All Star Game

EAST 85, WEST 53---in Dallas, 36th All Star Game

After a somewhat close first quarter, the All Stars from the East Division dominated the West Division stars in what turned out to be a 85-53 beat down. The East now leads the West 23-13.
Sharing the MVP honors for the contest were Chicago's Didger A'doo and Houston's rookie forward Vic Hitler. A'doo had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Hitler had a game-high 19 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Two other players exceeded the 20 GVP limit for the contest. Hall of Fame center Max Payne of Charleston had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Lemon Jell-o of Oklahoma City had 10 points, a game-high 8 rebounds and a game-high 4 assists in a losing effort.
Ching-Chong Chung of San Jose added 16 points to his overall All Star Game total and moved up the list to be the fifth all-time scorer in the game's history with 109 points, passing Mamadou Zongo's total of 102 points. He is also third overall in 3-point baskets made.
Hitler became the fourth rookie ever to garner an MVP award in All Star Game competition. The others were M.E. "Lou" Harris from Seattle in Season 14, Hall of Famer Joey Two-Tones of Dallas in Season 18 and Dean Wormer of Sacramento in Season 23.
Hitler also became the fifth rookie ever to be top scorer in the All Star Game. The others were: guard M.E. "Lou" Harris of Seattle, with 25 points in Season 14; center Bart Pitbull of Philadelphia, with 20 points in Season 17; guard Joey Two-Tones of Dallas, with 28 points in Season 18 and forward Dean Wormer of Sacramento, with 27 points in Season 23.

TOP ALL STAR GAME SCORERS ALL TIME
1. Uncle Bob Masterson 158
2. Curly Hogbottom 126
3. Tommy Zoop 123
4. Diamond Dallas Paige 114
5. Ching-Chong Chung 109



UPCOMING BRACKET:

Philadelphia (1-4) at Houston (3-2)
Dallas (0-5) at Milwaukee (2-3) (crossover)
Charleston (3-2) at Chicago (3-2) (Charleston won first meeting 91-71)
Seattle (2-3) at Sacramento (4-1) (first of back-to-back games between the two)
Oklahoma City (5-0) at San Jose (2-3) (featured game) Oklahoma City won first meeting 74-66)