The NBA announced its reserves Thursday night for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. Here are the reserve players for the East and West, as voted on by the coaches of each conference:

A bit of a surprise that none of the Brooklyn Nets made it. Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez all seemed to receive serious consideration, and the team currently sits third in the Eastern Conference right now. It’s also a surprise that Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors didn’t make the cut, but the West is loaded. Zero Denver Nuggets made the roster as well.

Devoid of energy and headed toward another head-scratching home loss, the Bulls needed an answer. Enter Nate Robinson. The spunky guard had 11 points and seven assists in 21 minutes off the bench, leading a furious fourth-quarter comeback that carried the Bulls past the Detroit Pistons 85-82 on Wednesday night.Joakim Noah sacrificed his body to save a loose ball, which Marco Belinelli converted into a game-winning basket with seven seconds left. Tayshaun Prince and Rodney Stuckey each missed potential tying 3-pointers at the other end.Robinson put the Bulls on his back, scoring nine consecutive points early in the fourth as they overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Detroit for the 17th consecutive time. The comeback matched the Bulls largest of the season.

“My biggest asset to the game is energy,” Robinson said. “We needed a lift and I just had to force the crowd to get out of their seats and give us a boost.”

He hit a jumper with 10:25 left to cut the lead to eight, then was fouled in transition on the next possession. He rose from the floor and beckoned the sold-out crowd to get on its feet, which it did.Robinson took it from there. He made both free throws, then scored on the two ensuing possessions. Robinson also found Noah alone underneath the basket with eight minutes left to tie the score at 71.

“I just felt like I was invincible, unstoppable,” Robinson said. “It’s the Peter Pan theory — you can’t fly without happy thoughts.”

The Bulls extended the lead, their first since the opening minutes, to six, but Detroit didn’t fold, tying the game at 82 with 29.4 seconds left on Jason Maxiell’s layup. Belinelli missed a go-ahead 3, but the ball ricocheted off the rim toward the row of cameramen. Noah and his 7-foot frame barreled through to keep it alive.

“The best play,” Robinson said. “The funny thing about it is we’re over there celebrating and he’s still knocked over by the cheerleaders.”

Belinelli was fouled on his layup and converted the free throw for a three-point lead.

“That unit that finished the game really inspired us,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. “They erased the deficit and got the lead for us.”

Coming from behind is not a new concept for the Bulls, who trailed by as many as 17 when the teams last met in December, a 108-104 Bulls victory. Noah, who posted career highs with 30 points and 23 boards in the December meeting, finished with 10 points and 18 rebounds this time around. Jimmy Butler added 18 points and nine boards while starting a third consecutive game in place of leading scorer, Luol Deng, who is dealing with a right hamstring injury. Brandon Knight led Detroit with 13 points and seven assists. Kyle Singler had 12 points and made several big shots in the second half to quell potential Bulls runs.

“We have to match their energy for four quarters,” Prince said. “We only did it for three-and-a-half tonight and you see what happens. The last two or three times we have played them we had leads through three quarters. We should have had wins.”

Detroit forced 15 turnovers and began the second half on an 8-0 run to extend its lead to 17, but couldn’t seal its first regular-season victory at the United Center since Feb. 24, 2006, a 13-game span. The last time the Pistons beat the Bulls at all was Dec. 23, 2008.

“We put ourselves into that position,” Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. “We were passing up open shots, and allowed mistakes to let them back in the game.”

Detroit (16-26) fell to 4-15 on the road. The Pistons had won nine of 13 overall.Turnovers and atrocious shooting put the Bulls in an early hole. Fourteen of their 15 turnovers came in the first three quarters.Carlos Boozer scored eight of the Bulls’ 14 first-quarter points as the rest of the team went a combined 2 for 15 from the floor. By halftime, the Bulls had missed all 10 3-point attempts and only Boozer had made more than two field goals.

NOTES—3 for 14 from 3-point range….Butler’s 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists all tied career highs. He is averaging 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and almost 46 minutes per game in Deng’s absence.

EVANSTON—Tubby Smith wasn’t holding back. Instead, he was unloading.Smith ripped into his team, questioning its attitude and effort after No. 12 Minnesota lost to Northwestern 55-48 on Wednesday night.

“When you’re losing, people point the finger,” he said. “That’s the quickest way to start. That’s the way it starts, instead of being `my fault.’ Then, you look at the refs. You look at the coach. Somebody’s not doing something. That’s what losers do.”

Jared Swopshire scored 16 points for Northwestern, and in a game where baskets were hard to come by at times, the Wildcats (12-8, 3-4 Big Ten) made just enough shots down the stretch to beat a ranked opponent for the second time in three games.That gave the Golden Gophers (15-4, 3-3) three straight losses, and it left their coach simply shaking his head.

“I’m at a loss,” Smith said. “I thought we had corrected some things.”

Alex Marcotullio made a 3-pointer midway through the second half to give Northwestern a one-point lead and start the decisive 13-2 run. Reggie Hearn scored 13 points after averaging 21 in the previous two games. Tre Demps added 10 points, and the Wildcats shook off a loss to Indiana and took out another ranked team to go with their victory over then-No. 23 Illinois last week.They prevailed despite getting outrebounded 45-31 and hitting just 17 of 32 free throws because Minnesota simply couldn’t convert, whether the Gophers were taking layups, jumpers or free throws. They were 7 of 17 from the foul line and were a mess from the field.They shot 33.3 percent overall and were 5 of 19 on 3-pointers.Trevor Mbakwe had 14 points and 16 rebounds, but no one else stepped up for Minnesota.

“I think they (Minnesota) were frustrated with the 1-3-1,” Hearn said of the zone defense. “They couldn’t seem to figure it out.”

He’ll get no argument from Smith, who said his team simply didn’t attack it.Andre Hollins was just 2 of 9 with six points and seven turnovers. Austin Hollins scored six points and fouled out with 11:47 left in the game. That didn’t sit well with Smith, but more than anything, the team’s attitude seemed to bother him.Minnesota was out of sync most of the game. They missed 12 straight 3-pointers before Andre Hollins hit one with 35 seconds left. That made it 52-48, but Hearn made 3 of 4 free throws to preserve the win.The Wildcats were trailing 39-37 after a dunk off an alley-oop pass by the Gophers’ Rodney William when Marcotullio nailed a 3 with 10:25 left to give the Wildcats a 40-39 lead and start the decisive run. Demps buried a 3 from the corner about 3 minutes later and followed that with two free throws to make it a six-point game. A pivoting Joe Coleman then made a jumper, ending about a 5-minute scoreless drought, but Alex Olah and Swopshire followed with layups to keep the run going. Smith questioned his team’s effort following the loss to Michigan, and he probably wasn’t thrilled with what he saw in the early going. The Gophers led 27-24 at halftime even though they shot just 29 percent and cooled off in a big way from the outside after a promising start. They made four 3-pointers in the early going but were just 4 of 13 in the half. And neither team was connecting at the free throw line in the early going, with Minnesota making 5 of 10 and NU 7 of 15. Despite all that, the Gophers were leading 27-19 after a 9-2 spurt that Mbakwe started with a rebound dunk and finished with a three-point play in the lane with 4:45 left. But with Minnesota going cold, the Wildcats hung in even though they weren’t exactly lighting up the scoreboard and were within three at the half after Demps’ jumper from the wing at the buzzer.

Gary Talton scored 14 points, Joey Miller added 12 and UIC ended the game on a 19-0 run in a 60-50 victory against Wiscon-Milwaukee on Wednesday night.The Flames (12-8, 3-4 Horizon League) did not allow a point in the last 9:39 and outscored the Mustangs 35-8 in the second half.Paris Gulley scored 14 points and Jordan Aaron 13 for UWM (5-15, 1-5), who shot just 3 of 25 (12 percent) from the floor in the second half. They missed their last 12 shots – all behind the 3-point arc – and had six turnovers during the scoreless stretch.For the game, UWM was 8 for 35 (22.9 percent) from 3-point range and 18 of 56 (32.1 percent) overall.Talton’s 3-pointer put UIC ahead for good, 52-50, with 1:35 remaining.

NORMAL—Johnny Hill scored 18 points, Jackie Carmichael added 16 and Illinois State rode a late run to a 60-58 victory over Indiana State on Wednesday night.Hill was 6 of 9 from the floor. Carmichael grabbed nine rebounds for the Redbirds (11-9, 2-6 Missouri Valley), who avenged a 77-75 loss to Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind., on Dec. 30.Manny Arop led the Sycamores (12-7, 5-3) with 13 points. R.J. Mahurin added nine points and eight rebounds but missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.Jake Odum put Indiana State ahead 53-51 on a jumper with 3:53 left, but that was the Sycamores’ last lead. Illinois State scored the next seven points on a Hill layup, a John Wilkins tip-in and three free throws. Odum’s two free throws with 6 seconds left pulled Indiana State within 59-58, but the Sycamores could get no closer.

CLEVELAND—Christian Thomas scored a career-high 21 points and Ben Averkamp added 18 as Loyola defeated Cleveland State 67-55 Wednesday to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Vikings.Thomas was 9 of 13 from the field and Averkamp sank all eight free throw attempts for Loyola (12-7, 2-4 Horizon League), which converted 18 of 22 shots from the charity stripe.Both teams made just nine shots in the first half and entered intermission tied 25-all. Cleveland State opened the second half on a 13-4 run and led 48-36 with 13:23 left to play. But Loyola rattled off 12 straight points to tie the game at 48.Cleveland State (10-11, 2-5) regained the lead 55-51 but was held scoreless over the final 4:58 as Loyola pulled away.Bryn Forbes had 22 points for Cleveland State and is averaging 16.6 points since being inserted into the starting lineup Jan. 7.

Right from the start, the Blackhawks knew they would be tested. Clearly, they were ready. Patrick Kane, Brent Seabrook and Viktor Stalberg scored to back Corey Crawford, and the Hawks held on to beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Tuesday night.

“There are a lot of positive things that you could look at our game right now and say we’re doing things well in certain areas,” Jonathan Toews said.

They’re getting off to strong starts in games. They’re off to a strong start, period, actually. The Blackhawks looked sharp in their home opener after impressive wins at defending champion Los Angeles and Phoenix, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs in the first round last season. This time, they took out the reigning Central division champions, another impressive win for a team that has its sights set high.

“They were a lot of top opponents right out of the gate, but I like the focus of our team right off the bat, the contributions we’re getting from a lot of guys,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “It’s a positive start, we’re happy, but let’s keep trying to get better.”

Kane scored in the first period, Seabrook deflected a shot into the net with his skate in the second and Stalberg came through early in the third to make it 3-0. Crawford made 32 saves and was in line for his first shutout since March 2011 when Andy McDonald beat him with a wrist shot shortly after Stalberg scored. T.J. Oshie pulled the Blues within one when he fired in a rebound of David Perron shot on a power play with 5:07 left. Brian Elliott made 24 saves, but the Blues took their first loss after beating Detroit and Nashville.

“We were light with the puck, particularly in the offensive zone,” coach Ken Hitchcock said. “It wasn’t what we did in our zone, it’s what we did entering their zone and they transitioned quick. They caught us for odd-man rushes early.”

It was another good showing by the Blackhawks after they scored 11 goals in their first two games and sparked memories of the high-powered team that won the Stanley Cup in 2010.

“We just have to remind ourselves every night that it’s about us preparing ourselves to play and worrying about our own game, our own locker room,” Toews said. “If we do that, there’s little things that we want to take note of when we play certain teams. Other than that, it’s just about us in this locker room. It doesn’t matter who we play out there. We’ve got to set that standard for how we’re going to play every single night.”

That’s something he felt slipped at times last season. They had a big lull, dropping nine in a row at one point, before regrouping to finish with the fifth-most points in the Western Conference (101). So far, though, they seem to be meeting their standards. Playing against the team that allowed the fewest goals in the league last season, they set the tempo in the early going and grabbed a 1-0 lead 7:20 in when Kane cut across the crease on a 3-on-0 rush. He took a feed from Patrick Sharp and beat Elliott with a backhand for his second goal of the season.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a 3-on-0 in our league,” Quenneville said.

The Blues came on late in the period, but Crawford made two great saves seconds apart when he stopped Alexander Steen and sprawled out to block Vladimir Tarasenko on the rebound. The Blackhawks caught a break early in the second when Steen fired at an empty net with Crawford out of position. The puck deflected off Marcus Kruger’s stick and fluttered into Keith’s chest, preserving the lead.The Blackhawks added to it midway through the period on a power play when Keith fired a low laser from the blue line through a screen. The puck deflected off Seabrook’s skate and slipped between Elliott’s pads, making it 2-0. Stalberg beat Elliott glove side just over two minutes into the third, with McDonald spoiling the shutout bid about 2 ½ minutes after that.

NOTES—Daniel Carcillo missed his second straight game with a right knee injury, and D Steve Montador remains sidelined by a concussion he suffered last season….Blues have not won in Chicago since Feb. 3, 2010…..This was the 282nd meeting between Hawks and St. Louis. The Blues have played the Blackhawks more than any other team….Steen played in his 500th game.

LINCOLN—D.J. Richardson scored a career-high 30 points, Brandon Paul added 14 and Illinois ended a three-game losing streak with a 71-51 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night.Illinois (15-5, 2-4 Big Ten) held Nebraska without a field goal for the last 8:51 of the first half and led 35-23 at the break. The Huskers got no closer than six points the rest of the way.Dylan Talley had 16 points and Brandon Ubel added 10 for the Cornhuskers (10-10, 1-6).John Groce, in his first year at Illinois, recorded his 100th win in five seasons as a head coach.The Illini shot 45 percent and committed 14 turnovers, but they had more offensive rebounds (12) than Nebraska had total rebounds (10) in the first half and finished with a 40-28 advantage on the boards.Nebraska was 2 of 14 on 3s and shot 32 percent for the game.

Kirk Hinrich scored 22 points, Marco Belinelli added 15 points, and the Bulls pulled away down the stretch to beat the struggling Los Angeles Lakers 95-83 on Monday night. Belinelli came up big in the closing minutes, scoring eight points during an 18-4 run that broke a 75-75 tie and sent the Lakers to their ninth loss in 11 games. He started it by hitting two free throws after getting fouled by Dwight Howard with 6:54 left in the game and wrapped two 3-pointers around a layup by Los Angeles’ Earl Clark, making it 89-79 with 2:27 remaining. The Lakers have now dropped six straight on the road, and this one came after coach Mike D’Antoni shook up the lineup. He moved forward Pau Gasol to a reserve role and replaced him with Clark, but the slide continued on a night when Kobe Bryant and Howard were mostly nonfactors.

SOUTH BEND—Otto Porter scored 19 points to lead Georgetown to a 63-47 victory over No. 24 Notre Dame on Monday night, the Fighting Irish’s third loss in four games.It was a dismal night for Notre Dame’s offense, which recorded season lows in points scored, field goal percentage (35 percent) and assists (11).The Irish (15-4, 3-3 Big East) went on long stretches without scoring in both halves, while Georgetown (13-4, 3-3) shot 53 percent from the field.It was Notre Dame’s third Big East home loss over their past 24 conference home games. The game was reminiscent of last season’s 59-41 win by Georgetown over the Irish in Washington, when the Hoyas held Notre Dame to its lowest point total in nearly four years by limiting the Irish to 33 percent shooting.Jerian Grant led Notre Dame with 13 points.