The 61st All Star Game would witness players from the Eastern and the Western conferences going head to head. The five players who will be starting for the respective teams are chosen by votes from fans, while the rest of the seven players are selected by the coach of their respective team, reports nba.com.

The quality of the game will never be in question, as the players gracing the floor are the best in the business. All of them have proved themselves in the season; hence they are in the respective teams. But some players who would be most eagerly watched by fans are LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Paul Pierce (Eastern Conference players) and Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Blake Griffin (Western Conference players). All these players are capable of carrying the game on their own.

It is a game for fans too, as the players reserve some special fancy skills to produce them on the court. Fancy crossovers, dunks, and amazing passes are some of the skills that make the fans sit ot their edge of the seats. The last two editions of the All Star game have been very close. In 2010, East won the West by a margin of just two points, with the score being 141- 139. Last year, it was West who won the game by a margin of 5 points only. The score read 148- 143. What about 2012? East or West?

The matches in the past years have always proved the game to be a very competitive one, which could go either way. The team that plays well on the day has a better chance of winning the game. The scores between the two teams always cross the magical three figure mark. There is no reason for this year to be any different.