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2005 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
East 27343430 125
West 33263026 115
DateFebruary 20, 2005
ArenaPepsi Center
CityDenver, Colorado
MVPAllen Iverson
National anthemThe United States Air Force Academy Choir
Halftime showLeAnn Rimes, Big & Rich
Attendance18,227
NetworkTNT
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersMarv Albert, Doug Collins, Steve Kerr,Jim Durham and James Worthy
NBA All-Star Game
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The 2005 NBA All-Star Game Weekend took place at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado which is the home of Denver Nuggets. It took place from February 18 to February[1]. The first day of the weekend had a celebrity game and rookie challenge, which was a competition that placed the best First year Rookie against the best second year Rookie. On the Saturday of the All-Star weekend was the dunk and three-point shooting contest and finally they had the All-Star game on Sunday[2]. This time it is the 54th NBA All-star game[3]. Each player was selected by fans and coaches. Many players either made their all-star debut or a familiar face had been traded to another team and started a new role. Shaquille O'Neal was a starter for the East because Los Angeles Lakers traded him to Miami Heat. Antawn Jamison, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James made their All-star debut for the Eastern team. Amar'e Stoudemire, Gilbert Arenas, Manu Ginobili and Rashard Lewis also made their All-Star debut at this time[4].

Players edit

 
Yao Ming received the most votes in 2005 All-Star game

The 2005 NBA All-Star introduced international players who have become today’s superstars. Amongst the players selected were: Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (Lithuania), Manu Ginobili (Argentina), Steve Nash (Canada), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) along with voted-starters Tim Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands) and Yao Ming (China). This game tied the 2003 and 2004 All-Star Game record for the most international All-Stars in one year [5].

The method that NBA officials use to choose the starting five players is by allowing the fans to vote on who they want to see on the court. The final decision is at the coaches’ discretion. In the west Yao Ming (Houston Rockets) is the most voted player, he got 2,558,578 votes and Shaquille O’Neal (Miami Heat) came in first in the East division, with 2,488,089 votes. Yao Ming received the most votes of any player in this time All-Star Game [6].

MVP edit

Allen Iverson was named the game's MVP again since 2001 NBA All-Star Game. He had 15 points, nine assists and five steals to help the eastern team win with a score of 125-115. The top scorer was Ray Allen of the Seattle Supersonics with 17 points[7].






Rosters edit

Coaches edit

 
Western Team Coach Gregg Popovich.
 
Eastern Team Coach Stan Van Gundy.

The coaches for the All-Star game were the head coaches who led the teams with the best winning percentages in their conference through the games of February 6, 2005. Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs clinched the West position after a win on January 20. Stan Van Gundy of the Miami Heat took control of the East team [9].













Box score edit

Eastern Conference edit

Player Min Fg 3pt Ft Off Def Tot Ast Pf St To Bs Pts
Allen Iverson*, PHI 32 4–13 0–0 7–7 0 4 4 10 0 5 7 0 15
Lebron James *, CLE 31 6–13 1–4 0–1 1 7 8 6 0 2 3 0 13
Grant Hill*, ORL 18 3–6 0–0 0–0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 6
Vince Carter*, NJN 18 4–8 3–5 0–0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 11
Shaquille O'Neal *, MIA 25 6–11 0–1 0–3 0 6 6 1 2 3 0 3 12
Dwyane Wade, MIA 23 6–13 0–1 2–2 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 14
Jermaine O'Neal, IND 19 6–10 0–0 3–4 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 15
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE 17 5–8 0–0 2–2 3 4 7 1 2 0 1 2 12
Ben Wallace, DET 15 3–7 0–0 0–0 4 3 7 0 2 0 2 0 6
Gilbert Arenas, WAS 15 3–11 1–3 0–0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 7
Paul Pierce, BOS 14 4–7 0–2 1–1 0 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 9
Antawn Jamison, WAS 13 2–5 1–1 0–0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 5
TOTAL 240 52–112 6–17 15–20 14 41 55 28 13 16 18 7 125

Western Conference edit

Player Min Fg 3pt Ft Off Def Tot Ast Pf St To Bs Pts
Kobe Bryant*, LAL 29 7–14 2–5 0–0 3 3 6 7 5 3 4 1 16
Tracy McGrady*, HOU 24 4–13 0–4 0–0 1 4 5 5 1 3 3 2 8
Tim Duncan*, SAS 16 7–10 1–1 0–2 2 7 9 2 0 0 2 0 15
Kevin Garnett*, MIN 16 5–8 0–0 0–1 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 10
Yao Ming*, HOU 22 5–9 0–0 1–2 3 5 8 5 1 0 1 1 11
Ray Allen, SEA 23 6–16 5–11 0–0 0 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 17
Manu Ginóbili, SAS 22 3–6 0–2 2–2 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 8
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 21 4–10 1–3 1–2 3 4 7 2 1 4 3 4 10
Amar'e Stoudemire, PHX 20 3–11 0–0 0–2 4 5 9 2 2 1 1 0 6
Steve Nash, PHX 17 1–2 0–1 0–0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 2
Shawn Marion, PHX 16 5–7 0–0 0–1 3 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 10
Rashard Lewis, SEA 14 1–7 0–2 0–0 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 0 2
TOTAL 240 51–113 9–29 4–11 22 39 61 38 19 13 25 9 115

* starters

Score by period 1 2 3 4 Total
East 27 34 34 30 125
West 33 26 30 26 115

References edit

  1. ^ http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/242399740
  2. ^ InsideHoops.com - NBA All-Star Weekend
  3. ^ http://www.nba.com/allstar2005/
  4. ^ Six First-Time All-Stars Head List of Reserves
  5. ^ http://www.nba.com/allstar2005/allstar_game/reserves_050208.html
  6. ^ http://www.nba.com/allstar2005/allstar_game/starters_050203.html
  7. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2005.html
  8. ^ a b http://www.nba.com/allstar2005/allstar_game/reserves_050208.html
  9. ^ http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/2005-all-star-game-recap/index.html

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