NBA All-Star Game 2013: Kobe Bryant's, Kevin Durant's, Blake Griffin's, Dwight Howard's and Chris Paul's Career Highlights in the NBA's Most Dazzling Game

The Western Conference has two teams with two players each in the starting lineup, all of which play in the same arena. It will be an LA-heavy slate in the home of the Rockets on Sunday for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. It's too bad for fans at the Staples Center that the game was there last season and not this year.

Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers

1 start

2 appearances (last two seasons)

2012 ASG: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists

2011 ASG: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

13 starts

13 appearances (last two seasons)

4 MVP's: 2011 in LA, 2009 co-MVP with Shaq, 2007 in Vegas, 2002

Only two years in career not in ASG: 1997 (rookie season), 2010

2012 ASG: 27 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist

Best ASG (2011): 37 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, led game in scoring, most votes in NBA

First ASG (1998): 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, led West in scoring

Other Notes: Also had most votes in NBA in 2003

Chris Paul, Clippers

3 starts

4 appearances (last two seasons)

2012 ASG: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, led game in assists

Best ASG (2009): 14 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 steals, only player with double-digit assists

First ASG (2008): 16 points, 3 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals, led game in assists

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

2 starts

3 appearances (last three seasons)

1 MVP: 2012

2012 ASG: 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, tied for game lead in scoring

2011 ASG: 34 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

2010 ASG: 15 points, 5 rebounds

Dwight Howard, Lakers

5 starts

6 appearances (last six seasons)

2012 ASG: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, tied for game lead in rebounds, most votes in NBA

best ASG (2008): 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

first ASG (2007): 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

Other Notes: Also had most votes in NBA in 2009, 2012

Additional Notes

-All five players were starters in last year's game. Dwight Howard was an Eastern Conference starter.

-All of them were starters except for Griffin two years ago.

-Howard and Durant were the only two to make an all-star team in any capacity three years ago: Durant was on the West's bench and Howard started for the East.