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For the fifth year in a row Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was an All-Star starter in 2003. Bryant was the leading fan vote getter with 1,474,386 votes. The game was played in Atlanta, Georgia on February 9, 2003. The West defeated the East 155-145 with Bryant contributing 22 points and 7 rebounds. The greatness that is the Los Angeles Lakers franchise started '46 as the Detroit Gems. In '47, the team shifted to Minneapolis and became the Minneapolis Lakers from the state nickname, "land of 10,000 lakes." The Lakers relocated to Los Angeles before the '60-'61 season.