NBA All-Star Game

The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA), matching a mix of the league's star players, who are drafted by the two players with the most votes. Each team consists of 12 players, making it 24 in total. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend. NBA All-Star Weekend is a three-day event which goes from Friday to Sunday. The All-Star Game was first played at the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951.
The starting lineup for each squad is selected by a combination of fan, player, and media voting, while the reserves are chosen by a vote among the head coaches from each squad's respective conference. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. If a selected player is injured and cannot participate, the NBA commissioner selects a replacement. The vote leaders for each conferences are assigned as captains and can choose from a pool of players named as all-stars to form their teams. The newly formed teams will also play for a charity of choice to help the games remain competitive. 
The head coach of the team with the best record in each conference is chosen to lead their respective conference in the All-Star Game, with a prohibition against repeat appearances. Known as the "Riley Rule", it was created after perennially successful Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley earned the right to coach the Western Conference team eight times in nine seasons between 1982 and 1990. The coach of the team with the next best record serves instead.
==History==
Eastern All-Stars	38	29	Western All-Stars
Year	Results 	Host Arena 	Host City 	Game MVP
1951	East 111, West 94 	Boston Garden 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics
1952	East 108, West 91 	Boston Garden 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Paul Arizin, Philadelphia Warriors
1953	West 79, East 75 	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
1954	East 98, West 93 (OT) 	Madison Square Garden 	New York City, New York 	Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
1955	East 100, West 91 	Madison Square Garden 	New York City, New York 	Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
1956	West 108, East 94 	Rochester War Memorial Coliseum 	Rochester, New York 	Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
1957	East 109, West 97 	Boston Garden 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
1958	East 130, West 118 	St. Louis Arena 	St. Louis, Missouri 	Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
1959	West 124, East 108 	Olympia Stadium 	Detroit, Michigan 	
Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers
Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
1960	East 125, West 115 	Convention Hall 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
1961	West 153, East 131 	Onondaga County War Memorial Coliseum	Syracuse, New York 	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
1962	West 150, East 130 	St. Louis Arena 	St. Louis, Missouri 	Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
1963	East 115, West 108 	LA Sports Arena 	Los Angeles, California 	Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
1964	East 111, West 107 	Boston Garden 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
1965	East 124, West 123 	St. Louis Arena 	St. Louis, Missouri 	Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati Royals
1966	East 137, West 94 	Cincinnati Gardens 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Adrian Smith, Cincinnati Royals
1967	West 135, East 120 	Cow Palace 	Daly City, California 	Rick Barry, San Francisco Warriors
1968	East 144, West 124 	Madison Square Garden 	New York City, New York 	Hal Greer, Philadelphia 76ers
1969	East 123, West 112 	Baltimore Civic Center 	Baltimore, Maryland 	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
1970	East 142, West 135 	The Spectrum 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Willis Reed, New York Knicks
1971	West 108, East 107 	San Diego Sports Arena 	San Diego, California 	Lenny Wilkens, Seattle SuperSonics
1972	West 112, East 110 	The Forum 	Inglewood, California 	Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
1973	East 104, West 84 	Chicago Stadium 	Chicago, Illinois 	Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
1974	West 134, East 123 	Seattle Center Coliseum 	Seattle, Washington 	Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons
1975	East 108, West 102 	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 	Phoenix, Arizona 	Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
1976	East 123, West 109 	The Spectrum 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Dave Bing, Washington Bullets
1977	West 125, East 124 	Milwaukee Arena 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
1978	East 133, West 125 	Omni Coliseum 	Atlanta, Georgia 	Randy Smith, Buffalo Braves
1979	West 134, East 129 	Pontiac Silverdome 	Pontiac, Michigan 	David Thompson, Denver Nuggets
1980	East 144, West 136 (OT) 	Capital Centre 	Landover, Maryland 	George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
1981	East 123, West 120 	Coliseum at Richfield 	Richfield, Ohio 	Nate Archibald, Boston Celtics
1982	East 120, West 118 	Brendan Byrne Arena 	East Rutherford, New Jersey 	Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
1983	East 132, West 123 	The Forum 	Inglewood, California 	Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
1984	East 154, West 145 (OT) 	McNichols Sports Arena 	Denver, Colorado 	Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
1985	West 140, East 129 	Hoosier Dome 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets
1986	East 139, West 132     	Reunion Arena 	Dallas, Texas 	Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
1987	West 154, East 149 (OT) 	Kingdome 	Seattle, Washington 	Tom Chambers, Seattle SuperSonics
1988	East 138, West 133 	Chicago Stadium 	Chicago, Illinois 	Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1989	West 143, East 134 	Astrodome 	Houston, Texas 	Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
1990	East 130, West 113 	Miami Arena 	Miami, Florida 	Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1991	East 116, West 114 	Charlotte Coliseum 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
1992	West 153, East 113 	Orlando Arena 	Orlando, Florida 	Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1993	West 135, East 132 (OT) 	Delta Center 	Salt Lake City, Utah 	
Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
John Stockton, Utah Jazz
1994	East 127, West 118 	Target Center 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls
1995	West 139, East 112 	America West Arena 	Phoenix, Arizona 	Mitch Richmond, Sacramento Kings
1996	East 129, West 118 	Alamodome 	San Antonio, Texas 	Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1997	East 132, West 120 	Gund Arena 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Glen Rice, Charlotte Hornets
1998	East 135, West 114 	Madison Square Garden 	New York, New York 	Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1999	Canceled due to the league's lockout.	Canceled due to the league's lockout.	Canceled due to the league's lockout.	Canceled due to the league's lockout.
2000	West 137, East 126 	Oakland Arena 	Oakland, California 	
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
2001	East 111, West 110 	MCI Center 	Washington, D.C. 	Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
2002	West 135, East 120 	First Union Center 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2003	West 155, East 145 (2OT) 	Philips Arena 	Atlanta, Georgia 	Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
2004	West 136, East 132 	STAPLES Center 	 Los Angeles, California 	Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
2005	East 125, West 115 	Pepsi Center 	Denver, Colorado 	Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
2006	East 122, West 120 	Toyota Center 	Houston, Texas 	LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
2007	West 153, East 132 	Thomas & Mack Center 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2008	East 134, West 128 	New Orleans Arena 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
2009	West 146, East 119 	US Airways Center 	Phoenix, Arizona 	
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
2010	East 141, West 139 	American Airlines Center 	Dallas, Texas 	Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
2011	West 148, East 143 	STAPLES Center 	Los Angeles, California 	Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2012	West 152, East 149 	Amway Center 	Orlando, Florida 	Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
2013	West 143, East 138 	Toyota Center 	Houston, Texas 	Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
2014	East 163, West 155 	Smoothie King Center 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
2015	West 163, East 158 	Barclays Center 	Brooklyn, New York 	Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
2016	East 134, West 123 	Air Canada Centre 	Toronto, Canada 	LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
2017	West 169, East 165 	Smoothie King Center 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
2018	 	STAPLES Center 	Los Angeles, California 	
2019	West 208, East 141 	Spectrum Center 	Charlote, North Carolina 	Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors
2020	 	United Center 	Chicago, Illinois 	
2021	 	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	
2022	 	Quicken Loans Arena 	Cleveland, Ohio