Morning Snapshot: The West Defeats the East in the NBA All Star Game

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Last night, the NBA held their annual all star game in the city of Houston, the home of the Houston Rockets. This all star game had a different feel to it as this will be David Stern's last year as commissioner and Billy Hunter was unanimously voted out as executive director of the union by the NBA Players Association. 

Back to the game, the Western conference all stars defeated the Eastern conference all stars 143-138. For the Western conference it was the same old faces on the team but for the East they had new players such as Cleveland Cavs point guard Kyrie Irving, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Jrue Holiday, and Indiana Pacers forward Paul George. 

The MVP of the all star game went to Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul. Paul had 20 points, 15 assists, and four steals he made incredible passes and showed off some amazing crossovers. With this performance in the all star game you cannot forget to mention Paul for regular season MVP.

Morning Snapshot: Former UW Husky Terrence Ross Wins the Slam Dunk Contest

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Last night, on All-Star Saturday night, the bright lights were shining on the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. The players that were participating in the contest were Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets, Eric Bledsoe of the LA Clippers, and reigning slam dunk championship Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz. Those players were representing the Western Conference.

The players representing the Eastern Conference were Gerald Green of the Indiana Pacers, James "Flight" White of the New York Knicks, and Terrence Ross of the Toronto Raptors. The eventual champion was Terrence Ross, the rookie who had spectacular dunks all night including in the final round where he did a dunk and paid homage to Vince Carter. Even though the dunk contest wasn't high flying and exciting as many NBA fans would want it to be, Terrence Ross brought the excitement and went home the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest Champion.