Updated Jan 17, 2013 9:27 PM ET
Kobe Bryant
NEW YORK (AP)
Kobe Bryant has been voted to his NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start, leading four Los Angeles players into next month's game.
Lakers teammate
Dwight Howard and the
Clippers'
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin will join Bryant in the Western Conference lineup for the Feb. 17 game in Houston. Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, the MVP of last year's game, rounds out the five.
Kevin Garnett held off
Chris Bosh in fan balloting, giving the East two
Boston Celtics and two
Miami Heat players.
LeBron James and
Dwyane Wade will represent the defending champions and receive passes from
Rajon Rondo. New York's Carmelo Anthony is the other starter.
Bryant finished with 1,591,437 votes, edging James by about 7,800 to finish as the leading vote-getter and break a tie with Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry West and Karl Malone for the most consecutive starting nods.