1998 NBA All-Star Game
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
East, 135-114
48th NBA All-Star Game. Date: Feb. 8, at Madison Square Garden in New York City; Coaches: Larry Bird, Indiana (East) and George Karl, Seattle (West); MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago (32 minutes, 23 points).
Starters chosen by fan vote, (for the ninth time in his career, Chicago's Michael Jordan was the leading vote-getter, receiving 1,028,235); bench chosen by conference coaches vote.
Western Conference
| FG | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Starters | Min | M-A | Pts | Reb | A |
| F | Kevin Garnett, Minn. | 21 | 6-11 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| F | Karl Malone, Utah | 17 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| C | Shaquille O'Neal, LAL | 18 | 5-10 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| G | Kobe Bryant, LAL | 22 | 7-16 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| G | Gary Payton, Sea. | 24 | 3-7 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Bench | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Vin Baker, Sea. | 21 | 3-12 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| F | Eddie Jones, LAL | 25 | 7-19 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| C | David Robinson, SA | 22 | 3-4 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| G | Mitch Richmond, Sac. | 17 | 4-11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| G | Jason Kidd, Pho. | 19 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| F | Tim Duncan, SA | 14 | 1-4 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| G | Nick Van Exel, LAL | 20 | 5-14 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 240 | 46-113 | 114 | 61 | 34 |
Three-Point FG: 4-23 (Bryant 2-3, Payton 1-3, Van Exel 1-6, Jones 0-7, Richmond 0-2, Garnett 0-1, Duncan 0-1); Free Throws: 18-22 (Robinson 9-10, O'Neal 2-4, Bryant 2-2, Baker 2-2, Van Exel 2-2, Jones 1-2); Percentages: FG (.407), Three-Pt. FG (.174), Free Throws (.818); Turnovers: 18 (Payton 4, Garnett 3, O'Neal 2, Robinson 2, Kidd 2, Duncan 2, Van Exel 2, Bryant); Steals: 13 (Garnett 2, Malone 2, Bryant 2, Payton 2, Jones 2, Robinson 2, Baker); Blocked Shots: 3 (Robinson 2, Garnett); Fouls: 9 (O'Neal 2, Kidd 2, Malone, Bryant, Baker, Jones, Robinson); Team Rebounds: 8.
Eastern Conference
| FG | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Starters | Min | M-A | Pts | Reb | A |
| F | Shawn Kemp, Cle | 25 | 5-10 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| F | Grant Hill, Det | 28 | 7-11 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| C | Dikembe Mutombo, Atl | 19 | 4-5 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| G | Anfernee Hardaway, Orl | 12 | 3-5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| G | Michael Jordan , Chi | 32 | 10-18 | 23 | 6 | 8 |
| Bench | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Tim Hardaway, Mia | 17 | 3-8 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| C | Jayson Williams, NJ | 19 | 2-3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| C | Rik Smits, Ind | 21 | 3-7 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| F | Reggie Miller, Ind | 20 | 6-8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Glen Rice, Cha | 16 | 6-14 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| G | Steve Smith, Atl | 16 | 6-12 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| F | Antoine Walker, Bos | 15 | 2-8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 240 | 57-109 | 135 | 52 | 32 |
Three-Point FG: 11-25 (Rice 4-6, Smith 2-5, T.Hardaway 2-5, Miller 1-2, Jordan 1-1, Hill 1-1, Kemp 0-1, P.Hardaway 0-1, Walker 0-3); Free Throws: 10-13 (Smits 4-4, Jordan 2-3, Kemp 2-2, Mutombo 1-2, Miller 1-2); Percentages: FG (.523), Three-Pt. FG (.440), Free Throws (.769); Turnovers: 15 (T.Hardaway 6, Kemp 4, Jordan 2, P.Hardaway, Rice, Walker); Steals: 10 (Kemp 4, Jordan 3, Hill, Miller, Walker); Blocked Shots: 3 (Smits 2, Mutombo); Fouls: 13 (Smits 3, Mutombo 3, Kemp 2, Williams 2, Miller 2, Hill) ; Team Rebounds: 5.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 25 | 33 | 33 | 23 | —114 |
| East | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | —135 |
Halftime— East, 67-58; Third Quarter— East, 101-91; Technical Fouls— none; Officials— Hue Hollins, Bernie Fryer, Bob Delaney; Attendance— 18,323; Time— 2:04; TV Rating— 10.6/17 (NBC).
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