MIAMI, January 28 – The NBA announced tonight that HEAT forward Chris Bosh was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team in a vote by the NBA head coaches. This marks his 11th time being selected as an NBA All-Star. Bosh will join teammate Dwyane Wade on the All-Star team, marking the sixth consecutive season they have been named All-Star’s. That ties the fourth-longest streak a pair of teammates have been selected to the All-Star team in NBA history, joining Magic Johnson and James Worthy who also accomplished the feat six-straight times from 1986-91. The 65th NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday, February 14.
In his previous nine All-Star appearances (missed 2009 due to injury), Bosh has averaged 10.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.00 steals and 19.4 minutes while shooting 52.4 percent from the field. He posted a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double in the 2010 All-Star game and has shot 66.7 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range, in his last two All-Star appearances. Additionally, along with NBA Legend Dominique Wilkins and WNBA player Swin Cash, Bosh is a three-time All-Star Saturday Night Shooting Stars champion, becoming the first trio of teammates to win the title in three consecutive All-Star appearances.
Bosh has appeared in 46 games (all starts) this season averaging 19.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 33.6 minutes while shooting 47.6 percent from the field, 37.2 percent from three-point range and 79.6 percent from the foul line. He has led the team in points 24 times, in rebounds 14 times, in plus/minus six times and in assists on five occasions. Bosh has currently totaled 17,063 career points, the most points by an active left-hander in the league and the sixth-most by a left-hander in NBA history. He began the season connecting on at least one three-point field goal in nine-straight games, the longest such streak to start a season in his career. He has now totaled a team-high 73 made three-point field goals this season, only one short from tying his most for a single-season in his career. He also connected on a career-high nine-straight trey’s over a two-game span on December 28 and December 29, shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from downtown vs. Brooklyn on December 28 to become just the 12th player in HEAT franchise history to be perfect from beyond the arc with at least five attempts during a single game. He scored 31 points at Indiana on January 4th, improving Miami’s record to 21-1 when he scores at least 30 points. He grabbed his 7,500th career rebound at Golden State on January 11th and scored his 17,000th career point on January 22nd at Toronto. He has now posted 82 double-doubles with the HEAT, the 10th most in franchise history, including 52 games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, just the fifth player in team history to accomplish the feat at least 50 times.