2014 NBA All-Star Game

2014 NBA All-Star Game
Date	February 16, 2014
Arena	Smoothie King Center
City	New Orleans
MVP	Kyrie Irving; (East)
National anthem	Gary Clark, Jr. (U.S.),; Serena Ryder (Canadian)
Halftime show	Trombone Shorty, Dr. John, Janelle Monáe, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Gary Clark, Jr.
Attendance	14,727
Network	TNT (United States); TSN (Canada)
Announcers	Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller; Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Steve Kerr, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith (All-Star Saturday Night); Matt Winer, Grant Hill and Chris Webber (Rising Stars Challenge)
NBA All-Star Game
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The 2014 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 16, 2014, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2013–14 season. It was the 63rd edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, home of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 163–155. Kyrie Irving was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The game was televised nationally on TNT in the United States, and TSN in Canada.

The Pelicans (the name was changed by new team owner Tom Benson for the 2013–14 season) were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on April 16, 2012.^[2] It was the second time that New Orleans had hosted the All-Star game; the city had hosted the event in 2008, also at the Smoothie King Center (then known as New Orleans Arena).

Starters for the game were selected by the fans, who could select three frontcourt players and two guards for each conference. LeBron James was the leading vote-getter with 1,416,419 votes. Stephen Curry was also voted as a starter in first All-Star selection, after leading all Western Conference guards in the voting, while Kevin Love overtook Dwight Howard for the final frontcourt starting spot for the West.^[3]

All-Star Game

Coaches

Frank Vogel (left) and Scott Brooks (right) were selected as the East and West head coach, respectively.

Frank Vogel, coach of the Indiana Pacers, and Scott Brooks, coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, were selected as the East and West head coach, respectively.^[4]

Roster

**Eastern Conference All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team	No. of selections	Votes
Starters^[3]
G	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat	10	929,542
G	Kyrie Irving	Cleveland Cavaliers	2	860,221
F	LeBron James	Miami Heat	10	1,416,419
F	Paul George	Indiana Pacers	2	1,211,318
F	Carmelo Anthony	New York Knicks	7	935,702
Reserves^[4]
C	Joakim Noah	Chicago Bulls	2	—
C	Roy Hibbert	Indiana Pacers	2	—
F/C	Chris Bosh	Miami Heat	9	—
F	Paul Millsap	Atlanta Hawks	1	—
G	John Wall	Washington Wizards	1	—
G	Joe Johnson	Brooklyn Nets	7	—
G	DeMar DeRozan	Toronto Raptors	1	—
Head coach: Frank Vogel (Indiana Pacers)

**Western Conference All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team	No. of selections	Votes
Starters^[3]
G	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	1	1,047,281
G	Kobe Bryant^INJ ¹	Los Angeles Lakers	16	988,864
F	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder	5	1,396,294
F	Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers	4	688,466
F/C	Kevin Love	Minnesota Timberwolves	3	661,246
Reserves^[4]
C	Dwight Howard	Houston Rockets	8	—
F	LaMarcus Aldridge	Portland Trail Blazers	3	—
F	Dirk Nowitzki	Dallas Mavericks	12	—
G	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	7	—
G	James Harden¹	Houston Rockets	2	—
G	Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs	6	—
G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	1	—
F/C	Anthony Davis^REP	New Orleans Pelicans	1	—
Head coach: Scott Brooks (Oklahoma City Thunder)

^INJ Kobe Bryant was unable to participate due to injury.^[5]
^REP Anthony Davis was named as Kobe Bryant's replacement.^[5]
¹ Scott Brooks chose James Harden to start in place of the injured Kobe Bryant.^[6]

Game

TNT

February 16, 2014
8:30 p.m. ET

Box score

Eastern Conference 163, Western Conference 155
Scoring by quarter: 42–44, 34–45, 47–37, 40–29
Pts: Irving 31 Rebs: James 7 Asts: Irving 14		Pts: Durant, Griffin 38 each Rebs: Howard 11 Asts: Paul 13

Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 14,727
Referees:

#8 Marc Davis
#12 Violet Palmer
#23 Jason Phillips

Kyrie Irving scored 31 points and had 14 assists and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) to help the East stop a three-game losing streak and win 163–155 in the second highest-scoring game in All-Star history. Carmelo Anthony added 30 points for the East and made a record eight three-pointers, one of 11 All-Star records that were broken in the game. The West was led by Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin, who both finished with 38 points, four short of Wilt Chamberlain's All-Star record in 1962.^[7]^[8]^[9]

All-Star Weekend

BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge

**Team Webber**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	1	F/C	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	Sophomore
2	4	G	Michael Carter-Williams	Philadelphia 76ers	Rookie
3	6	G	Tim Hardaway Jr.	New York Knicks	Rookie
4	8	G	Trey Burke	Utah Jazz	Rookie
5	10	F	Jared Sullinger	Boston Celtics	Sophomore
6	12	F	Mason Plumlee	Brooklyn Nets	Rookie
7	14	G	Victor Oladipo	Orlando Magic	Rookie
Draw		C	Steven Adams	Oklahoma City Thunder	Rookie
Draw		F/C	Kelly Olynyk	Boston Celtics	Rookie
Head coach: Rex Kalamian (Oklahoma City Thunder)
General manager: Chris Webber

**Team Hill**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	2	G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	Sophomore
2	3	G	Bradley Beal	Washington Wizards	Sophomore
3	5	C	Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons	Sophomore
4	7	F	Harrison Barnes	Golden State Warriors	Sophomore
5	9	F	Terrence Jones	Houston Rockets	Sophomore
6	11	F/G	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	Rookie
7	13	C	Jonas Valančiūnas	Toronto Raptors	Sophomore
Draw		G	Dion Waiters	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sophomore
Draw		F/C	Pero Antić^INJ	Atlanta Hawks	Rookie
—		F/C	Miles Plumlee^REP	Phoenix Suns	Sophomore
Head coach: Nate McMillan (Indiana Pacers)
General manager: Grant Hill

^INJ Pero Antić was unable to participate due to injury.
^REP Miles Plumlee was named Pero Antić's replacement.^[10]

TNT

February 14
9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Team Webber 136, Team Hill 142
Scoring by half: 66–67, 70–75
Pts: Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Rebs: Anthony Davis 8 Asts: Michael Carter-Williams 9		Pts: Dion Waiters 31 Rebs: Andre Drummond 25 Asts: Dion Waiters 7

Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 14,727
Referees:

#70 Brent Barnaky
#54 Nick Buchert
#34 Kevin Cutler

Sears Shooting Stars Competition

**Western Contestants**
Team Name	Members	Team	First round	Final round
Team Curry	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	1:05	–
	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Stars
	Dell Curry	(retired)
Team Durant	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder	1:00	43.6
	Skylar Diggins	Tulsa Shock
	Karl Malone	(retired)

**Eastern Contestants**
Team Name	Members	Team	First round	Final round
Team Hardaway	Tim Hardaway Jr.	New York Knicks	1:25	–
	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky
	Tim Hardaway Sr.	(retired)
Team Bosh	Chris Bosh	Miami Heat	35.6	31.4
	Swin Cash	Chicago Sky
	Dominique Wilkins	(retired)

Taco Bell Skill Challenge

**Eastern Contestants**
Team	Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
Team 1	F/G	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	6–10	205	45.0	–
Team 1	G/F	DeMar DeRozan	Toronto Raptors	6–7	216	45.0	–
Team 2	G	Michael Carter-Williams	Philadelphia 76ers	6–6	185	43.3	45.3
Team 2	G	Victor Oladipo	Orlando Magic	6–4	215	43.3	45.3

**Western Contestants**
Team	Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
Team 1	G	Trey Burke	Utah Jazz	6–1	190	40.6	45.2
Team 1	G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	6–3	195	40.6	45.2
Team 2	G	Goran Dragić	Phoenix Suns	6–3	190	42.3	–
Team 2	G	Reggie Jackson	Oklahoma City Thunder	6–3	208	42.3	–

Foot Locker Three-Pointer Contest

**Eastern Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
G	Bradley Beal	Washington Wizards	6–5	207	21	19 (18)
G	Kyrie Irving	Cleveland Cavaliers	6–3	191	17	–
G/F	Joe Johnson	Brooklyn Nets	6–7	240	11	–
G	Arron Afflalo	Orlando Magic	6–5	215	15	–

**Western Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	Height	Weight	First round	Final round
G	Marco Belinelli	San Antonio Spurs	6–5	195	19	19 (24)
G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	6–3	195	18	–
F/C	Kevin Love	Minnesota Timberwolves	6–10	243	16	–
G	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	6–3	185	16	–

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

Freestyle Round
Division	Position	Member	Team	Height	Weight	Result
East	F/G	Paul George	Indiana Pacers	6–9	220	Won
	G	Terrence Ross	Toronto Raptors	6–7	195
	G	John Wall	Washington Wizards	6–4	195
West	F	Harrison Barnes	Golden State Warriors	6–8	210	Lost
	G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	6–3	195
	G	Ben McLemore	Sacramento Kings	6–5	195

Battle Round
Division	Player	Result	Note
East	Terrence Ross, Toronto Raptors	Won	–
West	Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers	Lost	–

East	Paul George, Indiana Pacers	Won	–
West	Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors	Lost	–

East	John Wall, Washington Wizards	Won	Voted Dunker of the Night
West	Ben McLemore, Sacramento Kings	Lost	–

References

^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/06/2014-all-star-entertainment-series-official-release/index.html ^{[dead link‍]}
^ HORNETS: New Orleans Selected to Host 2014 NBA All-Star Game. April 16, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Curry starts in first All-Star Game; LeBron top vote-getter" (Press release). NBA. January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dwight Howard highlights reserves". ESPN. January 30, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Pelicans' Anthony Davis to replace Lakers' Kobe Bryant in 2014 NBA All-Star Game" (Press release). NBA. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
^ "Sources: James Harden to start". ESPN.com. February 14, 2014.
^ "MVP Kyrie Irving, Carmelo Anthony lift East to All-Star Game victory". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 16, 2014. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014.
^ "Electrifying Rivalry and Overheated Scoreboard in N.B.A. All-Star Game". New York Times. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
^ "East gets by Durant, Griffin to win All-Star game". NBA.com. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
^ "Miles Plumlee named to Ring Stars Challenge" (Press release). NBA. February 7, 2014.

External links

2014 All-Star Game at NBA.com

[nba.com-1] ttp://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/06/2014-all-star-entertainment-series-official-release/index.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[2] HORNETS: New Orleans Selected to Host 2014 NBA All-Star Game. April 16, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

[starters-3] "Curry starts in first All-Star Game; LeBron top vote-getter" (Press release). NBA. January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

[Reserves-4] "Dwight Howard highlights reserves". ESPN. January 30, 2014.

[Bryant-Davis-5] "Pelicans' Anthony Davis to replace Lakers' Kobe Bryant in 2014 NBA All-Star Game" (Press release). NBA. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2014.

[HardenStart-6] "Sources: James Harden to start". ESPN.com. February 14, 2014.

[7] "MVP Kyrie Irving, Carmelo Anthony lift East to All-Star Game victory". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 16, 2014. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014.

[8] "Electrifying Rivalry and Overheated Scoreboard in N.B.A. All-Star Game". New York Times. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

[9] "East gets by Durant, Griffin to win All-Star game". NBA.com. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

[Antic-Plumlee-10] "Miles Plumlee named to Ring Stars Challenge" (Press release). NBA. February 7, 2014.

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