1997 NBA All-Star Game

1997 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 34262733 120
East 21364035 132
DateFebruary 9, 1997
ArenaGund Arena
CityCleveland
MVPGlen Rice
National anthemAmanda Marshall (CAN)
Brian McKnight and David Sanborn (USA)
Halftime showPresentation of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players
Attendance20,562
Network
Announcers
NBA All-Star Game
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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 (now known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) in Cleveland. 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), Dwyane Wade (2012), and Kevin Durant (2017) 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.

For this NBA All-Star Game and the next four games that were played (1998, 2000–02), no special uniforms were issued, and the players simply wore the uniforms from their respective teams, a similar approach that used to be used by Major League Baseball for its All-Star Game. The halftime show featured a ceremony honoring the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.[1] Of the 50 players named, three were not present: Pete Maravich, who died in 1988,[2] Shaquille O'Neal, who was recovering from a knee injury, and Jerry West, who was having surgery for an ear infection.[3]

Roster

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^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. Barkley, Drexler, and Ewing were present, however, for the halftime ceremony.
^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 quarters

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Score by periods: 1st 2nd Final
Western Conference 36 55 91
Eastern Conference 51 45 96
  • Officials: Nolan Fine, Bill Spooner, Michael Smith.

References

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  1. ^ "The NBA's 50 Greatest Players". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Rogers, Thomas (January 6, 1988). "Pete Maravich, a Hall of Famer Who Set Basketball Marks, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Banks, Lacy (February 10, 1997). "Real dream team steals show". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 96.
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