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1995 NBA All-Star Game

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1995 NBA All-Star Game
1234Total
East 28282531112
West 31413235139
DateFebruary 12, 1995
ArenaAmerica West Arena
CityPhoenix
MVPMitch Richmond
National anthemBoys Choir of Harlem
Attendance18,755
Network
Announcers
West jersey
Team colours
West
East jersey
Team colours
East
NBA All-Star Game
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The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 12, 1995, at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns. It was the 45th edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game, held during the 1994–95 NBA season. This was also the second time that Phoenix has hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1975 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the Suns' previous home arena.

The Western All-Stars won the game 139–112 over the Eastern All-Stars. Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings was voted MVP of the game.

The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was broadcast by NBC the fifth consecutive year.

Background information

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Charles Barkley was the main host of the event. During a break in the game near the fourth quarter he even wanted to shoot himself out of a catapult, but his coach made sure he didn't do it because he did not want his star player to get injured.[1]

Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons was the first rookie in NBA history to lead the league in votes for this year's All-Star game.[2] Hakeem Olajuwon led the Western Conference voting.[2] Karl Malone and David Robinson were both questionable for the game due to injuries but they ended up playing limited minutes.[2] Dominique Wilkins and Clyde Drexler were not selected.[2]

Larry Johnson came back to the All-Star lineup after missing last year's game due to a serious back injury. It meant a lot for him to come back from the injury and make the All-Star Game the next season. He came back as a reserve this year.[2] Penny Hardaway played his first game as a starter for the Eastern conference team this year.[3] Cedric Ceballos was selected as a reserve, but did not play due to being injured beforehand by Dikembe Mutombo in a regular season game. Mutombo replaced Ceballos.[2]

Michael Jordan missed the game as he was still in the midst of his first retirement from basketball.[4]

Brian Hill, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Orlando Magic, coached the Eastern All-Stars. Paul Westphal, head coach of the Western Conference leader and game host Phoenix Suns, coached the Western All-Stars.

Roster

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^INJ Cedric Ceballos did not participate due to injury.
^REP Dikembe Mutombo replaced Cedric Ceballos.

Box score

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Eastern Conference

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Player Min Fg 3pt Ft Reb Ast Pts
Grant Hill, DET 20 5-8 0-0 0-0 0 3 10
Scottie Pippen, CHI 30 5-15 2-6 0-0 7 3 12
Shaquille O'Neal, ORL 26 9-16 0-1 4-7 7 1 22
Penny Hardaway, ORL 31 4-9 0-2 4-6 5 11 12
Reggie Miller, IND 23 3-9 3-6 0-0 0 2 9
Joe Dumars, DET 21 5-8 1-2 0-0 0 6 11
Patrick Ewing, NYK 22 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 1 10
Dana Barros, PHI 11 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 3 5
Larry Johnson, CHA 20 2-3 1-1 2-2 4 2 7
Alonzo Mourning, CHA 19 4-9 0-1 2-3 8 1 10
Vin Baker, MIL 11 0-2 0-0 2-4 2 0 2
Tyrone Hill, CLE 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 2
Total 240 44-92 8-22 16-24 41 33 112

Western Conference

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Player Min Fg 3pt Ft Reb Ast Pts
Charles Barkley, PHO 23 7-12 1-4 0-0 9 2 15
Shawn Kemp, SEA 23 4-6 0-0 5-6 2 2 13
Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU 25 6-13 1-1 0-2 11 1 13
Dan Majerle, PHO 20 4-12 2-7 0-0 5 3 10
Latrell Sprewell, GSW 22 4-9 0-2 1-1 4 4 9
Gary Payton, SEA 23 3-10 0-3 0-0 5 15 6
Mitch Richmond, SAC 22 10-13 3-3 0-0 4 2 23
David Robinson, SAS 14 3-5 0-0 4-6 3 2 10
Detlef Schrempf, SEA 18 4-11 1-4 0-0 4 5 9
Dikembe Mutombo, DEN 20 6-8 0-0 0-0 8 1 12
Karl Malone, UTA 16 6-6 0-0 3-4 3 1 15
John Stockton, UTA 14 2-6 0-3 0-0 1 6 4
Total 240 59-111 8-27 13-19 59 44 139

Match data

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Score by period 1 2 3 4 Total
East 28 28 25 31 112
West 31 41 32 35 139

References

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  1. ^ Nadkarni, Rohan. "NBA All-Star 1995: A celebrity dunk contest, Charles Barkley roast and more". SI.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Hill & Co. give big show new cast 1995 NBA ALL-STAR GAME". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Penny Hardaway Player Profile, Miami Heat, News, Rumors, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mitch Richmond is the 1995 NBA All-Star Game MVP". Sneaker History. February 12, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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