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Was out there early when the West began to pull away, and had a role in keeping it a blowout. Garnett ended up with a double-double (only he and Tim Duncan did) and had two monstrous dunks, one an alley-oop off a Gary Payton pass late in the third. And all the while KG was smiling. Grade: A-

Does it seem like Duncan always has a double-double in the All-Star game? Well, it's true. Duncan is averaging it in his All-Star career, and added 14 points and 14 boards here. Duncan also blocked two of his side's three shots and made seven of 11 shots, most on jumpers. Solid outing -- again. Grade: A-

Brand replaced Shaquille O'Neal, and rebounded a bit like him. Brand ended up with 10 rebounds in 19 minutes, half of them offensive as the smaller East had trouble dealing with him. Not a whole lot noteworthy of his game, just solid. Just like his season. Grade: B.

Francis has had problems all season with migraine headaches, and this night was no different. Francis struggled with his shooting, even banking a few free throws late in the game, played only 18 minutes and scored 3 points on one of eight shooting. West coach Don Nelson didn't play Francis much due to the headache, but got him back in the game late when he scored his points. Had three assists and two steals, a lovely alley-oop pass for a Chris Webber slam and that was it. Grade: C.

Kobe wanted to perform well in front of a hometown crowd that has never embraced him as one of its own. Bryant scored early and often -- 12 in the opening quarter, 23 by the half -- and finished with 31, the most in this game since Michael Jordan had 40 in 1988. However, the Philly boo birds likely marred the night for him, at least a little. "I was pretty upset," he said. Can't argue with the numbers, though (also had five rebounds and five assists), so he gets our top grade. Grade: A+

OK, enough with the hair already. It's different. We can deal with that. But Nash also performed a bit different than all others on this night, missing a series of wild, running shots and being the most natural of passers. Nash didn't shoot well, but hit a key three when the East threatened in the fourth and added a game-high nine assists, sans a turnover. Nice night. Great hair. Grade: B

Payton's no stranger to these games, and he showed his experience in the fourth quarter when the blowout got to within 10 points. Payton hit three 3-pointers in the final period to help seal the game, and hit four overall, scoring 18 points and adding six assists. With Francis hurting, Payton and Nash played the majority at the point, and played well. Payton also had three steals. Grade: B+.

Szczerbiak didn't get much playing time in his first All-Star game -- only 12 minutes -- but he did pretty much what he's been doing all season for the Wolves. He made his shots. Szczerbiak hit four of six shots, two of them threes, and contributed 10 points, the last of seven double-digit scorers in the West and more than any East starter. He also added a few nice assists, including a feed on a Kobe dunk. Grade: B

When you've been to 14 of these All-Star games you can get bored, but Malone keeps earning his way here with consistent play. However, Malone did not play as he stayed in Salt Lake City to tend to his ill mother.

How many 7-footers can drain threes and bang inside with seemingly equal aplomb? Dirk put up 12 points and eight rebounds in his solid 24 minutes, hitting a three and adding three assists to boot. Dirk did air ball a jumper late, but he made up for it. Grade: B

Unlike Nowitzki, this European import does his dirty work from the outside, where it earned him a 3-point shootout title on Saturday night. Peja hit three more long ones in this game, including two in the final period and one right after Ray Allen made it a 10-point margin the second time. Stojakovic did little else in his 18 minutes, but what did you expect, him to win the dunk contest as well? Grade: B

Webber didn't have a great night, but he didn't need to. Had six of his points in the first quarter, including a nasty dunk off a Francis pass, but his overall numbers are pedestrian as other West players took more shots. Webber did have three offensive rebounds and eight points, and one of the better postgame quotes. When asked if Tracy McGrady's big dunk was the game's highlight: "No, we won." Grade: C.

Got another win in his second All-Star coaching gig, and had to overcome loss of Shaquille O'Neal. OK, he had so much talent here, he didn't need Shaq. Nellie let 'em play, but did elect to send a hurting Francis back in the game late and sit a troubled Kobe, who was dealing with a raucous crowd.