The former Minnesota, New Jersey, Phoenix, New York Knicks and Boston point guard, twice an NBA All Star, scored 30 points at Beijing's Wukesong Arena to lift his North team to a 133-121 victory over the South Sunday.

More than just his scoring, it was his array of "no-look passes, alley-hoops and mid-court three-pointers" that won Marbury Most Valuable Player honors and rescued what had been "quite a dull game," according to the Xinhua news agency.

"I didn't expect anything before the game," Marbury, who plays for the Shanxi CBA team, said. "I just wanted to have fun here. But I do think I made some impact on this game."

Still making his teammates better. Can I have a helping of Vaseline with that showboating please!