page_title: 2004 NBA All-Star Game
section_title: Rookie Challenge
hierarchical_section_title: 2004 NBA All-Star Game / All-Star Weekend / Rookie Challenge
caption_attribution_description: English: Amar'e Stoudemire (far right) of the Sophomores Team receiving the MVP award for the 2004 got milk? Rookie Challenge game at the Staples Center. The photograph was taken with a Canon PowerShot A70 camera and edited (color balance, brightness, contrast, sharpness) using ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5.5
context_page_description: The 2004 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 15, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Lakers and Clippers. This game was the 53rd edition of the North American National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 2003–04 NBA season.
  The West defeated the East 136-132, with Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers winning the Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career. O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire led the East with 19 points and 8 rebounds.
context_section_description: Rookie Roster:
  Head Coach: Doug Collins
  
  Assistant Coach: A.C. Green
  Sophomore Roster:
  Head Coach: Michael Cooper
  
  Assistant Coach: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  Said to be the most exciting Rookie Challenge in history due to all the highlight-reel dunks. Much of the hype centered on rookie phenoms LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, who had 33 and 17 points respectively. Amar'e Stoudemire set a Rookie Challenge record with 36 points (it has since been broken).
caption: Stoudemire (far right) receiving the MVP award for the 2004 Rookie Challenge game.
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