1997 NBA All-Star Game

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.

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"Desert Ride"
"Gettysburg" (main theme)
"How's It Going to Be"
"I Believe I Can Fly" (1997 NBA Finals)
"Return to Innocence"
"Roundball Rock"
"The Dream Is Still Alive (1991 NBA Finals)
"These Are Days"
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