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.
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Joel Przybilla
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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.
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