2011 WNBA All-Star Game

The 10th All-Star Game WNBA took place on 23 July 2011 at the AT & T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The League leadership awarded on March 3, the game at the San Antonio Silver Stars. The WNBA All-Star Game was first held in the history of the WNBA in San Antonio, or for only the second time by a franchise of the Western Conference. As occurred in the past few years while at a selection of the best players in the Eastern Conference against a team in the Western Conference. During the event, the top 15 were presented.

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.

Men

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 2011, the starting lineup of both teams was announced. Most players in the starting lineup featured in the Western Conference with Sue Bird and Swin Cash, the Seattle Storm in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Fever, who were represented by Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas.

Western Conference

Head Coach: Brian Agler, Seattle Storm

Eastern Conference

Head Coach: Marynell Meadors, Atlanta Dream

Top 15

At half-time the best 15 players honored in the history of the WNBA occasion of the 15th WNBA season. The Top 15 have been determined by means of elections, distinguishing between three groups of voters were distinguished:

  • Fans
  • Media
  • Active players, head coach and head coach of the WNBA interior

The WNBA weighted the votes of each voter group, so that each group has the same influence on the result. The elections finally yielded the following result:

All-Star Game

The Eastern Conference could decide the tenth All-Star Game with 118:113 again for after the defeat in 2009. 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 thus fell into one of the points most of the WNBA All-Star Game history until the last quarter. In the fourth quarter the lead changed hands several times. The team from the West led at the last minute with 113:111. A successful three - point shot by Katie Douglas of the East took the lead again and then kept them until the end of the game.

After the game was made with Swin Cash for the second time in the history of the WNBA, a player of the losing team's most valuable player of the All- Star Games. Cash, who received this award after 2009 for the second time already, scored in this game, 21 points and 12 rebounds.

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