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{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game
| name          = 2001 NBA All-Star Game
| image         = File:NBA_All_star_logo.gif
| visitor       = '''[[Eastern Conference (NBA)|East]]'''
| home          = [[Western Conference (NBA)|West]]
| visitor_total = 111
| home_total    = 110
| visitor_qtr1  = 17
| visitor_qtr2  = 33
| visitor_qtr3  = 20
| visitor_qtr4  = 41
| home_qtr1     = 30
| home_qtr2     = 31
| home_qtr3     = 28
| home_qtr4     = 21
| date          = February 11, 2001
| arena         = [[MCI Center]]
| city          = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| referee       = [[Dan Crawford (basketball referee)|Dan Crawford]] <br> Don Vaden <br> [[Eddie Rush]]
| attendance    = 20,674
| odds          = 
| coin_toss     = 
| MVP           = [[Allen Iverson]]
| anthem        = [[Deborah Cox]] ([[O Canada|Canada]])<br>[[Jessica Simpson]] ([[The Star-Spangled Banner|USA]])
| halftime      = [[Harry Connick, Jr.]] saluting 50&nbsp;years of All-Star Game MVPs
| network       = [[NBC]]
| announcers    = [[Marv Albert]] <br> [[Doug Collins (basketball)|Doug Collins]]
| rating        = 
| share         = 
| prev_year     = [[2000 NBA All-Star Game|2000]]
| next_year     = [[2002 NBA All-Star Game|2002]]
}}
The '''2001 NBA All-Star Game''' was an [[exhibition game|exhibition]] basketball game which was played on February 11, 2001, at the [[MCI Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], home of the [[Washington Wizards]]. This game was the 50th edition of the North American [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and was played during the [[2000–01 NBA season]].

[[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&nbsp;minutes behind its superior size. Iverson sparked the comeback scoring 15 of his 25&nbsp;points in the final nine minutes of the game. [[Stephon Marbury]] also helped the East by hitting two three-pointers in the final 53&nbsp;seconds, including one with 28&nbsp;seconds left, which proved to be the game-winner.

[[Kobe Bryant]] scored the most points for the West squad (19&nbsp;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, his hesitation before passing to an open [[Tim Duncan]] resulted in a last-second miss.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/recap_2001.html |title = NBA.com: 2001 All-Star Game: East 111, West 110  |access-date=December 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411144150/http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/recap_2001.html |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==All-Star Game==

===Coaches===
[[File:Larry Brown 2014.png|thumb|left|upright|[[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]], of the 76ers, was selected as the Eastern Conference head coach.]]
The coach for the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] team was [[Sacramento Kings]] head coach [[Rick Adelman]]. The Kings had a 31–15 record on February 11. The coach for the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] team was [[Philadelphia 76ers]] head coach [[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]]. The 76ers had a 36–14 record on February 11.

===Players===
[[File:Lipofsky Shaquille O'Neal.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Shaquille O'Neal]] received the most votes for the West, for the second consecutive year.]]
The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards, two forwards and one center who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves were chosen by votes among the NBA head coaches in their respective conferences. The coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The reserves consist of two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.

For the second consecutive year, [[Vince Carter]] of the [[Toronto Raptors]] was the lead vote-getter with 1,717,687. He was closely followed by [[Allen Iverson]], who earned his second consecutive All-Star appearances. [[Tracy McGrady]], [[Grant Hill]], and [[Alonzo Mourning]] completed the Eastern Conference starting position. This was the first All-Star appearance by McGrady. Iverson, Hill, and Mourning were all starters the previous year. The Eastern Conference reserves included two first-time selections, [[Theo Ratliff]] and [[Stephon Marbury]]. The other reserves were [[Dikembe Mutombo]], [[Ray Allen]], [[Allan Houston]], [[Glenn Robinson]], [[Latrell Sprewell]], and [[Jerry Stackhouse]]. Because of injuries to Mourning and Hill, [[Antonio Davis]] and [[Anthony Mason (basketball)|Anthony Mason]] were selected as replacements.

The Western Conference's leading vote-getter was [[Shaquille O'Neal]], who earned his eight consecutive All-Star Game selection with 1,541,298 votes. [[Jason Kidd]], [[Kobe Bryant]], [[Chris Webber]], and [[Tim Duncan]] completed the Western Conference starting positions. Kidd, Bryant, Duncan, and O'Neal were starters for the previous year's Western Conference team, while Webber was a reserve. The [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] reserves include two first-time selections, [[Vlade Divac]] and [[Antonio McDyess]]. The team was rounded out by [[Gary Payton]], [[Michael Finley]], [[Rasheed Wallace]], [[Karl Malone]], and [[David Robinson]]. Because of an injury to O'Neal, [[Kevin Garnett]], who had started the previous year, was selected as his replacement.

===Roster===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+'''Eastern Conference All-Stars'''
|-
!scope="col" width="25px"|Pos
!scope="col" width="125px"|Player
!scope="col" width="150px"|Team
!scope="col" width="75px"|No. of selections
!scope="col" width="75px"|Votes
|-
!scope="col" colspan="5"|Starters
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Allen Iverson]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Philadelphia 76ers]]
|2nd
|1,508,142
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Tracy McGrady]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Orlando Magic]]
|1st
|827,122
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Vince Carter]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Toronto Raptors]]
|2nd
|1,717,687
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Grant Hill]]{{ref|inj|INJ}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Orlando Magic]]
|6th
|904,885
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Alonzo Mourning]]{{ref|inj|INJ}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Miami Heat]]
|6th
|917,866
|-
!scope="col" colspan="5"|Reserves
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Ray Allen]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|2nd
|409,654
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Allan Houston]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[New York Knicks]]
|2nd
|476,380
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Stephon Marbury]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[New Jersey Nets]]
|1st
|512,645
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Jerry Stackhouse]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Detroit Pistons]]
|2nd
|459,575
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Anthony Mason (basketball)|Anthony Mason]]{{ref|start|1}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Miami Heat]]
|1st
|322,696
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Glenn Robinson]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|2nd
|—
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Latrell Sprewell]]{{ref|rep|REP}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[New York Knicks]]
|4th
|817,855
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Antonio Davis]]{{ref|rep|REP}}&nbsp;{{ref|start|1}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Toronto Raptors]]
|1st
|220,917
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dikembe Mutombo]]{{ref|rep|REP}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Atlanta Hawks]]
|7th
|627,148
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Theo Ratliff]]{{ref|inj|INJ}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Philadelphia 76ers]]
|1st
|637,585
|-
|style="text-align:left" colspan="5"|'''Head coach''': [[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]] ([[Philadelphia 76ers]])
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+'''Western Conference All-Stars'''
|-
!scope="col" width="25px"|Pos
!scope="col" width="125px"|Player
!scope="col" width="150px"|Team
!scope="col" width="75px"|No. of selections
!scope="col" width="75px"|Votes
|-
!scope="col" colspan="5"|Starters
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Jason Kidd]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Phoenix Suns]]
|4th
|1,062,837
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Kobe Bryant]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|3rd
|1,433,747
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Chris Webber]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Kings]]
|3rd
|1,306,243
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Tim Duncan]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[San Antonio Spurs]]
|3rd
|1,096,522
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Shaquille O'Neal]]{{ref|inj|INJ}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|8th
|1,541,298
|-
!scope="col" colspan="5"|Reserves
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Michael Finley]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dallas Mavericks]]
|2nd
|279,250
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Gary Payton]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Seattle SuperSonics]]
|7th
|732,671
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Kevin Garnett]]{{ref|start|1}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
|4th
|1,003,336
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Karl Malone]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Utah Jazz]]
|13th
|479,624
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Antonio McDyess]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Denver Nuggets]]
|1st
|—
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Rasheed Wallace]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Portland Trail Blazers]]
|2nd
|510,543
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[David Robinson]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[San Antonio Spurs]]
|10th
|716,228
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Vlade Divac]]{{ref|rep|REP}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Kings]]
|1st
|715,687
|-
|style="text-align:left" colspan="5"|'''Head coach''': [[Rick Adelman]] ([[Sacramento Kings]])
|}
{{col-end}}

{{note|inj|INJ}} Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning, Theo Ratliff, and Shaquille O'Neal were unable to participate due to injury.<br>
{{note|rep|REP}} Latrell Sprewell, Dikembe Mutombo, Antonio Davis, and Vlade Divac were named as Hill, Mourning, Ratliff, and O'Neal's replacements respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/injury_replacements.html|title=All-Star Game Replacements for Injured Players|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203001605/http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/injury_replacements.html|archive-date=February 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>
{{note|start|1}} Anthony Mason, Davis, and Kevin Garnett were named as starters, replacing Hill, Mourning, and O'Neal respectively.

===Game===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 11, 2001 |time= |place=[[MCI Center]], Washington, D.C.
|referee=<br>
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*
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|attendance=18,325
|TV=[[NBA on NBC|NBC]]
|team1=[[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] |score1=110
|team2='''[[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]]''' |score2='''111'''
|Q1= 30–17|Q2= 31–33|Q3= 28–20|Q4=21–41
|points1=[[Kobe Bryant]] 19 |points2=[[Allen Iverson]] 25
|rebounds1=[[Tim Duncan]] 14 |rebounds2=[[Dikembe Mutombo]] 22
|assist1=[[Kobe Bryant]] 7 |assist2=[[Allen Iverson]] 5
|report=
}}

==All-Star Weekend==

===Rising Stars Challenge===
{{main|Rising Stars Challenge}}

The [[Rising Stars Challenge]] featured the best first-year players ('[[Rookie]]s') against the best second-year players ('[[College sophomore|Sophomore]]s'). [[Kevin Loughery]] and [[Elvin Hayes]] served as head coaches for the rookies and sophomores respectively.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Rookies'''
|-
! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=145|Team
|-
! G
| [[Mateen Cleaves]] || [[Detroit Pistons]]
|-
! F/G
| [[Stephen Jackson]] || [[New Jersey Nets]]
|-
! F
| [[Kenyon Martin]] || [[New Jersey Nets]]
|-
! G
| [[Khalid El-Amin]] || [[Chicago Bulls]]
|-
! F
| [[Quentin Richardson]] || [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
|-
! G/F
| [[Morris Peterson]] || [[Toronto Raptors]]
|-
! C
| [[Marc Jackson]] || [[Golden State Warriors]]
|-
! F
| [[Darius Miles]] || [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
|-
! G/F
| [[Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)|Mike Miller]] || [[Orlando Magic]]
|-
| colspan="6" | '''Head coach''': [[Kevin Loughery]]
|-
| colspan="6" | '''Assistant coach''': [[Jack Marin]]
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Sophomores'''
|-
! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=145|Team
|-
! G
| [[Andre Miller]] || [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
|-
! F/C
| [[Elton Brand]] || [[Chicago Bulls]]
|-
! F
| [[Lamar Odom]] || [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
|-
! G
| [[Steve Francis]] || [[Houston Rockets]]
|-
! F
| [[Shawn Marion]] || [[Phoenix Suns]]
|-
! G
| [[Richard Hamilton (basketball)|Richard Hamilton]] || [[Washington Wizards]]
|-
! G
| [[Jason Terry]] || [[Atlanta Hawks]]
|-
! F
| [[Wally Szczerbiak]] || [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
|-
! G
| [[Baron Davis]] || [[Charlotte Hornets]]
|-
| colspan="6" | '''Head coach''': [[Elvin Hayes]]
|-
| colspan="6" | '''Assistant coach''': [[Phil Chenier]]
|}
{{col-end}}

===Slam Dunk Contest===
{{main|NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest}}
[[Desmond Mason]] won the Dunk Contest, defeating [[DeShawn Stevenson]] and [[Baron Davis]] in the final round; [[Stromile Swift]], [[Jonathan Bender]], and [[Corey Maggette]] were eliminated before the final round.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=February 11, 2001 |title= Mason leaps from high school to NBA dunk champ|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/news/2001/0210/1076642.html |work=[[ESPN]] |location= [[Washington, D.C.]]|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contestants'''
! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=175|Team !! Height !! Weight !! Pct
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G/F
| '''[[Desmond Mason]]''' || '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]''' || align=center| '''6–5''' || align=center|'''222''' || align=center|
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G/F
| [[DeShawn Stevenson]] || [[Utah Jazz]] || align=center| 6-5 || align=center| 218 || align=center|
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G
| [[Baron Davis]]|| [[Charlotte Hornets]] || align=center|6–3 || align=center|212 ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F/C
| [[Stromile Swift]] || [[Vancouver Grizzlies]] || align=center|6–10 || align=center|220 ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Jonathan Bender]] || [[Indiana Pacers]] || align=center|7-0 || align=center|230 ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G/F
| [[Corey Maggette]] || [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]] || align=center|6–6 || align=center|225 ||
|}

===Three-Point Contest===
{{main|NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contestants'''
! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=175|Team !! Height !! Weight !! First round !! Final round
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G
| '''[[Ray Allen]]''' || '''[[Milwaukee Bucks]]''' || align=center|'''6–5''' || align=center|'''205''' || align=center|'''20''' || align=center|'''19'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Peja Stojaković]] || [[Sacramento Kings]] || align=center|6–10 || align=center|229 || align=center| 19 ||align=center| 17
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Dirk Nowitzki]] || [[Dallas Mavericks]] || align=center|7–0 || align=center|245 || align=center| 17 || align=center| 10
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Pat Garrity]] || [[Orlando Magic]] || align=center|6–9 || align=center|238 || align=center| 15 || align=center| —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G
| [[Allan Houston]] || [[New York Knicks]] || align=center|6–6 || align=center|205 || align=center| 11 ||align=center| —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Rashard Lewis]] || [[Seattle SuperSonics]] || align=center|6–10 || align=center|230 || align=center| 12 ||align=center| —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G
| [[Steve Nash]] ||[[Dallas Mavericks]] || align=center|6–3 || align=center|178 || align=center| 14 || align=center| —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Bryon Russell]] || [[Utah Jazz]] || align=center|6–7 || align=center|225 || align=center| 10 || align=center| —
|}

==References==
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