2000 NBA All-Star Game
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, was the 49th edition of the North America
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(NBA) All-Star Game. The Western Conference
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won the game with the score of 137-126 while Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...
and Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan
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were both named MVP of the game. O'Neal took the All Star MVP trophy saying to Duncan, "you already have one of those rings (referring to the championship ring Duncan received due to him being a member of the 1998-99 Championship team with David Robinson and Greg Popovich), so I'm taking the trophy." Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...
was the leading scorer of the game with 26 points.
Recap
The Eastern Conference led in the first three minutes of the game but then the Western Conference took advantage and finished the first quarter leading 33-29.The East tried to come back in the second quarter but the score at halftime the West was still ahead of five points, 64-59. The Eastern Conference tied the game at 91 with two minutes and eight seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Chris Webber
Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
made a buzzer-beater at the end of the quarter and the Western Conference took the lead 99-97. The West started the fourth quarter with a 8-0 run that determined the win.
The co-MVPs of the game (Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan) combined for 46 points and 23 rebounds. It was the third time in All-Star Game history that two players won the MVP award. It also happened in 1959 (Bob Pettit
Bob Pettit
Robert Lee "Bob" Pettit Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks . He was the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970...
and Elgin Baylor
Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers....
) and in 1993 (John Stockton
John Stockton
John Houston Stockton is a retired American professional basketball player who spent his entire career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA from 1984 to 2003. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the NBA records for most career assists and steals by...
and Karl Malone
Karl Malone
Karl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
). O'Neal would later share an All-Star MVP award nine years later
2009 NBA All-Star Game
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, this time with former Laker teammate Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
, making him the only player to share All-Star MVP honors with another player twice.
Eastern Conference
| Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter Vince Carter Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns. He is a shooting guard who can also play small forward.... *, Tor |
28 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Grant Hill Grant Hill (basketball) Grant Henry Hill is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Suns. As a collegian with Duke University and early in his professional career with the Detroit Pistons, Hill was widely considered to be one of the best all-around players in the game, often... *, Det |
19 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Alonzo Mourning Alonzo Mourning Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. is a former American professional basketball player, who played most of his 15-year NBA career for the Miami Heat.... *, Mia |
27 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Eddie Jones Eddie Jones (basketball) Eddie Charles Jones is an American former professional basketball player. Jones played college basketball at Temple University and was the 1993–94 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year... *, Cha |
21 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Allen Iverson Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season... *, Phi |
28 | 10-18 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Allan Houston Allan Houston Allan Wade Houston is a retired American professional basketball player for the NBA, and currently the Assistant General Manager for the New York Knicks. He was one of the top 3-point shooters in the NBA until a knee injury forced him to retire... , NY |
18 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Glenn Robinson Glenn Robinson Glenn A. "Big Dog" Robinson is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He last played during the 2004–05 season.-Early life:... , Mil |
17 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ray Allen Ray Allen Walter Ray Allen is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. He has played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and the Boston Celtics; and collegiately for the University of... , Mil |
17 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo , commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the NBA... , Atl |
16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Davis Dale Davis (basketball) Elliott Lydell Davis is a former American professional basketball player who played center and power forward. He is 6'11" and weighs 252 pounds.... , Ind |
14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerry Stackhouse Jerry Stackhouse Jerry Darnell Stackhouse is an American professional basketball player who plays both shooting guard and small forward. He most recently played for the Miami Heat. He is now an NBA TV analyst but remains as an eligible free agent.... , Det |
14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Reggie Miller Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne "Reggie" Miller is a retired American professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association career with the Indiana Pacers... , Ind |
21 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 51-108 | 7-23 | 17-20 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 126 |
Western Conference
| Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett Kevin Maurice Garnett is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . After a high school basketball career at Farragut Career Academy which included winning a national player of the year award, he... *, Min |
35 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Tim Duncan Tim Duncan Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association . The 6-foot 11-inch , 255-pound power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year... *, Sas |
33 | 12-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA... *, Lal |
25 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school... *, Lal |
28 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Jason Kidd Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd is an American professional basketball point guard who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Raised in Oakland, California, Kidd played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley and was drafted second overall by the Dallas... *, Pho |
34 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Gary Payton Gary Payton Gary Dwayne Payton is a former American professional basketball point guard. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals... , Sea |
20 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Webber Chris Webber Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee... , Sac |
13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Rasheed Wallace Rasheed Wallace Rasheed Abdul Wallace is a retired American professional basketball power forward and center who played from 1995 to 2010 in the National Basketball Association... , Por |
21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Michael Finley Michael Finley Michael Howard Finley is a retired American professional basketball player. He last played for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.-High school career:... , Dal |
10 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| David Robinson David Robinson (basketball) David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were... , Sas |
7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stockton John Stockton John Houston Stockton is a retired American professional basketball player who spent his entire career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA from 1984 to 2003. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the NBA records for most career assists and steals by... , Uta |
11 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Karl Malone Karl Malone Karl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate... , Uta |
3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 61-115 | 5-17 | 10-13 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 137 |
- starters
| Score by period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 33 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 137 |
| East | 26 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 126 |
Match stats
- Officials: Joe Crawford, Terry Durham and Joe Forte
- Location: The Arena in Oakland
- Attendance: 18325
Slam Dunk Contest
First Round (top three advance to finals)- Vince CarterVince CarterVincent Lamar "Vince" Carter is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns. He is a shooting guard who can also play small forward....
100 - Tracy McGradyTracy McGradyTracy Lamar McGrady, Jr., is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons.Entering the league after graduating from high school, McGrady eventually became a seven-time All-Star. He led the league in scoring in 2003 and 2004. He has also played for the Toronto...
99 - Steve FrancisSteve FrancisSteven D'Shawn Francis is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He had also played for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, and New York Knicks...
95 - Ricky DavisRicky DavisTyree Ricardo Davis , better known as Ricky Davis, is an American professional basketball player.-Biography:...
88 - Jerry StackhouseJerry StackhouseJerry Darnell Stackhouse is an American professional basketball player who plays both shooting guard and small forward. He most recently played for the Miami Heat. He is now an NBA TV analyst but remains as an eligible free agent....
83 - Larry HughesLarry HughesLarry Darnell Hughes is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Charlotte Bobcats. He is a and shooting guard. Hughes attended Saint Louis University and was the eight pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers...
67
Finals
- Vince Carter 98
- Steve Francis 91
- Tracy McGrady 77