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Russell Westbrook grabs MVP honors in highest-scoring NBA All-Star Game on record

We knew it was going to be hard to top Saturday night’s dunk contest, but the All-Star Game didn’t even come close.

The West beat the East 196-173 in the 65th All-Star Game in Toronto on Sunday in a match that was a solid, if unspectacular, ending to the NBA’s signature weekend.

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Russell Westbrook was named MVP for the second consecutive year after scoring 31 points, and the 369 combined points were the most in the game's history.