Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

Starting this season, NBA All-Star Saturday Night events became contests between the Eastern and Western Conferences.

Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat clinched the East position after a win over the Toronto Raptors on February 3, 2013.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers topped the ballots with 1,591,437 votes, which earned him a starting position as a guard in the Western Conference team.

Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Dwight Howard completed the Western Conference starting position.

The Golden State Warriors had an All-Star representative for the first time since Latrell Sprewell was selected in 1997, with David Lee.

Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Garnett completed the Eastern Conference starting positions.

The Eastern Conference reserves included six first-time selections: Tyson Chandler, Paul George, Jrue Holiday, Kyrie Irving, Brook Lopez, and Joakim Noah.

[11] ^1 Erik Spoelstra chose Chris Bosh to start in place of the injured Rajon Rondo[12] The West led at the end of each quarter and won 143–138 behind Chris Paul, who won MVP honors scoring 20 points, handing out 15 assists and grabbing 4 steals.