2002 NBA All-Star Game

The 2002 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday, February 10, 2002 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia 76ers. The game was the 51st annual All-Star game. The Western All-Stars defeated the East 135-120. Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers won the MVP award. Bryant scored 31 points, dished 5 assists, and grabbed 5 rebounds. Tracy McGrady led the way for the East, scoring 25 points off the bench. He also made one of the most memorable plays in All-Star Game history, the self pass off the backboard dunk.

This was also the last All Star Game to feature players wearing their respective team jerseys.

2002 All-Star Roster

Players

Appearance denotes the number of times the player been selected to play in the All-Star game, including 2002. Rookie Head CoachChuck Daly
Rookie Assistant CoachDarryl Dawkins

989 Sports All-Star Hoop-It-Up

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/allstar2002/ 2002 NBA All-Star Game Homepage]
* [http://www.nba.com/allstar2002/participants.html NBA All-Star 2002 Participants]
* [http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/recap_2002.html 2002 All-Star Game Rec
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* [http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/boxscore_2002.html 2002 All-Star Game Box Score: NBA History]

The All-Star Game begins at 5:30pm ET due to the olympics.