NBA East v West All-Star Starters Revealed

NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — The following are the NBA Eastern and NBA Western All-Star starters in the Feb. 16 game in New Orleans.

Stephen Curry and Kevin Love, two of the four voted first-time starters, will join Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Kobe Bryant for the NBA East All-Star starters.

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Bryant, has been voted for his 16th All-Star Game, a number which is the second-most in NBA history.

The fans made sure that the sharp shooting Curry was in from the start this year, after the Golden State Warriors guard surprisingly missed out altogether last season.

Meanwhile, Paul George and Kyrie Irving, the other two first-time starters, will join LeBron James, who collected the most votes from the fans with 1.4 million votes, his Miami Heat teammate Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony as the East starters.

The final returns of NBA All-Star Balloting 2014 presented by Sprint:

Eastern Conference

Carmelo Anthony, New York
Paul George, Indiana
Kyrie Irving, Cleveland
LeBron James, Miami
Dwyane Wade, Miami
Head coach: Frank Vogel, Indiana

Western Conference

Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
Stephen Curry, Golden State
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers
Kevin Love, Minnesota
Head coach TBA

NBA All-Star 2014 Balloting presented by Sprint

Eastern Conference

Frontcourt

1. LeBron James (Mia) 1,416,419

2. Paul George (Ind) 1,211,318

3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 935,702

4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 524,809

5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 406,867

6. Kevin Garnett (Bkn) 209,398

7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 181,145

8. Andre Drummond (Det) 163,798

9. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 137,512

10. Luol Deng (Cle) 121,754

11. Jeff Green (Bos) 121,040

12. Carlos Boozer (Chi) 103,502

13. David West (Ind) 95,363

14. Paul Pierce (Bkn) 95,034

15. Josh Smith (Det) 75,433

Backcourt

1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 929,542

2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 860,221

3. John Wall (Was) 393,129

4. Derrick Rose (Chi) 359,546

5. Ray Allen (Mia) 250,909

6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 174,654

7. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 148,382

8. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 131,228

9. George Hill (Ind) 129,533

10. Deron Williams (Bkn) 126,423

Western Conference

Frontcourt

1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,396,294

2. Blake Griffin (LAC) 688,466

3. Kevin Love (Min) 661,246

4. Dwight Howard (Hou) 653,318

5. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 609,172

6. Tim Duncan (SA) 492,657

7. Anthony Davis (NO) 286,247

8. Andre Iguodala (GS) 266,611

9. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 255,005

10. Pau Gasol (LAL) 247,323

11. David Lee (GS) 232,210

12. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 201,873

13. Chandler Parsons (Hou) 174,512

14. Omer Asik (Hou) 130,344

15. Andrew Bogut (GS) 127,947

Backcourt

1. Stephen Curry (GS) 1,047,281

2. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 988,884

3. Chris Paul (LAC) 804,309

4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 628,818

5. James Harden (Hou) 470,381

6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 317,338

7. Damian Lillard (Por) 280,966

8. Tony Parker (SA) 258,751

9. Klay Thompson (GS) 162,984

10. Ricky Rubio (Min) 124,230