The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the East against the best in the West.

Contents

1 All-Star Game Results 2 NBA All-Star Game 2005 2.1 Summary 2.2 The Players 3 Other All-Star Events 4 Future Host Locations

All-Star Game Results

Year	Result	Host team	MVP
1951	East 111, West 94	Boston Celtics	Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics
1952	East 108, West 91	Boston Celtics	Paul Arizin, Philadelphia Warriors
1953	West 79, East 75	Ft. Wayne Pistons	George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
1954	East 98, West 93 (OT)	New York Knicks	Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
1955	East 100, West 91	New York Knicks	Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
1956	West 108, East 94	Rochester Royals	Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
1957	East 109, West 97	Boston Celtics	Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
1958	East 130, West 118	St. Louis Hawks	Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
1959	West 124, East 108	Detroit Pistons	Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks; Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers
1960	East 125, West 115	Philadelphia Warriors	Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
1961	West 153, East 131	Syracuse Nationals	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
1962	West 150, East 130	St. Louis Hawks	Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
1963	East 115, West 108	Los Angeles Lakers	Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
1964	East 111, West 107	Boston Celtics	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
1965	East 124, West 123	St. Louis Hawks	Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati Royals
1966	East 137, West 94	Cincinnati Royals	Adrian Smith, Cincinnati Royals
1967	West 135, East 120	San Francisco Warriors	Rick Barry, San Francisco Warriors
1968	East 144, West 124	New York Knicks	Hal Greer, Philadelphia 76ers
1969	East 123, West 112	Baltimore Bullets	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
1970	East 142, West 135	Philadelphia 76ers	Willis Reed, New York Knicks
1971	West 108, East 107	San Diego Rockets	Lenny Wilkens, Seattle SuperSonics
1972	West 112, East 110	Los Angeles Lakers	Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
1973	East 104, West 84	Chicago Bulls	Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
1974	West 134, East 123	Seattle SuperSonics	Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons
1975	East 108, West 102	Phoenix Suns	Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
1976	East 123, West 109	Philadelphia 76ers	Dave Bing, Washington Bullets
1977	West 125, East 124	Milwaukee Bucks	Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
1978	East 133, West 125	Atlanta Hawks	Randy Smith, Buffalo Braves
1979	West 134, East 129	Detroit Pistons	David Thompson, Denver Nuggets
1980	East 144, West 136 (OT)	Washington Bullets	George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
1981	East 123, West 120	Cleveland Cavaliers	Nate Archibald, Boston Celtics
1982	East 120, West 118	New Jersey Nets	Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
1983	East 132, West 123	Los Angeles Lakers	Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
1984	East 154, West 145 (OT)	Denver Nuggets	Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
1985	West 140, East 129	Indiana Pacers	Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets
1986	East 139, West 132	Dallas Mavericks	Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
1987	West 154, East 149 (OT)	Seattle SuperSonics	Tom Chambers , Seattle SuperSonics
1988	East 138, West 133	Chicago Bulls	Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1989	West 143, East 134	Houston Rockets	Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
1990	East 130, West 113	Miami Heat	Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1991	East 116, West 114	Charlotte Hornets	Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
1992	West 153, East 113	Orlando Magic	Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1993	West 135, East 132 (OT)	Utah Jazz	Karl Malone, Utah Jazz; John Stockton, Utah Jazz
1994	East 127, West 118	Minnesota Timberwolves	Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls
1995	West 139, East 112	Phoenix Suns	Mitch Richmond, Sacramento Kings
1996	East 129, West 118	San Antonio Spurs	Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1997	East 132, West 120	Cleveland Cavaliers	Glen Rice, Charlotte Hornets
1998	East 135, West 114	New York Knicks	Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1999	Not held–due to lockout
2000	West 137, East 126	Golden State Warriors	Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers; Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
2001	East 111, West 110	Washington Wizards	Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
2002	West 135, East 120	Philadelphia 76ers	Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2003	West 155, East 145 (2OT)	Atlanta Hawks	Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
2004	West 136, East 132	Los Angeles Lakers	Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
2005	East 125, West 115	Denver Nuggets	Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers

NBA All-Star Game 2005

Main article: 2005 NBA All-Star Game

Summary

The 2005 edition of the NBA All-Star Game took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, February 20, with the East breaking the West's win streak, 125-115. The Western Conference jumped ahead early and looked on their way to a fourth consecutive victory before the East caught up, tying the game and then taking the lead for good. Allen Iverson was named the Most Valuable Player. The display of all the best players in the league excited fans with a game full of many celebrated and crowd pleasing shots.

The Players

Yao Ming led the Western delegation as a center, with Shaquille O'Neal being his Eastern counterpart. These two players both broke the record in terms of the absolute number of votes received in the All-Star Balloting, both with approximately two and a half million votes. Vince Carter, Allen Iverson, Grant Hill and LeBron James were the other Eastern starters, while Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan completed the lineup of Western starters. The Phoenix Suns had the most overall representatives with 3 (Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, and Shawn Marion).

Other All-Star Events

The All-Star Game is the most important event of "All-Star Weekend". Other events include the Rookie Challenge , the Slam Dunk Contest , the Three Point Contest , and the Skills Challenge .

Future Host Locations

2006- Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, the home of the Houston Rockets franchise