View source for 2003 NBA All-Star Game

{{Short description|Exhibition basketball game}}
{{use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game
| name          = 2003 NBA All-Star Game
| image         = File:NBA_All_Star_Game_2003.gif
| visitor       = '''[[Western Conference (NBA)|West]]'''
| home          = [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|East]]
| visitor_total = 155
| home_total    = 145
| visitor_qtr1  = 18
| visitor_qtr2  = 37
| visitor_qtr3  = 31
| visitor_qtr4  = 34
| visitor_qtr5   = 18
| visitor_qtr6   = 17
| home_qtr1     = 23
| home_qtr2     = 29
| home_qtr3     = 41
| home_qtr4     = 27
| home_qtr5      = 18
| home_qtr6      = 7
| date          = February 9, 2003
| arena         = [[Philips Arena]]
| city          = [[Atlanta]]
| referees      = Jim Clark, Luis Grillo, Ted Bernhardt
| attendance    = 20,325
| odds          = 
| coin_toss     = 
| MVP           = [[Kevin Garnett]]
| anthem        = [[Gloria Reuben]] ([[O Canada|CAN]])<br>[[Martina McBride]] (USA)
| halftime      = [[Mariah Carey]] (celebrating the career of Michael Jordan)
| network       = [[NBA on TNT|TNT]]<br>[[NBA on ESPN Radio|ESPN Radio]]
| announcers    = [[Marv Albert]], [[Mike Fratello]], and [[Jeff Van Gundy]]<br>[[Kevin Harlan]], [[Danny Ainge]], [[Charles Barkley]], [[Kenny Smith]] and [[Magic Johnson]] (All-Star Saturday Night)<br>[[Jim Durham]] and [[Jack Ramsay]]
| rating        = 
| share         = 
| prev_year     = [[2002 NBA All-Star Game|2002]]
| next_year     = [[2004 NBA All-Star Game|2004]]
}}
The '''2003 NBA All-Star Game''' was an [[exhibition game|exhibition]] basketball game which was played on February 9, 2003, at the [[Philips Arena]] in [[Atlanta]], home of the [[Atlanta Hawks]]. This game was the 52nd edition of the North American [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and was played during the [[2002–03 NBA season]].

The West defeated the East 155–145 in [[Overtime (sports)|double overtime]], with [[Kevin Garnett]] of the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] winning the [[Most Valuable Player]]. Garnett scored 37 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and had 5 steals. [[Allen Iverson]] led the East with 35 points.

This was the first All-Star Game to be transmitted on cable television, through [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]. This was also the 14th and final All-Star Game that [[Michael Jordan]] participated in, as a result of his final retirement after the 2002–03 season. It was the most recent NBA All-Star Game to be decided in overtime, as well as the first (and so far, only) to be decided in double-overtime.

==All-Star Game==

===Coaches===
[[File:Isiah Thomas.jpg|thumb|130px|left|[[Isiah Thomas]] was chosen as the East head coach for the first time in his career.]]
The coach for the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] team was [[Sacramento Kings]] head coach [[Rick Adelman]]. The coach for the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] team was [[Indiana Pacers]] head coach [[Isiah Thomas]]. The Pacers had a 34–15 record on February 9.

===Players===
[[File:YaoMingonoffense2.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Yao Ming]], from China, became the first rookie in eight years to be selected by fans as an All-Star starter.]]
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. This was also the first time that the league offered All-Star ballots in three languages — English, Spanish and Chinese — for fan voting of the starters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vecsey |first=George |author-link=George Vecsey |title=Fans in Shanghai Are Voting in the Mainstream |date=January 12, 2003 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/sports/basketball/12VECS.html }}</ref> 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.

[[Kobe Bryant]] of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] led the ballots with 1,474,386 votes, which earned him a starting position as a guard in the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] team for the fifth year in a row. [[Yao Ming]], of the [[Houston Rockets]], was the second player with the most votes for the West, becoming the first rookie starter in the All-Star Game since [[Grant Hill]] in [[1995 NBA All-Star Game|1995]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Growing pains |date=February 9, 2011 |work=SI.com |publisher=AOL Time Warner |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2003/all_star/news/2003/02/09/yao_struggles_ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104170704/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2003/all_star/news/2003/02/09/yao_struggles_ap/ |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> Yao was voted to start over [[Shaquille O'Neal]], who was coming off three consecutive [[NBA Finals MVP Award]]s, receiving nearly a quarter million more votes than the Lakers center.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sizing up Yao Ming's NBA career, impact |date=July 19, 2011 |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-110719/yao-ming-retirement-questions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722160545/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-110719/yao-ming-retirement-questions |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> [[Steve Francis]], [[Kevin Garnett]], and [[Tim Duncan]] completed the Western Conference starting positions. Bryant, Garnett, Francis, and Duncan were all starters for the previous year's Western Conference team. The [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] reserves included one first-time selection, [[Shawn Marion]], of the [[Phoenix Suns]]. The squad was rounded out by [[Gary Payton]], [[Steve Nash]], [[Dirk Nowitzki]], [[Chris Webber]], [[Peja Stojaković]], [[Stephon Marbury]], and [[Shaquille O'Neal]]. Five teams, [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Dallas Mavericks]], [[Houston Rockets]], [[Sacramento Kings]], and [[Phoenix Suns]], had two representations at the All-Star Game with Bryant/O'Neal, Nash/Nowitzki, Francis/Yao, Webber/Stojaković and Marion/Marbury.

The Eastern Conference's leading vote-getter was [[Tracy McGrady]], who earned his third consecutive All-Star Game selection with 1,316,297 votes. [[Allen Iverson]], [[Vince Carter]], [[Jermaine O'Neal]], and [[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]] completed the Eastern Conference starting position. This was Wallace's first All-Star selection, as he led the league in rebounding. This was also the fourth consecutive All-Star appearance by Iverson and Carter, and O'Neal's second appearance as an All-Star. The Eastern Conference reserves included three first-time selections, [[Brad Miller (basketball)|Brad Miller]], [[Jamal Mashburn]], and [[Žydrūnas Ilgauskas]]. [[Michael Jordan]], [[Jason Kidd]], [[Paul Pierce]], and [[Antoine Walker]] rounded out the team. However, Carter relinquished his starting spot to Jordan, so he could start his final All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NBA/Toronto/2004/12/18/788808-sun.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604171843/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NBA/Toronto/2004/12/18/788808-sun.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |title=Vince's wild ride |last=Zeisberger |first=Mike |date=December 18, 2004 |access-date=April 18, 2007 }}</ref> Two teams, [[Indiana Pacers]] and [[Boston Celtics]], had two representations at the All-Star Game with O'Neal/Miller, and Walker/Pierce.

===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]]
|4th
|1,155,897
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Tracy McGrady]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Orlando Magic]]
|3rd
|1,316,297
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Vince Carter]]{{ref|start|1}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Toronto Raptors]]
|4th
|1,300,895
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Jermaine O'Neal]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Indiana Pacers]]
|2nd
|940,958
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Detroit Pistons]]
|1st
|1,123,090
|-
! colspan="5" | Reserves
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Michael Jordan]]{{ref|start|1}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Washington Wizards]]
|14th
|1,082,909
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Jason Kidd]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[New Jersey Nets]]
|6th
|962,325
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Paul Pierce]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Boston Celtics]]
|2nd
|313,652
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Jamal Mashburn]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[New Orleans Hornets]]
|1st
|235,417
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Antoine Walker]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Boston Celtics]]
|3rd
|528,613
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Zydrunas Ilgauskas|Žydrūnas Ilgauskas]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
|1st
|297,895
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Brad Miller (basketball)|Brad Miller]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Indiana Pacers]]
|1st
|238,755
|}
{{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"|[[Steve Francis]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Houston Rockets]]
|2nd
|966,669
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Kobe Bryant]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|5th
|1,474,386
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Kevin Garnett]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
|6th
|1,086,780
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Tim Duncan]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[San Antonio Spurs]]
|5th
|1,179,955
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Yao Ming]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Houston Rockets]]
|1st
|1,286,324
|-
!scope="col" colspan="5"|Reserves
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Stephon Marbury]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Phoenix Suns]]
|2nd
|—
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Steve Nash]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dallas Mavericks]]
|2nd
|786,923
|-
| G
|style="text-align:left"|[[Gary Payton]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Seattle SuperSonics]]
|9th
|511,056
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Shawn Marion]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Phoenix Suns]]
|1st
|—
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dirk Nowitzki]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dallas Mavericks]]
|2nd
|1,079,425
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Peja Stojaković]]{{ref|rep|REP}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Kings]]
|2nd
|308,524
|-
| F
|style="text-align:left"|[[Chris Webber]]{{ref|inj|INJ}}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Kings]]
|5th
|906,836
|-
| C
|style="text-align:left"|[[Shaquille O'Neal]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|10th
|1,049,081
|}
{{col-end}}

{{note|inj|INJ}} Chris Webber was unable to participate due to injury.<br>
{{note|rep|REP}} Peja Stojaković was named as Webber's replacement.<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}} Vince Carter relinquished his starting spot to Michael Jordan.

===Game===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 9, 2003 |time= |place=[[Philips Arena]], Atlanta
|referee=Jim Clark, Luis Grillo, Ted Bernhardt
* 
*
* 
|attendance=20,325
|TV=[[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
|team1='''[[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]]''' |score1='''155'''
|team2=[[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] |score2=145 |overtime=2OT
|Q1= 18–'''23'''|Q2= '''37'''–29|Q3= 31–'''41'''|Q4='''34'''–27|OT=18–18, '''17'''–7
|points1=[[Kevin Garnett]] 37 |points2=[[Allen Iverson]] 35
|rebounds1=[[Tim Duncan]] 15 |rebounds2=[[Jermaine O'Neal]] 10
|assist1=[[Steve Francis]] 9|assist2=[[Jason Kidd]] 10 
|report=Kevin Garnett MVP
}}

The Western All-Stars won the game 155–145 in double overtime. It seemed the East were on way to a victory when Jordan hit a [[jump shot (basketball)|jump shot]] to give the East a 138–136 lead with 4.8 seconds remaining in overtime. However, [[Jermaine O'Neal]] fouled [[Kobe Bryant]] while shooting a [[three-point field goal]] with one second remaining. Bryant hit two of the three shots to tie the game, resulting in the first double-overtime in All-Star history. In the second overtime, [[Kevin Garnett]] hit three jumpers in the post over a smaller [[Vince Carter]] to lead the West to victory. Garnett won the [[NBA All-Star Game MVP|MVP]] award after scoring a game-high 37 points. It was Jordan's final All-Star game. After declining [[Allen Iverson]] and [[Tracy McGrady]]'s offers to give him their starting spot, he accepted [[Vince Carter]]'s last minute offer.<ref name=Garnett>{{cite news |title=Garnett Out duels Jordan in All-Star Classic |date=February 9, 2003 |work=NBA.com |url=http://www.NBA.com/games/20030209/WSTEST/recap.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218143932/http://www.nba.com/games/20030209/WSTEST/recap.html |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy |access-date=December 20, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/garnett_allstar_mvp_030209.html|title=KG Named NBA All-Star MVP|work=NBA.com|date=February 9, 2003}}</ref>

The halftime show featured [[Mariah Carey]] wearing a dress in the style of Jordan's Wizards jersey who sang the song [[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]], alongside a video montage celebrating Jordan's career. Afterwards, Carey introduced Jordan to a standing ovation from both the West and East all-stars and the crowd. Jordan thanked his former teammates, adversaries, family, and the fans for everything he had achieved in his career, ending with him saying that he can go home and be at peace with the game of basketball.<ref name=garnett>{{cite news |title=Garnett Outduels Jordan in All-Star Classic |date=February 9, 2003 |work=NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20030209/WSTEST/recap.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218143932/http://www.nba.com/games/20030209/WSTEST/recap.html |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy |access-date=December 20, 2012 }}</ref>

==All-Star Weekend==

===Slam Dunk Contest===
{{main article|NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contestants'''<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=February 8, 2003 |title=Richardson scores big on final dunk to beat Mason |url= http://www.espn.com/nba/allstar/2003/news/2003/0208/1506224.html |work=[[ESPN]] |location=[[Atlanta]] |access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=175|Team !! Height !! Weight !! First round !! Final round
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G/F
| '''[[Jason Richardson]]''' || '''[[Golden State Warriors]]''' || align=center| '''6–6''' || align=center|'''225''' || align=center| '''100''' || align=center|'''96'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G/F
| [[Desmond Mason]] || [[Seattle SuperSonics]] || align=center| 6–5 || align=center|222 || align=center| 90 || align=center| 93
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] || [[Phoenix Suns]] || align=center| 6-11 || align=center| 245 || align=center| 79 || align=center|  —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Richard Jefferson]]|| [[New Jersey Nets]] || align=center|6–7 || align=center|230 || align=center| 74 || align=center|  —
|}

===Three-Point Contest===
[[File:Peja Stojakovic Mavs cropped.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Peja Stojaković, of the Sacramento Kings, won his second 3-point title in a row.]]
{{main article|NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contestants'''
! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=175|Team !! Height !! Weight !! First round !! Final round !! Tiebreaker
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| '''[[Peja Stojaković]]''' || '''[[Sacramento Kings]]''' || align=center|'''6–10''' || align=center|'''229''' || align=center| '''19''' || align=center| '''20''' || align=center| '''22'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G
| [[Wesley Person]] || [[Memphis Grizzlies]] || align=center|6-6 || align=center|195 || align=center| 14 || align=center| 20 || align=center| 16
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G
| [[Brent Barry]] || [[Seattle SuperSonics]] || align=center|6–7 || align=center|210 || align=center| 19 ||align=center| 17 || align=center| —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Pat Garrity]] || [[Orlando Magic]] || align=center|6–9 || align=center|238 || align=center| 13 || align=center| — || align=center| —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| G/F
| [[David Wesley]] || [[New Orleans Hornets]] || align=center|6–1 || align=center|203 || align=center| 12 ||align=center| — || align=center| —
|-
|style="text-align:center"| F
| [[Antoine Walker]] || [[Boston Celtics]] || align=center|6–9 || align=center|265 || align=center| 7 ||align=center| — || align=center| —
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{NBA All-Star Games}}
{{2002–03 NBA season by team}}
{{NBA on TNT}}
{{NBA on ESPN Radio}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Nba All-Star Game}}
[[Category:NBA All-Star Game]]
[[Category:Basketball competitions in Atlanta]]
[[Category:2002–03 NBA season|All-Star]]
[[Category:2003 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)]]