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| Date | February 8, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Madison Square Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Michael Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Cast of1776 (USA) Robert Cuccioli (Canada) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Broadway All-Stars (featuring cast members from Chicago, Bring'n Da Noise Bring'n Da Funk, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll and Hyde, Miss Saigon, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Les Misérables, Titanic) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,323 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1998 NBA All-Star Game was the 48th edition of theNational Basketball Association (NBA)All-Star Game. The event was held atMadison Square Garden inNew York City. The East won the game 135–114. Besides the NBA All-Star game, there were two other events that occurred in the All-Star Weekend including the Rookies Game and the Three-Point Shootout.
The Western Conference was coached byGeorge Karl from theSeattle SuperSonics and the Eastern Conference was coached byLarry Bird of theIndiana Pacers.
This would be the All-Star debut ofKobe Bryant, who became the youngest All-Star in NBA history at 19 years of age.[1] It would also be the debut for rookieTim Duncan. Bryant had a team-high 18 points.Michael Jordan earned MVP honors, scoring 23 points, grabbing six rebounds, and dishing out eight assists. This was Jordan's third MVP award.[2] The game featured four all-stars from theLos Angeles Lakers.
This was the first All-Star game to feature both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Jordan would come out of retirement once more in2001 and play two more seasons (earning All-Star selections both years) for theWashington Wizards. In 1998, Michael Jordan led all the players in All-Star Game votes with 1,028,235 votes from the fans. This was also the first year thatShaquille O'Neal was able to play in the All-Star Game as a member of theLos Angeles Lakers as he was sidelined in 1997 due to a knee injury.
This would be the last All-Star Game until 2000, as alabor dispute caused the following season to be shortened. A total of 9 players from this game would not play in another All-Star Game:Nick Van Exel,Steve Smith,Penny Hardaway,Tim Hardaway,Shawn Kemp,Mitch Richmond,Vin Baker,Rik Smits andJayson Williams.
February 8, 1998 |
| Western Conference 114,Eastern Conference135 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 33–34, 33–34, 23–34 | ||
| Pts:Kobe Bryant 18 Rebs:Eddie Jones,Tim Duncan 11 each Asts:Gary Payton 13 | Pts:Michael Jordan 23 Rebs:Shawn Kemp 11 Asts: Michael Jordan 8 | |
Grant Hill and Michael Jordan shot the best field goal percentages this game when comparing players who shot ten or more shots. Grant Hill was 7/11 from the field and he knocked down a three (.636%). Michael Jordan was 10/18 from the field and he also knocked down one three (.556%).
The halftime show featured the Broadway All-Stars.
Eastern Conference
| Team | Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
| CLE | Shawn Kemp | 25 | 5–10 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| DET | Grant Hill | 28 | 7–11 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| ATL | Dikembe Mutombo | 19 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| CHI | Michael Jordan | 32 | 10–18 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| ORL | Penny Hardaway | 12 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| MIA | Tim Hardaway | 17 | 3–8 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| NJN | Jayson Williams | 19 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| IND | Rik Smits | 21 | 3–7 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| IND | Reggie Miller | 20 | 6–8 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| CHA | Glen Rice | 16 | 6–14 | 4–6 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| ATL | Steve Smith | 16 | 6–12 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| BOS | Antoine Walker | 15 | 2–8 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 57–109 | 11–25 | 10–13 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 135 |
Western Conference
| Team | Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
| UTA | Karl Malone | 17 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MIN | Kevin Garnett | 21 | 6–11 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| LAL | Shaquille O'Neal | 18 | 5–10 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| LAL | Kobe Bryant | 22 | 7–16 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| SEA | Gary Payton | 24 | 3–7 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| SEA | Vin Baker | 21 | 3–12 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| LAL | Eddie Jones | 25 | 7–19 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| SAS | David Robinson | 22 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 9–10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| SAC | Mitch Richmond | 17 | 4–11 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| PHO | Jason Kidd | 19 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SAS | Tim Duncan | 14 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| LAL | Nick Van Exel | 20 | 5–14 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 46–113 | 4–23 | 18–22 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 114 |
The NBA Rookies game took place on the Friday before the All-Star Game. The coaches of the teams wereWillis Reed for the East and Dave DeBusschere for the West. The East would win their consecutive rookies game as Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the Cleveland Cavalier's center became the first international player to be recognized as the game's MVP. The final box score of the 1998 NBA Rookies was 85-80 for the East.
Eastern Conference
| Team | Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
| PHLA | Tim Thomas | 19 | 3–6 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| NJ | Keith Van Horn | 25 | 6–12 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| CLE | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 24 | 8–10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| CLE | Brevin Knight | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS | Ron Mercer | 22 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| BOS | Chauncey Billups | 16 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| CLE | Cedric Henderson | 17 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| TOR | Tracy McGrady | 10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| TOTAL | 150 | 35-66 | 3-10 | 12-18 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 85 |
Western Conference
| Team | Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
| HOU | Rodrick Rhodes | 25 | 2–8 | 0-1 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| LAC | Maurice Taylor | 24 | 6–14 | 0-0 | 0–0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| SAC | Michael Stewart | 19 | 6–9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| DEN | Bobby Jackson | 24 | 7–14 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| VAN | Antonio Daniels | 25 | 7–11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| POR | Kelvin Cato | 11 | 3–7 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| DEN | Danny Fortson | 11 | 4–7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| POR | Alvin Williams | 11 | 1–3 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 150 | 36–73 | 1-6 | 7-12 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 80 |
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | Final |
| Western Conference | 38 | 47 | 80 |
| Eastern Conference | 42 | 38 | 85 |
The 3 Point shootout was held during the NBA All-Star Saturday. Eight players were selected to compete, all from different teams. There were three rounds in which the four top players will advance to the semifinal round and the top two in the semifinals will advance to the final round.Jeff Hornacek,Hubert Davis,Dale Ellis, andCharlie Ward advanced to the semifinals with Jeff Hornacek and Hubert Davis competing in the finals. In the end, it was Jeff Hornacek who won the 3 Point Shootout.
| Players | 1st Round | Semifinal | Final |
| Jeff Hornacek | 17 | 15* | 16 |
| Hubert Davis | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| Dale Ellis | 18 | 15* | |
| Charlie Ward | 15 | 11 | |
| Sam Mack | 14 | ||
| Glen Rice | 13 | ||
| Tracy Murray | 12 | ||
| Reggie Miller | 12 |