LeBron James, Kevin Durant lead NBA All-Star voting after 2nd returns

The second returns of fan votes for the 2014 NBA All-Star game look quite similar to the first. Miami Heat forward LeBron James leads all players with 854,105 votes, but Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder isn't far behind with 850,728 of his own.

Paul George is second to James in the Eastern Conference and would start in the frontcourt with James and the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony if the All-Star game were to tip today. Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade and Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving lead the top vote-getters in the East's backcourt.

The Western Conference has a question mark atop it. Kobe Bryant's 723,031 votes are third across the league and first among the guards despite the Lakers star having played six games between a torn Achilles and a broken bone in his knee. Chris Paul is the second-leading player in the West's backcourt.

Durant, Dwight Howard and Blake Griffin are the top three players who would start for the Western Conference's frontcourt.

The two closest ongoing battles for starting spots are in the West. Griffin leads Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love by just 22,000 votes, and at guard, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is 52,000 behind Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul.

Here's the entire rundown of the NBA All-Star voting results, which won't be finalized until Jan. 20 when the polls close.

Eastern Conference

Frontcourt

1.         LeBron James (Mia) 854,105

2.         Paul George (Ind) 712,808

3.         Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 580,795

4.         Roy Hibbert (Ind) 304,829

5.         Chris Bosh (Mia) 222,861

6.         Kevin Garnett (BKN) 137,520

7.         Joakim Noah (Chi) 101,308

8.         Andre Drummond (Det) 91,132

9.         Jeff Green (Bos) 78,693

10.       Tyson Chandler (NYK) 77,496

11.       Luol Deng (Chi) 73,418

12.       Carlos Boozer (Chi) 64,861

13.       Paul Pierce (BKN) 60,541

14.       Brook Lopez (BKN) 52,907

15.       Josh Smith (Det) 46,836

Backcourt

1.         Dwyane Wade (Mia) 565,455

2.         Kyrie Irving (Cle) 524,000

3.         Derrick Rose (Chi) 299,950

4.         John Wall (Was) 210,988

5.         Ray Allen (Mia) 143,714

6.         Rajon Rondo (Bos) 111,335

7.         Deron Williams (BKN) 74,047

8.         George Hill (Ind) 66,030

9.         Lance Stephenson (Ind) 50,444

10.       DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 48,744

Western Conference

Frontcourt

1.         Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728

2.         Dwight Howard (Hou) 408,623

3.         Blake Griffin (LAC) 399,357

4.         Kevin Love (Min) 377,941

5.         Tim Duncan (SA) 312,809

6.         LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 282,613

7.         Anthony Davis (NO) 188,589

8.         Pau Gasol (LAL) 177,883

9.         Andre Iguodala (GS) 145,089

10.       Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 126,025

11.       Chandler Parsons (Hou) 106,369

12.       DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 99,903

13.       David Lee (GS) 89,858

14.       Omer Asik (Hou) 79,591

15.       Kawhi Leonard (SA) 76,110

Backcourt

1.         Kobe Bryant (LAL) 723,031

2.         Chris Paul (LAC) 533,647

3.         Stephen Curry (GS) 481,698

4.         Jeremy Lin (Hou) 358,725

5.         James Harden (Hou) 270,476

6.         Russell Westbrook (OKC) 216,070

7.         Tony Parker (SA) 158,329

8.         Damian Lillard (Por) 105,880

9.         Ricky Rubio (Min) 81,829

10.       Steve Nash (LAL) 81,377

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