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| Date | February 17, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Toyota Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Houston | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chris Paul (West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | John Legend (American) Gloria Reuben (Canadian) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Alicia Keys[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,101 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal (All-Star Saturday Night) Matt Winer, Mike Fratello and Chris Webber (Rising Stars Challenge) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 17, 2013, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2012–13 season. It was the 62nd edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Toyota Center in Houston, home of the Houston Rockets. The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 143–138. Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The Rockets were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on February 8, 2012. This was the third time that Houston had hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1989 at the Astrodome and 2006 at the Toyota Center.[2]
Starters for the game were selected by the fans, who could select three frontcourt players and two guards from each conference. Previously, fans selected two forwards and one center instead of generic frontcourt players.[3] Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers received the most overall votes at 1,591,437.
Starting this season, NBA All-Star Saturday Night events became contests between the Eastern and Western Conferences.
- ^ "Alicia Keys headlines All-Star Game halftime show". National Basketball Association. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ "Houston to host NBA All-Star 2013". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ Beck, Howard (October 24, 2012). "The All-Star Center is Officially Extinct". New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
The N.B.A., bowing to new realities in a multi-positional era, has eliminated "center" from its All-Star ballots for the 2012-13 season. Instead, fans will vote for three frontcourt players and two guards.