# 2007 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 15, 2007 at Verizon Center in Washington D.C., home of the Washington Mystics. The game was the 8th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the second time Washington has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2002 game. The East defeated the West, 103–99, with Cheryl Ford winning the All-Star Game MVP award after recording 16 points and 13 rebounds.

## The All-Star Game
### Rosters

Western Conference All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # |
| Starters ||||
| PG | Sue Bird$^1$ | Seattle Storm | 5th |
| SG | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Silver Stars | 4th |
| SF | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 3rd |
| PF | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | 6th |
| C | Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs | 7th |
| Reserves ||||
| SG | Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | 2nd |
| SG | Kara Lawson$^2$ | Sacramento Monarchs | 1st |
| SF | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | 2nd |
| SF | Tina Thompson$^3$ | Houston Comets | 7th |
| SF | Sophia Young$^2$ | San Antonio Silver Stars | 2nd |
| PF | Rebekkah Brunson$^1$ | Sacramento Monarchs | 1st |
| PF | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Los Angeles Sparks | 6th |
| PF | Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | 2nd |
Eastern Conference All Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # |
| Starters ||||
| PG | Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 4th |
| SG | Anna DeForge | Indiana Fever | 1st |
| SF | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | 5th |
| PF | Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock | 4th |
| C | Kara Braxton | Detroit Shock | 1st |
| Reserves ||||
| SG | Alana Beard | Washington Mystics | 3rd |
| SG | Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | 2nd |
| SF | Candice Dupree | Chicago Sky | 2nd |
| SF | Delisha Milton-Jones | Washington Mystics | 2nd |
| PF | Asjha Jones | Connecticut Sun | 1st |
| C | Tammy Sutton-Brown | Indiana Fever | 2nd |
* $^1$ Injured
* $^2$ Injury replacement
* $^3$ Starting in place of injured player
* ABC
* July 15 3:30 p.m.
Western Conference 103, Eastern Conference 99 :
| Pts: Tina Thompson 19 Rebs: Taj McWilliams-Franklin 9 Asts: Diana Taurasi 9 | Pts: Katie Douglas 18 Rebs: Cheryl Ford 13 Asts: Alana Beard 8 |
* Verizon Center, Washington D.C. Attendance: 19,487 Referees:
* 55 Eric Brewton, #9 Denise Brooks-Clauser, #7 Clarke Stevens

### Coaches

The coach for the Western Conference all-stars was Sacramento Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer.

## Other events
### Three-Point Shootout

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Made | Att. | Pct. | 1st | 2nd |
| SG | Laurie Koehn | Washington Mystics | 12 | 33 | .364 | 23 | 25 |
| SF | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 95 | 259 | .357 | 21 | 16 |
| SF | Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | 34 | 90 | .378 | 20 | 19 |
| SG | Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | 68 | 201 | .338 | 19 | |
| SG | Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 46 | 117 | .393 | 11 | |

### Skills Challenge

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Ht. | Wt. | 1st | 2nd |
| PG | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Silver Stars | 5–6 | 136 | 34.6 | 27.1 |
| SF | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | 6–0 | 179 | 28.3 | 27.4 |
| SG | Betty Lennox | Seattle Storm | 5–8 | 143 | 40.0 |
| PG | Nikki Teasley | Washington Mystics | 6–0 | 169 | 39.4 |