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2013 NBA All-Star voting: James, Anthony top East ballot; Durant, Bryant on top out West

In not-so-shocking news, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant were the leading vote-getters in the first round of NBA All-Star balloting. Philadelphia's Jrue Holiday was ninth in the East's backcourt voting.

By Griffin Gotta
Ronald Martinez

The first official results on the NBA All-Star ballots came back Thursday, and the top vote-getters will probably not surprise you.

- The following are the Eastern Conference frontcourt voting results:

LeBron James (Mia) 641,348; Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 573,112; Kevin Garnett (Bos) 218,246; Chris Bosh (Mia) 210,724; Tyson Chandler (NYK) 151,744; Paul Pierce (Bos) 114,735; Joakim Noah (Chi) 73,366; Josh Smith (Atl) 69,344; Andrew Bynum (Phi) 68,596; Amar'e Stoudemire (NYK) 64,266; Shane Battier (Mia) 59,419; Anderson Varejao (Cle) 57,336; Luol Deng (Chi) 48,450; Brook Lopez (BKN) 47,940; Jeff Green (Bos) 36,080.

The surprising one here is 76ers center Andrew Bynum, who despite not taking the floor for Philadelphia yet, leads players such as the Cavaliers' Varejao and Bulls' Deng.

- Now, the backcourt results for the East:

Dwyane Wade (Mia) 430,925; Rajon Rondo (Bos) 382,613; Deron Williams (BKN) 211,426; Kyrie Irving (Cle) 155,989; Ray Allen (Mia) 130,016; Monta Ellis (Mil) 47,650; Raymond Felton (NYK) 37,974; Jason Terry (Bos) 36,147; Brandon Jennings (Mil) 35,610; Jrue Holiday (Phi) 35,193.

Holiday is having his best season as a pro for the Sixers, with career-highs in scoring (18.4 points per game), assists (8.9 per game) and rebounds (3.9 per game).

- In the Western Conference, here are the first frontcourt results:

Kevin Durant (OKC) 605,965; Dwight Howard (LAL) 434,168; Blake Griffin (LAC) 307,855; Tim Duncan (SA) 189,577; Pau Gasol (LAL) 139,868; Kevin Love (Min) 112,922; Omer Asik (Hou) 88,178; Rudy Gay (Mem) 85,279; Serge Ibaka (OKC) 68,285; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 66,290; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 63,056; Marc Gasol (Mem) 61,716; Zach Randolph (Mem) 59,916; Metta World Peace (LAL) 59,167; Anthony Davis (NO) 53,779.

- And finally, the backcourt voting results out West:

Kobe Bryant (LAL) 639,419; Chris Paul (LAC) 353,603; Jeremy Lin (Hou) 298,319; James Harden (Hou) 196,108; Russell Westbrook (OKC) 143,437; Steve Nash (LAL) 118,073; Tony Parker (SA) 69,983; Ricky Rubio (Min) 54,744; Manu Ginobili (SA) 47,800; O.J. Mayo (Dal) 36,495.

This is the first time the ballot was separated by only the frontcourt and backcourt distinctions, replacing the old two-guard, two-forward, one-center selection process that was deemed outdated for today's versatile, sometimes positionless game.

The 2013 NBA All-Star Game, with Houston as its host, takes place at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 17 in the Toyota Center.