1997 NBA All-Star Game

Infobox NBAAllStarGame
name = 1997 NBA All-Star Game


visitor = West
home = East
visitor_total = 120
home_total = 132
visitor_qtr1 = 34
visitor_qtr2 = 26
visitor_qtr3 = 27
visitor_qtr4 = 33
home_qtr1 = 21
home_qtr2 = 36
home_qtr3 = 40
home_qtr4 = 35
date = February 9, 1997
arena = Gund Arena
city = Cleveland, Ohio
attendance = 20,562
odds =
MVP = Glen Rice
anthem = Amanda Marshall (CAN)
Brian McKnight (USA)
referee = Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes, Ron Garretson
halftime =
network = NBC
announcers = Marv Albert, Bill Walton, Matt Guokas
rating = 11.2
share = 19The 1997 NBA All-Star Game was the 47th edition of the All-Star Game. The game was played on February 9, 1997, at Gund Arena in Cleveland. The winner of the MVP Award was Glen Rice of the Charlotte Hornets who played 25 minutes and scored 26 points and was booed loudly when he received the award as Michael Jordan's 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists were the first triple double in NBA All-Star Game history.

Boxscore

Western Conference

*Halftime— West, 60-57
*Third Quarter— East, 97-87
*Technical Fouls— none
*Officials— Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes, Ron Garretson
*Attendance— 20,562
*Time— 2:26
*Rating— 11.2/19 share (NBC).

Three-Point Shootout

lam Dunk Competition

Eastern Conference

core by Periods

*Officials: Nolan Fine, Bill Spooner, Michael Smith.

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/boxscore_1997.html 1997 NBA All-Star Game Box Score]
* [http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/rookie_box_1997.html 1997 NBA Rookie Challenge Game Box Score]
* [http://icq.nba.com/allstar2007/1997_allstar.html 1997 NBA All-Star Game Article]