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Guyz wht time does the allstargame start,and on what channel can i watch it

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You can watch it on NBA TV or TNT
56th NBA All Star Game will be played in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET

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Gerald Green Is Slam Dunk Champ
Boston's Gerald Green had the night's three top-rated slams, including a perfect 50 on his final flush, to dethrone defending champion Nate Robinson and become the 2007 Sprite Slam Dunk champion. On the last jam, Green windmilled while hurdling an All-Star table. In the first round, Green caught a Paul Pierce lob off the side of the backboard and flushed it home for a 48, and then covered his eyes while jumping over Robinson himself for a 47. His first-round total of 95 edged Robinson (90), Orlando's Dwight Howard (85) and Chicago's Tyrus Thomas (80).
• SpinCamTM highlights: See 360s in 360-degrees
• Photos: Sprite Slam Dunk Competition
• Video: Slam Dunk highlights

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Jason Kapono is Three-Point Champ
Jason Kapono tied Mark Price's final-round record with 24 points and outlasted Gilbert Arenas on his way to the 2007 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout title. Arenas notched a first-round high of 23 points and had 17 in the finals. Defending champion Dirk Nowitzki had 20 in round one and nine in the finals, and Kapono narrowly made the finals with a first-round score of 19. Mike Miller (18), Damon Jones (15) and Jason Terry (10) were eliminated early.
• Photos: 2007 Three-Point Shootout
• Video: Three-Point Shootout highlights

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West 153, East 132

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 18 (AP) -- Viva Kobe Bryant and the best of the West.
Bryant, Carmelo Anthony & crew lit up the Strip with their own version of Showtime, romping past LeBron James and the East 153-132 Sunday night in the NBA All-Star game.
An event that some locals called the biggest thing to hit Las Vegas featured showgirls, acrobats, magicians and Elvis impersonators.
Then it was time for Bryant and his teammates to take over in the first All-Star game outside an NBA city.
"I think we had a little flair, a little Vegas in there,'' West forward Shawn Marion said. "Hopefully the fans enjoyed it a lot.''
Bryant scored 31 points, had six of the West's record 52 assists and was picked as the MVP. Amare Stoudemire added 29 points for the West, which quickly built a big lead and held it this time, a year after blowing a 21-point cushion in a loss in Houston.
Anthony, a late addition to the team, scored 20 points and Marion, who played at the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV, added 18.
James scored 28 points for the East, and Dwight Howard had 20 points and 12 rebounds. The East barely shot 40 percent through three quarters in a game that isn't known for its defensive intensity before a late flurry during garbage time.
"We got here at 2 o'clock,'' Shaquille O'Neal said. "There's a lot of stretching and standing around. We were all kind of stiff, so the game was a little lopsided. But that's OK, they came here to see a show and they got a show.''
Dwyane Wade had only 10 points on 5-of-12 shooting, but he had reason to be tired after hosting events Thursday and Friday night. Those were two of the many functions that kept the players out until all hours of the night.
Still, the game was secondary to the show in this most unusual of All-Star games - and it was quite a show.
With tickets unavailable to the public, brokers were asking more than $20,000 for a top seat. Jay-Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Prince, Eva Longoria and Adam Sandler were among those who scored spots in the front row, and Christina Aguilera and Toni Braxton performed at halftime.
The event started with a celebrity red carpet, where Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, flanked as usual by his showgirls and backed by entertainer Wayne Newton, vowed again to get the NBA here full-time with a new arena to play in.
Magicians Siegfried and Roy then welcomed the fans to Las Vegas, before introducing the showgirls who escorted Newton out to the stage for a performance of "Viva Las Vegas.'' After the East All-Stars were introduced, Newton took the stage again for another performance before the West players were announced.
After another Las Vegas entertainer, Danny Gans, sang the national anthem, it was finally time for some basketball - after about a 45-minute pregame.
Perhaps that took its toll on the players. There were missed dunks and passes thrown out of bounds by both teams, but the East was by far the worst. They missed seven of their first nine shots, including a blown dunk attempt by O'Neal.
James later almost injured himself when he tried to throw himself a pass off the backboard and tumbled over another player, and Jermaine O'Neal appeared to tip in a basket for the West.
A first-quarter timeout brought out some performers from a show at the Tropicana, but there was a serious moment at the end of the period when Bill Russell was among the former Boston Celtics who took the court with the daughter of Red Auerbach, who died last year.
The West led 39-31 at the end of one, and quickly pushed that lead into double digits in the second quarter - Shaquille O'Neal missed another dunk during that stretch.
The lead ballooned to 23 when Bryant nailed a 3-pointer and followed with a dunk on the next possession, and the West was up 79-59 at halftime.
Bryant had 17 points at halftime and Anthony added 12. James scored 16 for the East, but none of its other players was in double figures. The East climbed out of a 21-point deficit to win last year's game in Houston, but didn't show nearly the fight this time. Stoudemire fueled a 10-0 run that made it 95-65 with 8:20 remaining in the third quarter, and the West was up by 31 heading to the fourth.

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Detroit Wins 2007 Crown
Team Detroit won the 2007 Haier Shooting Stars challenge by default as team Chicago took its shots out of order in the final round on Saturday. The team of Bill Laimbeer, Chauncey Billups and Swin Cash had the second-best first-round time by finishing the six-shot course in 1:06 and then needed just 50.5 seconds to complete its final-round run. Chicago had the best first-round time (48.9 seconds), followed by Detroit, defending champion San Antonio (1:32) and Los Angeles (2:00).
• Photos: 2007 Haier Shooting Stars
• Video: Shooting Stars highlights
• Showtime: All-Star Saturday Night recap

San Antonio Wins 2006 Title
Team San Antonio dominated the competition in the 2006 Shooting Stars challenge with a record-setting time of 25.1 seconds. Tony Parker drilled the half-court shot on his first attempt to ice the contest. The San Antonio trio, comprised of Parker, NBA legend Steve Kerr and the Silver Stars' Kendra Wecker, finished more than 15 seconds ahead of Team Los Angeles. Team Houston finished the six-shot course in 47.2 seconds, and last year's winners, Team Phoenix, took 47.7 ticks to hit all six buckets.
• Shooting Stars rules
• Video highlights | Press conference
• Shooting Stars Photo Gallery

2005: Phoenix Rises To Occasion
WNBA Rookie of the Year Diana Taurasi of the Mercury, current Suns forward Shawn Marion and Phoenix legend Dan Majerle ran away with the Shooting Stars title in 2005, completing the competition in a mere 28 seconds. The Phoenix triumvirate wowed the crowd, finishing 16 seconds ahead of second-place Denver. The Detroit squad came in third while the defending champs, the Lakers, were fourth.

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Feb 20th:
Timberwolves vs Wizards :100-112
Hornets vs Bobcats :100-104
Magic vs Knicks :94-100
Pistons vs Bucks :84-83
Nuggets vs Spurs :80-95
Hawks vs Bulls :81-106
Celtics vs Kings :101-104
Jazz vs Blazers :100-103
Grizzlies vs Sonics :105-121
Suns vs Clippers :115-90


Feb 21st:
Bucks vs Pacers :129-136 (2OT)
Knicks vs Sixers :84-104
Spurs vs Hawks :103-96
Cavaliers vs Raptors :86-85
Magic vs Pistons :88-110
Hornets vs Nets :111-107
Bobcats vs Timberwolves :100-95
Heat vs Rockets :102-112
Celtics vs Suns :108-118
Grizzlies vs Warriors :115-118 (OT)
Blazers vs Lakers :112-108


Feb 22nd:
Bulls vs Cavaliers:84-78
Kings vs Wizards :106-109
Heat vs Mavericks :100-112




Season-ending surgery an option for Wade

Jazz pick up Alan Henderson in trade with 76ers
Hawks acquire G Johnson for second-round pick
Raptors acquire G Dixon from Trail Blazers for Fred Jones