Nathaniel S.
(ESPN)
• ORLANDO, Fla. -- Funny thing happens when you hang around the NBA for 16 years and play at the level Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has maintained over that stretch—you start to rack up some impressive records.
(Sporting News)
• ORLANDO, Florida — All the stars are out for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, but before basketballs biggest names took the court at Orlandos Amway Center, Ms. Nicki Minaj set the party off right.
(MTV)
• After donning a cheerleading outfit during the Super Bowl and putting on The Exorcist (the musical) at the 2012 Grammys, all eyes were on Nicki Minaj for her performance at the NBA All-Star Game.
(MTV)
• ORLANDO, Fla. - Kobe Bryant took Michael Jordans record, then nearly lost the game to LeBron James. Bryant and the best of the West held off a furious East comeback, winning 152-149 in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday night.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• When the 2012 NBA All-Star Game tips off on Sunday in Amway Center in Orlando, FL, the Eastern Conference All-Stars will be looking to avenge last years 148-143 loss to the Western Conference All-Stars.
(Chicago Tribune)