2012 NBA All-Star Game

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The NBA All- Star Game in 2012 took place on February 26, 2012 as part of the All-Star Weekend in Orlando ( Florida) instead. The 61st All-Star Game was in Amway Center, home of the Orlando Magic, discharged. The award of the All- Star Games to Orlando was announced on 4 May 2010 by Commissioner David Stern. It was after 1992, the second time that the All-Star Game was held in Orlando.

The team from the Western Conference won with 152:149 against the team of the Eastern Conference. Kevin Durant was elected with 36 points and 7 rebounds for the MVP of the All- Star Games. Dwyane Wade had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, the third player after Michael Jordan and LeBron James, who in an All- Star Game a triple -double scored and Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan on the All- Time Scoring List at All- Star Games.

All-Star Game

Coach

Head coaches of the two All-Star teams are traditionally the coach whose team leads the respective Conference two weeks before the game. For the team of the Western Conference Scott Brooks of the Oklahoma City Thunder and for the Eastern Conference Tom Thibodeau of the Chicago Bulls was responsible.

Squad

The players (two guards, two forwards and one center per Conference), who received the most votes by fan vote, may in the starting five. Search for the election, the 30 head coaches in the NBA clubs further seven players for the team of their Conference (two guards, two forwards, one center, two further independent of position players ), so a total of 24 players to participate in this event.

* Rajon Rondo was re-nominated by commissioner David Stern as a replacement for the injured Joe Johnson.

Statistics

Other events of the weekend

The winners of the respective competitions are highlighted in bold.

BBVA Rising Stars Challenge

The Rookie Challenge from previous years in which collided in each case the best rookies and sophomores, this year has been replaced by a new format, the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge. The TNT analyst Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal took the role of General Manager and presented from a selected one of assistant coaches of NBA rookies and sophomores Clubs amount of one team of ten players together, which then competed against each other. " Team Chuck " won the game with 146:133, Kyrie Irving was elected MVP of the game.

Derrick Favors ** replaced the injured Tiago Splitter.

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

For the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest this year there was also a new format. The competition had only one round, in which the participants alternately reciting three dunks. The fans were after all participants had presented its first dunking vote via Twitter, SMS or nba.com who should be the winner.

A jury evaluates the dunks, there was no longer opposed to the previous years.

* Jeremy Evans replaced the injured Iman Shumpert.

Foot Locker Three- Point Shootout

The Foot Locker Three- Point Shootout is another event at All-Star Weekend. There are five stations, which are distributed to the three-point line. Each station contains five balls. The first four balls include a point. The last ball of Moneyball, which counts two points. Players have one minute to score as many points as possible. The three best pitcher in the preliminary round to enter into the final round against each other.

X throw percentage from the three point line from the start of season 2011/2012 until 23 February 2012.

* Kevin Durant replaced the injured Joe Johnson.

Taco Bell Skills Challenge

When Taco Bell Skills Challenge it comes to individual skill with the ball this case, a player must as soon as possible throw baskets, make layup, fit and dribble around obstacles.

The three fastest participant in the preliminary round to enter into the final round against each other.

* Rajon Rondo replaced the injured Stephen Curry.

Haier Shooting Stars

The Haier Shooting Stars Competition teams are always composed of an active NBA player, a former player and a player from the WNBA. The aim is that all team members from six throwing stations of different difficulty meeting as quickly as possible. Once a player hits, the next player to move up to this station. Each team has a maximum of two minutes to complete all stations.

* Jerry Stackhouse replaced the injured Joe Johnson.

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