# 2000 NBA All-Star Game

The 2000 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 13, 2000, at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, home of the Golden State Warriors. This game was the 49th edition of the North American National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 1999–2000 NBA season. The 1998–99 game was canceled due to the NBA lockout.
The Western Conference won the game with the score of 137–126 while Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan were both named MVP of the game. O'Neal took the All Star MVP trophy saying to Duncan, "you already have one of those rings" (referring to the championship ring Duncan received due to his membership on the 1998–99 San Antonio Spurs team with David Robinson and Gregg Popovich), "so I'm taking the trophy." Allen Iverson was the leading scorer of the game with 26 points.

## All-Star Game
### Coaches

The coach for the Western Conference team was Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. The Lakers had a 37–11 record on February 13. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was New York Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy. The Knicks had a 29–18 record on February 13.

### Players

The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards, two forwards and one center who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves were chosen by votes among the NBA head coaches in their respective conferences. The coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The reserves consist of two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.
Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors topped the ballots with 1,911,973 votes, which earned him a starting position as a forward in the Eastern Conference team. Allen Iverson, Eddie Jones, Grant Hill, and Alonzo Mourning completed the Eastern Conference starting position. This was the first All-Star appearance by Carter and Iverson, and Hill's fifth consecutive start as an All-Star. The Eastern Conference reserves included five first-time selections, Allan Houston, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Jerry Stackhouse, and Dale Davis. Reggie Miller, and Dikembe Mutombo rounded out the team with their fifth and sixth respective appearances. Three teams, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, and Milwaukee Bucks, had two representations at the All-Star Game with Miller/Davis, Hill/Stackhouse, and Allen/Robinson.
The Western Conference's leading vote-getter was Shaquille O'Neal, who earned his seventh consecutive All-Star Game selection with 1,807,609 votes. Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan completed the Western Conference starting positions. Bryant, Garnett, and O'Neal were starters for the previous year's Western Conference team. Duncan became an All-Star Game starter for the first time after he was selected as a reserve in last year's game. The Western Conference reserves include two first-time selections, Rasheed Wallace and Michael Finley. The team is rounded out by Gary Payton, Chris Webber, John Stockton, Karl Malone, and David Robinson. Three teams, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, and San Antonio Spurs, had two representations at the All-Star Game with Bryant/O'Neal, Malone/Stockton, and Duncan/Robinson.

### Roster

Western Conference All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections | Votes |
| Starters |||||
| G | Jason Kidd | Phoenix Suns | 3rd | 1,061,031 |
| G | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | 2nd | 1,022,897 |
| F | Kevin Garnett | Minnesota Timberwolves | 3rd | 1,550,976 |
| F | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs | 2nd | 1,321,436 |
| C | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers | 7th | 1,807,609 |
| Reserves |||||
| G | Michael Finley | Dallas Mavericks | 1st | 197,431 |
| G | Gary Payton | Seattle SuperSonics | 6th | 898,601 |
| G | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 10th | 259,563 |
| F | Karl Malone | Utah Jazz | 12th | 327,599 |
| F | Rasheed Wallace | Portland Trail Blazers | 1st | 177,022 |
| F | Chris Webber | Sacramento Kings | 2nd | 661,865 |
| C | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 9th | 595,451 |
| Head coach: Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers) |||||
Eastern Conference All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections | Votes |
| Starters |||||
| G | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 1st | 1,843,011 |
| G | Eddie Jones | Charlotte Hornets | 3rd | 734,940 |
| F | Vince Carter | Toronto Raptors | 1st | 1,911,973 |
| F | Grant Hill | Detroit Pistons | 5th | 1,371,304 |
| C | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat | 5th | 1,878,588 |
| Reserves |||||
| G | Ray Allen | Milwaukee Bucks | 1st | 443,295 |
| G | Allan Houston | New York Knicks | 1st | 600,876 |
| G | Reggie Miller | Indiana Pacers | 5th | 366,137 |
| G | Jerry Stackhouse | Detroit Pistons | 1st | — |
| F | Dale Davis | Indiana Pacers | 1st | — |
| F | Glenn Robinson | Milwaukee Bucks | 1st | 184,230 |
| C | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks | 6th | 277,768 |
| Head coach: Jeff Van Gundy (New York Knicks) |||||

### Game

* February 13, 2000
Western Conference 137, Eastern Conference 126 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–26, 31–33, 35–38, 38–29 |||
| Pts: Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan 24 each Rebs: Tim Duncan 14 Asts: Jason Kidd 14 | Pts: Allen Iverson 26 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 8 Asts: Allen Iverson 9 |
* Oakland Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 18,325 Referees:
* Joe Crawford
* Terry Durham
* Joe Forte
The Eastern Conference led in the first three minutes of the game but then the Western Conference took advantage and finished the first quarter leading 33–26.
The East tried to come back in the second quarter but the score at halftime the West was still ahead of five points, 64–59. The Eastern Conference tied the game at 91 with two minutes and eight seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Chris Webber made a buzzer-beater at the end of the quarter and the Western Conference took the lead 99–97. The West started the fourth quarter with an 8–0 run that determined the win.
The co-MVPs of the game (Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan) combined for 46 points and 23 rebounds. It was the third time in All-Star Game history that two players won the MVP award. It also happened in 1959 (Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor) and in 1993 (John Stockton and Karl Malone). O'Neal would later share an All-Star MVP award nine years later, this time with former Laker teammate Kobe Bryant, making him the only player to share All-Star MVP honors with another player twice.
The American anthem was sung by Al Green. The Canadian anthem was sung by The Moffatts.

### Box score
#### Eastern Conference

| Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
| Vince Carter*, Tor | 28 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Grant Hill*, Det | 19 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Alonzo Mourning*, Mia | 27 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Eddie Jones*, Cha | 21 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Allen Iverson*, Phi | 28 | 10-18 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Allan Houston, NY | 18 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Glenn Robinson, Mil | 17 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ray Allen, Mil | 17 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Dikembe Mutombo, Atl | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Davis, Ind | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerry Stackhouse, Det | 14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Reggie Miller, Ind | 21 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 51-108 | 7-23 | 17-20 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 126 |

#### Western Conference

| Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Pf | St | To | Bs | Pts |
| Kevin Garnett*, Min | 35 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Tim Duncan*, San | 33 | 12-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Shaquille O'Neal*, Lal | 25 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| Kobe Bryant*, Lal | 28 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Jason Kidd*, Pho | 34 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Gary Payton, Sea | 20 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Webber, Sac | 13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Rasheed Wallace, Por | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Michael Finley, Dal | 10 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| David Robinson, Sas | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stockton, Uta | 11 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Karl Malone, Uta | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 61-115 | 5-17 | 10-13 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 137 |
* starters

## All-Star Weekend
### Rising Stars Challenge

The Rising Stars Challenge featured the best first-year players ('Rookies') against the best second-year players ('Sophomores'). Al Attles and Bill Russell served as head coaches for the rookies and sophomores respectively.
Rookies :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| G | Andre Miller | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| F/C | Elton Brand | Chicago Bulls |
| F | Lamar Odom | Los Angeles Clippers |
| G | Steve Francis | Houston Rockets |
| F | James Posey | Denver Nuggets |
| G/F | Adrian Griffin | Boston Celtics |
| C | Todd MacCulloch | Philadelphia 76ers |
| F | Wally Szczerbiak | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Head coach: Al Attles |||
| Assistant coach: Nate Thurmond |||
Sophomores :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F | Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks |
| F | Paul Pierce | Boston Celtics |
| F/C | Raef LaFrentz | Denver Nuggets |
| G | Cuttino Mobley | Houston Rockets |
| G | Jason Williams | Sacramento Kings |
| G | Mike Bibby | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| G | Michael Dickerson | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| C | Michael Olowokandi | Los Angeles Clippers |
| F | Antawn Jamison | Golden State Warriors |
| Head coach: Bill Russell |||
| Assistant coach: KC Jones |||
^INJ Antawn Jamison was unable to participate due to injury.

### Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
| G/F | Vince Carter | Toronto Raptors | 6–6 | 220 |
| G/F | Ricky Davis | Charlotte Hornets | 6-7 | 195 |
| G | Steve Francis | Houston Rockets | 6–3 | 210 |
| G/F | Larry Hughes | Philadelphia 76ers | 6–5 | 185 |
| G/F | Tracy McGrady | Toronto Raptors | 6–8 | 225 |
| G/F | Jerry Stackhouse | Detroit Pistons | 6–6 | 218 |

### Three-Point Contest

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
| G | Jeff Hornacek | Utah Jazz | 6–4 | 190 | 17 | 13 |
| F | Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks | 7–0 | 245 | 18 | 11 |
| G | Ray Allen | Milwaukee Bucks | 6–5 | 205 | 16 | 10 |
| G | Mike Bibby | Vancouver Grizzlies | 6–2 | 195 | 15 | — |
| G | Terry Porter | San Antonio Spurs | 6–3 | 195 | 15 | — |
| G | Hubert Davis | Dallas Mavericks | 6–5 | 183 | 14 | — |
| G | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 6–0 | 165 | 10 | — |
| G | Bob Sura | Cleveland Cavaliers | 6–5 | 200 | 9 | — |