| 1991 NBA All-Star Game | |
| Visitor: | West |
| Home: | East |
| Visitor Total: | 114 |
| Home Total: | 116 |
| Visitor Qtr1: | 23 |
| Visitor Qtr2: | 35 |
| Visitor Qtr3: | 34 |
| Visitor Qtr4: | 22 |
| Home Qtr1: | 22 |
| Home Qtr2: | 45 |
| Home Qtr3: | 27 |
| Home Qtr4: | 22 |
| Date: | February 10, 1991 |
| Arena: | Charlotte Coliseum |
| City: | Charlotte |
| Referee: | Ed Rush Mike Mathis Lee Jones |
| Attendance: | 23,530 |
| Mvp: | Charles Barkley |
| Anthem: | Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis |
| Network: | NBC TNT (All-Star Saturday) |
| Announcers: | Bob Costas, Mike Fratello and Pat Riley[1] Bob Neal, Doug Collins and Hubie Brown (All-Star Saturday) |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Year: | 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).
The West could have won, but Kevin Johnson's potential game-winning three-pointer was nullified by a basket interference call on Karl Malone. Charles Barkley was named MVP for the game.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| G | 10th | |||
| G | 7th | |||
| F | 11th | |||
| F | 5th | |||
| C | 5th | |||
| Reserves | ||||
| F | 6th | |||
| G | 1st | |||
| G | 1st | |||
| F | 7th | |||
| C | 3rd | |||
| G | 4th | |||
| C | 9th | |||
| F | 4th | |||
| G | 2nd | |||
| Head coach: Chris Ford (Boston Celtics) | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| G | 11th | |||
| G | 2nd | |||
| F | 3rd | |||
| F | 4th | |||
| C | 2nd | |||
| Reserves | ||||
| F | 6th | |||
| G | 5th | |||
| C | 2nd | |||
| F | 4th | |||
| G | 1st | |||
| G | 1st | |||
| G | 3rd | |||
| Head coach: Rick Adelman (Portland Trail Blazers) | ||||
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.
| Pos. | Player | Age | Last NBA season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 38 | 1980–81 (Atlanta Hawks) | ||
| F/C | 42 | 1982–83 (Milwaukee Bucks) | ||
| F/G | 50 | 1973–74 (New York Knicks) | ||
| G | 35 | 1984–85 (Houston Rockets) | ||
| F | 39 | 1985–86 (Philadelphia 76ers) | ||
| F/C | 50 | 1973–74 (New York Knicks) | ||
| F/G | 46 | 1976–77 (Chicago Bulls) | ||
| F/G | 52 | 1973–74 (Milwaukee Bucks) | ||
| F/G | 42 | 1979–80 (Denver Nuggets) | ||
| F/G | 36 | 1983–84 (Seattle SuperSonics) | ||
| Pos. | Player | Age | Last NBA season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 46 | 1979–80 (Houston Rockets) | ||
| G | 40 | 1980–81 (Golden State Warriors) | ||
| F/G | 38 | 1985–86 (Chicago Bulls) | ||
| C | 41 | 1987–88 (Boston Celtics) | ||
| F/C | 38 | 1987–88 (Portland Trail Blazers) | ||
| G | 42 | 1982–83 (Houston Rockets) | ||
| F/G | 57 | 1968–69 (Boston Celtics) | ||
| C | 42 | 1980–81 (Golden State Warriors) | ||
| F/C | 37 | 1986–87 (Washington Bullets) | ||
| F/G | 37 | 1985–86 (Los Angeles Clippers) | ||
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.
| Player ! | Team | First Round | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 47.6 | 48.2 | 95.8 | 48.3 | 47.3 | 95.6 | 44.3 | 48.0 | 45.7 | 93.7 | ||
| G | 45.5 | 49.7 | 95.2 | 49.0 | 46.0 | 94.0 | Did not advance | |||||
| G | Houston Rockets | 48.5 | 42.3 | 90.8 | 46.6 | 41.3 | 87.9 | Did not advance | ||||
| F | Indiana Pacers | 42.3 | 44.6 | 86.9 | Did not advance | |||||||
| F/G | Utah Jazz | 40.1 | 44.2 | 84.3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| F/G | Orlando Magic | 41.2 | 41.8 | 83.0 | Did not advance | |||||||
| G | Charlotte Hornets | 40.1 | 40.9 | 81.0 | Did not advance | |||||||
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.
| G | 20 | 24 | 17 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 15 | 14 | 12 | ||
| F | 16 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| F/G | 18 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| G | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| G | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| F | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| F/G | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Terry Porter and Tim Hardaway broke the tie in a 30-second shooting round.