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The NBA All-Star Game 2017 was the 66th NBA All-Star Game and took place on February 19, 2017 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The New Orleans Pelicans franchise hosted the event.[1]
The Western Conference team defeated the Eastern Conference team 192:182. With a total of 374 points scored, the game set a new record for the highest total points in All-Star Game history.[2]
The game was played at the Smoothie King Center, home of the New Orleans Pelicans. This was the third time New Orleans hosted an NBA All-Star Game, following the 2002 and 2008 editions.[3]
In Germany, the game was broadcast by Sport1 US and DAZN.[4]
The 2017 All-Star Game was characterized by an exceptionally high offensive performance. Both teams scored a combined 374 points, surpassing the previous record set in 2016. The Western Conference alone scored 192 points, which was also a new record.[1]
New Orleans Pelicans player Anthony Davis scored 52 points, setting a new record for points in an All-Star Game. He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) after the game.[1]
In addition to the All-Star Game, the All-Star Weekend also included the Slam Dunk Contest, which was won by Glenn Robinson III, the Three-Point Contest (winner: Eric Gordon), the Skills Challenge (winner: Kristaps Porzingis) and the Rising Stars Challenge, in which the Team World victorious against that Team USA went off the pitch. Canadian Jamal Murray was voted MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge.[1]
The game was received ambivalently by the media. On the one hand, the individual performances, particularly the performance of Anthony Davis, were praised. On the other hand, observers criticized the lack of defensive intensity and saw the game as an example of the increasing offensive focus of the All-Star format.[5]
- ↑ a b c d History: 2017 NBA All-Star recap. Anthony Davis scores an All-Star record 52 points to power the West to a victory against the East. In: NBA.com. 13. September 2021, accessed on January 6, 2026.
- ↑ West beats East 192-182 in record-setting All-Star Game. In: ESPN. February 19, 2017, accessed on January 6, 2026.
- ↑ John Reid: New Orleans officially awarded 2017 NBA All-Star Game. In: The Times-Picayune. 18 July 2016, accessed on January 6, 2026.
- ↑ Show the NBA youngsters LIVE. In: sport1.de. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ↑ Zach Lowe: What the NBA All-Star Game has become. In: ESPN. February 20, 2017, accessed on January 6, 2026.
