“I know the last couple of years he battled through some things. But I could see this summer how highly motivated he was,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said before the announcement was made. “I think that was important for him. He came into camp in great shape, hit the ground running. He really hasn’t stopped since. He’s been terrific.”
NBA ALL-STAR GAME FINAL VOTING RESULTS
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Western Conference
Frontcourt
1, x-Anthony Davis, New Orleans, 1,369,911. 2. x-Marc Gasol, Memphis, 795,121. 3. x-Blake Griffin, LA Clippers, 700,615. 4. Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 546,817. 5. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 545,226. 6. LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 498,131. 7. DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento, 465,334. 8. Dwight Howard, Houston, 348,275. 9. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 292,557. 10. Rudy Gay, Sacramento, 144,702. 11. Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio, 132,150. 12. DeAndre Jordan, LA Clippers, 117,816. 13. Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City, 107,223. 14. Draymond Green, Golden State, 99,039. 15. Tyson Chandler, Dallas, 98,654.
Guards
1, x-Stephen Curry, Golden State, 1,513,324. 2. x-Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers, 1,152,402. 3. James Harden, Houston, 1,069,368. 4. Chris Paul, LA Clippers, 551,167. 5. Damian Lillard, Portland, 365,417. 6. Klay Thompson, Golden State, 314,254. 7. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City. 248,758. 8. Rajon Rondo, Dallas, 219,506. 9. Jeremy Lin, LA Lakers, 216,246. 10. Mike Conley, Memphis, 103,015.
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1, x-LeBron James, Cleveland, 1,470,483. 2. x-Pau Gasol, Chicago, 974,177. 3. x-Carmelo Anthony, New York, 647,005. 4. Marcin Gortat, Washington, 570,005. 5. Chris Bosh, Miami, 542,006. 6. Kevin Love, Cleveland, 386,208. 7. Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto, 231,741. 8. Joakim Noah, Chicago, 203,718. 9. Nikola Vucevic, Orlando, 129,293. 10. Paul Millsap, Atlanta, 121,938. 11. Al Horford, Atlanta, 114,955. 12. Al Jefferson, Charlotte, 110,980. 13. Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn, 106,820. 14. Nikola Mirotic, Chicago, 103,645. 15. Andre Drummond, Detroit, 86,717.