NBA All-Star Game 2011

NBA All-Star Game 2011

1 2 3 4th total East 27 37 36 43 143 west 37 39 41 31 148
date	February 20, 2011
Stadion	Staples Center
city	los Angeles
MVP	Kobe Bryant
National anthem	Josh Groban ( US ) Melanie Fiona ( Canada )
Referee	# 26 Bob Delaney # 47 Bennie Adams # 7 Kevin Fehr
Halftime show	Rihanna , Drake , & Kanye West
Number of visitors	17.163
Television broadcast
Network	NBA on TNT
Commentators	Marv Albert , Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller Kevin Harlan , Reggie Miller, Mike Fratello Charles Barkley , Kenny Smith and Dwight Howard (All-Star Saturday Night) Kevin Harlan and Chris Webber (Rookie Challenge)

The 2011 NBA All-Star Game took place on February 20, 2011 in Los Angeles . The 60th All-Star Game was played at the Staples Center , the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers . The two clubs were considered the official hosts of the All-Star Games. The award of the All-Star Games to Los Angeles was announced on June 9, 2009 by Commissioner David Stern . It was the second time since 2004 that the All-Star Game took place at the Staples Center and, after 1963 , 1972 , 1983 and 2004, the fifth time in Los Angeles.

The Western Conference team won 148: 143 against the Eastern Conference team. Kobe Bryant was voted MVP of the All-Star Games with 37 points and 14 rebounds . LeBron James was the second player after Michael Jordan to score a triple-double in an All-Star Game with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists .

All-Star Game

Doc Rivers (left) and Gregg Popovich (right) are the two head coaches.

Trainer

The head coaches of the two All-Star teams are traditionally the two coaches whose team leads the respective conference two weeks before the game. For the team of the Western Conference was therefore Gregg Popovich in charge, coach of the San Antonio Spurs . The team of the Eastern Conference was the coach of the Boston Celtics , Doc Rivers , supervised. For both of them it was their second participation as head coach of an all-star team.

Squad

The players (2 guards, 2 forwards and 1 center per conference) who receive the most votes via fan voting are allowed into the starting five . After the election, the 30 head coaches of the NBA clubs choose another seven players for the team in their conference (five of them in five positions, two more independent of position), so that a total of 24 players take part in this event.

Western Conference All-Stars Item player team nomination be right starter PG Chris Paul New Orleans Hornets 4th 1,281,591 SG Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 13. 2,380,016 SF Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 2. 1 736 728 PF Carmelo Anthony Denver nuggets 4th 1,299,849 C. Tim Duncan * San Antonio Spurs 13. 839 599 Substitute player PG Deron Williams Utah Jazz 2. 657 806 PG Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 1. 660 244 SG Manu Ginobili San Antonio Spurs 2. 748 840 PF Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 10. 785 120 PF Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers 1. 1,033,646 PF Kevin Love * Minnesota Timberwolves 1. 492 173 PF / C Pau Gasol Los Angeles Lakers 4th 1 100 772 Injured C. Yao Ming * Houston Rockets 8th. 1 146 426

Eastern Conference All-Stars Item player team nomination be right starter PG Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls 2. 1 914 996 SG Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 7th 2,048 175 SF LeBron James Miami Heat 7th 2 053 011 PF Amar'e Stoudemire New York Knicks 6th 1 674 995 C. Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 5. 2,099,204 Substitute player PG Rondo district Boston Celtics 2. 1,587,297 SG Ray Allen Boston Celtics 10. 890 951 SG Joe Johnson Atlanta Hawks 5. 224 571 SF Paul Pierce Boston Celtics 9. 804 838 PF Kevin Garnett Boston Celtics 14th 1 407 601 PF Chris Bosh Miami Heat 6th 571 734 C. Al Horford Atlanta Hawks 2. 287 083

* Since Yao Ming was unable to attend due to an injury, Commissioner David Stern called Kevin Love to replace him on the Western Conference team. Yao Ming's place on the starting grid was given to Tim Duncan by coach Gregg Popovich.

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.	32:20	10-18	0-3	9-10	2	10	12	10	3	0	4th	0	0	29
A. Stoudemire	F.	28:04	11-20	1-2	6-6	3	3	6th	2	0	0	1	1	1	29
D. Howard	C.	21:17	2-4	0-2	1-2	2	5	7th	1	4th	1	2	0	0	5
D. Rose	G	29:56	5-13	0-1	1-2	1	2	3	5	0	1	1	0	2	11
D. Wade	G	20:16	6-9	0-1	2-2	1	3	4th	2	2	1	4th	0	0	14th
P. Pierce		11:12	2-6	1-3	1-2	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	6th
R. Rondo		20:34	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	8th	0	0	2	0	0	6th
K. Garnett		07:32	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	5	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	4th
R. Allen		17:09	4-9	2-7	2-2	1	3	4th	2	2	0	1	0	0	12
C. Bosh		20:56	7-10	0-1	0-1	2	3	5	2	0	0	3	1	2	14th
A. Horford		10:20	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	2
J. Johnson		20:26	4-11	3-9	0-1	1	1	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	11
total		240	57-111	7-29	'22-28	16	38	54	38	14th	6th	21st	4th	7th	143

Western Conference All-Stars

	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3 PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	DEAD	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	BA	PTS
C. Anthony	F.	22:44	4-10	0-1	0-0	3	4th	7th	2	3	1	2	1	0	8th
K. Durant	F.	30:00	11-23	4-11	8-8	0	3	3	2	3	2	0	2	0	34
T. Duncan	F.	11:40	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
K. Bryant	G	29:21	14-26	2-7	7-8	10	4th	14th	3	2	3	4th	0	1	37
C. Paul	G	28:32	3-7	2-3	2-2	1	3	4th	7th	3	5	3	0	1	10
P. Gasol		24:22	8-13	0-1	1-2	6th	1	7th	2	3	0	1	2	0	17th
D. Williams		17:53	2-7	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	7th	0	1	2	1	0	5
D. Nowitzki		14:14	3-8	0-1	0-0	0	5	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	6th
M. Ginobili		20:43	2-7	0-3	3-4	1	2	3	5	3	3	2	0	0	7th
B. Griffin		14:39	4-6	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	8th
K. Love		11:44	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	4th	4th	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
R. Westbrook		14:08	6-12	0-1	0-2	3	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	12
total		240	59-126	9-31	21-26	27	34	61	39	18th	18th	15th	7th	4th	148

Musical performances

R&B singer Rihanna entertained the audience during the half-time break

Rock singer Lenny Kravitz musically introduced the player performance. Before the start of the game, the American national anthem was sung by Josh Groban and the Canadian national anthem by Melanie Fiona . During the halftime break of the All-Star Games, R&B singer Rihanna entertained the audience.

Further events of the weekend

T-Mobile Rookie Challenge

The T-Mobile Rookie Challenge takes place in the framework of the NBA All-Star Weekend. It is the meeting of the best rookies and sophomores, the players in their first and second professional years. The participants were chosen by election by the league's assistant coaches and announced on February 1, 2011.

Rookies Item player team G Eric Bledsoe Los Angeles Clippers C. DeMarcus cousins Sacramento Kings F. Derrick Favors New Jersey Nets G Landry Fields New York Knicks F. Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers G Wesley Johnson Minnesota Timberwolves C. Greg Monroe Detroit Pistons G Gary Neal San Antonio Spurs G John Wall Washington Wizards Head Coach : Mike Budenholzer ( San Antonio Spurs ) Assistant coach : Amar'e Stoudemire ( New York Knicks ) Assistant Trainer : Kevin McHale

Sophomores Item player team C. DeJuan Blair San Antonio Spurs G Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors G James Harden * Oklahoma City Thunder G DeMar DeRozan Toronto Raptors F. Taj Gibson Chicago Bulls G Jrue Holiday Philadelphia 76ers F / C Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder G Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks G Wesley Matthews Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach : Lawrence Frank ( Boston Celtics ) Assistant Trainer : Carmelo Anthony ( Denver Nuggets ) Assistant coach : Steve Kerr

* James Harden replaced the injured Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings on the Sophomores team.

The game ended with a 148-140 victory for the rookies over the sophomores. John Wall was voted MVP of the game with 12 points and 22 assists .

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

On January 5th, the four participants of the Slam Dunk Contest were announced: Blake Griffin , JaVale McGee , Serge Ibaka and Brandon Jennings . This time, the participants were also provided with a dunk coach who practiced the dunks with them. Griffin's coach was Kenny Smith , McGee's coach was Chris Webber . Ibaka's coach was teammate Kevin Durant and Jennings coach was Darryl Dawkins . DeMar DeRozan was nominated to replace the injured Brandon Jennings .

Attendees

position	player	team	size	Weight	First round			final
					1. Dunk	2. Dunk	All in all	be right
PF	Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers	2.08	114	49	46	95	68%
C.	JaVale McGee	Washington Wizards	2.13	114	50	49	99	32%
G / F	DeMar DeRozan	Toronto Raptors	2.01	100	44	50	94	-
PF	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City Thunder	2.08	107	45	45	90	-

JaVale McGee received 99 out of 100 possible points from the jury in the first round, while Blake Griffin was only just able to qualify for the final round with one point ahead of DeMar DeRozan. In the final round, he then prevailed against McGee with 68% of the fan votes.

Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout

In the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout , players have to convert as many three-point throws as possible from five different stations within a minute. It starts in the corner, then the players move along the three-point line until they have reached the other corner. Each station has four balls and a colorful money ball that counts for two points.

Attendees

position	player	team	size	Weight	Preliminary round	Final round
SG	James Jones	Miami Heat	2.03 m	97.5 kg	16	20th
SF	Paul Pierce	Boston Celtics	2.01 m	106.6 kg	12	18th
SG	Ray Allen	Boston Celtics	1.96 m	93.0 kg	20th	15th
SF	Dorell Wright	Golden State Warriors	2.06 m	93.0 kg	11	-
PG	Daniel Gibson	Cleveland Cavaliers	1.88 m	90.7 kg	7th	-
SF	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder	2.06 m	104.3 kg	6th	-

In the final round, James Jones from the Miami Heat was able to prevail against Ray Allen and last year's winner Paul Pierce.

Taco Bell Skills Challenge

Five players took part in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge . During the competition, participants have to complete dribbling and passing courses and throw at a throwing station.

Chris Paul , who had already entered three times, was automatically qualified. As his four opponents, Stephen Curry , Derrick Rose , John Wall and Russell Westbrook were chosen from eight candidates in a fan vote . Westbrook and Curry qualified for the final round, in the final Curry then prevailed against Westbrook with a time of 28.2 seconds.

Attendees

position	player	team	size	Weight	First round	Final round
PG	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	1.91 m	84 kg	34.1	28.2
PG	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	1.91 m	87 kg	30.0	44.2
PG	Derrick Rose	Chicago Bulls	1.91 m	86 kg	35.7	-
PG	John Wall	Washington Wizards	1.93 m	89 kg	39.3	-
PG	Chris Paul	New Orleans Hornets	1.83 m	77 kg	42.7	-

Haier Shooting Stars Competition

Attendees

City / State	Team members	team	First round	Final round
Atlanta	Al Horford	Atlanta Hawks	47.6	1:10
	Coco Miller	Atlanta Dream
	Steve Smith	Atlanta Hawks
Texas	Dirk Nowitzki	Dallas Mavericks	31.8	DNF
	Roneeka Hodges	San Antonio Silver Stars
	Kenny Smith	Houston Rockets
los Angeles	Pau Gasol	Los Angeles Lakers	55.8	-
	Tina Thompson	Los Angeles Sparks
	Rick Fox	Los Angeles Lakers
Chicago	Taj Gibson	Chicago Bulls	1:06	-
	Catherine Kraayeveld	Chicago Sky
	Steve Kerr	Chicago Bulls

At the Haier Shooting Stars Competition , Team Atlanta prevailed against Team Texas in the final round.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Los Angeles Awarded 2011 NBA All-Star Game . nba.com. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
2. ↑ spiegel.de: Bryant dominates in West victory
3. ^ Spurs' Popovich earns 2nd nod to coach West in All-Star Game . NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. 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 January 25, 2011. 
4. ↑ Kobe is top vote-getter in 2011 All-Star balloting = Official release, Inc . In: NBA.com . January 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. 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 27, 2011. 
5. ↑ Kobe is top vote-getter in 2011 All-Star balloting = Official release, Inc . In: NBA.com . January 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. 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 27, 2011. 
6. ↑ Minnesota's Love to replace Yao Ming release in 2011 All-Star Game = Official, Inc . In: NBA.com . February 4, 2011. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. 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 4, 2011. 
7. ↑ West coach Popovich tabs Duncan to start in All-Star Game = Official release, Inc . In: NBA.com . February 17, 2011. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. 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 17, 2011. 
8. ↑ ^{a b} NBA All-Star Game Info . NBA.com. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
9. ^ Rihanna and Lenny Kravitz headline All-Star entertainment . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. 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 9, 2011. 
10. ^ Griffin, Evans headline selections for 2011 Rookie Challenge. (No longer available online.) In: nba.com . February 1, 2011, archived from the original on February 17, 2011 ; accessed on February 17, 2011 (English). 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.  
11. ↑ Thunder's Harden replaces Kings' Evans in Rookie Challenge. (No longer available online.) In: nba.com . February 17, 2011, archived from the original on February 19, 2011 ; Retrieved February 18, 2011 . 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.  
12. ^ NBA Rookie Challenge 2011 MVP: John Wall
13. ^ Blake Griffin, three other dunk contest competitors announced . yahoo.com. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
14. ↑ DeMar DeRozan Replaces Brandon Jennings In The Dunk Contest . dimemag.com. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
15. ↑ sportal.de: Griffin wins the Slam Dunk Contest ( Memento from February 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
16. ^ Allen, Pierce, Durant headline Three-Point Contest Field . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. 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 8, 2011. 
17. ↑ sportal.de: Jones best three-way shooter ( Memento from February 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ nba.com: Atlanta knocks off Texas in sharp-shooting competition ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 

Web links

• All-Star Games website