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2011 NBA All-Star Game
2011 NBA All-Star Game Primary Logo
1 2 3 4 Total
East 27 37 36 43 143
West 37 39 41 31 148
Date February 20, 2011
Arena Staples Center
City Los Angeles, California
MVP Kobe Bryant
National anthem Josh Groban (U.S.)
Melanie Fiona (Canadian)
Half time show Rihanna, Drake, & Kanye West
Attendance 17,163
Network TNT
Announcers Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, and Reggie Miller
Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Mike Fratello, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Dwight Howard (All-Star Saturday Night)
Kevin Harlan and Chris Webber (Rookie Challenge)
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The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 20, 2011, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2010–11 season. It was the 60th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 148–143. Kobe Bryant was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player for the fourth and final time in his career, tying Bob Pettit for the most All-Star MVPS won.

The Lakers and Clippers were both awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on June 9, 2009. This was the second time that the Staples Center had hosted the All-Star Game; the arena had previously hosted the event in 2004. This was be the fifth time that Los Angeles had hosted the All-Star Game; before Staples Center opened in 1999, the city had previously hosted the event in 1963, 1972, and 1983. Rihanna, Kanye West, and Drake were the halftime performers, while Keri Hilson, Lenny Kravitz, and Bruno Mars were the entertainment for pre-show festivities.

All-Star Game[]

Coaches[]

The coaches for the All-Star Game are the head coaches of the teams with the best winning percentage in each conference through the games of February 6, two weeks before the All-Star Game. However, an NBA rule also prohibits a coach from being selected for consecutive All-Star Games, even if his team again holds the conference's best record. Because George Karl and Stan Van Gundy coached in the 2010 All-Star Game, they were not eligible for selection.

The coach for the Western Conference team was San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. This was the second time that Popovich was selected to be an All-Star coach, after previous selection in 2005. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. This was the second time that Rivers was selected to be an All-Star coach, after previously being selected in 2008.

Players[]

The rosters for the All-Star Game are chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two Guards, two Forwards, and one Center who receive 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 consists of two Guards, two Forwards, one Center, and two players regardless of position. If a player were unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner would select a replacement.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers topped the All-Star Ballots with 2,380,016 votes, which earned him a starting position in the Western Conference team. Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, and Yao Ming completed the Western Conference starting position. Anthony, Bryant, and Tim Duncan all started for the previous year's Western Conference team. The Western Conference reserves feature 3 first-time selections, rookie Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, and Russell Westbrook. Griffin became the first rookie since Yao to play in the All-Star Game.

The Eastern Conference leading vote-getter was Dwight Howard with 2,099,204 votes. LeBron James, Derrick Rose, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Dwyane Wade completed the Eastern Conference starting position. Howard, Miami Heat teammates James and Wade all started for the East in the previous year's game. The Eastern Conference reserves includes four Celtics: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo. Rondo, Rose, and Al Horford were selected to the All-Star Game for the second time.

Yao missed the game due to injury; he was replaced by NBA commissioner David Stern with Love. Western Conference coach Popovich selected Duncan to replace Yao in the starting lineup.

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