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February 29, 2012_________________ Portland Observer B lack H ¡StOiy Month Page 9 Points Piled High in All-Star Classic West powers 152-149 victory Young Athletes Seek Support > West All-Star a Kobe Bryant o f the Los Angeles Lakers (left) plays tough defense on East All-Star LeBron James o f the Miami Heat during the NBA All- Star game on Sunday in Orlando, Fla. The Alberta Park Panthers, a local youth football team, is asking the com munity for support to help attain new equipment and prepare for their upcom ing season. The Alberta Park 3rd-8th grade Youth Football Program was founded in 2000 by volunteer coaches and parents. The program engages more than 100 youth each year for the league’s three teams. Donations to help support these young athletes to continue playing into their future are welcome. Checks can be made payable to the Police Activities League, attention Alberta Park Panthers, and mailed to449N.E. Emerson St. Port land, OR 97211. Checks can also be given to any staff member. For more information, contact Alberta Park Head Coach and Program Director Steve Littleton at 503-890-5195. (AP)— Kobe Bryant got the scoring record, Kevin Durant the MVP, and the West got the win— barely. Even after that duo piled up the points, the NBA All-Star gamecame down to a defensive play. A bloodied Bryant scored 27 points, mov ing past Michael Jordan as the career scoring leader in the game, Durant had 36 in an MVP performance, and Blake Griffin’s interception of LeBron Jam es’ pass secured the Western Conference’s 152-149 win over the East on Wade and Durant and (Carmelo Anthony) of All-Star game you want to see.” Sunday night. and (Chris Paul), and all the rest of the guys. Durant’s win left Bryant tied for the All- Bryant shook off Dwyane W ade’s hard We all wanted to win, and it came down to the Star record with his four MVP awards. But he smack to his nose and was still on the floor to last minute or last seconds.” got a bigger mark in his 13th All-Star game. say something to James after he threw away James and the East cut a 21-point deficit to He broke Jordan’s record of 262 points on a pass in the closing records. one in the closing seconds, but weren’t able to a dunk with 4:57 left in the third quarter and “You know, you have some of the best move in front. James had 36 points and fellow now has 271 for his career. He passed Oscar competitors out on the floor at the same time,” Heat star Wade finished with a triple-double. Robertson (246 points) and Kareem Abdul- James said. “Not only me and Kobe, but D- “It was fun,” Durant said. “That’s the type Jabbar (251) earlier in the game. N EW S E A S O N S J M A R K E T ■ i Joel Przybilla ÎJSBK Returning to Rip City The Portland Trail Blazers have signed free agent c en ter Joel Przybilla. "We've been actively trying to get Joel to return to Portland for some time now and we're thrilled with his decision to come back to the Trail Blazers family," said Act ing G en eral M an ag er C had Buchanan. "Joel is a hard worker, a great teammate and a player that does the little things to help you win, all qualities that will help us down the stretch run." In seven seasons with the Trail Blazers, Przybilla averaged 4.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.54 blocks and 22.4 minutes in 395 games (273 starts). He ranks fifth on Portland's all-time list with 607 career blocked shots and ranks 13th on the team's all-time rebounding ledger with 2,872 boards. Originally signed by Portland as a free agent in 2004, Przybilla was traded to Charlotte on Feb. 24,2011, along with Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks and two conditional first round picks in exchange for Gerald Wallace. J r m » «T I 1 * t » ¡ .¿ ly / / r f f C A N S FO R -KI-D®! YEARS E A S Y & F U N TO S H O P • S E N S IB L Y P R IC E D LOCALLY O W N E D & O P E R A T E D T u rn y o u r c a n a n d b o ttle d e p o s it s in to c a s h 2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 f o r p u b lic s c h o o l s a t N e w S e a s o n s M a r k e t w w w .n e w s e a s o n s m a r k e t .c o m s*T ■ i ' W -è. - fcä. v
