Rookie-Sophomore game

The NBA all-star weekend was started off with the rookie sophomore game. It ended in a surprising result with the rookies beating the sophomores. The sophomores have won 7 straight games including 8 of the last 10 games over all. The rookies were not excepted to come out on top against the sophomores. The rookies won 140-128 and had a big lead throughout most of the game. DeJuan Blair, a rookie, set a game record with 23 rebounds and he added 22 points to that. This was the first 20-20 game in the games history and also the most rebounds in the game. Tyreke Evens scored 26 points and was handed the game’s MVP honors. He said he wanted to share the award with Dejuan Blair though.
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The sophomores did have one bright spot in the game. Russell Westbrook scored a game high 40 points. This was only a year after his teammate Kevin Durant set the games record with 46 points. Kevin Durant was the first to top 40 points and now Russell Westbrook his teammate has done it to. It was thought that Russell Westbrook might have a chance of breaking Kevin Durant’s record but Westbrook was taken out and not given the chance to do it.