2009 WNBA All-Star Game

At the event, the best players in the WNBA participated. In a worldwide vote on the Internet, the starting line of the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference was determined, while the remaining places were awarded in the squad by the coaches within the Conference. The trainer had to decide for each of six players, with at least two of Guards, two forwards and one center had found. In addition, the head coach could not vote for a player from their team.

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Players from the starting line, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference could be chosen with the mobile phone on the internet at the official website of the WNBA or via SMS. Here, every fan could vote as often. On 14 July 2009, the starting lineup of both teams was announced. The fans voted with Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Lauren Jackson three players from the Seattle Storm in the starting lineup of the Western Conference team. With Candice Dupree, Sylvia Fowles and Jia Perkins, with only the first two managed to make the leap into the starting lineup, were in the Eastern Conference team three players from the Chicago Sky.

Western Conference

Head Coach: Dan Hughes, San Antonio Silver Stars

Eastern Conference

Three- Point Shootout

In the Three-Point Shootout and the best six throwers of the two All-Star teams competed against each other. Each player has five times five balls available that are distributed on five different locations around the 3- point line around. The most recent ball a 5 series is the so -called Moneyball, which, when transformed, is worth two points. All other balls are transformed a point. The time to approach the 25 balls only once to throw out is 60 seconds. The Siegerist is that Cancels or ignores the most points after an elimination round in the final.

This competition dominated Becky Hammon, who won both the elimination round with 14 points and the final 16 points clear of its own.

Skills Challenge

At the Skills Challenge, two teams from each conference competed. This competition consists of several tasks, such as free throws, lay-up, passing, dribbling, etc. The crew all tasks completed fastest wins this competition. The team consisting of 1 West Cappie Pondexter, Sophia Young and Charde Houston opened the Skills Challenge and finished the Parkour in 34.8 seconds. This time more was able to provide any of the following teams.

All-Star Game

The Eastern Conference could not repeat their success from the last two matches and lost the ninth All-Star Game with 118:130. The game was balanced over long distances, while the West and the East was able to sell short again and again in the first three quarters, but neither team managed to maintain its lead and expand. The decision, therefore, would in most points of the WNBA All-Star Game history until the last quarter. In the fourth quarter of the west was quickly extended his lead to ten points. Later came the East while back on five points behind, but Nicole Powell brought two 3 -point throws in the fourth quarter of the West clearly in the lead. The East no longer managed then to get closer than seven points at the west approach and thus lost already the seventh of nine All- Star Games.

Swin Cash received after the game the award for Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game, which they had won by 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Furthermore, they set a new All-Star Game record with ten transformed litters.

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• # 44 Grinter
• # 53 Gulbeyan