East, 132-120
47th NBA All-Star Game. Date: Feb. 9, at Gund Arena in Cleveland; Coaches: Doug Collins, Detroit (East) and Rudy Tomjanovich, Houston (West); MVP: Glen Rice, Charlotte (25 minutes, 26 points).
Starters chosen by fan vote, (for the eighth time in his career, Chicago's Michael Jordan was the leading vote-getter, receiving a record 2,451,136); bench chosen by conference coaches vote. Team replacements: EAST— Detroit guard Joe Dumars for Miami center Alonzo Mourning (tendinitis in right heel) and Washington forward Chris Webber for New York center Patrick Ewing (pulled groin muscle); WEST— Seattle forward Detlef Schrempf for Houston forward Charles Barkley (sprained right ankle), Dallas forward Chris Gatling for LA Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal (sprained right knee) and Minnesota forward Kevin Garnett for Houston guard Clyde Drexler (strained right hamstring).
Western Conference
| | FG | |
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| Pos | Starters | Min | M-A | Pts | Reb | A |
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| F | Shawn Kemp, Sea | 19 | 4-7 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| F | Karl Malone, Utah | 20 | 2-8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| C | Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou | 20 | 5-8 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| G | Gary Payton, Sea | 28 | 7-15 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| G | John Stockton, Utah | 20 | 5-6 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| | Bench | | | | | |
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| G | Mitch Richmond, Sac | 22 | 3-7 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| F | Tom Gugliotta, Min | 19 | 3-7 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| G | Latrell Sprewell, GS | 25 | 7-12 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| G | Eddie Jones, LAL | 17 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| F | Kevin Garnett, Min | 18 | 1-7 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| F | Chris Gatling, Dal | 12 | 1-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| G | Detlef Schrempf, Sea | 20 | 5-8 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| | TOTALS | 240 | 46-97 | 120 | 42 | 29 |
Three-Point FG: 9-21 (Kemp 1-2, Payton 1-5, Stockton 2-2, Richmond 3-4, Gugliotta 0-1, Sprewell 1-3, Jones 0-1, Schrempf 1-3); Free Throws: 19-28 (Kemp 1-2, Olajuwon 1-2, Payton 2-2, Gugliotta 3-4, Sprewell 4-6, Jones 4-7, Garnett 4-4, Schrempf 0-1); Percentages: FG (.474), Three-Pt. FG (.429), Free Throws (.679); Turnovers: 16 (Payton 4, Gugliotta 3, Jones 3, Kemp, Olajuwon, Richmond, Schrempf, Sprewell, Stockton); Steals: 11 (Gugliotta 2, Payton 2, Sprewell 2, Gatling, Jones, Kemp, Malone, Stockton); Blocked Shots: 6 (Jones 2, Garnett, Malone, Olajuwon, Schrempf); Fouls: 19 (Gugliotta 3, Schrempf 3, Garnett 2, Payton 2, Sprewell 2, Stockton 2, Gatling, Jones, Kemp, Olajuwon, Richmond); Team Rebounds: 11.
Eastern Conference
| | FG | |
|---|
| Pos | Starters | Min | M-A | Pts | Reb | A |
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| F | Scottie Pippen, Chi | 25 | 4-9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| F | Grant Hill, Det | 22 | 4-7 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| C | Dikembe Mutombo, Atl | 15 | 1-5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| G | Michael Jordan, Chi | 26 | 5-14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| G | Anfernee Hardaway, Orl | 24 | 7-10 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| | Bench | | | | | |
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| F | Vin Baker, Mil | 24 | 8-12 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| G | Terell Brandon, Cle | 17 | 4-11 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| G | Tim Hardaway, Mia | 14 | 4-10 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| G | Glen Rice, Cha | 25 | 10-24 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| G | Joe Dumars, Det | 10 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | Christian Laettner, Atl | 24 | 3-5 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| F | Chris Webber, Was | 14 | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| | TOTALS | 240 | 52-115 | 132 | 67 | 36 |
Three-Point FG: 12-29 (Pippen 0-3, A. Hardaway 3-5, Brandon 2-4, T. Hardaway 2-6, Rice 4-7, Dumars 1-4); Free Throws: 16-22 (Hill 3-4. Mutombo 1-2, Jordan 4-7, A. Hardaway 2-2, Baker 3-4, Rice 2-2, Laettner 1-1); Percentages: FG (.452), Three-Pt. FG (.414), Free Throws (.727); Turnovers: 18 (Hill 3, Jordan 3, Webber 3, T. Hardaway 2, Laettner 2, Pippen 2, A. Hardaway, Mutombo, Rice); Steals: 12 (Brandon 2, A. Hardaway 2, Jordan 2, Rice 2, T. Hardaway, Hill, Laettner, Webber); Blocked Shots: 3 (Hill, Laettner, Mutombo); Fouls: 22 (Jordan 4, Laettner 4, Baker 2, Brandon 2, A. Hardaway 2, Hill 2, Rice 2, T. Hardaway); Team Rebounds: 9.
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| West | 34 | 26 | 27 | 33 | —120 |
| East | 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— 20,592; Time— 2:26; Rating— 11.2/19 share (NBC).
Final NBA Standings
1997 NBA Basketball Season Overview
1996-97 Season: NBA 3-point Shootout
