News from January 22. The NBA announced the All-Star starters for the All-Star game, which takes placed February 15 in Phoenix. The starters were selected by fan voting. The reserves, which are selected by the coaches in each conference, will be announced January 29. The starters are: Western Conference Votes Forward: Tim Duncan (SA) 2,578,168 Forward: Amare Stoudemire (Pho) 1,460,429 Guard: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 2,805,397 Guard: Chris Paul (NO) 2,134,798 Center: Yao Ming (Hou) 2,532,958 Eastern Conference Votes Forward: LeBron James (Cle) 2,940,823 Forward: Kevin Garnett (Bos) 2,066,833 Guard: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 2,714,413 Guard: Allen Iverson (Det) 1,804,649 Center: Dwight Howard (Orl) 3,150,181 All-Star Voting results (top 10) Western Conference Forwards Tim Duncan (SA) 2,578,168 Amare Stoudemire (Pho) 1,460,429 Bruce Bowen (SA) 1,392,398 Ron Artest (Hou) 1,362,565 Carmelo Anthony (Den) 1,337,519 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 1,107,926 Pau Gasol (LAL) 948,301 Shane Battier (Hou) 694,112 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 497,550 Luis Scola (Hou) 405,851 Josh Howard (Dal) 298,810 Guards Kobe Bryant (LAL) 2,805,397 Chris Paul (NO) 2,134,798 Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,678,516 Manu Ginobili (SA) 1,642,350 Tony Parker (SA) 1,084,361 Steve Nash (Pho) 677,211 Jamal Crawford (GS) 665,038 Rafer Alston (Hou) 550,199 Jason Kidd (Dal) 477,792 Brandon Roy (Por) 468,688 Chauncey Billups (Den) 466,073 Centers Yao Ming (Hou) 2,532,958 Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) 1,850,018 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 549,131 Mehmet Okur (Uta) 437,106 Greg Oden (Por) 359,318 Andris Biedrins (GS) 357,984 Al Jefferson (Min) 310,643 Tyson Chandler (NO) 242,356 Chris Kaman (LAC) 231,928 Marcus Camby (LAC) 158,491 Nick Collison (OKC) 154,309 Eastern Conference Forwards LeBron James (Cle) 2,940,823 Kevin Garnett (Bos) 2,066,833 Yi Jianlian (NJ) 1,813,829 Paul Pierce (Bos) 1,238,763 Chris Bosh (Tor) 1,101,052 Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) 632,051 Shawn Marion (Mia) 405,573 Danny Granger (Ind) 365,810 Josh Smith (Atl) 321,129 Tayshaun Prince (Det) 274,540 Michael Beasley (Mia) 273,471 Guards Dwyane Wade (Mia) 2,741,413 Allen Iverson (Det) 1,804,649 Vince Carter (NJ) 1,239,613 Devin Harris (NJ) 1,182,406 Luke Ridnour (Mil) 1,039,902 Ray Allen (Bos) 851,205 Gilbert Arenas (Was) 635,540 Derrick Rose (Chi) 474,384 Jose Calderon (Tor) 445,584 Joe Johnson (Atl) 420,210 Jameer Nelson (Orl) 354,773 Centers Dwight Howard (Orl) 3,150,181 Kendrick Perkins (Bos) 621,709 Rasheed Wallace (Det) 402,991 Samuel Dalembert (Phi) 396,119 Andrew Bogut (Mil) 357,997 Jermaine O'Neal (Tor) 342,723 Al Horford (Atl) 323,302 Brendan Haywood (Was) 291,490 Ben Wallace (Cle) 263,862 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) 219,697 Emeka Okafor (Cha) 212,539 Memphis fired head coach Marc Iavaroni. Assistant Johnny Davis was named as interim coach [but likely only for a couple of games as the Grizzlies are reportedly working on a contract to sign Lionel Hollins as the new coach]. Alonzo Mourning announced his retirement from the NBA. New Jersey recalled Sean Williams from the NBADL. Bos 90, Orl 80 at Orl Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 11-14 FT and 10 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points and 10 rebounds including 9 offensive. LAL 117, Was 97 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 23 points and 14 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeShawn Stevenson (Was, lower back pain) did not play. Schedule for Friday, January 23 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Dallas @ Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Houston @ Indiana 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Memphis @ New York 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Toronto @ Chicago 7:30 pm New Jersey @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Cleveland @ Golden State 9:30 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html