2013 NBA All-Star Game

2013 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 26 39 39 34 138 West 31 38 39 35 143
Date	February 17, 2013
Arena	Toyota Center
City	Houston, Texas
MVP	Chris Paul
National anthem	John Legend (American) Gloria Reuben (Canadian)
Referees	#10 Ron Garretson #71 Rodney Mott #40 Leon Wood
Halftime show	Alicia Keys[1]
Attendance	16,101
Network	TNT
Announcers	Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal (All-Star Saturday Night) Matt Winer, Mike Fratello and Chris Webber (Rising Stars Challenge)
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The 2013 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 17, 2013 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, the current home of the Houston Rockets. This game was the 62nd edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 2012–13 NBA season. The Houston Rockets were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on February 8, 2012. This was the third time that Houston had hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1989 at the Astrodome and 2006 at the Toyota Center.^[2] The West won the game 143–138, and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers was named the game's most valuable player (MVP).

Starters for the game were selected by the fans, who could select three frontcourt players and two guards from each conference. Previously, fans selected two forwards and one center instead of generic frontcourt players.^[3] Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers received the most overall votes at 1,591,437.

Starting this season, NBA All-Star Saturday Night events became contests between the Eastern and Western Conferences.

All-Star Game

Spectators make their way into Toyota Center through the LaBranch street entrance prior to tip-off of the 62nd NBA All-Star game on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013.

The inside of the Toyota Center hours prior to tip-off of the 62nd NBA All-Star game on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. The arena crew make the last preparations as spectators start to fill the arena.

Coaches

Gregg Popovich (left) and Erik Spoelstra (right) were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

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 3, 2013.^[4] Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs clinched the West position after a win on January 30. Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat clinched the East position after a win over the Toronto Raptors on February 3, 2013.^[5] The head coaches from the previous year, Tom Thibodeau and Scott Brooks, were not eligible for selection.

Players

The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards and three frontcourt players who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. NBA head coaches voted for the reserves for their respective conferences, none of which could be players on their own team. Each coach selected two guards, three frontcourt players and two wild cards, with each selected player ranked in order of preference within each category. If a multi-position player was to be selected, coaches were encouraged to vote for the player at the position that was "most advantageous for the All-Star team," regardless of where the player was listed on the All-Star ballot or the position he was listed in box scores.^[6] If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers topped the ballots with 1,591,437 votes, which earned him a starting position as a guard in the Western Conference team. Bryant earned a record 15th consecutive All-Star selection. Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Dwight Howard completed the Western Conference starting position.^[4] The lone first-time All-Star in the Western Conference is the Houston Rockets' James Harden.^[7] All of the players from the West started in last year's All-Star Game, save for Howard who started for the East, and similar to last year, both Los Angeles teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, are represented by two players each, all of whom are starters. Also sending a pair of players to the All-Star Game were the Oklahoma City Thunder, represented by Durant and Russell Westbrook, and the San Antonio Spurs, represented by Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. The Golden State Warriors had an All-Star representative for the first time since Latrell Sprewell was selected in 1997, with David Lee.

The Eastern Conference's leading vote-getter was LeBron James, who finished with 1,583,646 votes. Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Garnett completed the Eastern Conference starting positions.^[4] Anthony, James and Wade were starters for the previous year's Eastern Conference team. The Eastern Conference reserves included six first-time selections: Tyson Chandler, Paul George, Jrue Holiday, Kyrie Irving, Brook Lopez, and Joakim Noah.^[7] The Boston Celtics sent two players to start in the All-Star Game for the first time since 1984, when Larry Bird and Robert Parish started for the East. The New York Knicks sent two players to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2001.

Roster

Eastern Conference All-Stars[8] Pos Player Team No. of selections Votes Starters G Rajon Rondo^INJ ^1 Boston Celtics 4 924,180 G Dwyane Wade (C) Miami Heat 9 1,052,310 F LeBron James Miami Heat 9 1,583,646 F Carmelo Anthony New York Knicks 6 1,460,950 F/C Kevin Garnett Boston Celtics 15 553,222 Reserves F/C Chris Bosh^1 Miami Heat 8 — C Tyson Chandler New York Knicks 1 — F Luol Deng Chicago Bulls 2 — F Paul George Indiana Pacers 1 — G Jrue Holiday Philadelphia 76ers 1 — G Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers 1 — C Joakim Noah Chicago Bulls 1 — C Brook Lopez^REP Brooklyn Nets 1 — Head coach: Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat)

Western Conference All-Stars[8] Pos Player Team No. of selections Votes Starters G Chris Paul (C) Los Angeles Clippers 6 929,155 G Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 15 1,591,437 F Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 4 1,504,047 F Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers 3 863,832 C Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers 7 922,070 Reserves F LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Trail Blazers 2 — F Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 14 — G James Harden Houston Rockets 1 — F David Lee Golden State Warriors 2 — G Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs 5 — F Zach Randolph Memphis Grizzlies 2 — G Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 3 — Head coach: Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs)

(C) – Named team captains for All-Star Game by National Basketball Players Association.^[9]

^INJ Did not participate due to injury.^[10]
^REP Brook Lopez was named Rajon Rondo's replacement by NBA commissioner David Stern.^[11]
^1 Erik Spoelstra chose Chris Bosh to start in place of the injured Rajon Rondo^[12]

Game

TNT

February 17, 2013 8:30 p.m. ET

Box score

Eastern Conference 138, Western Conference 143
Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 39–38, 39–39, 34–35
Pts: Anthony 26 Rebs: Anthony 12 Asts: Wade 7		Pts: Durant 30 Rebs: Howard 7 Asts: Paul 15

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 16,101 Referees: #10 Ron Garretson #71 Rodney Mott #40 Leon Wood

The West led at the end of each quarter and won 143–138 behind Chris Paul, who won MVP honors scoring 20 points, handing out 15 assists and grabbing 4 steals. The West never led by more than eight points through the first three quarters, but they pushed the lead to double figures early in the fourth. Kobe Bryant blocked two shots by LeBron James late in the game, part of a late run to secure the game for the West. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points and became the first player in NBA history to score 30+ points in three consecutive All-Star games, while Bryant had nine points and eight assists. Carmelo Anthony led the East with 26 points and 12 rebounds. James, who shot well during the latter part of the season's first half, shot only 7-for-18 while scoring 19 points.^[13]

All-Star Weekend

BBVA Rising Stars Challenge

Team Shaq Round Pick Pos. Player Team Rookie / Sophomore 1 1 G Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers Rookie 2 3 G Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers Sophomore 3 5 C Andre Drummond^INJ Detroit Pistons Rookie 4 7 G/F Klay Thompson Golden State Warriors Sophomore 5 9 F Harrison Barnes Golden State Warriors Rookie 6 11 F Chandler Parsons Houston Rockets Sophomore 7 13 G Dion Waiters Cleveland Cavaliers Rookie 8 15 F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Charlotte Bobcats Rookie Draw C Tyler Zeller Cleveland Cavaliers Rookie Draw G Kemba Walker Charlotte Bobcats Sophomore – F Andrew Nicholson^REP Orlando Magic Rookie Head Coach: David Fizdale (Miami Heat) General manager: Shaquille O’Neal

Team Chuck Round Pick Pos. Player Team Rookie / Sophomore 1 2 F/C Anthony Davis New Orleans Hornets Rookie 2 4 F Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets Sophomore 3 6 F Kawhi Leonard San Antonio Spurs Sophomore 4 8 G Bradley Beal Washington Wizards Rookie 5 10 G Ricky Rubio Minnesota Timberwolves Sophomore 6 12 F/C Tristan Thompson Cleveland Cavaliers Sophomore 7 14 C Nikola Vučević Orlando Magic Sophomore 8 16 G Brandon Knight Detroit Pistons Sophomore Draw G Isaiah Thomas Sacramento Kings Sophomore Draw G Alexey Shved Minnesota Timberwolves Rookie Head Coach: Mike Budenholzer (San Antonio Spurs) General manager: Charles Barkley

^INJ Andre Drummond was unable to participate due to injury.^[14]
^REP Andrew Nicholson was named Andre Drummond's replacement.^[14]

TNT

February 15 9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Team Shaq 135, Team Chuck 163
Scoring by half: 66–90, 69–73
Pts: Irving 32 Rebs: Irving 6 Asts: Walker 8		Pts: Faried 40 Rebs: Faried, Thompson 10 Asts: Rubio, Thomas 10

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 16,101 Referees: #66 Haywoode Workman #58 Josh Tiven #60 James Williams

Sears Shooting Stars Competition

• Note:
  • The sponsor of 2013 Shooting Stars Competition has been changed from Haier to Sears.
  • 2013 Shooting Stars Competition will be four teams of three players, East and West represent two (teams) of each.

Western Contestants

Team Name	Members	Team	First round	Final round
Team Harden	James Harden	Houston Rockets	37.9	-
Tina Thompson	Seattle Storm
Sam Cassell	(retired)
Team Westbrook	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	29.5	DNF
	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
	Robert Horry	(retired)

Eastern Contestants

Team Name	Members	Team	First round	Final round
Team Bosh	Chris Bosh	Miami Heat	50.0	1:29
	Swin Cash	Chicago Sky
	Dominique Wilkins	(retired)
Team Lopez	Brook Lopez	Brooklyn Nets	1:07	-
	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
	Muggsy Bogues	(retired)

• All Legends do not specify which teams players represent.

Taco Bell Skill Challenge

• Note: 2013 Skill Challenge will have six players as usual, but it will divide three players of each conference into East and West.

Eastern Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
G	Jrue Holiday	Philadelphia 76ers	6–4	205	29.3	35.6
G	Brandon Knight	Detroit Pistons	6–3	189	32.2	NA
G	Jeff Teague	Atlanta Hawks	6–2	181	49.4	NA

Western Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	6–3	195	28.8	29.8
G	Jeremy Lin	Houston Rockets	6–3	200	35.8	NA
G	Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs	6–2	180	48.7	NA

Foot Locker Three-Pointer Contest

• Note: 2013 Three-Point Contest will have six players as usual, but it will divide three players of each conference into East and West.

Eastern Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
G/F	Paul George	Indiana Pacers	6–8	221	10	NA
G	Kyrie Irving	Cleveland Cavaliers	6–3	191	18	23
F	Steve Novak	New York Knicks	6–10	235	17	NA

Western Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
F	Ryan Anderson	New Orleans Hornets	6–10	240	18	NA
F/C	Matt Bonner	San Antonio Spurs	6–10	235	19	20
G	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	6–3	185	17	NA

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

Spectators inside the Toyota Center await the start of the NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.

• Note:
  • 2013 Slam Dunk Contest will raise from four players to six, with three players represent each conference into East and West.
  • The allowable dunk time has been shortened from 2:00 to 1:30, but if this player has not finished a dunk within 1:30, he will have one final attempt.
  • In Team Round (or First Round), each competitor will complete two dunks which will be scored on a scale of 6 to 10 by a panel of 5 judges. The Championship Round (or Final Round) will be a fan voting poll to decide a winner.

Eastern Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round			Final round
					1st dunk	2nd dunk	Total	Votes
G/F	Gerald Green	Indiana Pacers	6–8	210	50	32	82	N/A
G	Terrence Ross	Toronto Raptors	6–6	195	50	49	99	58%
G/F	James White	New York Knicks	6–7	215	45	32	77	N/A

Western Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round			Final round
					1st dunk	2nd dunk	Total	Votes
G	Eric Bledsoe	Los Angeles Clippers	6–1	195	39	50	89	N/A
F	Jeremy Evans	Utah Jazz	6–9	194	47	43	90	42%
F	Kenneth Faried	Denver Nuggets	6–8	228	39	50	89	N/A

Competition score

Starting in 2013, the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference will compete to see who gets the most points. This score will only be applied to All-Star Saturday Night competitions.^[15]

• Final Score:
  • Eastern: 125
  • Western: 140

• Structure:
  • Team Round = First Round, Championship Round = Final Round.
  • Each competition will have two rounds.
  • TEAM ROUND—All competitors within each conference will have their scores added together to get a TOTAL time/score.
  • Points will be awarded to the conference that wins the Team Round (best TOTAL time/score)
  • The highest scoring (or fastest timing) competitor from each conference will advance to the Championship Round.
  • CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND—A head-to-head competition between the highest scoring West and highest scoring East competitor from the Team Round, to decide each competition champion.
  • Points will be awarded to the conference whose competitor wins the Championship Round.
  • The conference with the most points at the end of the night will be crowned State Farm All-Star Saturday Night Champions.

• Event Scoring:
• Sears Shooting Stars:
  • TEAM Round—20 POINTS awarded to the conference with the fastest TOTAL time.
  • CHAMPIONSHIP Round—10 POINTS awarded to the conference of the champion.

• Taco Bell Skills Challenge:
  • TEAM Round—30 POINTS awarded to the conference with the fastest TOTAL time.
  • CHAMPIONSHIP Round—10 POINTS awarded to the conference of the champion.

• Foot Locker Three-Point Contest:
  • TEAM Round—40 POINTS awarded to the conference with the highest TOTAL score.
  • CHAMPIONSHIP Round—10 POINTS awarded to the conference of the champion.

• Sprite Slam Dunk:
  • TEAM Round—50 POINTS awarded to the conference with the highest TOTAL score.
  • CHAMPIONSHIP Round—55 POINTS awarded to the conference of the champion.
  • In addition, each time a player scores a perfect 50 for a dunk during the TEAM Round, his conference will have 10 BONUS POINTS added to its overall All-Star Saturday Night score.

References

1. "Alicia Keys headlines All-Star Game halftime show". National Basketball Association. February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
2. "Houston to host NBA All-Star 2013". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
3. Beck, Howard (October 24, 2012). "The All-Star Center is Officially Extinct". New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2012. The N.B.A., bowing to new realities in a multi-positional era, has eliminated “center” from its All-Star ballots for the 2012-13 season. Instead, fans will vote for three frontcourt players and two guards.
4. "Top vote-getter Kobe earns record 15th straight All-Star trip". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
5. "Popovich to coach West All-Stars". foxsports.com. Associated Press. January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
6. Stein, Marc (January 18, 2013). "1. Reserve Judgment: Stein's All-Star Benches". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013.
7. "Spurs' Duncan, Heat's Bosh headline 2013 All-Star reserves". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 24, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
8. "All-Star 2013 Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
9. "Paul, Wade named All-Star captains". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2013.
10. "Rajon Rondo suffered torn ACL". January 27, 2013.
11. "Brook Lopez named All-Star team replacing Rajon Rondo". January 30, 2013.
12. "Chris Bosh to start All-Star Game". February 15, 2013.
13. "Clippers' Chris Paul named MVP as West topples East in ASG". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 17, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013.
14. 
    "Magic's Nicholson added to BBVA Rising Stars game". February 10, 2013.
15. "State Farm All-Star Saturday Night ----- Competition Rules". NBA.com. February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.

External links

• 2013 NBA All-Star Game at NBA.com