If Chris Bosh makes it to this year's NBA all-star game, it likely won't be as a starter.
The Toronto Raptors superstar remained a distant fourth among forwards in Eastern Conference balloting, according to results released yesterday. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers leads all East forwards with 1,521,272 votes, followed by Boston's Kevin Garnett at 1,101,541. Yi Jianlian of the New Jersey Nets -- buoyed by a strong Chinese voting contingent -- is third at 959,324, followed by Bosh at 601,204.
Orlando's Dwight Howard remained the overall leader, garnering 1,709,088 votes to maintain his dominant lead among East centres.
Bosh ushered in 2009 in disappointingly fitting fashion Wednesday, with yet another late-game collapse by the Raptors en route to another loss.
The Denver Nuggets beat the Raptors 114-107, handing Toronto its 13th loss in their last 17 games and its fourth straight defeat at the Air Canada Centre. Andrea Bargnani topped the slumping Raptors (12-20) with 26 points.
The Raptors host the Houston Rockets tonight at 7 p.m.
