2001 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 17 33 20 41 111 West 30 31 28 21 110
Date	February 11, 2001
Arena	MCI Center
City	Washington, D.C.
MVP	Allen Iverson
National anthem	Deborah Cox (Canada) Jessica Simpson (USA)
Halftime show	Harry Connick, Jr. saluting 50 years of All-Star Game MVPs
Attendance	20,674
Network	NBC
Announcers	Marv Albert Doug Collins
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The2001 NBA All-Star Game was anexhibition basketball game which was played on February 11, 2001, at theMCI Center inWashington, D.C., home of theWashington Wizards. This game was the 50th edition of the North AmericanNational Basketball Association (NBA)All-Star Game and was played during the2000–01 NBA season.

Allen Iverson was named the game'sMost Valuable Player after he rallied the East to garner an improbable 111–110 comeback victory over the West. The East trailed 95–74 with nine minutes left after the West dominated the first 39 minutes behind its superior size. Iverson sparked the comeback scoring 15 of his 25 points in the final nine minutes of the game.Stephon Marbury also helped the East by hitting two three-pointers in the final 53 seconds, including one with 28 seconds left, which proved to be the game-winner.

Kobe Bryant scored the most points for the West squad (19 points), which led by as much as twenty-one points before the team squandered the lead. Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer at the time, could have taken the last shot; instead, his hesitation before passing to an openTim Duncan resulted in a last-second miss.^[1]

The coach for theWestern Conference team wasSacramento Kings head coachRick Adelman. The Kings had a 31–15 record on February 11. The coach for theEastern Conference team wasPhiladelphia 76ers head coachLarry Brown. The 76ers had a 36–14 record on February 11.

The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards, two forwards and one center who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves were chosen by votes among the NBA head coaches in their respective conferences. The coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The reserves consist of two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.

For the second consecutive year,Vince Carter of theToronto Raptors was the lead vote-getter with 1,717,687. He was closely followed byAllen Iverson, who earned his second consecutive All-Star appearances.Tracy McGrady,Grant Hill, andAlonzo Mourning completed the Eastern Conference starting position. This was the first All-Star appearance by McGrady. Iverson, Hill, and Mourning were all starters the previous year. The Eastern Conference reserves included two first-time selections,Theo Ratliff andStephon Marbury. The other reserves wereDikembe Mutombo,Ray Allen,Allan Houston,Glenn Robinson,Latrell Sprewell, andJerry Stackhouse. Because of injuries to Mourning and Hill,Antonio Davis andAnthony Mason were selected as replacements.

The Western Conference's leading vote-getter wasShaquille O'Neal, who earned his eight consecutive All-Star Game selection with 1,541,298 votes.Jason Kidd,Kobe Bryant,Chris Webber, andTim Duncan completed the Western Conference starting positions. Kidd, Bryant, Duncan, and O'Neal were starters for the previous year's Western Conference team, while Webber was a reserve. TheWestern Conference reserves include two first-time selections,Vlade Divac andAntonio McDyess. The team was rounded out byGary Payton,Michael Finley,Rasheed Wallace,Karl Malone, andDavid Robinson. Because of an injury to O'Neal,Kevin Garnett, who had started the previous year, was selected as his replacement.

^INJ Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning, Theo Ratliff, and Shaquille O'Neal were unable to participate due to injury.
^REP Latrell Sprewell, Dikembe Mutombo, Antonio Davis, and Vlade Divac were named as Hill, Mourning, Ratliff, and O'Neal's replacements respectively.^[2]
^1 Anthony Mason, Davis, and Kevin Garnett were named as starters, replacing Hill, Mourning, and O'Neal respectively.

TheRising Stars Challenge featured the best first-year players ('Rookies') against the best second-year players ('Sophomores').Kevin Loughery andElvin Hayes served as head coaches for the rookies and sophomores respectively.

Desmond Mason won the Dunk Contest, defeatingDeShawn Stevenson andBaron Davis in the final round;Stromile Swift,Jonathan Bender, andCorey Maggette were eliminated before the final round.^[3]

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