NBA All-Star Game 2016

NBA All-Star Game 2016

1 2 3 4th total west 40 52 53 51 196 East 43 47 46 37 173
date	February 14, 2016
Stadion	Air Canada Center
city	Toronto, Ontario
MVP	Russell Westbrook
National anthem	Ne-Yo (American anthem) Nelly Furtado (Canadian anthem)
Referee	Dan Crawford Matt Boland Zach Zarba
Halftime show	Sting
Number of visitors	18.298
Television broadcast
Network	TSN and Sportsnet (Canada) TNT and TBS (United States)
Commentators	Marv Albert, Reggie Miller and Chris Webber Kevin Harlan, Ernie Johnson, Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith , Charles Barkley , Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Hart (All-Star Saturday Night) Matt Winer, Grant Hill and Chris Webber (Rising Stars Challenge)

The NBA All-Star Game in 2016 was the 65th edition of the All-Star Game of the NBA and was part of the All-Star Weekend on February 14, 2016 at Air Canada Center in Toronto played, the home of the Toronto Raptors .

Trainer

The head coaches of the two teams were traditionally provided by the two best teams at the respective conference. Since Steve Kerr from the Golden State Warriors had already acted as head coach for the Western All-Stars last year, and was therefore not allowed to work on the sidelines as head coach at the All-Star Game in Toronto, as was his assistant coach Luke Walton who was not included as interim head coach until January, Gregg Popovich , coach of the San Antonio Spurs, has been named head coach of the Western All-Stars for the fourth time. In the east, Tyronn Lue was appointed head coach by the Cleveland Cavaliers , even though at the time of the announcement he was only the head coach of the Cavs for three games , in which he replaced the dismissed David Blatt .

Squad

The starters of the All-Star Games were chosen by the fans in an internet voting. Kobe Bryant managed to lead the voting in his last NBA season and was thus chosen in his 18th and last All-Star Game. The substitutes were chosen by the 15 head coaches of their respective conference. The coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. They also had to choose two backcourts, three frontcourts, and two position-independent players.

Western Conference All-Stars Item player team nomination be right starter G Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 3. 1,604,325 G Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 5. 772.009 F. Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 18th 1,891,614 F. Kawhi Leonard San Antonio Spurs 1. 782.339 F. Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 7th 980.787 Substitute player PG Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers 9. 624,334 PG James Harden Houston Rockets 4th 430,777 SG Klay Thompson Golden State Warriors 2. 555,513 PF Draymond Green Golden State Warriors 1. 726.616 PF Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans 3. 400,688 PF LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio Spurs 5. 268.003 C. DeMarcus cousins Sacramento Kings 2. 364.270

Eastern Conference All-Stars Item player team nomination be right starter G Kyle Lowry Toronto Raptors 2. 646.441 G Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 12. 941,466 F. LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 12. 1,089,206 F. Carmelo Anthony New York Knicks 9. 567,348 F. Paul George Indiana Pacers 3. 711,595 Substitute player PG John Wall Washington Wizards 3. 368,686 PG Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics 1. 153,642 SG DeMar DeRozan Toronto Raptors 2. 444,868 PF Paul Millsap Atlanta Hawks 3. 41,654 PF Al Horford 2 Atlanta Hawks 4th - C. Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons 1. 515.296 C. Pau Gasol 1 Chicago Bulls 6th 566,988 Injured PF Chris Bosh Miami Heat 11. 351.420 SG Jimmy Butler Chicago Bulls 2. 564,637

¹ Gasol was nominated for the injured Jimmy Butler.

² Horford was made up for the injured Chris Bosh.

Other events on the All-Star weekend

BBVA Rising Stars Challenge

In addition to the actual All-Star game, the Rising Stars Challenge also takes place every year. The best freshmen and sophomores of the NBA compete. As in the previous year, the players were divided into Team USA and Team World. The teams were led by Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor (Team USA) and Kristaps Porzingis and Andrew Wiggins (Team World). Team USA won 157-154, with sophomore Zach LaVine (30 points) of the Minnesota Timberwolves named MVP of the game.

Foot Locker Three-Point Contest

The best snipers in the league compete in the All-Star Game. In addition to last year's winner Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, James Harden, Kyle Lowry, CJ McCollum , Khris Middleton , Devin Booker and JJ Redick also took part. The title went to Klay Thompson , who was able to prevail in the final against his team-mate Stephen Curry and rookie Devin Booker.

Verizon Slam Dunk Contest

The most spectacular participants will compete in the Slam Dunk Contest. In addition to last year's champion Zach LaVine , Andre Drummond, Will Barton and Aaron Gordon were also represented in the competition this year . In the end, LaVine won against Gordon after a play-off.

Taco Bell Skills Challenge

In 2016, some of the best all-rounders competed in the Skills Challenge. But compared to previous years there was an important change, because two teams of 4 guards and 4 bigmen took part. The victory went to rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, who prevailed against Isaiah Thomas in the final .

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1. ↑ Pop and Lue coach the all-stars. In: spox.com. January 27, 2016, accessed February 4, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Lakers 'Bryant holds off Warriors' Curry to finish as top All-Star vote-getter. In: NBA.com. January 22, 2016, accessed February 4, 2016 . 
3. ↑ BBVA Rising Stars Challenge. (No longer available online.) In: nba.com. February 3, 2016, archived from the original on February 9, 2016 ; accessed on February 9, 2016 . 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.  
4. ^ Foot Locker Three-Point Contest. In: nba.com. February 4, 2016, accessed February 9, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Verizon Slam Dunkt. In: nba.com. February 5, 2016, accessed February 9, 2016 . 
6. ^ Taco Bell Skills Challenge. In: nba.com. February 4, 2016, accessed February 9, 2016 .