1995_NBA_All-Star_Game
1995 NBA All-Star Game
Exhibition basketball game
The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was the 45th edition of the All-Star Game. The Western Conference won 139-112. The city of Phoenix hosted the event for the second time (the only previous All-Star game there occurred in 1975). Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings was voted MVP of the game.
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| Date | February 12, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | America West Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mitch Richmond | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Boys Choir of Harlem | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,755 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was broadcast by NBC the fifth consecutive year.
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 fame 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]
^INJ Cedric Ceballos did not participate due to injury.
^REP Dikembe Mutombo replaced Cedric Ceballos.
Eastern Conference
| Player | Min | Fg | 3pt | Ft | Reb | Ast | Pts |
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| 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
| 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 |
| Score by period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| East | 28 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 112 |
| West | 31 | 41 | 32 | 35 | 139 |
- Nadkarni, Rohan. "NBA All-Star 1995: A celebrity dunk contest, Charles Barkley roast and more". SI.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "Hill & Co. give big show new cast 1995 NBA ALL-STAR GAME". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- "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.
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- 1995 NBA All-Star Game
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