East 143 - 148 West
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Kobe wins 4th MVP, leads West over East

Feb 21, 2011 - 5:00 AM Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant won his record-tying fourth All-Star Game MVP award, scoring 37 points with 14 rebounds as the West held on for a 148-143 victory over the East on Sunday.

Bryant received the loudest cheers during pre-game introductions at Staples Center, where his Lakers play their home games. He then scored 21 of his points in the first half as the West built a lead it would never give up despite a late East rally led by Miami's LeBron James and New York's Amare Stoudemire.

"Being at home, I wanted to come out hard and put on a good show," said Bryant, who tied Bob Pettit for the most MVPs in All-Star game history.

He had help. Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant scored 34 points for the West, including 14 in the fourth quarter when Bryant only had three.

Their teammates fared well, too: Pau Gasol of the Lakers had 17 points and the Thunder's Russell Westbrook scored 12, both off the bench.

James and Stoudemire made pushes for the MVP award, sparking a rally that cut the East's deficit from 16 points to two in less than four minutes late in the fourth quarter.

They scored 29 points apiece, leading seven East players who landed in double figures in a game that featured a combined 237 shots by both teams.

Miami's Dwyane Wade went out in the third quarter after aggravating an ankle injury, scoring 14 points before he left. Heat teammate Chris Bosh also had 14 off the bench.






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