2001 NBA All-Star Game

The 2001 NBA All-Star Game was a basketball matchup between the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars of the NBA. It was held in front of a sellout crowd at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. This was the 50th edition of the annual event. Allen Iverson was named the game's Most Valuable Player after he rallied the East to garner an improbable 111–110 comeback victory over the West. The East trailed 95–74 with nine minutes left after the West dominated the first 39 minutes behind its superior size. Iverson sparked the comeback scoring 15 of his 25 points in the final nine minutes of the game. Stephon Marbury also helped the East by hitting two three-pointers in the final 53 seconds, including one with 28 seconds left, which proved to be the game-winner.

Kobe Bryant scored the most points for the West squad (19 points), which led by as much as twenty-one points before the team squandered the lead. Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer at the time, could have taken the last shot; instead, he threw a pass that resulted in a last-second miss by Tim Duncan. ^[1]

2001 All-Star Game rosters

Players

Note: Hill and Mourning were unable to play due to injury, and were replaced in the starting lineup by Mason and Davis, respectively.

Note: O'Neal was unable to play due to injury, and was replaced by Garnett in the starting lineup.

Coaches

Eastern Conference Larry Brown, Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference Rick Adelman, Sacramento Kings

References

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