1997 NBA All-Star Game

1997 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 34 26 27 33 120 East 21 36 40 35 132
Date	February 9, 1997
Arena	Gund Arena
City	Cleveland, Ohio
MVP	Glen Rice
National anthem	Amanda Marshall (CAN) Brian McKnight and David Sanborn (USA)
Referees	Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes, Ron Garretson
Halftime show	Presentation of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players
Attendance	20,562
Network	NBC TNT (All-Star Saturday)
Announcers	Marv Albert, Matt Guokas and Bill Walton
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The 1997 NBA All-Star Game was the 47th edition of the All-Star Game and commemorated the 50th anniversary of NBA. The game was played on February 9, 1997, at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The winner of the MVP award was Glen Rice of the Charlotte Hornets who played 25 minutes and scored 26 points while breaking two records in the process, 20 points in the third quarter and 24 points in the second half. Rice's 20 points in the period broke Hal Greer's record (19), set in 1968. Rice's 24 points in a half surpassed the previous mark of 23, owned by Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Chambers. Michael Jordan's 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists were the first and, until the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, the only triple double in NBA All-Star Game history (LeBron James (2011) and Dwyane Wade (2012) have also achieved this). Five players (Charles Barkley, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Clyde Drexler, Shaquille O’Neal) who were voted or selected for the team opted out due to injury, opening the doors for the annually neglected and the new stars—Joe Dumars, Detlef Schrempf, Chris Webber, Chris Gatling and 20-year-old second-year man Kevin Garnett took their spots.

Roster

Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos Player Team No. of selections Votes Starters G Anfernee Hardaway Orlando Magic 3rd 1,132,024 G Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 11th 2,451,136 F Grant Hill Detroit Pistons 3rd 1,868,020 F Scottie Pippen Chicago Bulls 7th 1,683,956 C Patrick Ewing^INJ New York Knicks 11th 1,395,759 Reserves F Vin Baker Milwaukee Bucks 3rd 269,994 G Terrell Brandon Cleveland Cavaliers 2nd — G Joe Dumars^REP Detroit Pistons 6th 428,535 F Tim Hardaway Miami Heat 4th 309,220 F Christian Laettner Atlanta Hawks 1st 225,893 C Alonzo Mourning^INJ Miami Heat 4th 1,041,570 C Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks 4th 541,528 G Glen Rice Charlotte Hornets 2nd 199,216 F Chris Webber^REP Washington Bullets 1st 396,365 Head coach: Doug Collins (Detroit Pistons)

Western Conference All-Stars Pos Player Team No. of selections Votes Starters G Gary Payton Seattle SuperSonics 4th 1,206,539 G John Stockton Utah Jazz 9th 1,127,250 F Charles Barkley^INJ Houston Rockets 11th 1,877,232 F Shawn Kemp Seattle SuperSonics 5th 1,713,049 C Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 12th 1,487,310 Reserves G Clyde Drexler^INJ Houston Rockets 10th 926,432 F Kevin Garnett^REP Minnesota Timberwolves 1st 481,911 F/C Chris Gatling^REP Dallas Mavericks 1st — F Tom Gugliotta Minnesota Timberwolves 1st 280,504 G Eddie Jones Los Angeles Lakers 1st 372,196 F Karl Malone Utah Jazz 10th 1,337,319 C Shaquille O'Neal^INJ Los Angeles Lakers 5th 1,305,941 G Mitch Richmond Sacramento Kings 5th 347,195 F Detlef Schrempf^REP Seattle SuperSonics 3rd 259,839 G/F Latrell Sprewell Golden State Warriors 3rd — Head coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (Houston Rockets)

^INJ Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, and Shaquille O'Neal were unable to participate due to injury. Dikembe Mutombo replaced Ewing in the East starting lineup, and Karl Malone replaced Barkley in the West starting lineup.
^REP Detlef Schrempf, Chris Gatling, Chris Webber, Joe Dumars, and Kevin Garnett were chosen to replace Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, and Shaquille O'Neal, respectively.

Score by periods

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
Western Conference	34	26	27	33	120
Eastern Conference	21	36	40	35	132

• Halftime— West, 60–57
• Third Quarter— East, 97–87
• Technical Fouls— none
• Officials— Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes, Ron Garretson
• Attendance— 20,562
• Time – 2:26
• Rating— 11.2/19 share (NBC).

Three-point shootout

First Round
Player	Score
Walt Williams	18
Tim Legler	17
Glen Rice	16
Steve Kerr	15
John Stockton	13
Dale Ellis	12
Terry Mills	11
Sam Perkins	8

Semifinals
Player	Score
Steve Kerr	21
Tim Legler	19
Glen Rice	14
Walt Williams	12

Finals
Player	Score
Steve Kerr	22
Tim Legler	18

Slam Dunk Competition

First Round
Player	Score
Chris Carr	44
Michael Finley	39
Kobe Bryant	37
Ray Allen	35
Bob Sura	35
Darvin Ham	36

Finals
Player	Score
Kobe Bryant	49
Chris Carr	45
Michael Finley	33

Rookie Challenge

4th NBA Rookie Challenge Game. Date: February 8, 1997, at Gund Arena in Cleveland; Coaches: Eastern Conference: Red Auerbach; Western Conference: Red Holzman; MVP: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia (26 minutes, 19 points).

Team replacements: EAST— None ; WEST— ?? for Minnesota guard Stephon Marbury, ?? for Dallas forward Samaki Walker.

Western Conference

Player	MIN	FGA	3PA	FTA	O	D	TOT	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	PTS
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, VAN	24	8–13	1–2	0–0	0	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	17
Kobe Bryant, LAL	26	8–17	2–5	13–16	3	5	8	3	3	2	7	1	31
Travis Knight, LAL	20	3–5	0–0	3–4	2	2	4	1	4	1	2	1	9
Derek Fisher, LAL	15	5–9	1–2	5–5	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	15
Matt Maloney, HOU	24	2–10	1–4	0–0	1	3	4	4	0	3	3	0	5
Roy Rogers, VAN	23	1–3	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	2
Lorenzen Wright, LAC	11	3–6	0–0	1–2	2	2	4	0	2	0	1	1	7
Steve Nash, PHO	7	2–5	0–3	0–0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	4
Totals	150	32–68	5–16	22–27	9	19	28	16	17	8	15	6	91

Eastern Conference

Player	MIN	FGA	3PA	FTA	O	D	TOT	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	PTS
Antoine Walker, BOS	23	9–15	0–1	2–4	8	1	9	1	3	2	4	0	20
Marcus Camby, TOR	21	8–13	1–2	1–2	2	10	12	4	1	1	0	1	18
Erick Dampier, IND	15	5–6	0–0	1–2	2	5	7	1	2	1	2	1	11
Kerry Kittles, NJN	24	4–9	1–2	0–2	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	2	9
Allen Iverson, PHI	26	7–11	0–0	5–8	1	3	4	9	2	3	4	3	19
Vitaly Potapenko, CLE	12	3–4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	6
John Wallace, NYK	15	2–7	0–2	1–3	2	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	5
Ray Allen, MIL	14	1–6	0–2	6–7	0	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	8
Totals	150	39–72	2–9	16–28	16	23	39	21	16	10	13	7	96

Score by periods

Score by Periods:	1st	2nd	Final
Western Conference	36	55	91
Eastern Conference	51	45	96

• Officials: Nolan Fine, Bill Spooner, Michael Smith.

External links

• 1997 NBA All-Star Game Box Score
• 1997 NBA Rookie Challenge Game Box Score
• 1997 NBA All-Star Game Article