[ daily NBA ] 2011 明星賽先發出爐

NEW YORK (AP)—LeBron James(notes) and Dwyane Wade(notes) of the Miami Heat are headed to the NBA All-Star game together, and Derrick Rose(notes) gave the Chicago Bulls their first starter since Michael Jordan. They will be joined in the Eastern Conference starting lineup by Amare Stoudemire(notes), who will become the first New York Knicks player to start in nearly two decades, and Orlando center Dwight Howard(notes), the leading vote-getter in the conference with nearly 2.1 million. The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant(notes) earned his 13th straight All-Star selection for the Feb. 20 game at his home arena. He is one shy of the record held by Jerry West, Shaquille O’Neal(notes) and Karl Malone. Bryant, a three-time MVP of the All-Star game, was the overall leading vote-getter with more than 2.3 million. The other starters announced Thursday were Hornets guard Chris Paul(notes), forwards Kevin Durant(notes) of Oklahoma City and Carmelo Anthony(notes) of Denver, and Houston center Yao Ming(notes), who is injured and will be replaced on the roster by a player of commissioner David Stern’s choosing. James and Wade, who both received more than 2 million votes from fans, will become the first set of teammates to start for the East since Wade and O’Neal represented the Heat in the 2007 game in Las Vegas.