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| Date | February 15, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Madison Square Garden (All-Star Game) Barclays Center (All-Star Saturday Night) | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Russell Westbrook (West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Queen Latifah (American)[1] Tamia (Canadian)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,198 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT, TBS (United States) TSN (Canada) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Reggie Miller and Chris Webber Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith (All-Star Saturday Night) Matt Winer, Grant Hill and Chris Webber (Rising Stars Challenge) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 15, 2015, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2014–15 season. It was the 64th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 163–158. Russell Westbrook was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The game was televised nationally by TNT and TBS in the United States, and TSN in Canada.
The All-Star Weekend festivities were jointly hosted by the league's two New York City teams, the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets. The NBA awarded the game to New York City in 2013,[3] and the logo for the 2015 All-Star Game was unveiled on July 10, 2014.[4] The All-Star Game itself was played at the Knicks' home arena, Madison Square Garden; the current Garden last hosted the game in 1998, and the Knicks' previous home, the third Madison Square Garden, hosted three earlier All-Star Games. The Saturday All-Star activities were held at the Nets' home arena, the Barclays Center; the Nets previously hosted the 1982 All-Star Game at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[3]
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- ^ "NBA Unveils 2015 All-Star Game Logo". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.