Among All-Stars, LeBron is luminous in losing effort

story by FoxSports
written by Bill Reitter
photo by AP

LOS ANGELES -- Welcome to Michael Jordan territory, LeBron.

On a night meant to showcase and celebrate everything the NBA has to offer, LeBron James shook off for at least one night a season of villainy to deliver a historic All-Star Game performance.

The Miami Heat star single-handedly kept the Eastern Conference close with a stat line that bogglers the mind: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists.

A triple-double.

Before Sunday night, only Jordan had accomplished that feat in an All-Star Game.

"Just tried to showcase my talent on both ends of the floor defending, rebounding, scoring," LeBron said.
"Tried to help our team to victory. We came up short and you know, for me, I'm all about winning. So just a little disappointed in our game. Disappointed that we didn't win."

No, but it wasn't for a lack of LeBron's incredible effort or another star's incredible response. Kobe Bryant's MVP-worthy performance and 37 points were enough to boost the Western Conference to a 148-143 win over LeBron and the East.
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