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Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace and Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal battle under the Lakers' basket during the first half in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Sunday, June 13, 2004, at the ...
The first All-Star Game was hosted at the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951, where the Eastern All-Stars team defeated the Western All-Stars team, 111–94. Boston Celtics' Ed Macauley was named as the first NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player , and the All-Star Game became a success, drawing an attendance of 10,094, much higher than that ...
The 2004 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 15, 2004, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Lakers and Clippers. This game was the 53rd edition of the North American National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 2003–04 NBA season .
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: First held in 2003, the game features retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, musicians, media influencers, and athletes from sports other than basketball. Rising Stars Challenge : From 1994 until 1999, the event was called the "Rookie Game," and composed entirely of first-year players.
The NBA and commissioner Adam Silver were eager to make changes to the All-Star Game after last year's contest wasn't very competitive and finished with a final score of 211-186.
The All-Star Game will be televised nationally by TNT for the 23rd and final consecutive year, before returning to NBC (which aired the game for 11 years prior to TNT taking over coverage) in the next season. The All-Star Game itself will consist of a four-team tournament, similar to the most recent NHL All-Star Games and Rising Stars Challenges.
The game is played with the standard NBA rules; however, there are several rule changes that are used in this game. [3] [4] Games were played in four-quarters of 8 minutes from 2003 to 2011; since 2012, the game was extended to 10 minutes a quarter (similar to FIBA, WNBA. and NCAA Women's rules). [5] Each team is allowed one timeout per half.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum sprays Champagne while celebrating after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 to win the NBA title Monday, June 17, 2024, in Boston.