1991 NBA All-Star Game

1991 NBA All-Star Game
Date	February 10, 1991
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
City	Charlotte
MVP	Charles Barkley
National anthem	Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis
Attendance	23,530
Network	NBC; TNT (All-Star Saturday)
Announcers	Bob Costas, Mike Fratello and Pat Riley; Bob Neal, Doug Collins and Hubie Brown (All-Star Saturday)
NBA All-Star Game
< 1990	1992 >

The 1991 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game between players selected from the National Basketball Association's Western Conference and the Eastern Conference that was played on February 10, 1991, at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. This game was the 41st edition of the NBA All-Star Game and was played during the 1990–91 NBA season.

The All-Star Weekend began on Saturday, February 9, 1991, with the Stay In School Jam, Legends Classic, the Three-Point Shootout and the Slam Dunk Contest.

This was the first NBA All-Star Game broadcast by NBC after 17 years with CBS.

The All-Star Game returned to Charlotte in 2019, though it was played at the Spectrum Center in Uptown, and broadcast on TNT (the All-Star Game has never been broadcast on ABC or ESPN during the networks' current contract with the league, which began during the 2002-03 season).

All-Star Game[]

The West could have won, but Kevin Johnson's potential game-winning three-pointer was nullified by a basket interference call on Karl Malone.

Rosters[]

**Eastern Conference All-Stars**
Pos.	Player	Team	Appearance
Starters
G	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	7th
G	Joe Dumars	Detroit Pistons	2nd
F	Charles Barkley	Philadelphia 76ers	5th
F	Bernard King	Washington Bullets	4th
C	Patrick Ewing	New York Knicks	5th
Reserves
F	Dominique Wilkins	Atlanta Hawks	6th
G	Ricky Pierce	Milwaukee Bucks	1st
G	Hersey Hawkins	Philadelphia 76ers	1st
F	Kevin McHale	Boston Celtics	7th
C	Brad Daugherty	Cleveland Cavaliers	3rd
G	Alvin Robertson	Milwaukee Bucks	4th
C	Robert Parish	Boston Celtics	9th
F	Larry Bird^DNP	Boston Celtics	11th
G	Isiah Thomas^DNP	Detroit Pistons	10th
Head coach: Chris Ford (Boston Celtics)

**Western Conference All-Stars**
Pos.	Player	Team	Appearance
Starters
G	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	11th
G	Kevin Johnson	Phoenix Suns	2nd
F	Chris Mullin	Golden State Warriors	3rd
F	Karl Malone	Utah Jazz	4th
C	David Robinson	San Antonio Spurs	2nd
Reserves
F	James Worthy	Los Angeles Lakers	6th
G	Clyde Drexler	Portland Trail Blazers	5th
C	Kevin Duckworth	Portland Trail Blazers	2nd
F	Tom Chambers	Phoenix Suns	4th
G	Terry Porter	Portland Trail Blazers	1st
G	Tim Hardaway	Golden State Warriors	1st
G	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	3rd
Head coach: Rick Adelman (Portland Trail Blazers)

^DNP Even though they were selected, Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird couldn't play due to injuries. Hersey Hawkins was selected as Bird's replacement, and no replacement was named for Thomas.

All-Star Weekend[]

Legends Classic[]

The 8th edition of the Schick Legends Classic took place on February 9, 1991. It consisted of an exhibition match between retired players from the Eastern and Western Conference. The East Legends won 41–34.

Rosters[]

**Eastern Conference Legends**
Pos.	Player	Age	Last NBA season
C	Tommy Burleson	38	1980–81 (Atlanta Hawks)
F/C	Dave Cowens	42	1982–83 (Milwaukee Bucks)
F/G	Dave DeBusschere	50	1973–74 (New York Knicks)
G	Phil Ford	35	1984–85 (Houston Rockets)
F	Bobby Jones	39	1985–86 (Philadelphia 76ers)
F/C	Jerry Lucas	50	1973–74 (New York Knicks)
F/G	Jack Marin	46	1976–77 (Chicago Bulls)
F/G	Oscar Robertson	52	1973–74 (Milwaukee Bucks)
F/G	Charlie Scott	42	1979–80 (Denver Nuggets)
F/G	David Thompson	36	1983–84 (Seattle SuperSonics)
Head coach: Frank McGuire

**Western Conference Legends**
Pos.	Player	Age	Last NBA season
F	Rick Barry	46	1979–80 (Houston Rockets)
G	Phil Chenier	40	1980–81 (Golden State Warriors)
F/G	George Gervin	38	1985–86 (Chicago Bulls)
C	Artis Gilmore	41	1987–88 (Boston Celtics)
F/C	Maurice Lucas	38	1987–88 (Portland Trail Blazers)
G	Calvin Murphy	42	1982–83 (Houston Rockets)
F/G	Sam Jones	57	1968–69 (Boston Celtics)
C	Clifford Ray	42	1980–81 (Golden State Warriors)
F/C	Dan Roundfield	37	1986–87 (Washington Bullets)
F/G	Jamaal Wilkes	37	1985–86 (Los Angeles Clippers)
Head coach: Jack Ramsay

Slam Dunk Contest[]

The Gatorade Slam Dunk Contest had three of the previous year's contestants, with the notable absence of defending champion Dominique Wilkins. Dee Brown took home the trophy after defeating Shawn Kemp in the final, performing a dunk while covering his eyes with one arm.^[2] The scoring system consisted of the total of the two dunks, and in the final round the two best out of three dunks.

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	First Round			Semifinal			Final
Pos.	Player	Team	1st dunk	2nd dunk	Total	1st dunk	2nd dunk	Total	1st dunk	2nd dunk	3rd dunk	Total
G	Dee Brown	Boston Celtics	48.2	44.2	92.4	49.6	48.4	98.0	48.1	46.4	49.6	97.7
F/C	Shawn Kemp	Seattle SuperSonics	47.6	48.2	95.8	48.3	47.3	95.6	44.3	48.0	45.7	93.7
G	Rex Chapman	Charlotte Hornets	45.5	49.7	95.2	49.0	46.0	94.0	Did not advance
G	Kenny Smith	Houston Rockets	48.5	42.3	90.8	46.6	41.3	87.9	Did not advance
F	Kenny Williams	Indiana Pacers	42.3	44.6	86.9	Did not advance
F/G	Blue Edwards	Utah Jazz	40.1	44.2	84.3	Did not advance
F/G	Otis Smith	Orlando Magic	41.2	41.8	83.0	Did not advance
G	Kendall Gill	Charlotte Hornets	40.1	40.9	81.0	Did not advance

Three-Point Shootout[]

The American Airlines–ITT Sheraton Three-Point Shootout saw Craig Hodges repeat as champion, by defeating Portland's Terry Porter in the final round. Players begin shooting from one corner of the court, and move from station to station along the three-point arc until they reach the other corner. Each station has four standard balls, worth one point each, plus one specially colored "money ball", worth two points.

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	First Round	Semifinal	Final
G	Craig Hodges	Chicago Bulls	20	24	17
G	Terry Porter	Portland Trail Blazers	15^TIE	14	12
F	Dennis Scott	Orlando Magic	16	12	Did not advance
F/G	Danny Ainge	Portland Trail Blazers	18	11	Did not advance
G	Tim Hardaway	Golden State Warriors	15^TIE	Did not advance
G	Hersey Hawkins	Philadelphia 76ers	14	Did not advance
F	Glen Rice	Miami Heat	9	Did not advance
F/G	Clyde Drexler	Portland Trail Blazers	8	Did not advance

^TIE Terry Porter and Tim Hardaway broke the tie in a 30-second shooting round.

References[]

^ NBA ALL-STAR FACTS, Chicago Sun-Times, February 8, 1991
^ Celts' Brown slams point home;Slam-dunk contest results, USA Today, February 11, 1991

[1] NBA ALL-STAR FACTS, Chicago Sun-Times, February 8, 1991

[2] Celts' Brown slams point home;Slam-dunk contest results, USA Today, February 11, 1991

[1]

DNP

[2]

TIE