1997-98 All-Star events and contestants - in New York February 7 - All-Star Saturday (everything but the All-Star game) February 8 - All-Star Sunday The All-Star game NBA All-Star Starters [fan voting selected 2 forwards, 2 guards, and 1 center for each conference] West East Player (team, votes) Player (team, votes) Karl Malone (Uta, 616,251) Grant Hill (Det, 838,692) Kevin Garnett (Min, 513,325) Shawn Kemp (Cle, 518,361) Gary Payton (Sea, 555,715) Michael Jordan (Chi, 1,028,235) Kobe Bryant (LAL, 395,686) Anfernee Hardaway (Orl, 509,626) Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, 565,184) Dikembe Mutombo (Atl, 476,432) [Top 10 vote getters for each position listed at the end.] NBA All-Star Reserves [coaches from each conference select 2 forwards, 2 guards, 1 center, and 2 wildcards] West East Eddie Jones (LAL) Glen Rice (Cha) Nick Van Exel (LAL) Rik Smits (Ind) David Robinson (SA) Reggie Miller (Ind) Tim Duncan (SA) Steve Smith (Atl) Vin Baker (Sea) Antoine Walker (Bos) Jason Kidd (Pho) Jayson Williams (NJ) Mitch Richmond (Sac) Tim Hardaway (Mia) NBA All-Star Coaches [coach of team with best record in each conference January 25 West: George Karl (Sea) East: Larry Bird (Ind) All-Star Game East 135, West 114 - at New York MVP: Michael Jordan (Chi) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% East 33 34 34 34 - 135 .548 .440 .523 .769 West 25 33 33 23 - 114 .467 .174 .407 .818 Halftime: East 67-58 3rd Q: 101-91 Refs: Hue Hollins, Bernie Fryer, Bob Delaney East REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Grant Hill (Det) 28 7-11 1-1 0-0 15 0-3 5 0 1 1 0 Shawn Kemp (Cle) 25 5-10 0-1 2-2 12 2-11 2 4 2 4 0 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 19 4-5 0-0 1-2 9 1-7 0 0 3 0 1 Michael Jordan (Chi) 32 10-18 1-1 2-3 23 1-6 8 2 0 3 0 Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) 12 3-5 0-1 0-0 6 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 Tim Hardaway (Mia) 17 3-8 2-5 0-0 8 0-1 6 6 0 0 0 Jayson Williams (NJ) 19 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 3-10 1 0 2 0 0 Rik Smits (Ind) 21 3-7 0-0 4-4 10 2-7 4 0 3 0 2 Reggie Miller (Ind) 20 6-8 1-2 1-2 14 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 Glen Rice (Cha) 16 6-14 4-6 0-0 16 1-1 0 1 0 0 0 Steve Smith (Atl) 16 6-12 2-5 0-0 14 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Antoine Walker (Bos) 15 2-8 0-3 0-0 4 1-3 3 1 0 1 0 Totals 48 57-109 11-25 10-13 135 13-52 32 15 13 10 3 Coach: Larry Bird (Ind) West REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Karl Malone (Uta) 17 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 0-3 2 0 1 2 0 Kevin Garnett (Min) 21 6-11 0-1 0-0 12 1-4 2 3 0 2 1 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 18 5-10 0-0 2-4 12 2-4 1 2 2 0 0 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 22 7-16 2-3 2-2 18 2-6 1 1 1 2 0 Gary Payton (Sea) 24 3-7 1-3 0-0 7 2-3 13 4 0 2 0 Vin Baker (Sea) 21 3-12 0-0 2-2 8 6-8 0 0 1 1 0 Eddie Jones (LAL) 25 7-19 0-7 1-2 15 7-11 1 0 1 2 0 David Robinson (SA) 22 3-4 0-0 9-10 15 2-6 0 2 1 2 2 Mitch Richmond (Sac) 17 4-11 0-2 0-0 8 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 Jason Kidd (Pho) 19 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 9 2 2 0 0 Tim Duncan (SA) 14 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 1-11 1 2 0 0 0 Nick Van Exel (LAL) 20 5-14 1-6 2-2 13 1-3 2 2 0 0 0 Totals 48 46-113 4-23 18-22 114 24-61 34 18 9 13 3 Coach: George Karl (Sea) Rookie Game (two 15 minute halves) East 85, West 80 MVP: Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1st 2nd - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% East 38 47 - 85 .571 .300 .530 .667 West 42 38 - 80 .522 .167 .493 .583 Refs: David Jones, Tony Brothers, Monty McCutchen Eastern Converence REB Player (Team) MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST PF ST TO BK Tim Thomas (Phi) 19 3-6 0-3 3-3 9 2-5 0 3 0 1 0 Keith Van Horn (NJ) 25 6-12 0-1 5-6 17 3-10 0 0 1 3 0 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) 24 8-10 0-0 2-2 18 3-7 2 3 0 1 2 Brevin Knight (Cle) 17 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0-3 8 1 0 3 0 Ron Mercer (Bos) 22 4-10 0-0 0-0 8 2-4 2 1 0 3 0 Chauncey Billups (Bos) 16 3-7 2-4 1-5 9 3-5 7 0 2 2 0 Cedric Henderson (Cle) 17 7-13 0-0 0-0 14 1-2 2 1 0 1 1 Tracy McGrady (Tor) 10 4-7 1-2 0-0 9 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 35-66 3-10 12-18 85 15-38 22 9 3 14 3 Coach: Willis Reed Western Converence REB Player (Team) MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST PF ST TO BK Rodrick Rhodes (Hou) 25 2-8 0-1 0-0 4 0-2 8 1 5 3 0 Maurice Taylor (LAC) 24 6-14 0-0 0-0 12 1-6 1 0 0 1 0 Michael Stewart (Sac) 19 6-9 0-0 1-1 13 3-6 1 2 0 0 0 Bobby Jackson (Den) 24 7-14 0-3 1-1 15 0-2 7 4 4 1 0 Antonio Daniels (Van) 25 7-11 0-0 0-0 14 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 Kelvin Cato (Por) 11 3-7 0-1 3-4 9 2-3 1 2 0 1 1 Danny Fortson (Den) 11 4-7 0-0 1-4 9 5-6 1 0 0 0 1 Alvin Williams (Por) 11 1-3 1-1 1-2 4 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 Totals 30 36-73 1-6 7-12 80 12-29 19 11 12 8 2 Coach: Dave DeBusschere NBA 3-point Shootout (4 balls and 1 bonus ball on 5 racks around the perimeter - most total points within time limit) Winner: Jeff Hornacek (Uta) First Round (top 4 advance) Dale Ellis (Sea) ....... 18 Jeff Hornacek (Uta) .... 17 Hubert Davis (Dal) ..... 15 Charlie Ward (NY) ...... 15 Sam Mack (Van) ......... 14 Tracy Murray (Was) ..... 14 Glen Rice (Cha) ........ 13 Reggie Miller (Ind) .... 12 Second Round (top 2 advance) Hubert Davis (Dal) ..... 24 Tie Breaker (24 seconds) Jeff Hornacek (Uta) .... 15 11 Dale Ellis (Sea) ....... 15 9 Charlie Ward (NY) ...... 11 Finals Jeff Hornacek (Uta) .... 16 Hubert Davis (Dal) ..... 10 Prize Money for the 3-point Shootout 1st place: $20,000 2nd place: $10,000 3rd place: $5,500 4th place: $2,500 5th-8th: $1,000 2-Ball competition (pairs [1 NBA and 1 WNBA] alternate taking shots from 6 spots on the court (worth different points) in 60 seconds) Winner: Clyde Drexler and Cynthia Cooper (Hou) First Round (top 2 advance) Clyde Drexler and Cynthia Cooper (Hou) ............ 54 Karl Malone had Tammi Reiss (Uta) ................. 53 Steve Nash and Michele Timms (Pho) ................ 49 Mitch Richmond and Ruthie Bolton-Holifield (Sac) .. 47 Allan Houston and Rebecca Lobo (NY) ............... 44 Glen Rice and Andrea Stinson (Cha) ................ 44 Wesley Person and Michelle Edwards (Cle) .......... 40 Kobe Bryant and Lisa Leslie (LAL) ................. 27 Finals Clyde Drexler and Cynthia Cooper (Hou) ............ 73 Karl Malone had Tammi Reiss (Uta) ................. 61 Prize Money for 2-Ball (for the team, not each) 1st place: $25,000 2nd place: $10,000 3rd place: $5,000 4th-8th: $2,000 Shootaround (make a shot from 8 spots on the court in the shortest time) Winner: Tim Hardaway (Mia) First Round Steve Smith (Atl) 1:11.2 Tim Hardaway (Mia) 1:16.7 Charles Oakley (NY) 1:50.4 Sam Cassell (NJ) 1:51.4 Finals Tim Hardaway (Mia) 1:03.3 Steve Smith (Atl) 1:15.4 The Legends Shootout results [triple thanks to brians for the info] First Round George Gervin 12 points Tie breaker Jo Jo White 8 points 8 points Nate Archibald 8 points 4 points Randy Smith 4 points Finals George Gervin 8 points Jo Jo White 6 points Top 10 at each position All-Star Voting Results West East Forwards Forwards Karl Malone (Uta) 616,251 Grant Hill (Det) 838,692 Kevin Garnett (Min) 513,325 Shawn Kemp (Cle) 518,361 Charles Barkley (Hou) 479,005 Scottie Pippen (Chi) 475,894 Tim Duncan (SA) 423,970 Dennis Rodman (Chi) 333,865 Vin Baker (Sea) 360,079 Glen Rice (Cha) 270,277 Tom Gugliotta (Min) 211,402 Chris Webber (Was) 190,360 Detlef Schrempf (Sea) 191,963 Antoine Walker (Bos) 137,994 Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) 159,069 Christian Laettner (Atl) 133,293 Sean Elliott (SA) 136,943 Keith Van Horn (NJ) 128,873 Rasheed Wallace (Por) 116,865. Toni Kukoc (Chi) 120,894 Guards Guards Gary Payton (Sea) 555,715 Michael Jordan (Chi) 1,028,235 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 395,686 Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) 509,626 John Stockton (Uta) 344,259 Tim Hardaway (Mia) 349,621 Stephon Marbury (Min) 331,749 Allen Iverson (Phi) 338,413 Jason Kidd (Pho) 305,834 Reggie Miller (Ind) 221,814 Eddie Jones (LAL) 300,658 Mookie Blaylock (Atl) 130,202 Clyde Drexler (Hou) 238,150 Bob Sura (Cle) 130,198 Nick Van Exel (LAL) 232,274 Damon Stoudamire (Tor) 129,223 Mitch Richmond (Sac) 197,695 Joe Dumars (Det) 127,929 Avery Johnson (SA) 147,485 Steve Smith (Atl) 114,982 Centers Centers Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 565,184 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 476,432 David Robinson (SA) 548,633 Patrick Ewing (NY) 441,347 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) 325,072 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 363,765 Sam Perkins (Sea) 117,958 Luc Longley (Chi) 166,984 Arvydas Sabonis (Por) 107,445 Rik Smits (Ind) 117,744 Greg Ostertag (Uta) 68,372 Vlade Divac (Cha) 112,016 Bryant Reeves (Van) 56,633 Brian Williams (Det) 110,083 Lorenzen Wright (LAC) 54,637 Travis Knight (Bos) 70,856 Shawn Bradley (Dal) 41,735 Rony Seikaly (Orl) 70,747 Erick Dampier (GS) 20,631 Gheorghe Muresan (Was) 52,183