| Player | Team | POS | Analysis |
| Michael Beasley | Heat | F | Took horrid shots early but blew up late for his 29. |
| Rudy Fernandez | Trail Blazers | G | Suffered third-degree burns from scorching Durant. |
| Marc Gasol | Grizzlies | C | Scruffy soph drew fouls, threw killer outlet passes. |
| Eric Gordon | Clippers | G | Can't do much better than 19 points on eight shots. |
| Brook Lopez | Nets | C | Played few minutes but was arguably best rookie. |
| O.J. Mayo | Grizzlies | G | I doubt drab Mayo, Rose sparked any ROY debate. |
| Greg Oden | Trail Blazers | C | Can't have Durant-Oden rivalry if only one plays. |
| Derrick Rose | Bulls | G | Found bigs (7 dimes), but couldn't find stroke (1-7). |
| Russell Westbrook | Thunder | G | Early woofing with Durant was a bad, bad mistake. |
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ESPN Insider John Hollinger's grade: B- |
