The stat sheet: the all-star game

Basketball Digest, March, 2003

(1)

Boston Celtics rookie Larry Bird scored the first three-pointer in All-Star history, hitting from the corner in the East's 144-136 overtime victory on February 3, 1980.

(2)

The first 2ball competition in All-Star history was a 73-61 win for Houston Rocket Clyde Drexler and Houston Comet Cynthia Cooper over Utah on February 7, 1998.

(3)

Two players have won three consecutive Long Distance Shootout rifles, Bird and Craig Hodges.

(4)

Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls hit five three-pointers and scored a game-high 29 points to lift the East to a 127-118 win in the 1994 All-Star Game in Minnesota.

(7)

The tallest starting frontcourt in All-Star history--seven-footers Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett--combined for 70 points and 33 rebounds to lead the West to a 137-126 victory in the 2000 All-Star Game.

(15)

John Stockton's 15 assists and Karl Malone's 28 points were good enough for them to become the first players from the same team to ever share the All-Star Game MVP award, when the West defeated the East 135-132, in over-time.

(19)

Craig-Hodges of the Bulls set Long Distance Shootout record in by hitting 19 straight treys during the 1991 contest, breaking Bird's consecutive-shot mark of 11 set in 1986.

(20)

The West's Magic Johnson became the youngest All-Star ever at 20 years, five months, in the 1980 All-Star Game.

(22)

Charles Barkley grabbed 22 rebounds, the most since Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 22 in 1967, en route to MVP honors in the 1991 All-Star Game.

(34)

Tom Chambers of the Seattle SuperSonics, a last-minute replacement for the injured Ralph Sampson, scored a game-high 34 points to lead the West to a 154-149 overtime win over the East in the 37th NBA All-Star Game in Seattle on February 8, 1987.

(45)

The East scored 45 second-quarter points--the most ever scored by the East in one quarter of AU-Star play--en route to a 116-114 win over the West in the 41st All-Star Game in Charlotte on February 10, 1991.

(67)

At 5'7" (or 67 inches), Spud Webb of the Atlanta Hawks became the shortest Slam Dunk Contest winner ever with his win in Dallas on February 8, 1986.

(153)

Johnson's game-high 25 points and nine assists led the West to a 153-113 win in the 42nd All-Star Game in Orlando on February 9,1992. Johnson had come out of retirement to play and took home game MVP honors.

(44,735)

A record crowd of 44,735 at the Houston Astrodome saw the West beat the East 143.134 in the 39th All-Star Game on February 12, 1989. Malone won MVP honors with a team-high 28 points.