Record crowd of 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium sees East beat West 141-139 in All-Star game

Record crowd sees East edge West in All-Star game

ARLINGTON, Texas — The largest crowd to watch a basketball game saw an all too familiar sight.

Dwyane Wade did it again in north Texas.

Wade had 28 points and won MVP honors, and the Eastern Conference edged the West 141-139 on Sunday night in the NBA All-Star game.

The crowd of 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium watched Dallas native Chris Bosh make the winning free throws with 5.0 seconds left. The West had a chance to win it, but Carmelo Anthony’s 3-point attempt came up short.

The largest cheer of the night came earlier, when Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones came onto the court to announce the record crowd, which was also the largest in the $1.2 billion building’s short history.

They were booing at the end when Wade went to the line and made two free throws with 12.7 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki of the hometown Mavericks tied it with two of his own five seconds later before Bosh put the East on top for the final time.

Wade, the MVP of the 2006 NBA finals when Miami won the title in Dallas, added 11 assists and six rebounds. LeBron James had 25 points, and Bosh finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Anthony scored 27 and Nowitzki had 22.