The 2005

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All-Star Game was held at the 17,923 seat

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, where West defeated East, 163–149. Lou Kelly of the Las Vegas Rattlers was named the Most Valuable Player. The big names of the event were the former

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players

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and Anthony Miller. The latter who played 7 seasons in the

joined Atlanta Vision mid-season from the

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The best players of the 2005 All-Star game

The winning West team was led by Lou Kelly, a

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who graduate scored 32 points in the All-Star game and was named the game MVP, Daryl Dorsey from

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who added 26 points and

with 25. The best player for the Eats teams was

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who performed for 27 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.

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and

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with 25 and 23 points respectively, also shone for the East All-Stars.

All-Star Teams

Rosters

Former NBA players

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References

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