33rd All Star Game

EAST 78, WEST 63

CHICAGO -- The East, behind six-time all star point guard Ching-Chong Chung of Houston, took control of this one in the second quarter and never let go, winning 78-63 for the dominant division's 22nd victory in this long series. It is exactly twice the wins accumulated by the West.
Chung, the 5-10 sparkplug, won the MVP of the Game award in this star contest for the first time, popping in a game-high 28 points that included 6 for 9 from beyond the arc. He added 2 rebounds, 2 blocks and an assist. His running mate at guard, Steve Carter of Milwaukee, gave the East a lethal combo at the position, getting 21 points and snaring a game-high 7 rebounds in his first all star contest. Another first-timer, Charleston center Muito Bom, also had a good game with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a pair of steals.
Gato Do Mato was the lone outstanding player for the West. The deft 6-11 forward led his team with 23 points while nabbing 6 boards and blocking two shots.

All Star Milestones
* Tom Kondla of Dallas finished his all star career adding three blocks to a career all star game total of 16. That puts him second on the all-time list with 15 blocks, just one short of leader Curly Hogbottom's 16.
* Jimsy Redfern of Charleston blocked three more shots, giving him a career all star total of 14 to move past Boone Doggle and into third place on the blocks list right behind Kondla.
* Ching-Chong Chung also moved up on two lists. He's now third all-time in career 3s (15) behind Cheetos Jones (23) and Mamadou Zongo (18). Chung is tied with such MBA luminaries as Tommy Zoop, Uncle Bob Masterson and Doug Fresh. He passed up Cappy Gambol and Stu Nod, both of who had 14 career 3s in all star competition. All of those mentioned are Hall of Famers.
* Chung also moves up the career all star scoring list, now resting in 9th place with 85 points. He passed Nod and Gambol on that list as well and rests one point behind Marcus Pettis and Cheetos Jones. The all-time leader is Uncle Bob Masterson with 158.

NEXT UP: A huge game to open the second half of the season, with Philadelphia (3-2) at red-hot Milwaukee (4-1). The Greyhounds have not lost since suffering an opening game setback to these very same Phobia 68-54. A defeat would put the four-time defending champs from Philly in a tough position to make the playoffs in the East. A win puts them right back into the thick of things.