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| Date | February 20, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Staples Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kobe Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Josh Groban (U.S.) Melanie Fiona (Canadian) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Rihanna,Drake, &Kanye West[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,163 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert,Steve Kerr andReggie Miller Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller,Mike Fratello,Charles Barkley,Kenny Smith andDwight Howard (All-Star Saturday Night) Kevin Harlan andChris Webber (Rookie Challenge) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2011 NBA All-Star Game was anexhibitionbasketball game that was played on February 20, 2011, during theNational Basketball Association's (NBA)2010–11 season. It was the 60th edition of theNBA All-Star Game, and was played atStaples Center inLos Angeles, home of theLos Angeles Clippers and theLos Angeles Lakers. TheWestern Conference defeated theEastern Conference, 148–143.Kobe Bryant was named theAll-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
The Clippers and Lakers were both awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissionerDavid Stern on June 9, 2009. This was the second time that the Staples Center had hosted the All-Star Game; the arena had previously hosted the event in2004. This will be the fifth time that Los Angeles had hosted the All-Star Game; before Staples Center opened in 1999, the city had previously hosted the event in1963,1972, and1983.[2]Rihanna,Kanye West, andDrake were the halftime performers, whileKeri Hilson,Lenny Kravitz andBruno Mars were the entertainment for pre-show festivities.[1]
The coaches for the All-Star Game are the head coaches of the teams with the best winning percentage in each conference through the games of February 6, two weeks before the All-Star Game. However, an NBA rule also prohibits a coach from being selected for consecutive All-Star Games, even if his team again holds the conference's best record. BecauseGeorge Karl andStan Van Gundy coached in the2010 All-Star Game, they were not eligible for selection.[3]
The coach for theWestern Conference team wasSan Antonio Spurs head coachGregg Popovich. This was the second time Popovich was selected to be an All-Star coach, after previous selection in2005.[4] The coach for theEastern Conference team wasBoston Celtics head coachDoc Rivers. This was the second time Rivers was selected to be an All-Star coach, after previously being selected in2008.[5]
The rosters for the All-Star Game are chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards, two forwards and one center who receive the highest vote were named the All-Star starters.[3] 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 consists of two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position. If a player were unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner would select a replacement.[6]
Kobe Bryant of theLos Angeles Lakers topped the All-Star Ballots with 2,380,016 votes, which earned him a starting position in theWestern Conference team.Carmelo Anthony,Kevin Durant,Chris Paul andYao Ming completed the Western Conference starting position.[3] Anthony, Duncan and Bryant are all starters forthe previous year's Western Conference team. The Western Conference reserves feature 3 first-time selections, rookieBlake Griffin,Kevin Love, andRussell Westbrook.[6] Griffin became the first rookie since Yao Ming to play in the All-Star game.[7]
The Eastern Conference leading vote-getter wasDwight Howard with 2,099,204 votes.LeBron James,Derrick Rose,Amar'e Stoudemire andDwyane Wade completed the Eastern Conference starting position.[3] Howard,Miami Heat teammates James and Wade all started for the East in the previous year's game. The Eastern Conference reserves includes 4 Celtics:Ray Allen,Kevin Garnett,Paul Pierce andRajon Rondo.Al Horford, Rondo and Rose were selected to the All-Star game for the second times.[6]
Yao missed the game due to injury; he was replaced by NBA commissioner David Stern with Love.[8] Western Conference coach Gregg Popovich selectedTim Duncan to replace Yao in the starting lineup.[9]
^INJ Yao Ming was unable to participate due to injury.[8]
^REP Kevin Love was named Yao Ming's replacement by NBA commissionerDavid Stern.[8]
^1Gregg Popovich selected Tim Duncan to start in place of Yao.[9]
February 20 8:00 p.m.ET |
| Eastern Conference 143,Western Conference148 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–37, 37–39, 36–41, 43–31 | ||
| Pts:LeBron James,Amar'e Stoudemire 29 each Rebs:LeBron James 12 Asts:LeBron James 10 | Pts:Kobe Bryant 37 Rebs:Kobe Bryant 14 Asts:Paul,Williams 7 each | |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 17,163 Referees:
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Kobe Bryant, selected to his 13th straight All-Star game after becoming the leading vote-getter, had 37 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals and won his fourthAll-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, tyingHall of FamerBob Pettit for the most All-Star MVP awards.LeBron James had the second triple-double in All-Star Game history with 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists.Blake Griffin is the first rookie to play in the All-Star sinceYao Ming in 2003.[10][11]
TheT-MobileRookie Challenge featured a team of standout first-year players ('Rookies') against a team of standout second-year players ('Sophomores'). The game was divided into two twenty-minute halves, similar tocollege basketball. The participating players were chosen by voting among the league's assistant coaches. The Rookie team included five of the top ten picks from the2010 NBA draft:DeMarcus Cousins,Derrick Favors,Wesley Johnson,Greg Monroe andJohn Wall.2009first overall pickBlake Griffin, who missed the2009–10 season due to injury, was also selected to the rookie team. The Sophomores team featured six players fromthe previous Rookie Challenge game:DeJuan Blair,Stephen Curry,Tyreke Evans,Taj Gibson,James Harden andBrandon Jennings.[12] However, Evans was later replaced by Harden due to injury.[13]
The head coaches for the Rookies and Sophomores teams were the lead assistants from the All-Star Game coaching staffs,Mike Budenholzer from theSan Antonio Spurs andLawrence Frank from theBoston Celtics. They were assisted by two All-Stars and two veterans who served as assistant coaches:Carmelo Anthony,Amar'e Stoudemire,Steve Kerr andKevin McHale. Budenholzer, McHale and Stoudemire coached the Rookie team while Frank, Anthony and Kerr coached the Sophomore team.[12]
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^INJ Tyreke Evans was unable to participate due to injury.[13]
^REP James Harden was named Tyreke Evans' replacement.[13]
February 18 9:00 p.m.ET |
| Rookies148, Sophomores 140 | ||
| Scoring by half: 71–69, 77–71 | ||
| Pts:DeMarcus Cousins 33 Rebs:DeMarcus Cousins 14 Asts:John Wall 22 | Pts:James Harden 30 Rebs:DeJuan Blair 15 Asts:Stephen Curry 8 | |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 17,163 Referees:
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The Rookies defeated the Sophomores 148–140, extending their winning streak to two games. Rookie'sJohn Wall, who scored 12 points and notched a record 22 assists, was named MVP. He is joined by his former Kentucky teammateDeMarcus Cousins, who scored a game-high 33 points and had 14 rebounds.James Harden, who was born in LA, led the Sophomores with 30 points andDeJuan Blair had 28 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Rookie'sBlake Griffin, who also participated in the Slam Dunk contest and the All-Star game, only played 13 minutes and had 14 points. Both teams started the first half strong; the Rookies only had a 2-point advantage at halftime. The game remained close in the second half and the Rookies eventually came out with a victory.
On January 5, 2011, the four contestants for the dunk contest were announced.Blake Griffin,JaVale McGee,Serge Ibaka, andBrandon Jennings were all chosen to participate.[14] On January 20, it was announced thatDeMar DeRozan would replace Jennings due to his foot injury.[15] For this edition, the contestants were also provided with a 'dunk coach': Griffin was mentored byKenny Smith, McGee was paired withChris Webber, Ibaka was mentored by teammateKevin Durant, and DeRozan paired up withDarryl Dawkins as his mentor.
During the first round, McGee made two perfect score dunks, including a dunk that had him dunk three basketballs at once, sending him to the finals. Griffin, who scored a total of 95 points in the first round, also entered the finals. In the second round, McGee and Griffin each made their two dunks, but Griffin won with 68% of the fans votes after he dunked over the hood of a car, with an assist byBaron Davis.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round | ||
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| F | Blake Griffin | Los Angeles Clippers | 6–10 | 251 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 68% |
| C | JaVale McGee | Washington Wizards | 7–0 | 252 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 32% |
| G/F | DeMar DeRozan | Toronto Raptors | 6–7 | 220 | 44 | 50 | 94 | – |
| F | Serge Ibaka | Oklahoma City Thunder | 6–10 | 235 | 45 | 45 | 90 | – |
| G | Brandon JenningsINJ | Milwaukee Bucks | 6–1 | 169 | — | |||
^INJ Unable to participate due to injury. DeMar DeRozan was named as a replacement for Brandon Jennings.[15]
TheFoot LockerThree-Point Shootout featured six players: defending championPaul Pierce returned to defend his title, competing against Celtics teammateRay Allen,Kevin Durant,Daniel Gibson,James Jones, andDorell Wright.[16]
Jones won the contest with a score of 20 points in the final round, ahead of Pierce with 18 and Allen who scored 15.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
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| F | James Jones | Miami Heat | 6–8 | 215 | 16 | 20 |
| F | Paul Pierce | Boston Celtics | 6–7 | 235 | 12 | 18 |
| G | Ray Allen | Boston Celtics | 6–5 | 205 | 20 | 15 |
| F | Dorell Wright | Golden State Warriors | 6–9 | 210 | 11 | – |
| G | Daniel Gibson | Cleveland Cavaliers | 6–2 | 200 | 7 | – |
| F | Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City Thunder | 6–9 | 230 | 6 | – |
TheTaco BellSkills Challenge was contested by five players.Chris Paul, a three-time contestant, have been automatically selected to participate. He went againstStephen Curry,Derrick Rose,John Wall, andRussell Westbrook, who were voted in by the fans from a pool of 8 candidates.[17] In this contest, the contestants had to complete an "obstacle course" consisting of dribbling, passing and shooting stations. The contestant who finished the course with the fastest time wins the contest. All contestants had to comply with basic NBA ball-handling rules while completing the course. Curry won the event with 28.2 seconds in the final round against Westbrook who finished with 44.2 seconds.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
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| G | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 6–3 | 185 | 34.1 | 28.2 |
| G | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 6–3 | 187 | 30.0 | 44.2 |
| G | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls | 6–3 | 190 | 35.7 | |
| G | John Wall | Washington Wizards | 6–4 | 195 | 39.3 | |
| G | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets | 6–0 | 175 | 42.7 |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
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| G | Baron Davis | Los Angeles Clippers | 6–3 | 215 |
| G | Tyreke Evans | Sacramento Kings | 6–6 | 220 |
| G | Derek Fisher | Los Angeles Lakers | 6–1 | 210 |
| G | Tony Parker | San Antonio Spurs | 6–2 | 180 |
| City/State | Members | Team | First round | Final round |
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| Atlanta | Al Horford | Atlanta Hawks | 47.6 | 1:10 |
| Coco Miller | Atlanta Dream | |||
| Steve Smith | Atlanta Hawks (retired) | |||
| Texas | Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks | 31.8 | DNF |
| Roneeka Hodges | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||
| Kenny Smith | Houston Rockets (retired) | |||
| Los Angeles | Pau Gasol | Los Angeles Lakers | 55.8 | — |
| Tina Thompson | Los Angeles Sparks | |||
| Rick Fox | Los Angeles Lakers (retired) | |||
| Chicago | Taj Gibson | Chicago Bulls | 1:06 | — |
| Catherine Kraayeveld | Chicago Sky | |||
| Steve Kerr | Chicago Bulls (retired) |
TheBBVA Celebrity All-Star Game featured two teams composed of retired NBA and WNBA players, actors, comedians, singers, celebrities, and others. The game was divided into four eight-minute quarters. The head coaches wereHall of FamersBill Walton andMagic Johnson. Their assistants were comedians Ty Burrell and Jason Alexander. Each team featured fake "general managers" who simulated to have chosen the team.
The game's MVP was chosen by voting of the audience throughtext messaging. At the end of the game,Justin Bieber was announced the MVP. Bieber scored eight points (3–11 FG), and had two rebounds and four assists. NBA legendChris Mullin said of Bieber, "He's got a nice little game... but more importantly, he's got great passion. It looked like he loves the game."[18]
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February 18 7:00 p.m.ET |
| East54, West 49 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–21, 21–28 | ||
| Pts:Scottie Pippen 17 Rebs: --- Asts: --- | Pts:Romeo Miller 14 Rebs:Trey Songz 9 Asts:Justin Bieber 4 | |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 115–108 in the game held at theLos Angeles Convention Center.Courtney Sims of theIowa Energy won the All-Star MVP honors by scoring 25 points on 10/13 field goal shooting.[19]
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^INJ Dexter Pittman did not participate due to injury.[20]
^REP Scottie Reynolds was named as Pittman's replacement.[20]
^REP Cedric Jackson, Marcus Landry and Jerel McNeal were named as replacements for Dowdell, Johnson and Shakur.[20]
^CUP Zabian Dowdell, Trey Johnson and Mustafa Shakur were currently called up by thePhoenix Suns,Toronto Raptors andWashington Wizards, respectively.[20]
February 19 5:00 p.m.ET |
| Eastern All-Stars115, Western All-Stars 108 | ||
| Scoring by half: 58–54, 57–54 | ||
| Pts:Courtney Sims 25 Rebs:Ivan Johnson 10 Asts:Walker Russell Jr. 10 | Pts:Sean Williams 21 Rebs:Sean Williams 8 Asts:Orien Greene 8 | |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Referees:
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For the second straight year,Dar Tucker won the D-League Dream Factory Slam Dunk Contest, beatingChris Johnson in the finals. In the final round, Tucker got the assist fromBakersfield Jam'sJeremy Wise then dunked over New Mexico teammate Shane Edwards for the score of 50.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
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| G | Dar Tucker | New Mexico Thunderbirds | 6–4 | 205 |
| C | Chris Johnson | Dakota Wizards | 6–11 | 210 |
| F | Derrick ByarsREP | Bakersfield Jam | 6–7 | 220 |
| F | Marqus Blakely | Iowa Energy | 6–5 | 225 |
| F | Latavious WilliamsINJ | Tulsa 66ers | 6–8 | 195 |
^INJ Latavious Williams did not participate due to injury.[21]
^REP Derrick Byars was named as Williams' replacement.[21]
Booker Woodfox won the NBA D-League Dream Factory Three-Point Shootout, defeatingScottie Reynolds 16–7 in the final round. Woodfox advanced to finals after defeatingMarcus Landry 20–17 in the tie-breaker shootoff (both players were tied at 16 at the end of the first round).
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
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| G | Booker Woodfox | Texas Legends | 6–1 | 185 |
| G | Scottie Reynolds | Springfield Armor | 6–2 | 190 |
| F | Marcus Landry | Reno Bighorns | 6–7 | 225 |
| G | Andre Ingram | Utah Flash | 6–3 | 195 |
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