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The National Basketball Association has officially announced the starters for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star teams.
Posted by Ben Golliver.

"The NBA officially announced the Eastern Conference and Western Conference starters for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game on Thursday.

For the Eastern Conference: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, Miami Heat forward LeBron James, New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire, and Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard.

For the Western Conference: New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant and Houston Rockets Yao Ming.

Of the 10 names selected, there were no real surprises, as all had established themselves fairly strongly during the balloting process. The biggest snubs? For the East: probably Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, although Rose is difficult to argue. For the West: Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki should be there, as should every center that actually played more than five games this season.

Bryant was the leading vote-getter for the Western Conference; Howard was the leading vote-getter for the Eastern Conference.

Here's a look at the jerseys this year's All-Stars will be wearing.

The 2011 All-Star game will be played in Los Angeles, California, at the Staples Center on February 20."



Eastern Conference
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
6 * LeBron James (Miami) F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent/St. Mary HS
1 * Amar'e Stoudemire (New York) F 6-10 240 11/16/82 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
3 * Dwyane Wade (Miami) G 6-4 220 01/17/82 Marquette
1 * Derrick Rose (Chicago) G 6-3 190 10/04/88 Memphis
12 * Dwight Howard (Orlando) C 6-11 265 12/08/85 SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
Head Coach: TBD, (determined by the best record in the conference through games played Feb. 6.)


Western Conference
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
35 * Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) F 6-9 230 09/29/88 Texas
15 * Carmelo Anthony (Denver) F 6-8 230 05/29/84 Syracuse
24 * Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) G 6-6 205 08/23/78 Lower Merion HS (PA)
3 * Chris Paul (New Orleans) G 6-0 175 05/06/85 Wake Forest
11 * Yao Ming (Houston) C 7-6 310 09/12/80 Shanghai,China-(injured and will not participate.)
-Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (San Antonio)

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http://blogs.suntime...ar_starter.html
Inside the Bulls with Sun-Times sports reporter John Jackson.
Rose named All-Star starter.

"Derrick Rose finished second among Eastern Conference guards in the fan balloting for next month's NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles and will start alongside Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.

Before the announcement was made Thursday night on TNT, Rose addressed the possibility of becoming the Bulls' first All-Star starter since Michael Jordan in 1998.

"For me to be the first one - if it does happen - would be great," Rose said, "but I didn't think about Michael Jordan or anything like that."

Rose has downplayed the possibility of starting for weeks, saying it would be an honor to be on the team whether he was a starter or a reserve. Last season, Rose became the first Bull since Jordan to play in the All-Star Game when he was a reserve."

The rest of the East starters are Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic at center and LeBron James of the Heat and Amare Stoudemire of the New York Knicks at forward.

The West starters are Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets at guard, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony at forward and Yao Ming at center. Yao is injured and will be replaced by commissioner David Stern when the reserves are announced next week."

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http://www.nytimes.c....html?src=twrhp

Stoudemire’s All-Star Nod Adds Luster to Knicks.
By JONATHAN ABRAMS

The honor bestowed upon Amar’e Stoudemire was largely ceremonial, but his appointment as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team serves as a status symbol in his goal of leading the Knicks to the N.B.A.’s forefront.

Stoudemire, the league’s second-leading scorer (26.1 points a game entering Thursday night’s game), will be the Knicks’ first All-Star starter selection since Patrick Ewing in 1997. Ewing did not play because of injury.

Asked if he could envision the team without Stoudemire, Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni said: “Oh, I can imagine it. We just did it. We still have battle scars.”

Stoudemire beat out Boston’s Kevin Garnett in the final results, 1,674,995 votes to Garnett’s 1,407,601.

Miami’s LeBron James paced all Eastern Conference players with 2,053,011. Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose are the remaining starters.

Los Angeles will host the All-Star Game on Feb. 20.

The Western Conference starters are Kobe Bryant (2,380,016 votes), Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony. Yao Ming was elected as a starter but is sidelined with a foot injury.

Commissioner David Stern named David Lee of the Knicks to last year’s All-Star team as a substitute when Allen Iverson pulled out because of personal reasons. Before that, the last Knicks players to make the All-Star team were Latrell Sprewell and Allan Houston in 2001.

Meanwhile, the Knicks ranked first in the estimated values of N.B.A. teams, according to Forbes, worth $655 million, an increase of $69 million from last season. The Knicks surpassed the Lakers, whose value was estimated at $643 million, followed by Chicago ($511 million) and Boston ($452 million). The Heat showed the biggest percentage rise, jumping 17 percent to $425 million. After losing James over the summer, Cleveland dropped a league-high 26 percent to $355 million.

FANS HAVE A SAY The N.B.A. announced that the participants in the Skills Challenge over All-Star weekend would be selected by the fans. Four players will be selected from a group of eight — Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose, Tony Parker, John Wall, Tyreke Evans, Derek Fisher, Baron Davis and Stephen Curry. They will face New Orleans’s Chris Paul. Votes can be cast at NBA.com/chooseyoursquad."

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http://nba.fanhouse....ut-the-reserves

2011 NBA All-Star Starters Revealed, What About the Reserves?.
By Chris Tomasson.
"Denver coach George Karl likes to say each All-Star squad should have 15 players, rather than 12.

It's a great idea for the West this season, with there about to be some serious snubs. As for the East, 10 seems a better number this season in a conference that after the top teams has as much depth as the local park's kiddie pool.

Perhaps the East should concede two spots to the West. Throw in that Houston's Yao Ming, named the West starting center, will miss the Feb. 20 Game in Los Angeles, and that would give the West 15 players with All-Star recognition.

The starters were announced Thursday night, and there wasn't anything to complain about other than how ridiculous it was that fans (hello, China) continued to vote for Yao in bunches even after it was announced Dec. 17 he was out for the season with a foot injury. Even before then, he was averaging 10.2 points in a meager five games.

The East starters will be Orlando's Dwight Howard at center, Miami's LeBron James and New York's Amar'e Stoudemire at forward and Miami's Dwyane Wade and Chicago's Derrick Rose at guard. Other than Yao, West starters named were Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Denver's Carmelo Anthony at forward and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant and New Orleans' Chris Paul at guard.

Now, on to the reserves. After the coaches cast their ballots, here's who should be announced next Thursday as well as which players might be ticked off:

Eastern Conference
Center:

Al Horford, Atlanta. Horford might not want the Hawks one day to trade for a true center. Although undersized for the position at 6-foot-10, he's looking at another free trip to the All-Star Game due to the East having few quality centers behind Howard. (Chicago's Joakim Noah would be a candidate for this spot, as well, but he's still sidelined following thumb surgery.) Horford was an All-Star last season when he averaged a modest 14.2 points, and he's up to 16.3 this season.



Forwards:

Kevin Garnett, Boston. Life's certainties are death, taxes, Dick Clark being propped up on New Year's Eve and Garnett being booked in late February. It will be the 14th consecutive All-Star plane ticket issued for "The Big Ticket.''

Paul Pierce, Boston. This guy is showing no signs of slowing down at 33. He's averaging 19.1 points and shooting 51.4 percent, the first time he's been over 47.2 in his 13-year career.

Chris Bosh, Miami. James calls the Miami the "Heatles.'' Although nobody is sure who on the team is Ringo Starr, Bosh definitely is George Harrison. He's quiet but quite effective.


Guards:

Ray Allen, Boston. Allen, who twice has been named an injury replacement and made the team in 2003-04 even after missing 25 early-season games, has a way of slipping into All-Star Games just like he gets open for jumpers. Allen, vying for his 10th appearance, is averaging 17.3 points and shooting 50.5 percent. Like Pierce, Allen is on pace to shoot 50 percent for the first time in his career, and he's a 15-year man.

Rajon Rondo, Boston. They're trying to paint Los Angeles green. Rondo would make four Celtics in the All-Star Game, which would tie in an NBA record. But Boston does have the East's best mark at 34-10. The four can try to have a more pleasant time at the Staples Center next month than they did in their Game 7 NBA Finals loss last June.

Joe Johnson, Atlanta. About a month ago, Johnson seemingly had little chance at a fifth straight All-Star appearance. All he's done in January is average 25.2 points on 50.0 percent shooting to raise his seasonal averages to 19.6 on 43.5 marksmanship. And the Hawks have gone 8-3 in January.


Snubs (if anybody in East really can be called one):

Raymond Felton, New York guard. Felton can blame Johnson for taking his spot with his recent play. Not long ago, Felton looked a good bet to make his first All-Star team. But the Knicks have dropped six of their past seven games. Since their 16-9 start, New York (23-21) is just 7-12. Felton's numbers of 17.5 points and 8.9 assists are solid, but not good enough for a point guard to make an All-Star team off a team barely above .500.

Carlos Boozer, Chicago. It doesn't help Boozer that he's missed 18 games due to injury. Then again, Lakers big man Pau Gasol missed 17 early last season and was an All-Star and there was Allen's mystifying selection in 2003-04, when he didn't play in his first game until Dec. 23. Perhaps Boozer, a guy who's often injured, can end up being an injury replacement if the East needs one.



Western Conference Center:
Pau Gasol, Lakers. This should be an easy pick. West coaches will slide Gasol over, even though he's now starting at power forward. But Gasol did start the first 31 games at center when Andrew Bynum was out and then later working his way back from a knee injury.


Forwards:
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas. The Mavericks are 27-8 when he plays this season and 2-7 when he doesn't. Enough said.
Blake Griffin, Clippers. Yes, it's always said players off losing teams are at a serious disadvantage when it comes to being named an All-Star. But it's hard to ignore averages of 22.6 points and 12.8 rebounds, and the rookie's highlights being so prevalent these days they should be tracked by the Nielsen ratings. And the Clippers (17-28) are 12-7 since a 5-21 start.

Kevin Love, Minnesota. Now, this is a really bad team. But even though the Timberwolves are 10-35, how can you ignore that Love is averaging 15.7 boards (and 21.6 points), on pace to be the best rebounding season since Dennis Rodman pulled down 16.1 a game in 1996-97 while contributing no offense?


Guards:
Deron Williams, Utah. It was hard to make that first All-Star Game, which Williams finally did last season in his fifth campaign. Pen him in for the next decade.

Manu Ginobili, San Antonio. The Spurs are 39-7, and Ginobili is having one of his best seasons at 33. Ginobili, averaging 18.7 points, has played in every game after having missed at least five in each of his first eight seasons.

Tony Parker, San Antonio. Breaking up from Eva Longoria hasn't made Parker look desperate on the court. The calm Parker is averaging 17.5 points and 6.9 assists, which aren't incredible numbers. But he's shooting 52.3 percent, pretty impressive for a point guard and much higher than Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook's 43.6. That, the Spurs' record and that Westbrook is leading the NBA in turnovers, gives Parker the nod for the final guard spot in the closest vote since Florida 2000.



Commissioner's Pick:
Tim Duncan, San Antonio forward. He doesn't like to be called a center. So hopefully David Stern won't make that mistake when tabbing him as an injury replacement for Yao. As detailed by FanHouse last month, if Duncan isn't named a reserve by the coaches, it would be ideal for Stern to name one of his favorite players to perhaps his final All-Star Game. Duncan's stats (13.6 points, 9.5 rebounds) won't blow anybody away but his minutes are down in order to save him for the playoffs.



Snubs:
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City guard. It's really tough to leave a guy off averaging 22.4 points and 8.4 assists for a first-place team. But he did tell FanHouse last week "it's not a big deal'' for him to make the All-Star Game and, "I don't really care.'' So we'll assume he won't be too torn up spending All-Star Weekend at a Caribbean island of his choosing.

Steve Nash, Phoenix guard. Here's another difficult omission. But Nash did sit home in 2009, and that game was in Phoenix. It sounds hypocritical to say Phoenix's 20-24 record will keep Nash out when one considers Griffin and Love have been included off worse teams. But Nash can't quite match the eye-popping stats of Griffin and Love. His numbers (17.3 points, 11.0 assists) are similar to what they were in seasons in which the Suns were winning.

Monta Ellis, Golden State guard. Sorry, Monta. There's just no room once again in the West. Ellis averaged 25.5 points last season and couldn't make the All-Star team. Now, he's at 25.8 and likely again to stay home. The Warriors have the NBA's longest drought, not having had an All-Star since 1997. They're used to getting no respect. Purvis Short averaged 28.0 points for Golden State in 1984-85 and couldn't get an All-Star sniff.

LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland forward. Aldridge told TNT last week he didn't believe he would be selected to the All-Star Game. So why fight it? Aldridge, on pace for career highs with his averages of 21.1 points and 8.8 rebounds, will get into an All-Star Game one of these days. Well, maybe. It's always tough to make it in West, where 15 spots sure would come in handy this season."

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http://www.allstarnba.es/ballot

2011 NBA ALL STAR BALLOT-LOS ANGELES NBA All-Star Game

"The 60th NBA All-Star Game will be played at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.
Internet voting finished on January 23 and the starters were announced on January.

Kobe Bryant leads NBA All-Star Game voting for the second time on his career.
In the last results, Dwight Howard kept the most voted player spot on the Eastern Conference.
Derrick Rose and Kevin Durant are first time starters in the All-Star Game.
NBA will choose a player to substitute injured Yao Ming on the Western starting five.
In the next days NBA coaches will select the bench players."

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http://www.allstarnb...ime-leaders.htm


ALL-TIME NBA ALL STAR BALLOT LEADERS
Since 1975 the NBA All-Star selections have been left to the fans who vote to determine the starting fives.
Until 1974 the starters teams and three bench players were chosen by sportwriters and sportcasters.

Year by Year Leaders - Most Seasons leading the NBA All-Star Ballot
YEAR PLAYER TEAM VOTES===========MVP
2011 Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers 2.380.016
2010 Lebron James Cleveland 2.549.693 No
2009 Dwight Howard Orlando 3.150.181 No
2008 Kevin Garnett Boston 2.399.148 No
2007 Lebron James Cleveland 2.516.049 No
2006 Yao Ming Houston 2.342.738 No
2005 Yao Ming Houston 2.558.578 No
2004 Vince Carter Toronto 2.127.183 No
2003 Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers 1.474.386 No
2002 Vince Carter Toronto 1.470.176 No
2001 Vince Carter Toronto 1.717.687 No
2000 Vince Carter Toronto 1.911.973 No
1998 Michael Jordan Chicago 1.028.235 Yes
1997 Michael Jordan Chicago 2.451.136 No
1996 Grant Hill Detroit 1.358.004 No
1995 Grant Hill Detroit 1.289.585 No
1994 Charles Barkley Phoenix 794.936 No
1993 Michael Jordan Chicago 1.035.824 No
1992 Michael Jordan Chicago 1.049.573 No
1991 Michael Jordan Chicago 1.217.429 No
1990 Michael Jordan Chicago 321.114 No
1989 Michael Jordan Chicago 1.003.062 No
1988 Michael Jordan Chicago 1.121.285 Yes
1987 Michael Jordan Chicago 1.141.733 No
1986 Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers 1.060.892 No
1985 Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers 957.447 No
1984 Moses Malone Philadelphia 927.779 No
1983 Julius Erving Philadelphia 707.012 Yes
1982 Julius Erving Philadelphia 432.230 No
1981 Julius Erving Philadelphia 304.600 No
1980 George Gervin San Antonio 286.463 Yes
1979 George Gervin San Antonio 427.540 No
1978 Julius Erving Philadelphia 396.503 No
1977 David Thompson Denver 319.047 No
1976 Rick Barry Golden State 135.471 No
1975 Bob McAdoo Buffalo 98.325 No

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Most Seasons leading the NBA All-Star Ballot
TIMES=PLAYER TEAM-YEARS
9=Michael Jordan Chicago 1987 to 1993 & 1997-1998

4=
Vince Carter Toronto 2000 to 2002 & 2004
Julius Erving Philadelphia 1978 & 1981 to 1983

2=
Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers 2003 & 2010
George Gervin San Antonio 1979 & 1980
Grant Hill Detroit 1995 & 1996
Lebron James Cleveland 2007 & 2010
Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers 1985 & 1986
Yao Ming Houston 2005 & 2006

1=
Charles Barkley Phoenix 1994
Rick Barry Golden State 1976
Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers 2003
Kevin Garnett Boston 2009
Dwight Howard Orlando 2010
Moses Malone Philadelphia 1984
Bob McAdoo Buffalo 1975
David Thompson Denver 1977

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http://www.allstarnb...ar-reserves.htm


"HOW ARE THE NBA ALL-STAR GAME RESERVES CHOSEN?
The "popularity contest" of the fan ballot determine the starting fives. Fans have about two months between November and January to pick their favorite players.
Later is the NBA coaches job to complete both rosters. Each coach has to pick seven players (2 guards, 2 forwards, 1 center and 2 more regardless of the position) from his own Conference, not being able to choose his own players. When some player is injured (starter or not) is the NBA office who directly names the replacement player.

Every season there are some players making great stats in weak teams (non-playoffs and/or under .500 teams) who have a very small chance to make the All-Star teams, or at least that's the feeling I have. Nobody doubts that players like Blake Griffin or Kevin Love making such a huge stats would be a lock in the All-Star team if they were playing in Boston or LA. So, I was thinking, which kind of players have been selected in the last 25 years? And the best I could do was to look at the history of the players chosen as a reserves in the last 25 seasons (1985-2010)

Total Players chosen: 372
Players from teams under .500 victories: 65 (17% of total players)
Players from non-playoffs teams: 55 (15% of total players)

20% of the players (73 out of 372) chosen after the fan ballot was released played on teams under .500 victories or out of the Playoffs. That's more players than I thought before looking at the numbers. And, as we can see in the images, in the last 10 years the trend is to select more of these players. In fact, the numbers are bigger for the injury replacements (40%, 15 out of 37 players), it seems the NBA prefer to reward players having great season, while the coaches prefer to reward good teams:

Total injury replacements: 37
Players from teams under .500 victories: 13 (35% of total players)
Players from non-playoffs teams: 12 (32% of total players)

Zydrunas Ilgauskas in 2003 is the player with the worst record of the last 25 years to be chosen as a NBA All-Star Game reserve. Cleveland Cavaliers have 9 wins and 38 losses (.191) at January 31, 2003."

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http://www.allstarnb...itions/2011.htm

NBA All-Star Balloting
On January 27 the final voting results were announced. These are the starting fives for the NBA All-Star Game:
-------------EAST CONFERENCE-------------------WEST CONFERENCE
--------------Player Team Ed. St...............Player Team Ed. St.
Derrick Rose Chicago.......2 1.....Chris Paul New Orleans---4--2
Dwyane Wade Miami..........7 6.....Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers 13-12
Lebron James Miami.........7 7.....Kevin Durant Oklahoma----2--1
Amar'e Stoudemire New York 6 3.....Carmelo Anthony Denver---4--3
Dwight Howard Orlando......5 4.....Yao Ming * Houston-------8--8

* Yao Ming (injured) will be replaced by another player in the West roster.
'Ed' means the editions that each player has been selected for a NBA All-Star Game,
ann 'St' stands for Starter, both numbers including 2011 edition."

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http://www.allstarnb...itions/2011.htm

NBA Slam Dunk Contest
NBA announced the four players for the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.

Player Team Height Weight Slam Dunk Best Dunks
Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers 6-10 251 First time
Serge Ibaka Washington Wizards 6-10 235 First time
DeMar DeRozan Toronto Raptors 6-7 220 Second Time
JaVale McGee Milwaukee Bucks 7-0 252 First time

NBA All-Star Schedule
NBA All-Star Jam Session: February 17 – 20, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Friday, February 18, 2011 at center court in Jam Session.
NBA All-Star Practice: Saturday morning, February 19, 2011 at center court in Jam Session.
NBA All-Star Saturday Night: Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Staples Center.
NBA All-Star Game: Sunday, February 20, 2011 at the Staples Center.



http://www.allstarnba.es/slamdunk/2011.htm

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http://www.allstarnb...ot-selected.htm
PLAYERS WITH THE MOST VOTES NOT CHOSEN BY THE COACHES.
"These players had a lot of fan support, but not enoguh to make the NBA All-Star team as starters. Despite more than 1.000.000 votes, coaches prefer to pick another player as reserves."

--------------PLAYER--TEAM--YEAR-----VOTES
1 Yi Jianlian New Jersey----2009--1.813.829
2 Tracy McGrady--Houston----2009--1.678.516
3 Manu Ginobili San Antonio 2009--1.642.350
4 Bruce Bowen San Antonio---2009--1.392.398
5 Ron Artest Houston--------2009--1.362.565
6 Carmelo Anthony Denver----2009--1.337.519
7 Vince Carter New Jersey---2009--1.239.613
8 Tracy McGrady Houston-----2008--1.192.742
9 Vince Carter Orlando------2010--1.048.977
10 Luke Ridnour Milwauke----2009--1.039.902
11 Shane Battier Houston----2007--1.025.643
12 Tracy McGrady Houston----2010--1.022.492

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http://www.allstarnb...allot/top25.htm
TOP 25 ALL-TIME SINGLE SEASON NBA ALL STAR VOTE-GETTERS

--------PLAYER-----TEAM----YEAR---VOTES
1 Dwight Howard Orlando----2009-3.150.181
2 Lebron James Cleveland---2009-2.940.823
3 Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers--2009-2.805.397
4 Dwyane Wade Miami--------2009-2.741.413
5 Tim Duncan San Antonio---2009-2.578.168
6 Yao Ming Houston---------2005-2.558.578
7 Lebron James Cleveland---2010-2.549.693
8 Yao Ming Houston---------2009-2.532.958
9 Lebron James Cleveland---2007-2.516.049
10 Shaquille O'Neal Miami--2005-2.488.089
11 Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers-2010-2.456.224
12 Yao Ming Houston--------2007-2.451.718
13 Michael Jordan Chicago--1997-2.451.136
14 Kevin Garnett Boston----2008-2.399.148
15 Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers-2011-2.380.016
16 Dwight Howard Orlando---2010-2.360.096
17 Yao Ming Houston--------2006-2.342.738
18 Dwyane Wade Miami-------2010-2.327.550
19 Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers-2006-2.271.631
20 Lebron James Cleveland--2006-2.207.697
21 Shaquille O'Neal Miami--2006-2.192.542
22 Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers-2007-2.138.777
23 Carmelo Anthony Denver--2010-2.137.560
24 Chris Paul New Orleans--2009-2.134.798
25 Vince Carter Toronto----2004-2.127.183

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http://www.allstarnba.es/coach.htm

ALL TIME COACHES LIST NBA ALL STAR GAME

52 coaches have participated in the All-Star Game.
Updated until 2010 edition: Stan Van Gundy (East) and George Karl (West).

Red Auerbach coached in 11 editions with 7 wins. Pat Riley lost in the NBA All-Star Game 6 times.

Larry Brown, Alex Hannum, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Flip Saunders, George Senesky and Lenny Wilkens have coached at least one time East and West conferences.

17 players/coaches in the All-Star Game: Larry Bird, Doug Collins, Larry Costello, Billy Cunningham, Richie Guerin, Tom Heinsohn, Ed Macauley, Glenn 'Doc' Rivers, Fred Schaus, Paul Seymour, Bill Sharman, Gene Shue, Isiah Thomas, Rudy Tomjanovich, Bobby Wanzer, Paul Westphal and Lenny Wilkens.

Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
(Coach - Editions - Win/Loss Record)

A
Rick Adelman (1991, 2001 & 2003) ; (1-2)
Al Attles (1975-1976) ; (0-2)
Red Auerbach (1957-1967) ; (7-4)

B
Larry Bird (1998) ; (1-0)
Larry Brown (1977 & 2001) ; (2-0)
Mike Brown (2009) ; (0-1)

C
Rick Carlisle (2004) ; (0-1)
Al Cervi (1952 & 1955) ; (2-0)
Doug Collins (1997) ; (1-0)
Larry Costello (1971 & 1974) ; (2-0)
Billy Cunningham (1978, 1980-1981 & 1983) ; (4-0)

D
Mike D'Antoni (2007) ; (1-0)
Chuck Daly (1990) ; (1-0)

E
Charles Eckman (1955-1956) ; (1-1)

F
Bill Fitch (1982) ; (1-0)
Chris Ford (1991) ; (1-0)
Mike Fratello (1988) ; (1-0)

G
Richie Guerin (1969-1970) ; (0-2)

H
Alex Hannum (1958, 1965 & 1968) ; (1-2)
Tom Heinsohn (1972-1974 & 1976) ; (2-2)
Brian Hill (1995) ; (0-1)
Red Holzman (1970-1971) ; (1-1)

J
Phil Jackson (1992, 1996, 2000 & 2009) ; (3-1)
Avery Johnson (2006) ; (0-1)
K.C. Jones (1975, 1984-1987) ; (3-2)
Eddie Jordan (2007) ; (0-1)

K
George Karl (1994, 1996, 1998 & 2010) ; (0-4)
John Kundla (1951-1954) ; (1-3)

L
Joe Lapchick (1951 & 1953-1954) ; (2-1)
Frank Layden (1984) ; (0-1)

M
Ed Macauley (1959-1960) ; (1-1)
John McLeod (1981) ; (0-1)
Dick Motta (1979) ; (0-1)

N
Don Nelson (1992 & 2002) ; (1-1)

P
Gregg Popovich (2005) ; (0-1)

R
Jack Ramsay (1978) ; (0-1)
Pat Riley (1982-1983, 1985-1990 & 1993) ; (3-6)
Glenn 'Doc' Rivers (2008) ; (1-0)

S
Flip Saunders (2004 & 2006) ; (2-0)
Fred Schaus (1962-1964 & 1966-1967) ; (2-3)
Byron Scott (2002 & 2008) ; (1-1)
George Senesky (1956) ; (0-1)
Paul Seymour (1961) ; (1-0)
Bill Sharman (1968 & 1972-1973) ; (1-2)
Gene Shue (1969 & 1977) ; (1-1)

T
Isiah Thomas (2003) ; (0-1)
Rudy Tomjanovich (1997) ; (0-1)

V
Jeff Van Gundy (2000) ; (0-1)
Stan Van Gundy (2005 & 2010) ; (2-0)

W
Bobby Wanzer (1957) ; (0-1)
Paul Westphal (1993 & 1995) ; (2-0)
Lenny Wilkens (1979-1980, 1989 & 1994) ; (2-2)

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http://www.allstarnba.es/mvp.htm


"MVP players of the NBA All-Star Game

Bob Pettit is the only player who has 4 NBA All-Star MVP's. Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and 2009 winners Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant share the second position with 3.

There are 7 players with 2 MVP's: Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, Isiah Thomas, Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Allen Iverson and Lebron James.

In four editions, 2 players have shared the MVP trophy: Bryant & O'Neal (2009), Duncan & O'Neal (2000), Stockton & Malone (1993) and Baylor & Pettit (1959)

Also, in three occasions, the MVP has gone to a player who did not win the game: Bob Pettit (1958), Julius Erving (1977) and Magic Johnson (1990)."

YEAR MVP VENUE LOCATION
2010 Dwyane Wade, Mia West Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX
2009 Shaquille O'Neal, Pho &
Kobe Bryant, LAL West US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ
2008 Lebron James, Cle East New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
2007 Kobe Bryant, LAL West Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
2006 LeBron James, Cle East Toyota Center Houston, TX
2005 Allen Iverson, Phi East Pepsi Center Denver, CO
2004 Shaquille O'Neal, LAL West Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
2003 Kevin Garnett, Min West Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
2002 Kobe Bryant, LAL West Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
2001 Allen Iverson, Phi East MCI Center Washington, DC
2000 Tim Duncan, SA &
Shaquille O'Neal, LAL West The Arena Oakland, CA
1998 Michael Jordan, Chi East Madison Square Garden IV New York City, NY
1997 Glen Rice, Cha East Gund Arena Cleveland, OH
1996 Michael Jordan, Chi East Alamodome San Antonio, TX
1995 Mitch Richmond, Sac West America West Arena Phoenix, AZ
1994 Scottie Pippen, Chi East Target Center Minneapolis, MN
1993 John Stockton (Uta) &
Karl Malone (Uta) West Delta Center Salt Lake City, UT
1992 Magic Johnson, LAL West Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
1991 Charles Barkley, Phi East Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
1990 Magic Johnson, LAL West Miami Arena Miami, FL
1989 Karl Malone, Uta West Astrodome Houston, TX
1988 Michael Jordan, Chi East Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
1987 Tom Chambers, Sea West Kingdome Seattle, WA
1986 Isiah Thomas, Det East Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
1985 Ralph Sampson, Hou West Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN
1984 Isiah Thomas, Det East McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO
1983 Julius Erving, Phi East Great Western Forum Inglewood, CA
1982 Larry Bird, Bos East Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
1981 Nate Archibald, Bos East The Coliseum Richfield, OH
1980 George Gervin, SA West Capital Centre Landover, MD
1979 David Thompson, Den West Silverdome Detroit, MI
1978 Randy Smith, Buf East Omni Stadium Atlanta, GA
1977 Julius Erving, Phi East Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
1976 Dave Bing, Was East Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
1975 Walt Frazier, NY East Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ
1974 Bob Lanier, Det West Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA
1973 Dave Cowens, Bos East Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
1972 Jerry West, LAL West Los Angeles Forum Los Angeles, CA
1971 Lenny Wilkens, Sea West San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA
1970 Willis Reed, NY East Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
1969 Oscar Robertson, Cin East Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, MD
1968 Hal Greer, Phi East Madison Square Garden IV New York City, NY
1967 Rick Barry, SF West Cow Palace San Francisco, CA
1966 Adrian Smith, Cin East Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
1965 Jerry Lucas, Cin East Kiel Auditorium St Louis, MO
1964 Oscar Robertson, Cin East Boston Garden Boston, MA
1963 Bill Russell, Bos East Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
1962 Bob Pettit, StL West Kiel Auditorium St Louis, MO
1961 Oscar Robertson, Cin West Onondaga Cty War Memorial Syracuse, NY
1960 Wilt Chamberlain, Phi East Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA
1959 Elgin Baylor, MnL &
Bob Pettit (StL) West Olympia Stadium Detroit, MI
1958 Bob Pettit, StL West Kiel Auditorium St Louis, MO
1957 Bob Cousy, Bos East Boston Garden Boston, MA
1956 Bob Pettit, StL West Rochester War Memorial Rochester, NY
1955 Bill Sharman, Bos East Madison Square Garden III New York City, NY
1954 Bob Cousy, Bos East Madison Square Garden III New York City, NY
1953 George Mikan, MnL West Memorial Coliseum Ft Wayne, IN
1952 Paul Arizin, Phi East Boston Garden Boston, MA
1951 Ed McCauley, Bos East Boston Garden Boston, MA

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http://www.allstarnba.es/records
NBA ALL STAR GAME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

"Records updated until 2010 edition.

Most Games Played (All-Star selections are not included if the player could not participate in the game)

Player Games
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18
Michael Jordan 13
Bob Cousy 13
John Havlicek 13
Wilt Chamberlain 13


Most Games Started
Player Games
Bob Cousy 13
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13
Michael Jordan 13
Elgin Baylor 11
Jerry West 11
Julius Erving 11
Kobe Bryant 11
Tim Duncan 11

SCORING

Most Points - Career
Player Points
Michael Jordan 262
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 251
Oscar Robertson 246
Bob Pettit 224
Julius Erving 221


Most Points - Per Game (Minimum 50 points scored)
Player Points
Lebron James 23.4
Carmelo Anthony 21.7
Oscar Robertson 20.5
Bob Pettit 20.4
Michael Jordan 20.2
Julius Erving 20.1


Most Points in a game
Player Pts. - Year
Wilt Chamberlain 42 - 1962


Most Points in a half
Player Pts. - Year
Glen Rice 24 - 1997


Most Points in a quarter
Player Pts. - Year
Glen Rice 20 - 1997


MINUTES
Most Minutes - Career

Player Minutes
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 449
Wilt Chamberlain 388
Oscar Robertson 380
Michael Jordan 376
Bob Cousy 368


Most Minutes - Per Game (2 games minimum)
Player Minutes
George Mikan 33.3
Bob Pettit 32.7
Jim Pollard 32.3
Oscar Robertson 31.7
Bill Walton 31.0



Most Minutes in a game
Player Minutes
Oscar Robertson 42
Bill Russell 42
Jerry West 42
Nate Thurmond 42



REBOUNDS
Most Rebounds - Career
Player Rebounds
Wilt Chamberlain 197
Bob Pettit 178
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 149
Bill Russell 139
Tim Duncan 121



Most Rebounds - Per Game (Minimum 30 rebounds)
Player Rebounds
Bob Pettit 16.2
Wilt Chamberlain 15.2
Maurice Stokes 14.0
Dave Cowens 13.5
George Mikan 12.8



Most Rebounds in a game
Player Reb. - Year
Bob Pettit 27 - 1962


Most Rebounds in a half
Player Reb. - Year
Wilt Chamberlain 16 - 1960
Bob Pettit 16 - 1962



Most Rebounds in a quarter
Player Reb. - Year
Bob Pettit 10 - 1962



Most Offensive Rebounds - Career
Player Off. Reb.
Moses Malone 44
Shaquille O'Neal 39
Hakeem Olajuwon 38
Tim Duncan 36



Most Offensive Rebounds - Per Game (Minimum 3 games)

Player Off. Reb.
Shawn Marion 4.3



Most Offensive Rebounds in a game
Player Reb. - Year
Dan Roundfield 9 -1980 (OT)
Hakeem Olajuwon 9 -1990



Most Defensive Rebounds - Career
Player Def. Reb.
Tim Duncan 85
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 84
Moses Malone 64
Larry Bird 60
Shaquille O'Neal 58



Most Defensive Rebounds - Per Game (Minimum 3 games)

Player Off. Reb.
Tim Duncan 7.1

Most Defensive Rebounds in a game



Player Reb. - Year
Dikembe Mutombo 19 - 2001

ASSISTS
Most Assists - Career
Player Assists
Magic Johnson 127
Isiah Thomas 97
Bob Cousy 86
Oscar Robertson 81
John Stockton 71



Most Assists - Per Game (Minimum 20 assists)
Player Assists
Chris Paul 14.0
Magic Johnson 11.5
Isiah Thomas 8.8
Jason Kidd 7.7
Gary Payton 7.3



Most Assists in a game
Player ****. - Year
Magic Johnson 22 - 1984 (TO)
Magic Johnson 19 - 1988



Most Assists in a half
Player ****. - Year
Magic Johnson 13 - 1984



Most Assists in a quarter
Player ****. - Year
John Stockton 9 - 1989


FIELD GOALS
Most Field Goals Attempted - Career
Player FGA
Michael Jordan 233
Kareem Abdul Jabbar 213
Bob Pettit 193
Julius Erving 178
Kobe Bryant 175



Most Field Goals Attempted - Per Game (Minimum 40 FG Attempted)
Player FGA
George Mikan 20.0
Lebron James 19.0
Carmelo Anthony 18.0
Michael Jordan 17.9
Bob Pettit 17.5


Most Field Goals Attempted in a game
Player FGA - Year
Rick Barry 27 - 1967
Michael Jordan 27 - 2003 (2 TO)



Most Field Goals Attempted in a half
Player FGA - Year
Glen Rice 17 - 1997



Most Field Goals Attempted in a quarter
Player FGA - Year
Bill Sharman 12 - 1960


Highest Field Goal Percentage - Career (Minimum 30 points)
Player %FG
Brandon Roy .833
Larry Nance .714
Randy Smith .714
Dwight Howard .690
Johnny Green .684


Most Field Goals Made - Career
Player FGM
Michael Jordan 110
Kareem Abdul Jabbar 105
Oscar Robertson 88
Kobe Bryant 88
Shaquille O'Neal 87



Most Field Goals Made - Per Game (Minimum 25 FG Made)
Player FGM
Carmelo Anthony 10.3
Lebron James 9.8
Michael Jordan 8.5
David Thompson 8.3
Kobe Bryant 8.0


Most Field Goals Made in a game
Player FGM - Year
Wilt Chamberlain 17 - 1962
Michael Jordan 17 - 1988
Kevin Garnett 17 -2003 (2 OT)


Most Field Goals Made in a half
Player FGM - Year
Wilt Chamberlain 10 - 1962


Most Field Goals Made in a quarter
Player FGM - Year
Dave DeBusschere 8 - 1967
Glen Rice 8 - 1997


FREE THROWS
Most Free Throws Attempted - Career
Player FTA
Elgin Baylor 98
Oscar Robertson 98
Wilt Chamberlain 94
Bob Pettit 80
Moses Malone 67


Most Free Throws Attempted - Per Game (Minimum 20 shots)
Player FTA
Elgin Baylor 8.9
Oscar Robertson 8.2
Bob Pettit 7.3
Wilt Chamberlain 7.2
George Mikan 6.8


Most Free Throws Attempted in a game
Player FTA - Year
Wilt Chamberlain 16 - 1962


Most Free Throws Attempted in a half
Player FTA - Year
Zelmo Beatty 12 - 1966


Most Free Throws Attempted in a quarter
Player FTA - Year
Julius Erving 11 - 1978


Highest Free Throws Percentage - Career (Minimum 10 FT)
Player %FT Shots
Clyde Drexler 1.000 12-12
Archie Clark 1.000 11-11
Gary Payton 1.000 11-11
Larry Foust .938 15-16


Most Free Throws Made - Career
Player FTM
Elgin Baylor 78
Oscar Robertson 78
Bob Pettit 62
Julius Erving 50
Wilt Chamberlain 47


Most Free Throws Made - Per Game (Minimum 15 FT Made)
Player FTM
Elgin Baylor 7.1
Oscar Robertson 5.8
Bob Pettit 5.6
George Mikan 5.5
Ed Macauley 5.3



Most Free Throws Made in a game
Player FTM - Year
Elgin Baylor 12 - 1962
Oscar Robertson 12 - 1965


Most Free Throws Made in a half
Player FTM - Year
Zelmo Beaty 10 - 1966


Most Free Throws Made in a quarter
Player FTM - Year
Zelmo Beaty 9 - 1966
Julius Erving 9 - 1978


3 POINT SHOOTING
Most 3 Point Shots Attempted - Career
Player 3PA
Ray Allen 64
Kobe Bryant 48
Lebron James 40
Tracy McGrady 37


Most 3 Point Shots Attempted - Per Game (Minimum 10 shots)
Player 3PA
Ray Allen 7.11


Most 3 Point Shots Attempted in a game
Player 3PA - Year
Ray Allen 11 - 2005


Most 3 Point Shots Attempted in a half
Player 3PA - Year
Scottien Pippen 7 - 1994
Ray Allen 7 - 2005
Tracy McGrady 7 - 2006


Most 3 Point Shots Made - Career
Player 3PM
Ray Allen 20
Kobe Bryant 17
Lebron James 14
Tracy McGrady 13
Jason Kidd 11


Most 3 Point Shots Made - Per Game (Minimum 5 shots)
Player 3PM
Lebron James 2.6


Most 3 Point Shots Made in a game
Player 3PM - Year
Mark Price 6 - 1993


Most 3 Point Shots Made in a half
Player 3PM - Year
Mark Price 6 - 1993


STEALS
Most Steals - Career
Player Steals
Michael Jordan 37
Isiah Thomas 31
Kobe Bryant 30
Jason Kidd 24
Larry Bird 23


Most Steals - Per Game (Minimum 10 steals)
Player Steals
Dwyane Wade 3.0


Most Steals in a game
Player Steals - Year
Rick Barry 8 -1975


Most Steals in a half
Player Steals - Year
Larry Bird 5 - 1986


Most Steals in a quarter
Player Steals - Year
Fred Brown 4 - 1976
Larry Bird 4 - 1986
Isiah Thomas 4 - 1989


BLOCKS
Most Blocks - Career

Player Blocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31
Hakeem Olajuwon 23
Shaquille O'Neal 19
Patrick Ewing 16
David Robinson 13


Most Blocks - Per Game (Minimum 6 blocks)
Player Blocks
Alonzo Mourning 2.0
Dwight Howard 2.0


Most Blocks in a game
Player Blocks - Year
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 - 1980


Most Blocks in a half
Player Blocks - Year
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 - 1980
Michael Jordan 4 - 1988
Hakeem Olajuwon 4 - 1994



Most Blocks in a quarter
Player Blocks - Year
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 - 1980


TURNOVERS
Most Turnovers - Career
Player Turnovers
Magic Johnson 48
Michael Jordan 42
Isiah Thomas 41
Allen Iverson 38
Larry Bird 31



Most Turnovers - Per Game (Minimum 10 turnovers)
Player Turnovers
Magic Johnson 4.33


FOULS
Most Fouls - Career
Player Fouls
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 57
Oscar Robertson 41
Elvin Hayes 37
Bill Russell 37



Most Fouls - Per Game
Player Fouls
Ralph Sampson 4.33


Most Times Fouled Out
Player Fouled Out
Rick Barry 2
Bob Cousy 2
8 Players 1..
.............think anyone in 2011 can break any of these records????

[jcisco loboe'77]

http://www.allstarnb...est/records.htm

NBA ALL STAR 3 POINT SHOOTOUT CONTEST RECORDS


Most Points (any round)
Player Score - Year
Jason Kapono 25 - Final 2008
Craig Hodges 25 - 1st Round 1986
Craig Hodges 24 - Semifinals 1991
Mark Price 24 - Final 1994
Hubert Davis 24 - Semifinals 1998
Jason Kapono 24 - Final 2007


Most Points (Final)
Player Score - Year
Jason Kapono 25 - 2008
Mark Price 24 - 1994
Jason Kapono 24 - 2007
Larry Bird 22 - 1986
Steve Kerr 22 - 1997
Tim Legler 20 - 1996
Paul Pierce 20 - 2010


Most Points (Semifinal) (from 1986 until 1998)
Player Score - Year
Hubert Davis 24 - 1998
Craig Hodges 24 - 1991
Larry Bird 23 - 1988
Tim Legler 22 - 1996
Steve Kerr 21 - 1997
Mark Price 21 - 1994
Mark Price 21 - 1993


Most Points (First Round)
Player Score - Year
Craig Hodges 25 - 1986
Gilbert Arenas 23 - 2007
Tim Legler 23 - 1996
Wesley Person 21 - 2002
Peja Stojakovic 21 - 2004
Voshon Lenard 21 - 2005


Most Consecutive Shots Made
Player Shots - Year
Craig Hodges 19 - 1991
Larry Bird 11 - 1986
Hubert Davis 11 - 1996
Dennis Scott 9 - 1991
Mark Price 9 - 1994
Steve Kerr 9 - 1997
Quentin Richardson 9 - 2005


Highest Three-Round Combined Scores (from 1986 until 1998)
Player Score - Year
Tim Legler 65 - 1996
Craig Hodges 61 - 1991
Mark Price 60 - 1994
Steve Kerr 58 - 1997
Mark Price 58 - 1993


Highest Two-Round Combined Scores (from 2000 until 2010)
Player Score - Year
Jason Kapono 45 - 2008
Jason Kapono 43 - 2007
Gilbert Arenas 40 - 2007
Peja Stojakovic 40 - 2002

Least Points (any round)
Player Score - Year
Michael Jordan 5 - 1st Round 1990
Vladimir Radmanovic 6 - 1st Round 2005
Antoine Walker 7 - 1st Round 2003
Jeff Hornacek 7 - 1st Round 1992


Least Points (Final)
Player Score - Year
Dirk Nowitzki 9 - 2007
Dirk Nowitzki 10 - 2001
Ray Allen 10 - 2000
Hubert Davis 10 - 1998

[jcisco loboe'77]

http://www.usatoday....942389458_x.htm

2011 NBA All-Star Game Squads
LOS ANGELES (AP) —"Squads for NBA All-Star game on Sunday at Staples Center:
Eastern Conference:
Dwight Howard (Orlando), LeBron James (Miami), Derrick Rose (Chicago), Amar'e Stoudemire (New York), Dwyane Wade (Miami). Reserves: Ray Allen (Boston), Chris Bosh (Miami), Kevin Garnett (Boston), Al Horford (Atlanta), Joe Johnson (Atlanta), Paul Pierce (Boston), Rajon Rondo (Boston).

Western Conference:
Carmelo Anthony (Denver), Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), Tim Duncan (San Antonio), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), Chris Paul (New Orleans). Reserves: Pau Gasol (Lakers), Manu Ginobili (San Antonio), Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City), Deron Williams (Utah), Kevin Love (Minnesota)."

[jcisco loboe'77]

http://bleacherrepor...starting-lineup

2011 NBA All-Star Game: Tim Duncan Replacing Yao Ming In West Starting Lineup.
By Allen Kim (Knicks Featured Columnist)

"The Western Conference All-Star lineup was in need of a starting center to replace the injured Yao Ming with a number of potential candidates up for consideration.

Playing in front of his home crowd, rookie sensation Blake Griffin was passed up on. As was double-double machine Kevin Love and hometown favorite, Pau Gasol.

In a rather predictable move, coach Greg Poppovich selected his very own big man, Tim Duncan, to make the start. This will be Duncan's 12th consecutive start for the Western Conference All-Star roster.

"I didn't expect to be there this year and I definitely didn't expect to start, so definitely a great honor," Duncan said. "I don't know, year in and year out I continue to be on that starting squad. I really don't know why I'm there but I'll take it."

While there will be some controversy over the selection, Duncan gives the West the best chance to win."

[jcisco loboe'77]

http://dallas.sbnati...game-highlights

2011 NBA All-Star Weekend: Dunk Contest, All-Star Game Highlights Weekend.
By JP Starkey-Associate Editor.

"Dirk Nowitzki will be the Dallas Mavericks' lone representative in the 2011 NBA All-Star game on Sunday.

The midway point of the NBA season is here with the 2011 All-Star weekend being upon us this weekend. Most of the 40-16 Mavericks will be resting this weekend, as Dirk Nowitzki is the club's lone representative. Still, there are a few events this weekend worth watching if you're a Mavericks fan.

The festivities kick off on Friday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles - but they are pretty low-key for the most part. As with almost every sport, there will be celebrity game to kick off the All-Star weekend. As if a celebrity game wasn't gimmicky enough, you can expect all sorts of stunts and tricks to come out since it's being broadcast on ESPN. Coverage begins at 7 PM EST.

Saturday is a bit more interesting with a few interesting competitions - the skills competition, three-point shooting competition and of course, the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. I suspect most will only be interested in the slam dunk contest, which will feature Blake Griffin as well as DeMar DeRozan, JaVale McGee and Serge Ibaka. All of these competitions can be found on TNT beginning at 8:30 on Saturday night.

Finally, All-Star weekend is capped off with the actual All-Star game on Sunday night. As aforementioned, Dirk Nowitzki will be Dallas' only representative, and he won't be starting. The Western Conference's starting lineup consists of Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul - tough to really argue with those names. The All-Star game should tipoff Sunday at 8 PM EST."

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http://www.nba.com/a.../celebrity.game

Stars of all stripes mix it up on court in annual funfest.
What: 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
When: Friday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. ET
Where: Jam Session, Center Court, Los Angeles Convention Center
TV: ESPN


The 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is a chance for luminaries from the entertainment world to mix with athletes past and present. The game this year in Los Angeles promises to bring out the biggest and brightest.

This year, comedian Jimmy Kimmel will serve as general manager for one team, with ESPN personality and columnist Bill Simmons heading the other. This year's celebrity participants include a cast of players from sports, film, TV, and music:

• ESPN Analyst Magic Johnson (NBA legend and Hall of Famer)
• Grammy-nominated artist Justin Bieber (pop artist)
• Scottie Pippen (NBA legend and Hall of Famer)
• Bill Walton (NBA legend and Hall of Famer)
• AC Green (NBA legend)
• B.J. Armstrong (NBA legend)
• Chris Mullin (ESPN Analyst and NBA legend)
• Jalen Rose (ESPN Analyst and NBA legend)
• Jimmy Kimmel ("Jimmy Kimmel Live!")
• Ty Burrell ("Modern Family")
• Rob Kardashian ("Keeping Up with the Kardashians")
• Zach Levi ("Chuck")
• Jason Alexander ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")
• Common (Just Wright)
• Bill Simmons (ESPN.com columnist)

Complete rosters, which will also feature current WNBA players, will be announced at a later date.

History
2010: Actor Rapaport shines
Michael Rapaport has made a career out of portraying other people in movies and on TV. On Friday night, he pulled off a fair facsimile of a basketball player during the 2010 All-Star Celebrity Game.

Rapaport managed only four points for the West team, but his stifling defense on football star Terrell Owens -- the game's MVP the past two years -- enabled him to steal the MVP from T.O. and get the West a 41-37 win over the East. Owens scored 10 points, leading his team, but had only two after the half.

2009: T.O. does it again
In his day job, Terrell Owens plays wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. When he moonlights as a celebrity basketball player, he's pretty good at receiving, too. Things like alley oops. And MVP trophies.

Thanks to a game-high 17 points (but only one assist -- he's a receiver, not a passer, you know), Owens nabbed the Most Valuable Player trophy by leading the East Sunrisers to a 60-57 win over West Sunsetters at the McDonald's All-Star Celebrity Game at Jam Session on Friday.

2008: Owens, Master P lead team to victory
An NFL star and a hip-hop standout were the driving force behind the win at the 2008 McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

Terrell Owens, star wideout for the Dallas Cowboys, and Master P, a hip-hop impresario, combined for 35 points as New Orleans managed a 51-50 win over the Hornets. Owens scored 18 points -- including a slam dunk -- and received MVP honors while Master P chipped in with 17 points, including a pair of go-ahead free throws with 19 seconds left."