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| Date | February 20, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Pepsi Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Denver | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Allen Iverson | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | The United States Air Force Academy Choir (American), Tamia (Canada) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | LeAnn Rimes, Big & Rich | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,227 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Doug Collins, Steve Kerr Kevin Harlan, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Magic Johnson and Julius Erving (All-Star Saturday Night) Jim Durham and James Worthy | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 20, 2005, at Pepsi Center in Denver, home of the Denver Nuggets. This game was the 54th edition of the North American National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 2004–05 NBA season.
For the second time in the last six years, the East defeated the West 125–115, with Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers named the Most Valuable Player. Iverson scored 15 points, handed out 10 assists, and had 5 steals. Ray Allen led the West with 17, and 5-for-11 from three-point range.