2006 NBA All-Star Game

The 2006 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, home of the Houston Rockets. The game was the 55th annual All-Star game. The theme song was by Houston native Chamillionaire who made a new version of his hit "Turn It Up." Trailing by 21 points, the East rode the hot shooting of LeBron James and the teamwork of the four All-Stars from the Detroit Pistons to a 122–120 victory over the West. The 21-year-old James, who scored 29 points and grabbed six rebounds, became the youngest player to win MVP. With the score tied, Dwyane Wade, who finished with 20 points, hit the game-winning layup with 16 seconds left. Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets led all players with a game-high 36 points. The Detroit Pistons tied a record with the 1962 Boston Celtics (Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn), 1975 Celtics (John Havlicek, JoJo White, Dave Cowens, Paul Silas), 1983 Philadelphia 76ers (Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Andrew Toney and Maurice Cheeks), 1998 Lakers (Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel), 2011 Boston Celtics (Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen) and 2015 Atlanta Hawks (Al Horford, Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver) by sending four players to the All-Star game.

Players

Spectators make their way into Toyota Center through the LaBranch street entrance prior to the tip-off of the 55th NBA All-Star game on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2006.

**Eastern Conference All-Stars**
Pos.	Player	Team	# of Selections
Starters
PG/SG	Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	7th
SG	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat	2nd
SF/PF	LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers	2nd
PF/C	Jermaine O'Neal^INJ	Indiana Pacers	5th
C	Shaquille O'Neal	Miami Heat	13th
Reserves
PG/SG	Chauncey Billups	Detroit Pistons	1st
PF/C	Chris Bosh	Toronto Raptors	1st
SG/SF	Vince Carter	New Jersey Nets	7th
SG/SF	Richard Hamilton	Detroit Pistons	1st
SF/PF	Paul Pierce	Boston Celtics	5th
C	Ben Wallace	Detroit Pistons	4th
PF/C	Rasheed Wallace	Detroit Pistons	3rd
PG/SG	Gilbert Arenas^REP	Washington Wizards	2nd

**Western Conference All-Stars**
Pos.	Player	Team	# of Selections
Starters
PG	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	4th
SG/SF	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers	8th
SF/SG	Tracy McGrady	Houston Rockets	6th
PF/C	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	8th
C	Yao Ming	Houston Rockets	4th
Reserves
SG/SF	Ray Allen	Seattle SuperSonics	6th
PF	Elton Brand	Los Angeles Clippers	2nd
PF/C	Kevin Garnett	Minnesota Timberwolves	9th
PF/C	Pau Gasol	Memphis Grizzlies	1st
SF/SG	Shawn Marion	Phoenix Suns	3rd
PF/C	Dirk Nowitzki	Dallas Mavericks	5th
PG	Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs	1st

^INJ Jermaine O'Neal was unable to participate due to injury.
^REP Gilbert Arenas was named as O'Neal's replacement.

Coaches

The Eastern Conference team was coached by Flip Saunders of the Detroit Pistons, along with Sidney Lowe, Ron Harper and Don Zierden as assistant coaches. Ted Arzonico of the Orlando Magic was the athletic trainer.

The Western Conference team was coached by Avery Johnson of the Dallas Mavericks. Del Harris, Rolando Blackman and Joe Prunty served as assistant coaches, while Keith Jones of the Houston Rockets was the athletic trainer.

T-Mobile Rookie Challenge

The T-Mobile Rookie challenge was played on Friday, February 17, 2006 with the Sophomores beating the Rookies 106–96. Andre Iguodala was named MVP with a game-high 30 points.

**Rookies**
Pos.	Player	Team
PF/C	Andrew Bogut	Milwaukee Bucks
SG	Luther Head	Houston Rockets
PF/C	Channing Frye	New York Knicks
SF	Danny Granger	Indiana Pacers
PG	Sarunas Jasikevicius	Indiana Pacers
PG	Chris Paul	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Pelicans
PG	Nate Robinson	New York Knicks
SF	Charlie Villanueva	Toronto Raptors
PG	Deron Williams	Utah Jazz

**Sophomores**
Pos.	Player	Team
SF/SG	Luol Deng	Chicago Bulls
PG	T. J. Ford	Milwaukee Bucks
SG	Ben Gordon	Chicago Bulls
PG	Devin Harris	Dallas Mavericks
PF/C	Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic
SG	Andre Iguodala	Philadelphia 76ers
C	Nenad Krstic	New Jersey Nets
PG	Jameer Nelson*	Orlando Magic
SF	Andres Nocioni	Chicago Bulls
PF/C	Emeka Okafor*	Charlotte Bobcats
PG	Delonte West	Boston Celtics

* Did not participate due to injury. Delonte West replaced Jameer Nelson (sprained right foot).

Coaches

The Rooks were coached by Sidney Lowe of the Detroit Pistons, along with Elvin Hayes as the assistant coach.

The Sophomores were coached by Del Harris of the Dallas Mavericks, along with Moses Malone as the assistant coach.

Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout

Dirk Nowitzki won with a score of 18, beating Gilbert Arenas and Ray Allen in the final round.

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Ray Allen	Seattle SuperSonics
PG	Gilbert Arenas	Washington Wizards
SG	Raja Bell*	Phoenix Suns
PG	Chauncey Billups	Detroit Pistons
PF	Dirk Nowitzki	Dallas Mavericks
SF/SG	Quentin Richardson	New York Knicks
PG	Jason Terry	Dallas Mavericks

* Did not participate due to a family illness. Gilbert Arenas replaced Raja Bell.

Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest

Nate Robinson won, beating Andre Iguodala in a dunk-off after the first ever tie in a Slam Dunk Contest. Robinson's win was highly questioned as he had missed several dunks and many speculate that Robinson was only awarded the title because of his small stature.

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight
SG	Andre Iguodala	Philadelphia 76ers	6'6"	207 lb
PG	Nate Robinson	New York Knicks	5'9"	180 lb
SF	Josh Smith	Atlanta Hawks	6'9"	225 lb
PF	Hakim Warrick	Memphis Grizzlies	6'9"	219 lb

PlayStation Skills Challenge

Dwyane Wade won, beating LeBron James in the final round. Dwyane Wade won with a time of 26.1 seconds.

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team
SF	LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers
PG	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns
PG	Chris Paul	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Pelicans
SG	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat

RadioShack Shooting Stars Competition

The San Antonio team won the competition with a time of 25.1 seconds.

**Contestants**
Houston
Tracy McGrady	Houston Rockets
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
Clyde Drexler	Houston Rockets (Retired)
Los Angeles
Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers (Retired)
Phoenix
Shawn Marion	Phoenix Suns
Kelly Miller	Phoenix Mercury
Dan Majerle	Phoenix Suns (Retired)
San Antonio
Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs
Kendra Wecker	San Antonio Silver Stars
Steve Kerr	San Antonio Spurs (Retired)

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