Above the rim at the NBA all-star game
A photographic look at the Western Conference's 143-138 win in Sunday's NBA all-star game.
Former NBA player Scotty Pippen and his wife Larsa arrive for the 2013 NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.JEFF HAYNES/Reuters
Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt arrives for the 2013 NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.JEFF HAYNES/Reuters
Singer Beyonce (R) greets Alicia Key's son Egypt Daoud Deanas husband Jay-Z (L) looks on during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
NE-YO performs before the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston.Eric Gay/The Associated Press
NBA All-Star Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder does a reverse dunk during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
NBA All-Star LeBron James of the Miami Heat (6) slam dunks off a pass by teammate Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks (7) during the 2013 NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.JEFF HAYNES/Reuters
West Team's Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs (21) shoots over East Team's Carmelo Anthony (7) of the New York Knicks, during the first half of the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston.Lucy Nicholson/The Associated Press
NBA All-Star LeBron James of the Miami Heat dunks during the 2013 NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.JEFF HAYNES/Reuters
East Team's Luol Deng from Great Britain of the Chicago Bulls, left and West Team's James Harden of the Houston Rockets go after a loose ball during the first half of the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston.Eric Gay/The Associated Press
NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers (L) and All-Star LeBron James of the Miami Heat share a laugh during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
NBA All-Star Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers (C) takes the ball past All-Star Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat (L) during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
NBA All-Star LeBron James of the Miami Heat (6) looks to pass around Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers (12) and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder (35) during the 2013 NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.JEFF HAYNES/Reuters
NBA All-Star Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs crashes to the court after making a diving pass during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
NBA All-Star LeBron James of the Miami Heat (L) and All-Star Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers meet on the court during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
Singer Alicia Keys performs at half time during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
West coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs talks to his team during the first half of the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston.Pat Sullivan/The Associated Press
NBA All-Star LeBron James of the Miami Heat (6) and teammates Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks (7,) Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat and Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers look up at the clock in the fourth quarter of the NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
NBA All-Star Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers dunks during the 2013 NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
East Team's Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks dunks during the second half of the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston.Ronald Martinez/The Associated Press
NBA All-Star Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers holds up the MVP trophy after the 2013 NBA All-Star basketball game in Houston, Texas, February 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters