NBA All Star Game Wikipedia. The 2. 00. 9 NBA All Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 1. US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns. The game was the 5. National Basketball Association NBA All Star Game and was played during the 2. NBA season. This was the third time that Phoenix had hosted the All Star Game the city had previously hosted the event in 1. Phoenix was awarded the All Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on November 8, 2. The other reported contenders for the 2. Air Canada Centre at Toronto, Madison Square Garden at New York City, Oracle Arena at Oakland and Bradley Center at Milwaukee. The All Star Weekend began on Friday, February 1. Celebrity Game and the Rookie Challenge, a game between the leagues best rookies and second year players. On Saturday, the event continued with the All Star Saturday Night, which featured the Shooting Stars Competition, Skills Challenge, Three Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest. The HORSE Competition was first introduced and was played before the All Star Saturday Night. The third D League All Star Game and the second D League Dream Factory Friday Night, the latter of which was modeled after the NBA All Star Saturday Night, also took place during the All Star Weekend. The D League Dream Factory Friday Night was held on Friday and the D League All Star Game was held on Saturday. The Western Conference All Star team defeated the Eastern Conference All Star team 1. Wests Kobe Bryant and Shaquille ONeal were named joint winners of the games MVP. In the Rookie Challenge, the Sophomores defeated the Rookies, with Sophomores Kevin Durant named as the game MVP. In the All Star Saturday Night events, Nate Robinson won his second Slam Dunk Contest while Daequan Cook and Derrick Rose won the Three Point Shootout and Skills Challenge respectively. Jet Audio For Windows 7. Team Detroit won their second Shootings Stars Competition, beating the home team, Team Phoenix in the final round. Complete coverage of the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. Susan Boyle Britains Got Talent 2009 Episode 1 Saturday 11th April HD High Quality Duration 550. Davy Leyland 219,000,295 views. Kevin Durant also took home another trophy by winning the inaugural HORSE Competition. All Star GameeditCoacheseditThe coaches for the All Star game are the head coaches who currently lead the teams with the best winning percentage in their conference through the Sunday two weeks before the All Star game. The head coaches from the previous year, Doc Rivers and Byron Scott were not eligible for selection. The coach for the Western Conference team was Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. This was the fourth time Jackson was selected to be an All Star coach, after previously selected in 1. The Lakers entered the All Star break with 4. Western Conference and in the league. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown. This was the first time Brown was selected to be an All Star coach. He became only the second Cavaliers coach to lead an All Star team, after Lenny Wilkens in 1. The Cavaliers entered the All Star break with 4. Eastern Conference, behind Doc Rivers Boston Celtics. PlayerseditThe rosters for the All Star Game is chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards, two forwards and one center who receive the highest vote were named the All Star starters. The reserves were chosen by votes among the NBA head coaches in their respective conferences. The coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The reserves consists of two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement. Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic topped the All Star Ballots with 3,1. Eastern Conference team. Star Blazers Flash Game' title='Star Blazers Flash Game' />Buy your Star Wars action figures collectibles at Entertainment Earth. Shop for Star Wars The Black Series merchandise, toys, more. Low price guarantee The 2008 NBA AllStar Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 17, 2008 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, home of the New Orleans Hornets. Draughts or checkers is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping. He became the first player to get more than 3 million votes from the fans. Le. Bron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett and Allen Iverson completed the Eastern Conference starting position. The Eastern Conference reserves includes 4 first time selections, Danny Granger, Devin Harris, Jameer Nelson and Mo Williams, who was named as a replacement for the injured Chris Bosh. Jameer Nelson was unable to participate due to injury and Ray Allen was named to replace him. Both Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic were represented by three players on the roster. The Western Conference leading vote getter was Kobe Bryant with 2,8. Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire and Chris Paul completed the Western Conference starting position. The Western Conference roster includes five international players in Yao Ming China, Tim Duncan U. S. Virgin Islands, Pau Gasol Spain, Dirk Nowitzki Germany and Tony Parker France. Star Blazers Flash Game' title='Star Blazers Flash Game' />Shaquille ONeal returned to the All Star game after one year absence with his 1. NBA history, behind Kareem Abdul Jabbar with 1. All Star selections. This also marked the first time ONeal and Bryant were in the same team since their much publicized feud. Bryant and ONeal also reunited with coach Phil Jackson. The three of them won three successive NBA championship together with the Los Angeles Lakers in early 2. Eastern Conference All Stars1. JPG' alt='Star Blazers Flash Game' title='Star Blazers Flash Game' />Pos. Player. Team of selections. Total votes. Starters9GAllen Iverson. Detroit Pistons. 10th. GDwyane Wade. Miami Heat. Wxwidgets Serial Port Programming Linux there. FLe. Bron James. Cleveland Cavaliers. FKevin Garnett. Boston Celtics. CDwight Howard. Orlando Magic. Reserves1. 0GRay Allen. Boston Celtics. 9thGDevin Harris. New Jersey Nets. 1stGJoe Johnson. Atlanta Hawks. 3rdGJameer Nelson. INJOrlando Magic. GMo Williams. 2Cleveland Cavaliers. FDanny Granger. Indiana Pacers. FRashard Lewis. Orlando Magic. FPaul Pierce. Boston Celtics. FC3. Chris Bosh. INJToronto Raptors. Head coach Mike Brown Cleveland CavaliersWestern Conference All Stars1. Pos. Player. Team of selections. Total votes. Starters9GChris Paul. New Orleans Hornets. GKobe Bryant. Los Angeles Lakers. FAmare Stoudemire. Phoenix Suns. 4th. FTim Duncan. San Antonio Spurs. CYao Ming. Houston Rockets. Reserves1. 0GChauncey Billups. Denver Nuggets. 4thGTony Parker. San Antonio Spurs. GBrandon Roy. Portland Trail Blazers. FPau Gasol. Los Angeles Lakers. FDirk Nowitzki. Dallas Mavericks. FDavid West. New Orleans Hornets. CShaquille ONeal. Phoenix Suns. 15thHead coach Phil Jackson Los Angeles LakersINJ Jameer Nelson and Chris Bosh were unable to participate due to injury. Ray Allen was named as a replacement for Jameer Nelson. Mo Williams was named as a replacement for Chris Bosh. Although the NBA listed Chris Bosh as a forward in the All Star ballot,9 he was selected as a reserve center by the head coaches. Phoenix Suns Shaquille ONeal marked his return to the NBA All Star Game after one year absence with an unusual entry to the game. ONeal, the last reserve called during the player introduction, came out with a white mask and began dancing with the dance group Jabba. Wockee. Z before finally opening his mask and joining the rest of the players on the court. ONeal and previous years regular season MVP Kobe Bryant led the West to a 1. MVPs. This was the third All Star Game MVP award for both players. The East led 2. West coach, Phil Jackson decided to send ONeal to the court. With ONeal and Bryant on the court for the first time since 2. Chrome Specforce Download Full Game more. NBA Finals, the West embarked on a 1. The West continued to extend the lead in the second half and finally won the game by 2. Bryant finished with 2. Chris Paul added a game high 1. Previous years All Star Game MVP Le. Bron James led the East with 2.