The 2014 NBA All-Star Game was an
exhibition
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basketball
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game that was played on February 16, 2014, during the
National Basketball Association
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's (NBA)
2013–14 season. It was the 63rd edition of the
NBA All-Star Game
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend, a ...
, and was played at
Smoothie King Center
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in
, home of the
New Orleans Pelicans
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. The
Eastern Conference defeated the
Western Conference, 163–155.
Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Andrew Irving (; lkt, Ȟéla, italic=no, ; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected b ...
was named the
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
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. The game was televised nationally on
TNT
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in the United States, and
TSN in Canada.
The Pelicans (the name was changed by new team owner
Tom Benson
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for the 2013–14 season) were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner
David Stern
David Joel Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. Stern oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of ...
on April 16, 2012. It was the second time that New Orleans had hosted the All-Star game; the city had previously hosted the event in
2008
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, also at the Smoothie King Center (then known as New Orleans Arena).
Starters for the game were selected by the fans, who could select three
frontcourt
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players and two
guard
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s for each conference.
LeBron James
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was the leading vote-getter with 1,416,419 votes.
Stephen Curry
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was also voted as a starter in first All-Star selection, after leading all Western Conference guards in the voting, while
Kevin Love
Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Second Team and ...
overtook
Dwight Howard
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for the final frontcourt starting spot for the West.
All-Star Game
Coaches
Frank Vogel
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, coach of the
Indiana Pacers
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, and
Scott Brooks
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, coach of the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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, were selected as the East and West head coach, respectively.
Roster
Kobe Bryant was unable to participate due to injury.
Anthony Davis was named as Kobe Bryant's replacement.
Scott Brooks
Scott William Brooks (born July 31, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the top assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played point guard at San Joaq ...
chose James Harden to start in place of the injured Kobe Bryant.
Game
Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Andrew Irving (; lkt, Ȟéla, italic=no, ; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected b ...
scored 31 points and had 14 assists and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
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(MVP) to help the East stop a three-game losing streak and win 163–155 in the second highest-scoring game in All-Star history. Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team me ...
added 30 points for the East and made a record eight three-pointers, one of 11 All-Star records that were broken in the game. The West was led by Kevin Durant
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and Blake Griffin
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, who both finished with 38 points, four short of Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman Chamberlain (; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a Center (basketball), center. Standing at tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 yea ...
's All-Star record in 1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
.
All-Star Weekend
BBVA Compass
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Rising Stars Challenge
Pero Antić was unable to participate due to injury.
Miles Plumlee was named Pero Antić's replacement.
Sears
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Shooting Stars Competition
Taco Bell
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Skill Challenge
Foot Locker
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Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in ...
Three-Pointer
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Contest
Sprite
Slam Dunk
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Contest
See also
References
External links
2014 All-Star Game
at NBA.com
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21st century in New Orleans
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