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| Date | February 10, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Charlotte Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Charlotte | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Charles Barkley | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Bruce Hornsby,Branford Marsalis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 23,530 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC TNT (All-Star Saturday) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Costas,Mike Fratello andPat Riley[1] Bob Neal,Doug Collins andHubie Brown (All-Star Saturday) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1991 NBA All-Star Game was anexhibitionbasketball game between players selected from theNational Basketball Association'sWestern Conference and theEastern Conference that was played on February 10, 1991, at theCharlotte Coliseum inCharlotte, North Carolina. This game was the 41st edition of theNBA All-Star Game and was played during the1990–91 NBA season.
TheAll-Star Weekend began on Saturday, February 9, 1991, with the Stay In School Jam,Legends Classic, theThree-Point Shootout and theSlam Dunk Contest.
This was the first NBA All-Star Game broadcast byNBC after 17 years withCBS.
The All-Star Game returned to Charlotte in2019, though it was played at theSpectrum Center inUptown, and broadcast onTNT (the All-Star Game has never been broadcast onABC orESPN during the networks' current contract with the league, which began during the 2002–03 season).
The West could have won, butKevin Johnson's potential game-winning three-pointer was nullified by a basket interference call onKarl Malone.Charles Barkley was namedMVP for the game.
Rick Adelman, head coach of thePortland Trail Blazers, was named as coach of the Western All-Stars.Chris Ford, head coach of theBoston Celtics, was named as coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Both were determined by the best conference record at a pre-determined date mid-season before the All-Star Game, set in January.
The 1991 game was the first to implement the "Pat Riley Rule," which prohibits a coach from coaching an All-Star team in consecutive seasons. The rule was established followingits namesake's six consecutive appearances from1985 to1990, the second longest streak afterRed Auerbach's eleven.
The 8th edition of theSchickLegends Classic took place on February 9, 1991. It consisted of an exhibition match between retired players from the Eastern and Western Conference. The East Legends won 41–34.
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TheGatoradeSlam Dunk Contest had three of the previous year's contestants, with the notable absence of defending championDominique Wilkins.Dee Brown took home the trophy after defeatingShawn Kemp in the final, performing a dunk while covering his eyes with one arm.[2] The scoring system consisted of the total of the two dunks, and in the final round the two best out of three dunks.
| Pos. | Player | Team | First Round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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| 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | 3rd dunk | Total | |||
| G | Dee Brown | Boston Celtics | 48.2 | 44.2 | 92.4 | 49.6 | 48.4 | 98.0 | 48.1 | 46.4 | 49.6 | 97.7 |
| F/C | Shawn Kemp | Seattle SuperSonics | 47.6 | 48.2 | 95.8 | 48.3 | 47.3 | 95.6 | 44.3 | 48.0 | 45.7 | 93.7 |
| G | Rex Chapman | Charlotte Hornets | 45.5 | 49.7 | 95.2 | 49.0 | 46.0 | 94.0 | Did not advance | |||
| G | Kenny Smith | Houston Rockets | 48.5 | 42.3 | 90.8 | 46.6 | 41.3 | 87.9 | Did not advance | |||
| F | Kenny Williams | Indiana Pacers | 42.3 | 44.6 | 86.9 | Did not advance | ||||||
| F/G | Blue Edwards | Utah Jazz | 40.1 | 44.2 | 84.3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| F/G | Otis Smith | Orlando Magic | 41.2 | 41.8 | 83.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
| G | Kendall Gill | Charlotte Hornets | 40.1 | 40.9 | 81.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
TheAmerican Airlines–ITT SheratonThree-Point Shootout sawCraig Hodges repeat as champion, by defeatingPortland'sTerry Porter in the final round. Players begin shooting from one corner of the court, and move from station to station along the three-point arc until they reach the other corner. Each station has four standard balls, worth one point each, plus one specially colored "money ball", worth two points.
| Pos. | Player | Team | First round | Semifinal | Final |
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| G | Craig Hodges | Chicago Bulls | 20 | 24 | 17 |
| G | Terry Porter | Portland Trail Blazers | 15TIE | 14 | 12 |
| F | Dennis Scott | Orlando Magic | 16 | 12 | Did not advance |
| F/G | Danny Ainge | Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 11 | Did not advance |
| G | Tim Hardaway | Golden State Warriors | 15TIE | Did not advance | |
| G | Hersey Hawkins | Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | Did not advance | |
| F | Glen Rice | Miami Heat | 9 | Did not advance | |
| F/G | Clyde Drexler | Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | Did not advance | |
^TIE Terry Porter and Tim Hardaway broke the tie in a 30-second shooting round.