LeBron James and Kevin Durant still lead all vote-getters in fan votes for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game, but it's Stephen Curry who made the most noise in the third round of returns. The Golden State Warriors guard earned 677,732 votes, surpassing Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul's 651,073.
NBA All-Star voting: Stephen Curry passes Chris Paul in West backcourt
The third returns of NBA All-Star ballots included Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry jumping Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul.
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Curry and Kobe Bryant, if healthy, would start for the Western Conference at guard as of the third returns. If Paul and Bryant are unable to play because of their respective injuries, it won’t be fourth-place vote-getter Jeremy Lin finding his way into the All-Star Game. Replacements are picked by the NBA commissioner.
Bryant has 844,538 votes, second in the Western Conference only to Thunder forward Kevin Durant, who himself is second in the NBA with 1,054,209 fan votes. In the frontcourt, Durant is followed by Dwight Howard's 509,116 votes, Blake Griffin's 500,964 and Kevin Love's 483,031.
James leads the field with 1,076,063 votes. The Eastern Conference starting frontcourt, as it stands, would also include Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (899,671 votes) and New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (702,869). Indiana center Roy Hibbert is far back in fourth place with 385,964 votes.
Here’s a bigger-picture look of the top vote-getters across the NBA.
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (Mia) 1,076,063
2. Paul George (Ind) 899,671
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 702,869
4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 385,964
5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 304,986
6. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 164,021
7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 128,201
8. Andre Drummond (Det) 120,844
9. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 101,637
10. Jeff Green (Bos) 96,336
11. Luol Deng (Cle) 90,730
12. Carlos Boozer (Chi) 80,271
13. Paul Pierce (BKN) 72,581
14. David West (Ind) 61,612
15. Brook Lopez (BKN) 58,477
Backcourt
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 718,109
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 652,522
3. Derrick Rose (Chi) 323,099
4. John Wall (Was) 278,516
5. Ray Allen (Mia) 190,086
6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 133,448
7. Deron Williams (BKN) 95,309
8. George Hill (Ind) 89,428
9. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 77,364
10. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 68,985
Western Conference
Frontcourt
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,054,209
2. Dwight Howard (Hou) 509,116
3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 500,964
4. Kevin Love (Min) 483,031
5. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 404,793
6. Tim Duncan (SA) 385,342
7. Anthony Davis (NO) 223,956
8. Pau Gasol (LAL) 207,213
9. Andre Iguodala (GS) 192,616
10. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 156,792
11. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 148,604
12. David Lee (GS) 141,509
13. Chandler Parsons (Hou) 135,387
14. Omer Asik (Hou) 101,372
15. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 91,859
Backcourt
1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 844,538
2. Stephen Curry (GS) 677,372
3. Chris Paul (LAC) 651,073
4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 471,980
5. James Harden (Hou) 338,788
6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 260,499
7. Tony Parker (SA) 195,328
8. Damian Lillard (Por) 162,363
9. Klay Thompson (GS) 108,404
10. Ricky Rubio (Min) 97,265
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