The Western Conference has two teams with two players each in the starting lineup, all of which play in the same arena. It will be an LA-heavy slate in the home of the Rockets on Sunday for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. It's too bad for fans at the Staples Center that the game was there last season and not this year.
Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
1 start
2 appearances (last two seasons)
2012 ASG: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
2011 ASG: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
13 starts
13 appearances (last two seasons)
4 MVP's: 2011 in LA, 2009 co-MVP with Shaq, 2007 in Vegas, 2002
Only two years in career not in ASG: 1997 (rookie season), 2010
2012 ASG: 27 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist
Best ASG (2011): 37 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, led game in scoring, most votes in NBA
First ASG (1998): 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, led West in scoring
Other Notes: Also had most votes in NBA in 2003
Chris Paul, Clippers
3 starts
4 appearances (last two seasons)
2012 ASG: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, led game in assists
Best ASG (2009): 14 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 steals, only player with double-digit assists
First ASG (2008): 16 points, 3 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals, led game in assists
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
2 starts
3 appearances (last three seasons)
1 MVP: 2012
2012 ASG: 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, tied for game lead in scoring
2011 ASG: 34 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
2010 ASG: 15 points, 5 rebounds
Dwight Howard, Lakers
5 starts
6 appearances (last six seasons)
2012 ASG: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, tied for game lead in rebounds, most votes in NBA
best ASG (2008): 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
first ASG (2007): 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Other Notes: Also had most votes in NBA in 2009, 2012
Additional Notes
-All five players were starters in last year's game. Dwight Howard was an Eastern Conference starter.
-All of them were starters except for Griffin two years ago.
-Howard and Durant were the only two to make an all-star team in any capacity three years ago: Durant was on the West's bench and Howard started for the East.