WNBA All-Star Game 2007
The WNBA's 8th All-Star Game took place on July 15, 2007 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC . In January, the league leadership awarded the game to the Washington Mystics , who had already hosted it in 2002 . As in previous years, a selection of the best players from the Eastern Conference competed against a team from the Western Conference . As part of the event, there were several competitions and official dates on the days before.
Teams
- 1 nominated to replace the injured Sue Bird
- 2 nominated to replace the injured Rebekkah Brunson
- 3 took over the starting position from Sue Bird
- C = center; PF = Power Forward; SF = small forward; SG = shooting guard; PG = point guard; F = forward; G = guard;
Three-point shootout
At the three-point shootout , the five best throwers in the league competed against each other. Each player has five by five balls available, which are distributed in five different positions around the 3-point line. Shall be the last ball of a 5-series is the so-called Moneyball that if two points is worth transforms. All other transformed balls count as one point. The time taken to throw the 25 balls only once is 60 seconds. The winner is the one who earns the most points after an elimination round in the final.
This competition was dominated by Laurie Koehn , who won both the elimination round with 23 points and the final with 25 points.
| # | Player | team | 1st run (points) | 2nd run (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Laurie Koehn
|
Washington Mystics | 23/30 | 25/30 |
| 2. |
Diana Taurasi
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Phoenix Mercury | 21/30 | 16/30 |
| 3. |
Penny Taylor
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Phoenix Mercury | 20/30 | 19/30 |
| 4th |
Katie Douglas
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Connecticut Sun | 19/30 | not qualified |
| 5. |
Deanna Nolan
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Detroit Shock | 11/30 | not qualified |
Skills Challenge
Four league players competed in the Skills Challenge . This competition consists of several tasks such as free throws, lay-up, passing, dribbling, etc. The player who completes all tasks the fastest wins this competition. Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Silver Stars was able to prevail in the final against Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx with a margin of three tenths.
| # | Player | team | 1st run (time) | 2nd run (time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Becky Hammon
|
San Antonio Silver Stars | 34.6 | 27.1 |
| 2 |
Seimone Augustus
|
Minnesota Lynx | 28.3 | 27.4 |
| 3 |
Nikki Teasley
|
Washington Mystics | 39.4 | not qualified |
| 4th |
Betty Lennox
|
Seattle Storm | 40.0 | not qualified |
All-Star Game
The Eastern Conference was able to repeat its success from the previous year and won the eighth All-Star Game with 103: 99. The game was balanced over long distances, although the West and the East were able to break away again and again in the first half, but neither team managed to maintain or expand this lead. A slight preliminary decision was made in the third quarter when the team from the east took the lead with eleven points. Although the West caught up significantly in the last quarter, they could no longer prevent their second All-Star Game defeat.
After the game, Cheryl Ford received the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, which she earned with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
| July 15, 2007 | Western Conference 99, Eastern Conference 103 |
Verizon Center , Washington, DC Visitors: 19,487 Umpires:
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| Points per quarter: 28-23, 25-30, 14-25, 32-25 | |||||
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Points: Thompson 19 rebounds: McWilliams-Franklin 9 assists: Taurasi 9 |
Points: Douglas 18 rebounds: Ford 13 assists: Beard 8 |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Washington to host 2007 WNBA All-Star game. USA TODAY, January 16, 2007, accessed September 10, 2011 .