Basketball: Allen, LeBron lead West to victory in NBA All-Star Game

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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) — LeBron James and Ray Allen took command late after the East squandered a big lead to spark a 134-128 victory over the West in Sunday's 57th National Basketball Association All-Star Game.

Allen, a late All-Star injury substitute, scored 14 of his 28 points in the final 3:14 while NBA scoring leader James had 27 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to win Most Valuable Player honors for the second time in three years.

"We really wanted this win," James said. "To add the MVP trophy with the win means a lot to me. Competitive-wise, it was the best one. You could probably see on all the guys' faces in the fourth quarter how bad we all wanted it."

The West fell behind 95-79 in the third quarter but Chris Paul and...