NBA All-Star Game 2009

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The 2009 NBA All-Star Game took place in Phoenix on February 15th . The 58th All-Star Game was played at the US Airways Center , home of the Phoenix Suns , the local NBA team. Phoenix was next to Toronto , New York , Oakland and Milwaukee contenders for hosting the event for 2009 and was allowed to host the basketball spectacle for the third time after 1975 and 1995.

The Western Conference team won the game 146-119. The "Most Valuable Player" trophy was shared by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal .

All-Star Game

Squad

Western Conference All-Stars Item player team participation be right starter PG Chris Paul New Orleans Hornets 2. 2,134,798 SG Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 11. 2 805 397 SF Amar'e Stoudemire Phoenix Suns 4th 1,460,429 PF Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 11. 2,578,168 C. Yao Ming Houston Rockets 7th 2,532,958 Substitute player PG Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs 3. - PG Chauncey Billups Denver nuggets 4th - SG Brandon Roy Portland Trail Blazers 2. - PF David West New Orleans Hornets 2. - PF Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 8th. - PF Pau Gasol Los Angeles Lakers 2. - C. Shaquille O'Neal Phoenix Suns 15th -

Eastern Conference All-Stars

Item	player	team	participation	be right
starter
PG	Allen Iverson	Detroit Pistons	10.	1 804 649
SG	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat	5.	2,741,413
SF	LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers	5.	2,940,823
PF	Kevin Garnett	Boston Celtics	12.	2,066,833
C.	Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic	3.	3 150 181
Substitute player
PG	Devin Harris	New Jersey Nets	1.	-
PG	Mo Williams *	Cleveland Cavaliers	1.	-
SG	Ray Allen **	Boston Celtics	9.	-
SG	Joe Johnson	Atlanta Hawks	3.	-
SF	Paul Pierce	Boston Celtics	7th	-
SF	Danny Granger	Indiana Pacers	1.	-
PF	Rashard Lewis	Orlando Magic	2.	-

* Mo Williams replaced the injured Chris Bosh for the Eastern Conference team.

** Ray Allen replaced the injured Jameer Nelson for the Eastern Conference team.

Trainer

The coaches were Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers for the Western Conference team and Mike Brown of the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Eastern Conference team.

National anthem

The American national anthem was sung by singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks before the start of the game .

Half-time break

R&B singer John Legend and Latino singer Juanes performed during the halftime break of the All-Star Games .

statistics

Eastern Conference All-Stars

	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3 PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	DEAD	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	BA	PTS
L. James	F.	26:50	8-19	2-5	2-2	0	5	5	3	0	0	3	0	0	20th
K. Garnett	F.	18:52	5-5	0-0	2-2	2	2	4th	2	0	0	2	0	0	12
D. Howard	C.	27:30	5-11	0-2	3-5	3	6th	9	0	3	1	1	3	2	13
A. Iverson	G	15:39	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	2
D. Wade	G	26:39	6-13	2-6	4-7	2	0	2	5	2	3	0	0	0	18th
J. Johnson		21:38	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
D. Harris		17:06	3-6	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6th
P. Pierce		19:39	6-11	1-5	5-6	1	3	4th	2	3	2	1	0	0	18th
R.Allen		18:12	4-10	0-3	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	8th
R. Lewis		20:30	3-6	1-4	1-2	1	5	6th	0	3	0	1	0	0	8th
D. Granger		10:43	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2
M.Williams		16:42	5-10	2-5	0-0	1	1	2	5	0	0	2	0	0	12

Western Conference All-Stars

	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3 PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	DEAD	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	BA	PTS
A. Stoudemire	F.	24:36	7-10	0-0	5-6	3	3	6th	0	1	0	2	0	0	19th
T. Duncan	F.	18:01	3-5	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	0	6th
M. Yao	C.	12:23	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	2	0	1	1	1	2
K. Bryant	G	29:14	12-23	3-8	0-0	1	3	4th	4th	0	4th	1	0	1	27
C. Paul	G	29:14	7-14	0-1	0-0	1	6th	7th	14th	4th	3	1	0	1	14th
P. Gasol		16:55	5-7	0-0	4-4	2	6th	8th	1	2	1	0	1	0	14th
S. O'Neal		10:56	8-9	0-0	1-4	4th	1	5	3	1	0	2	1	0	17th
D. Nowitzki		14:05	3-5	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8th
B. Roy		31:10	7-8	0-0	0-0	0	5	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	14th
C. Billups		19:09	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	3	2	1	3	0	0	5
T. Parker		8:08 pm	7-11	0-2	0-0	0	4th	4th	4th	0	2	2	0	0	14th
D. West		14:09	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	6th

All-Star Weekend

Smaller events and competitions take place even before the actual All-Star Game. The respective winners are highlighted:

T-Mobile US Rookie Challenge

Rookies Item player team PG Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls PG Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder SG Rudy Fernández Portland Trail Blazers SG Eric Gordon Los Angeles Clippers SG OJ Mayo Memphis grizzlies PF Michael Beasley Miami Heat C. Greg Oden * Portland Trail Blazers C. Brook Lopez New Jersey Nets C. Marc Gasol Memphis grizzlies

Sophomores

Item	player	team
PG	Rodney Stuckey	Detroit Pistons
PG	Aaron Brooks	Houston Rockets
SF	Wilson Chandler	New York Knicks
SF	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder
SF	Al Thornton	Los Angeles Clippers
PF	Luis Scola	Houston Rockets
PF	Jeff Green	Oklahoma City Thunder
PF	Thaddeus Young	Philadelphia 76ers
C.	Al Horford	Atlanta Hawks

* Greg Oden was unable to participate due to an injury.

Kevin Durant became the Rookie Challenge MVP. He made 46 points, breaking the record set by Amar'e Stoudemire in 2004 (36 points).

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

Attendees

Item	player	team	size	Weight
C.	Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic	2.11 m	120.2 kg
PG	Nate Robinson	New York Knicks	1.75 m	81.6 kg
SF	JR Smith *	Denver nuggets	1.98 m	99.8 kg
SG	Rudy Fernández	Portland Trail Blazers	1.98 m	83.9 kg

* J. R. Smith replaced the injured Rudy Gay .

Nate Robinson prevailed against last year's winner Dwight Howard in the final with just 52% of all fan votes (SMS voting) .

Fans picked the fourth entrant from a selection consisting of Joe Alexander of the Milwaukee Bucks , Rudy Fernández of the Portland Trail Blazers , and Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder . On January 18, 2009 it was announced that Rudy Fernández may participate in the Slam Dunk Contest .

PlayStation Skills Challenge

Attendees

player	team	size	Weight
Devin Harris	New Jersey Nets	1.91 m	84 kg
Mo Williams *	Cleveland Cavaliers	1.85 m	86 kg
Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs	1.88 m	82 kg
Derrick Rose	Chicago Bulls	1.91 m	86 kg

* Mo Williams replaced the injured Jameer Nelson .

Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout

Attendees

player	team	3 average season '08 -09 *	3 career average *
Mike Bibby	Atlanta Hawks	40.9%	37.4%
Daequan Cook	Miami Heat	41.0%	37.2%
Danny Granger	Indiana Pacers	40.1%	39.1%
Jason Kapono	Toronto Raptors	41.9%	45.6%
Rashard Lewis	Orlando Magic	41.9%	39.3%
Roger Mason	San Antonio Spurs	45.0%	39.9%

* As of February 3, 2009

Haier Shooting Stars Competition

Attendees

city	player	team	1 round	2nd round
Detroit	Arron Afflalo	Detroit Pistons		58.4
	Katie Smith	Detroit Shock
	Bill Laimbeer	Detroit Pistons (former)
Phoenix	Leandro Barbosa	Phoenix Suns		1:19
	Tangela Smith	Phoenix Mercury
	Dan Majerle	Phoenix Suns (former)
San Antonio	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	1:06
	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Silver Stars
	David Robinson	San Antonio Spurs (former)
los Angeles	Derek Fisher	Los Angeles Lakers	1:16
	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
	Michael Cooper	Los Angeles Lakers (former)

The teams, each consisting of a current, a former NBA player and a current WNBA player, compete against each other in a throwing competition.

HORSE Challenge

Attendees

player	team	size	Weight
OJ Mayo	Memphis grizzlies	1.93 m	95 kg
Joe Johnson	Atlanta Hawks	2.01 m	108 kg
Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder	2.06 m	97 kg

HORSE is a game whose aim is to successfully imitate the actions of its opponents.

See also

• 2008 NBA All-Star Game
• NBA All-Star Game 2007

Web links

NBA All-Star Game 2009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Howard tops balloting for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 22, 2009. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Analysis: Coaches get it (mostly) right with reserves . NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 29, 2009. 
3. ^ Cavs' Williams replaces Bosh in All-Star Game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2009. 
4. ^ Celtics' Allen replaces injured Nelson on East team . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2009. 
5. ^ Jackson to coach West All-Stars . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 23, 2009. 
6. ↑ Cavs' Mike Brown to lead East All-Stars . NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 23, 2009. 
7. ^ Sparks to sing national anthem at All-Star Game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 6, 2009. 
8. ↑ Legend, Juanes to perform at halftime of All-Star Game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2009. 
9. ↑ 58th NBA All-Star Game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
10. ↑ 58th NBA All-Star Game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
11. ^ ^{A b} Durant, Rose Among Players in the 2009 Rookie Challenge . NBA.com. January 28, 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 28, 2009. 
12. ^ Nuggets 'Smith to replace Memphis' Gay in Dunk Contest . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 10, 2009. 
13. ↑ Fans vote Blazers' Fernandez into Sprite Slam Dunk contest . NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed January 18. 
14. ^ Harris, Parker among Skills Challenge participants . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 2, 2009. 
15. ^ Williams replaces injured Nelson in Skills Challenge . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 12, 2009. 
16. ↑ Kapono leads three-point shootout participants . NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2009. 
17. ↑ Team San Antonio back to defend Shooting Stars title . NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 9, 2009. 
18. ↑ Mayo, Johnson, Durant in All-Star HORSE game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2009.