Lee leads sophomores past rookies; Reggie Bush sprains ankle
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02/17/2007 -
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York's David Lee garnered MVP honors with
30 points, making all 14 of his shots from the floor, as the sophomores beat
the rookies, 155-114, in the All-Star rookie challenge Friday night.
Lee, who tops the league with 61.2 percent in shots made this season, also had
11 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots and Monta Ellis added 28
points on 13-of-16 shooting for the sophomores, who set a scoring record for
the contest.
"It was a tremendous experience just to be included in the All-Star Weekend,"
Lee said. "I really thank the NBA for making me a part of it. I went out
tonight and we said we were going to share the ball and have fun. We had some
of the Phoenix Suns assistants as coaches, so we were running and gunning.
Chris Paul and Deron Williams made it very easy on me tonight."
Paul came up with 16 points, 17 assists and nine steals for the sophomores.
Williams tallied 19 points, while Danny Granger and Raymond Felton each had 17
and Luther Head 15.
The sophomores shot 74.7 percent (68-of-91) to win going away.
"It was a lot of fun, especially after participating last year as a rookie,"
Paul said. "We got beat. As sophomores, we didn't want to let that happen
again. We felt like we were veterans coming into this game tonight."
Rudy Gay and Paul Millsap shared top scoring honors for the rookies with 22
points apiece. Adam Morrison ended with 16 and Randy Foye 14 in a losing
cause, as the rookies struggled to a 4-for-21 performance from beyond the arc.
Lee's follow jam extended the sophomores to an early 28-15 lead in the opening
half and the rout was on. The sophomores led 77-48 at the intermission and
cruised the rest of the way.
Toronto's Andrea Bargnani, last year's top draft pick, had 12 points.
The matchup was a prelude to the NBA All-Star game, scheduled to take place
this Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Also, Friday New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush sprained his right
ankle in the Celebrity game, won by the West squad, 40-21, over the East.
Bush hurt his ankle while trying to block a shot, but came down awkwardly on
the ankle and was assisted off the court.
After the game, Bush said the ankle injury wasn't serious.
Tony Potts, co-anchor of Access Hollywood. registered 14 points and eight
rebounds and was named the game's MVP.
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Lee, who tops
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