The league is going through a
realignment of powerhouses
with one time league nobodies
now surging to the front as
contenders.
League scoring leader James
Harden of the Houston
Rockets seems poised to not
only snag the scoring award of
the year but also the regular
season MVP award while he
leads his Rockets team to
contention for an NBA
Championship.
James Harden of the
Houston Rockets
The crop of new stars who
have impressed basketball
watchers as well as the casual
and occasional fans range
from Stephen Curry and Klay
Thompson of the Golden State
Warriors to Damian Lilard of
the Portland Trailblazers,
Anthony Davis of the New
Orleans Pelicans and a slew of
new names.
2015 NBA All Star Weekend winners
Zach Levine of the
Timberwolves
Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City
Thunder was not to be denied by LeBron
James or anyone during the 2015 All Star
Game as he snagged his first ever NBA All
Star MVP trophy scoring 41 points to edge
everyone and earn the honors leading the
Western Conference over the East with a
Game score of 163-158.
Russell Westbrook of the OKC Thunder
Zach Levine of the Minnesota Timberwolves
brought flair and dramatics back to the NBA
slam dunk contest as he handily won the
2015 NBA All Star Sprite Slam Dunk contest
beating Orlando Magic’s Victor Oladipo in
the second and final round with a perfect all
around score of 100.