NBA season

Through the entire 2012-13 NBA season, over 500 different players have suited up for that 30 teams throughout the Association. Only 15 of them possess the honor to become selected to Bleacher Report's official All-NBA teams.

Discuss a select group.

A talented cast of B/R writers and editors completed ballots utilizing their first-team, second-team and third-team selections, as well as answers are presented here, along with comparisons to both my personal ballot and B/R's preseason predictions.

Players received three points for a first-team selection, two for the second-team nod then one for a third-team pick. Each guards, two forwards then one center with the highest totals earned top honors. Each one of the remaining teams was formed in the same vein.

Remember, distinctions between point guards and shooting guards don't matter for All-NBA teams, and neither does a real difference coming from a small forward and power forward.

Durant's season average sits at 28.1 points per game, while Anthony's late-season outburst puts him at 28.7 points per contest. Anthony will be sitting out the Knicks' final game as well, according to the team's public relations Twitter account, so his first career NBA scoring title is now assured.

Durant would have needed 70 points to overtake Melo, so his pursuit was likely futile anyway, but it certainly takes away some of the drama that fans were hoping for on the regular season's final night.

With the Thunder already locked in as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, there is little chance that head coach Scott Brooks would have played Durant more than a few minutes had he decided to suit up.

As impressive as four straight scoring titles would have been, the real goal is an NBA Championship.

The Knicks are assured of the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference as well behind the Miami Heat. Essentially every player on the team has dealt with an injury at some point this season, including Anthony. With that in mind, Melo probably wouldn't have played regardless of his scoring-race status.

If nothing else, Anthony has to feel good about winning the scoring title as he was named the NBA's most overpaid player by Tom Van Riper of Forbes earlier in the month. His $19.4 million-per-year salary is steep; however, Carmelo proved his worth this season.

Durant has conceded the scoring battle to Anthony, but the war is far from over.

Oklahoma City is favored to reach the NBA Finals in the West, while the Knicks can do the same in the East if they're able to upend the Heat. If that comes to fruition, then we may find out once and for all who the better scorer truly is.

Until then, this round goes to Melo.