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All-Star Saturday was a thorough success
All-Star Saturday was a thorough success
All-Star Saturday was a thorough success, capped by Griffin's flying leap over a car for a Onyx beads two-handed jam to win the dunk contest. TNT reported 8.1 million viewers watched, making it the highest-rated silly Saturday in NBA history.
The All-Stars were introduced amid showers of sparks and smoke on a stage while Lenny Kravitz, who grew up in Los Angeles, provided a thumping guitar accompaniment. Los Angeles native Josh Groban provided a crisp national anthem in the Onyx beads same city where Marvin Gaye's R&B-inflected rendition at the 1983 NBA All-Star game forever changed the custom.
With Atlanta teammates Joe Johnson and Al Horford also making it to Los Angeles, just six teams were represented on the East roster. That familiarity came through right before tipoff,Lithium Battery, when the Onyx beads other four East starters joined James for his ritualistic pregame powder toss.
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