Sports betting on the NBA All-Star game should be excellent as the game is just around the corner. Internet sports betting had the game taking place on Sunday, February 14th from Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki was one of the reserves announced for the game.
Sports betting indicates that seven players will be making their first-ever All- Star game appearances. It should be exciting for them since this will be the 59th All-Star game in front of what should be the largest crowd to ever see a basketball game. More than 80,000 fans are expected at Cowboys Stadium for the NBA All-Star game. The starters for the sports betting game were announced last week and the reserves were announced on Thursday. In addition to Nowitzki, the West reserves are the Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol, New Orleans guard Chris Paul, Portland guard Brandon Roy, and three first-timer players, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah’s Deron Williams and Memphis’ Zach Randolph.
There are four first-time players in the Eastern Conference as sports betting noted. They are Boston’s Rajon Rondo, Atlanta’ Al Horford, Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace and the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose. Other reserves for the East as Internet sports betting had it are Atlanta’s Joe Johnson, the Celtics’ Paul Pierce and Toronto’s Chris Bosh. Rose is going to get double duty as he will also take part in the Rookie Challenge on Friday, February 12th as a member of the Sophomore team.
The reserves for the All-Star game were selected by the NBA head coaches. Internet sports betting had the coaches voting for seven players in their conference. They selected two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position and they could not vote for players on their own team.
Sports betting has the starters for the All-Star game for the Eastern Conference as leading vote getter LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston’s Kevin Garnett, Orlando’s Dwight Howard, Miami’s Dwyane Wade and Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson. The Western squad starters as Internet sports betting had it are the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Phoenix Suns players Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire and San Antonio’s Tim Duncan.
The head coaches are determined by the top teams in the respective conferences. Sports betting indicated that last year’s head coaches are not eligible to coach in back to back years so Cleveland’s Mike Brown and the Lakers’ Phil Jackson will not be coaching the All-Star squads. Sports betting had this as the second NBA All-Star game in Dallas as the city also hosted the game in 1986.