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Date | February 14, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Arena | Cowboys Stadium American Airlines Center (All-Star contests) | ||||||||||||||||||
City | Arlington | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Dwyane Wade | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Gretchen Wilson (US)[1] Canadian Tenors (Canada)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Alicia Keys,Shakira[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 108,713 | ||||||||||||||||||
Network | TNT | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Marv Albert,Doug Collins andReggie Miller Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller,Mike Fratello,Charles Barkley andKenny Smith (All-Star Saturday Night) Kevin Harlan,Kevin McHale andDwyane Wade (Rookie Challenge) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2010 NBA All-Star Game was anexhibitionbasketball game that was played on February 14, 2010, during theNational Basketball Association's (NBA)2009–10 season. It was the 59th edition of theNBA All-Star Game, and was played atCowboys Stadium inArlington, Texas. TheEastern Conference defeated theWestern Conference, 141–139. The East'sDwyane Wade, who recorded 28 points on 75% shooting, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals, was named as theAll-Star Game Most Valuable Player. This was the second time that theDallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area had hosted the All-Star Game; the area had previously hosted the event in1986. Dallas was awarded the 2010 All-Star Game in an announcement by commissionerDavid Stern on October 30, 2008.
TheAll-Star Weekend began on Friday, February 12, 2010, with theCelebrity Game and theRookie Challenge, a game between the league's best rookies and second-year players. On Saturday, the event continued with the All-Star Saturday Night, which featured theShooting Stars Competition,Skills Challenge,Three-Point Shootout,Slam Dunk Contest andH–O–R–S–E Competition. TheD-League All-Star Game and the second D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, the latter of which was modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night, also took place during the All-Star Weekend. The D-League Dream Factory Friday Night was held on Friday and the D-League All-Star Game was held on Saturday. In the Rookie Challenge, the Rookies defeated the Sophomores for the first time since 2002, with Rookies'Tyreke Evans named as the game MVP. In the All-Star Saturday Night events,Nate Robinson won his third Slam Dunk Contest whilePaul Pierce andSteve Nash won the Three-Point Shootout and Skills Challenge respectively. Team Texas, the home team, won the Shootings Stars Competition. Kevin Durant repeated as champion in the H–O–R–S–E Competition.
The announced attendance for the All-Star Game was 108,713, the all-time attendance record for the sport.[3] The previous verified record for attendance at a basketball game was 78,129, set in aDecember 13, 2003 game betweenKentucky andMichigan State atFord Field inDetroit.[4] The final of the1968 European Cup Winners' Cup betweenAEK Athens andSlavia Prague atPanathinaiko Stadium inAthens is believed to have had an attendance of 120,000 but that total was not verified at the time.[5] The previous record attendance for anNBA All-Star Game was 44,735, set at theHouston Astrodome for the1989 All-Star Game.[6] This event also broke the record for the single largest attendance for an indoor event, previously held byWrestleMania III in 1987.
This marked the first All-Star game where neither team wore a white uniform. The East wore blue uniforms with silver trim, while the West wore red uniforms with gold trim.
TheDallas Mavericks served as host of an All-Star Game for the second time in franchise history; they previously hosted the1986 All-Star Game at their former home court, theReunion Arena inDallas.
The venue for the game on February 14 was Cowboys Stadium, home of theNational Football League'sDallas Cowboys, while theRookie Challenge and NBA All-Star Saturday Night events were held on February 12 and February 13, 2010, respectively, atAmerican Airlines Center, home of the Mavericks. This marked the first time the All-Star events were split between two venues since1989.
The Mavericks were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by NBA commissionerDavid Stern on October 30, 2008.[7] This was the first All-Star Game to be played in afootball stadium since1996 whenSan Antonio'sAlamodome hosted the event.[8]
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 January 31, two weeks before the All-Star Game. However, an NBA rule also prohibits a coach from being selected for consecutive All-Star Games. BecausePhil Jackson andMike Brown coached in the2009 All-Star Game, they were not eligible for selection, even though their teams (respectively theLos Angeles Lakers andCleveland Cavaliers) had the best winning percentages in their respective conferences at the January 31 cutoff date.[9]
The coach for theWestern Conference team wasDenver Nuggets head coach George Karl. This is the fourth time Karl was selected to be an All-Star coach, after previous selections in1994,1996 and1998.[10] At January 31, the Nuggets had 32–15 record, the second best winning percentage in the Western Conference, behind Phil Jackson's Lakers.[11] The coach for theEastern Conference team wasOrlando Magic head coachStan Van Gundy. This is the second time Van Gundy was selected to be an All-Star coach, after previously being selected in2005. At January 31, the Magic had 32–16 record, the second best winning percentage in the Eastern Conference, behind Mike Brown's Cavaliers.[12]
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.[9] 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 is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.[13]
LeBron James of theCleveland Cavaliers topped the All-Star Ballots with 2,549,693 votes, which earned him a starting position in theEastern Conference team.Allen Iverson, who retired briefly before returning to play for thePhiladelphia 76ers, earned his eleventh straight selection to the All-Star roster.Dwyane Wade,Kevin Garnett andDwight Howard completed the Eastern Conference starting position. These five starters also started inthe previous year's Eastern Conference team.[14] The Eastern Conference reserves includes 4 first-time selections,Rajon Rondo,Derrick Rose,Gerald Wallace andAl Horford.[13] Wallace became the first player to represent theCharlotte Bobcats in the All-Star game, while Rose became the first All-Star for theChicago Bulls sinceMichael Jordan.[15]
TheWestern Conference leading vote-getter isKobe Bryant with 2,456,224 votes. Two-timeMVPSteve Nash returned after missing out on the All-Star roster the previous year.Carmelo Anthony,Tim Duncan andAmar'e Stoudemire completed the Western Conference starting position. Bryant, Duncan and Stoudemire all started in last year's game, although Stoudemire was listed as a forward then.[9]Dallas Mavericks'Dirk Nowitzki represented the home town after being selected as a reserve. The Western Conference reserves includes 3 first-time selections,Kevin Durant,Zach Randolph andDeron Williams, who grew up and starred in high school in the Dallas area.[13][16]
Four players missed the game: Kobe Bryant,Chris Paul andBrandon Roy due to injury; Allen Iverson for personal reasons. As a result, four more were named to the roster as replacements:Chauncey Billups for Paul,Chris Kaman for Roy,Jason Kidd for Bryant andDavid Lee for Iverson. Both Kaman and Lee are first-time selections.[17][18][19] Eastern Conference coach Stan Van Gundy selectedJoe Johnson to replace Iverson in the starting lineup, while Western Conference coach George Karl selected Dirk Nowitzki to replace Bryant in the starting lineup.[20][21]
^INJ Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and Brandon Roy did not participate due to injury.[17][22][23]
^DNP Allen Iverson did not play for personal reasons.[17]
^REP Chauncey Billups was named as a replacement for Chris Paul,[18] Chris Kaman was named as a replacement for Brandon Roy,[19] Jason Kidd was named as a replacement for Kobe Bryant,[17] and David Lee was named as a replacement for Allen Iverson.[17]
^1 Joe Johnson started in place of Allen Iverson.[20]
^2 Dirk Nowitzki started in place of Kobe Bryant.[21]
^3 Although the NBA listed Pau Gasol as a forward in the All-Star ballot,[9] he was selected as a reserve center by the head coaches.[16]
February 14 7:50 p.m.CT |
Eastern Conference All-Stars141,Western Conference All-Stars 139 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 37–34, 39–35, 42–40, 23–30 | ||
Pts:Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs:Chris Bosh 10 Asts:Dwyane Wade 11 | Pts:Carmelo Anthony 27 Rebs:Anthony,Stoudemire 10 each Asts:Steve Nash 13 |
Cowboys Stadium,Arlington, Texas Attendance: 108,713 Referees:
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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 the2009 NBA draft:Stephen Curry,Tyreke Evans,Jonny Flynn,James Harden andBrandon Jennings. The Sophomores team featured seven players fromthe previous Rookie Challenge game:Michael Beasley,Marc Gasol,Eric Gordon,Brook Lopez,O. J. Mayo,Derrick Rose andRussell Westbrook.[24] However, Rose was later replaced byAnthony Morrow due to Rose's selection to theSkills Challenge and theAll-Star Game.[25]
The head coaches for the Rookies and Sophomores teams were the lead assistants from the All-Star Game coaching staffs,Adrian Dantley from theDenver Nuggets andPatrick Ewing from theOrlando Magic. They were assisted by two All-Stars who served as assistant coach,Kevin Durant andChris Bosh. Durant participated in his third successive Rookie Challenge game, after playing as a rookie and sophomore in the last two years. Bosh, a Dallas native, returned to his hometown where he grew up and starred in high school basketball. Dantley and Durant coached the Rookie team while Ewing and Bosh coached the Sophomore team.[26]
At halftime, sophomore Eric Gordon and rookieDeMar DeRozan competed in the inaugural NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In, a single-round slam dunk competition to determine the fourth participant of theSlam Dunk Contest on Saturday.[27] DeRozan, who was not part of the Rookie team, earned 61% of the fans vote to defeat Eric Gordon and won a spot to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest.[28]
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^DNP Derrick Rose was excused from the Rookie Challenge in consideration of being named to the All-Star Game and his participation in the Skills Challenge.[25]
^REP Anthony Morrow was named as a replacement for Derrick Rose.[25]
February 12 9:00 p.m.ET |
Rookies140, Sophomores 128 | ||
Scoring by half: 67–55, 73–73 | ||
Pts:Tyreke Evans 26 Rebs:DeJuan Blair 23 Asts:Brandon Jennings 8 | Pts:Russell Westbrook 40 Rebs:Beasley,Lopez 7 each Asts:O. J. Mayo 10 |
American Airlines Center,Dallas Attendance: 19,200 Referees:
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The Rookies won the game 140–128, ending the Sophomores' seven-game win streak and winning the Rookie Challenge for the first time since 2002. Rookie'sTyreke Evans was namedMVP; he had 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.DeJuan Blair scored 22 points and notched a record 23 rebounds, becoming the first player to have a 20–20 game in the Rookie Challenge. Sophomore'sRussell Westbrook had a game-high 40 points in a losing effort. It was the second time a player has reached the 40-point mark, sinceKevin Durant had 46 points last year. The Rookies were up by 12 at halftime, the largest lead of the game. Westbrook, who had 11 points at halftime, took over and scored 29 points in the second half. But strong plays enabled the Rookies to keep the lead for the rest of the game.[29][30]
TheSpriteSlam Dunk Contest was contested by defending championNate Robinson, All-StarGerald Wallace,Shannon Brown andDeMar DeRozan.[27] The fourth contestant was determined through the first ever NBA All-Star Dunk-In, a single-round slam dunk competition that was held at halftime of theRookie Challenge game. The opening matchup between DeRozan andEric Gordon ended with DeRozan winning 61% of the online fan vote and the final spot in the Saturday competition.[28]
The Slam Dunk Contest was held the following night. Each of the four contestants performed two slam dunks in the first round. A panel of five judges, including former championDominique Wilkins andSpud Webb,[31][32] then scored the dunks to determine the final round pairing.[27] DeRozan's scored 92 points in the first round, including a 50-point dunk to advance to the finals. Robinson scored 89 points and also advanced to the finals, in which he was narrowly victorious in his effort to repeat. Robinson incorporated theDallas Cowboys Cheerleaders his final round dunks, which earned him 51% of the fan vote, thus making him the first three-time dunk contest winner. After accepting the trophy, Robinson announced his retirement from any future dunk contests.[33]
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round | ||
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1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | Votes | |||||
G | Nate Robinson | New York Knicks | 5–8 | 180 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 51% |
G | DeMar DeRozan | Toronto Raptors | 6–7 | 220 | 42 | 50 | 92 | 49% |
G | Shannon Brown | Los Angeles Lakers | 6–4 | 205 | 37 | 41 | 78 | — |
F | Gerald Wallace | Charlotte Bobcats | 6–7 | 220 | 38 | 40 | 78 | — |
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | Votes |
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G | DeMar DeRozan | Toronto Raptors | 6–7 | 220 | 61% |
G | Eric Gordon | Los Angeles Clippers | 6–3 | 222 | 39% |
TheFoot LockerThree-Point Shootout featured six players: defending championDaequan Cook returned to defend his title, competing againstChauncey Billups,Paul Pierce,Channing Frye,Danilo Gallinari and rookieStephen Curry.[34] Frye was the first center to participate in the three-point shootout sinceSam Perkins in 1997.[35] In this contest, contestants attempt to make as manythree-point field goals as possible from five shooting stations behind thethree-point arc in one minute. 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.[36]
Curry led the first round with 18 points as he advanced to the final round along with Billups and Pierce, who both scored 17 points. Defending champion Cook failed to advance, finishing with 15 points along with Frye and Gallinari. In the second round, Pierce set the tone early by scoring 20 points, and both Billups and Curry were unable to match his score. Pierce, who could only manage to score 8 points in his first participation in2002, became the first Celtic to win the contest sinceLarry Bird won it three straight in1986,1987 and1988.[31][36][37]
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
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F | Paul Pierce | Boston Celtics | 6–7 | 235 | 17 | 20 |
G | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 6–3 | 185 | 18 | 17 |
G | Chauncey Billups | Denver Nuggets | 6–3 | 202 | 17 | 14 |
G | Daequan Cook | Miami Heat | 6–5 | 210 | 15 | — |
C | Channing Frye | Phoenix Suns | 6–11 | 245 | 15 | — |
F | Danilo Gallinari | New York Knicks | 6–10 | 225 | 15 | — |
TheTaco BellSkills Challenge was contested by four players.Derrick Rose, the defending champion, was supposed to participate in the contest but he suffered an injury before the All-Star Break. He was replaced byRussell Westbrook of theOklahoma City Thunder.[38][39] 2008 championDeron Williams, 2005 championSteve Nash and rookieBrandon Jennings also competed. In this contest, the contestants have to complete an "obstacle course" consisting of dribbling, passing and shooting stations. The contestant who finishes the course with the fastest time wins the contest. All contestants must comply with basic NBA ball-handling rules while completing the course.[40]
The two former champions, Nash and Williams advanced to the second round with the 35.0 and 34.1 seconds respectively. Jennings missed the cut for the final round with just 35.7 seconds, 0.7 second slower than Nash. In the final round, Nash went quicker than his first round attempt to record 29.9 seconds, while Williams could only record 37.9 seconds. Nash became the second two-time winner of the event, joiningDwyane Wade who won it back-to-back in2006 and2007.[31][40]
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
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G | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 6–3 | 195 | 35.0 | 29.9 |
G | Deron Williams | Utah Jazz | 6–3 | 207 | 34.1 | 37.9 |
G | Brandon Jennings | Milwaukee Bucks | 6–1 | 169 | 35.7 | — |
G | Russell WestbrookREP | Oklahoma City Thunder | 6–3 | 187 | 44.1 | — |
G | Derrick RoseINJ | Chicago Bulls | 6–3 | 190 | — | — |
^INJ Derrick Rose was not able to participate due to injury.[39]
^REP Russell Westbrook was named as a replacement for Derrick Rose.[39]
TheHaierShooting Stars Competition was contested by four teams of three players, with each team representing a city which has both NBA andWNBA teams (or in the case ofSacramento, had one during the2009 season). Each team consisted of one current NBA player, one current WNBA player, and one NBA legend. In this competition, each team must make six shots from six shooting locations of increasing difficulties. The team who makes all six shots with the fastest time wins the competition. For the first time in the event's history, theTNT andNBA TV analysts participated in the event, as the NBA legend. Defending champion TeamDetroit did not return to defend their title. A home team fromTexas competed in the competition, representingDallas,Houston andSan Antonio, the three cities in Texas that have NBA franchises. Other participants in the event included TeamAtlanta, Team Los Angeles and Team Sacramento.[41]
In the first round, Team Texas and Los Angeles both had the two best times and advanced to the final round. In the final round, Team Texas finished the course in just 34.3 seconds, defeating team Los Angeles who recorded 55.2 seconds. Team Texas only missed two shots in their first five shooting locations before hometown playerDirk Nowitzki scored the half-court shot in the team's sixth attempt. WNBA playerBecky Hammon, who won the competition as part of Team San Antonio in2008, became the second two-time winner, afterBill Laimbeer.[42]
City/State | Members | Team | First round | Final round |
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Texas | Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks | 1:28 | 34.3 |
Becky Hammon1 | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||
Kenny Smith | Houston Rockets (retired) | |||
Los Angeles | Pau Gasol | Los Angeles Lakers | 1:00 | 55.2 |
Marie Ferdinand-Harris | Los Angeles Sparks | |||
Brent Barry | Los Angeles Clippers (retired) | |||
Sacramento | Tyreke Evans | Sacramento Kings | 1:46 | — |
Nicole Powell | Sacramento Monarchs | |||
Chris Webber | Sacramento Kings (retired) | |||
Atlanta | Joe Johnson | Atlanta Hawks | 1:47 | — |
Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | |||
Steve Smith | Atlanta Hawks (retired) |
^1 Becky Hammon is a U.S. citizen by birth. She became a naturalized citizen of Russia in 2007 and has representedRussia in international competitions.[43]
A H–O–R–S–E Competition, which was contested for the first time last year as an exhibition event before the All-Star Saturday Night, is now part of the All-Star Saturday Night events. The objective of this competition is to accrue as few of the five letters as possible. Players are given a "letter" every time they fail to duplicate a shot of another player. Each player is given 24 seconds to make or duplicate a shot—dunking is prohibited. Each player who fails to duplicate five shots is eliminated from the competition. An NBA referee is assigned to rule whether the shot is performed properly.[44]Defending championKevin Durant returned to defend his title, competing againstRajon Rondo and rookieOmri Casspi.[45] All players started slow in the contest early on after failing to make most shots. Casspi was soon eliminated when he accumulated the five letters. Due to time constraint, the competition turned into a three-point contest. Durant made most of his shots, eliminating Rondo who missed two three-pointers.[44]
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | Results |
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F | Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City Thunder | 6–9 | 230 | H-O-R |
G | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | 6–1 | 171 | H-O-R-S-E |
F | Omri Casspi | Sacramento Kings | 6–9 | 225 | H-O-R-S-E |
TheNBA All-Star Celebrity Game was played on Friday, February 12 at theDallas Convention Center. A total of 20 celebrities took part in the game, including several former basketball players.Basketball Hall of FamerMagic Johnson and five-timeNBA All-StarAlonzo Mourning, served as coaches for the celebrity teams. Three former NBA players,Robert Horry,Rick Fox andChris Mullin, along with Hall of FamerNancy Lieberman andDallas Mavericks ownerMark Cuban, participated in the game.[46] The West team won 41–37 over the East."Special K" Daley, one of the fourHarlem Globetrotters player that participated in the game, scored game-high 18 points for the West. ActorMichael Rapaport, who scored 4 points, was named as the Celebrity Game MVP for his defense onfootball playerTerrell Owens, the MVP of the last two Celebrity Games. Owens, who played both college basketball and football inChattanooga, led the East with 10 points.[46] The Globetrotters, joined by"Curly" Neal and"Bucket" Blakes, entertained the crowd during the timeouts with their signature ball-handling tricks.[47]
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Twenty of theNBA Development League's top players were selected to the D-League All-Star Game rosters by a combination of fan balloting on the official D-League website and voting by the 16 head coaches of D-League teams. Players who have been selected by coaches and fans must be on an active roster of a D-League team.Iowa Energy head coachNick Nurse andRio Grande Valley Vipers head coachChris Finch were selected as the coach for the Red Team and the Blue Team respectively. Both coaches earned the honor by securing the best records in the D-League through January 26.[48]
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^INJ Alexis Ajinca, Dontell Jefferson and Antonio Anderson did not participate due to injury.[49]
^DNP Joey Dorsey did not participate due to a recall by theHouston Rockets, while Sundiata Gaines and Anthony Tolliver did not participate due to call-ups to theUtah Jazz andGolden State Warriors respectively.[49]
^REP Romel Beck, Brian Butch, Joe Crawford, Desmon Farmer, Curtis Jerrells and Diamon Simpson was named as replacements for the unavailable players.[49]
February 13 3:00 p.m.ET |
Eastern Conference 81,Western Conference98 | ||
Scoring by half: 41–48, 40–50 | ||
Pts:Earl Barron 20 Rebs:Rob Kurz 10 Asts:Curtis Stinson 11 | Pts:Brian Butch 18 Rebs: Brian Butch 13 Asts:Curtis Jerrells 6 |
Dallas Convention Center,Dallas Attendance: 3500 Referees:
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In the fourth annual D-League All-Star Game, the Western Conference team defeated the Eastern Conference Team 98–81.Bakersfield Jam centerBrian Butch, who scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, was named as the MVP of the game.Iowa Energy centerEarl Barron scored the game-high 20 points, whileCurtis Stinson recorded the game-high 11 assists for the East.[50]
Dar Tucker won the third annual D-League Slam Dunk Contest, beatingAlonzo Gee in the final round. Tucker scored four 50-point dunk, finishing with perfect score in both the first and final round. In his final dunk, Tucker jumped over his teammateBrian Butch, who is seven feet tall.[51][52]
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
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G | Dar Tucker | Los Angeles D-Fenders | 6–4 | 205 |
G/F | Anthony Danridge | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | 6–5 | 215 |
G | Alonzo GeeREP | Austin Toros | 6–6 | 220 |
F | Trey GilderREP | Maine Red Claws | 6–9 | 185 |
F | Bill WalkerDNP | Maine Red Claws | 6–5 | 220 |
F | Deron WashingtonINJ | Tulsa 66ers | 6–8 | 215 |
^INJ Deron Washington did not participate due to injury.[54]
^DNP Bill Walker did not participate due to a recall by theBoston Celtics.[54]
^REP Alonzo Gee and Trey Gilder was named as replacements for the unavailable players.[54]
Andre Ingram won the third annual D-League Three-Point Shootout, beating defending championBlake Ahearn in the final round by a score of 39–37. Ingram advanced to the finals having scored 18 points, while Ahearn scored 20 points in the first round.Morris Almond andRob Kurz were eliminated in the first round.[51][52]
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
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G | Andre Ingram | Utah Flash | 6–3 | 190 |
G | Blake Ahearn | Bakersfield Jam | 6–2 | 190 |
G | Morris Almond | Springfield Armor | 6–5 | 210 |
F | Rob Kurz | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | 6–9 | 230 |
TheHaier Shooting Stars Competition was held for the first time in the D-League Dream Factory Friday Night events. A team ofPat Carroll,Trey Gilder andCarlos Powell won the inaugural competition by defeating of a team ofBrian Butch,Desmon Farmer andDonell Taylor in the final round. Carroll, Gilder and Powell finished the course with a time of 15.6 seconds, with Powell made a half-court shot on their first attempt.[51][52]
Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
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G | Pat Carroll | Iowa Energy | 6–5 | 190 |
F | Trey Gilder | Maine Red Claws | 6–9 | 185 |
F | Carlos Powell | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | 6–7 | 225 |
F | Romel Beck | Dakota Wizards | 6–8 | 195 |
F | Brian Butch | Bakersfield Jam | 6–11 | 240 |
F | Desmon Farmer | Reno Bighorns | 6–5 | 210 |
F | Mike Harris | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 6–6 | 235 |
G | Donell TaylorREP | Idaho Stampede | 6–5 | 215 |
G | Curtis Jerrells | Austin Toros | 6–1 | 195 |
G | Mustafa Shakur | Tulsa 66ers | 6–3 | 190 |
F | Diamon Simpson | Los Angeles D-Fenders | 6–7 | 230 |
F | Reggie Williams | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 6–6 | 210 |
G | Dontell JeffersonINJ | Utah Flash | 6–5 | 190 |
^INJ Dontell Jefferson did not participate due to injury.[54]
^REP Donell Taylor was named as replacements for Dontell Jefferson.[54]