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Smaller East falters in All-Star Game (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

As the All-Star Game tipped off, East coach Mike Brown spotted Celtics legend Bill Russell in a seat near the bench. "It kind of hit me at the beginning of the game ... he was sitting right there," Brown said. As the West drubbed the East 146-119 on Sunday night, Brown may have been tempted to send Russell in.