The King has dominated the first quarter, but the East can’t seem to stop James Harden.
The West trail the East 47-36 in the 2015 NBA All-Star game thanks to 25 combined points from James Harden and Russell Westbrook, despite some exceptional plays by LeBron James.
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King James made his presence known immediately, charging the rim and making an electrifying alley-oop dunk – his first of three in the quarter – to start the East off his a 2-0 lead. But West’s James Harden and Russell Westbrook each showed off their skills, accounting for 13 and 12 points respectively.
The East’s Kyle Korver, who struggled in the 3-point Scoring Competition the previous night, did not struggle as much early, making several long 3-point FGs to keep the East alive.
Notably though, Carmelo Anthony struggled for the East, as the Knicks star Forward – who put off treatment on his injured knee to play in the game – went 1 for 4 and missed both 3-point FG attempts, putting up only 2 points despite playing 8:32 in the quarter.
Westbrook finished off the period with a booming slam dunk to give the surging West their 47-36 lead.
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