A New Era In The Desert

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(25-25) Miami Heat -at- Phoenix Suns (34-18)

Suns Blow Out Heat 104-73


Bledsoe and Len led the way for Phoenix.





Miami Heat Top Performers
Dwyane Wade - 19 PTS, 3 REB
Chris Bosh - 10 PTS, 5 REB
Mario Chalmers - 9 PTS, 4 AST
Michael Beasley - 8 PTS, 4 REB, 3-16 FG
Ray Allen - 7 PTS,
Udonis Haslem - 6 PTS, 6 REB


Phoenix Suns Top Performers
Eric Bledose - 23 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST
Alex Len - 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
Jimmer Fredette - 14 PTS, 3 AST, 4-11 3PT
Goran Dragic - 14 PTS, 5 AST
Markieff Morris - 8 PTS, 5 REB
Gerald Green - 8 PTS

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2014 Rising Stars Challenge Rosters
Team Webber		Team Hill
Head Coach: Rex Kalamian		Head Coach: Nate McMillan
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Damian Lillard	G	Patrick Beverly
G	Bradley Beal	G	Victor Oladipo
F	Anthony Bennett	G	Alexey Shved
C	Cody Zeller	F	Anthony Davis
C	Andre Drummond	C	Jonas Valanciunas
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
C	Miles Plumlee	C	Nerlens Noel
C	Steven Adams	G	Tim Hardaway Jr.
G	Nate Wolters	C	Alex Len
F	Harrison Barnes	G	Lorenzo Brown
F	Terrence Jones	F	Shabazz Muhammad

Blake Griffin/Jeremy Evans/Kenneth Faried/Tony Mitchell




Stephen Curry/Klay Thompson/Damian Lillard/Eric Gordon/Russell Westbrook/James Harden

2014 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Tom Thinodeau		Head Coach: Mark Jackson
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Rajon Rondo (5th Appearance)	G	Chris Paul (7th Appearance)
G	Dwyane Wade (10th Appearance)	G	James Harden (2nd Appearance)
F	Paul George (2nd Appearance)	F	Kevin Durant (5th Appearance)
F	Carmelo Anthony (7th Appearance)	F	Tim Duncan (15th Appearance)
C	Greg Monroe (1st Appearance)	C	Dwight Howard (8th Appearance)
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
G	Derrick Rose (4th Appearance)	G	Russell Westbrook (4th Appearance)
G	Bradley Beal (1st Appearance)	G	Monta Ellis(1st Appearance)
F	Josh Smith (1st Appearance)	F	Rudy Gay (1st Appearance)
F	Paul Millsap (1st Appearance)	F	Blake Griffin (4th Appearance)
C	Joakim Noah (2nd Appearance)	C	DeMarcus Cousins (1st Appearance)
G	Kyrie Irving (2nd Appearance)	F	Kevin Love (3rd Appearance)
C	Al Jefferson (1st Appearance)	G	Stephen Curry (1st Appearance)

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Team Webber Defeats Team Hill 110-94


Drummond was named the game's MVP.





Team Webber Top Performers
Andre Drummond (MVP) - 24 PTS, 14 REB. 6 BLK
Damian Lillard - 19 PTS, 10 AST
Anthony Bennett - 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
Bradley Beal - 18 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST
Cody Zeller - 13 PTS, 8 REB
Lorenzo Brown - 6 PTS, 3 AST


Team Hill Top Performers
Anthony Davis - 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STLS, 3 BLK
Alexey Shved - 15 PTS, 5 REB
Victor Oladipo - 10 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST
Harrison Barnes - 8 PTS
Miles Plumlee - 8 PTS, 6 REB
Jonas Valanciunas - 8 PTS, 6 REB

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Klay Thompson Takes Home 3PT Crown



Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors won his first 3PT-Shooting Contest in his first year as a participate with an excellent performance in both rounds.

Thompson scored 19 in the first round and advanced to final with teammate Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard of the Trailblazers, who scored 18 and 14 respectively.

Russell Westbrook of the Thunder scored 12, James Harden of the Rockets had 8 and Eric Gordon posted the lowest score of the event, scoring just 3.

In the Finals, Curry had 15 and Lillard followed with 10, setting a low bar for Thompson who finished the finals making every shot on the final rack to finish with 20 points.

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Blake Griffin Becomes 2-Time Slam Dunk Champion



With a new structure to the Dunk contest with reach dunker doing 3 dunks and judges will vote to find a winner, the dunk contest seemed promising, but in wide circles was deemed a disappointment.

Blake Grfiin was the only bright spot with 3 amazing dunks and he was the run-away winner with 210 points, edging rookie Tony Mitchell by 33 points. Kenneth Faried of the Nuggets came third with 175, 2 points behind Mitchell of the Pistons.

Jeremy Evans had a very poor showing and finished dead last with 107 points.

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West All-Stars Defeat East All-Stars 110-102


Kevin Durant was named MVP.





East Top Performers
Paul George - 28 PTS, 4 REB. 2 AST
Dwyane Wade - 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 STLS
Derrick Rose - 13 PTS, 3 AST
Bradley Beal - 8 PTS
Greg Monroe - 8 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
Al Jefferson - 7 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 4 BLK


West Top Performers
James Harden - 28 PTS, 3 AST
Kevin Durant - 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STLS, 1 BLK
Chris Paul - 16 PTS, 9 AST
Russell Westbrook - 9 PTS
Dwight Howard - 8 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
Tim Duncan - 8 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STLS

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Suns Acquire Turner From 76ers

AP -- With only a few days before the trade deadline, the Phoenix Suns have made a move which could help them now and in the future. The Suns have taken advantage of the Philadelphia 76ers fire sale and have acquired Evan Turner, Lavoy Allen, and Elliot Williams. With the 76ers sitting dead last in the East with the 2nd worse record in the league, the team let other GM's know that everybody is available outside of Nerlens Noel and Michael Carter-Williams. In exchange, the Suns sent Marcus Morris, Archie Goodwin, and their own 2014 1st round pick to Philly.

Turner, who was drafted 2nd overall in the 2010 draft, is having the best season of his career. Turner is averaging a career high 19.0 points, and a career high 5.0 assist a game. With his addition, the Suns now have another player outside of Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic who can get their own shot and get shots for others. Allen is expected to get some minutes because he instantly becomes one of the teams best defensive bigs. Williams is expected to be placed on waivers.

Evans and Allen are expected to play in the Suns's first game after the all star break on Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets.



Trade Breakdown:

Suns Acquire:

SF Evan Turner
PF Lavoy Allen
SG Elliot Williams

76ers Acquire:

PF Marcus Morris
SG Archie Goodwin
2014 1st Round Pick (Suns)