News from January 26. The NBA announced the starters for the All-Star game to take place February 10 in Philadelphia. The starters were selected by fan voting. The reserves, which are selected by the coaches in each conference, will be announced Tuesday. The starters are: Western Conference Votes Forward: Kevin Garnett (Min) 880,692 Forward: Tim Duncan (SA) 762,289 Guard: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,121,753 Guard: Steve Francis (Hou) 456,972 Center: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 1,247,438 Eastern Conference Votes Forward: Vince Carter (Tor) 1,470,176 Forward: Antoine Walker (Bos) 547,172 Guard: Michael Jordan (Was) 985,448 Guard: Allen Iverson (Phi) 920,502 Center: Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) 616,566 All-Star Voting results (top 10 for each position) Western Conference Forwards Kevin Garnett (Min) 880,692 Tim Duncan (SA) 762,289 Chris Webber (Sac) 553,401 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 398,184 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) 323,664 Scottie Pippen (Por) 197,554 Karl Malone (Uta) 163,009 Elton Brand (LAC) 160,678 Rasheed Wallace (Por) 156,924 Shawn Marion (Pho) 138,656 Guards Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,121,753 Steve Francis (Hou) 456,972 Gary Payton (Sea) 367,120 Michael Finley (Dal) 299,747 Stephon Marbury (Pho) 297,112 Steve Nash (Dal) 278,664 Mike Bibby (Sac) 265,691 Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) 228,054 Doug Christie (Sac) 175,366 Jason Williams (Mem) 170,807 Centers Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 1,247,438 David Robinson (SA) 319,415 Vlade Divac (Sac) 310,201 Shawn Bradley (Dal) 110,225 John Amaechi (Uta) 67,740 Lorenzen Wright (Mem) 65,263 Calvin Booth (Sea) 63,335 Raef LaFrentz (Den) 62,933 Kelvin Cato (Hou) 62,659 Dale Davis (Por) 60,755 Eastern Conference Forwards Vince Carter (Tor) 1,470,176 Antoine Walker (Bos) 547,172 Grant Hill (Orl) 427,446 Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) 335,955 Kenyon Martin (NJ) 211,299 Glenn Robinson (Mil) 211,262 Keith Van Horn (NJ) 170,920 Jamal Mashburn (Cha) 148,069 Antonio Davis (Tor) 137,770 Brian Grant (Mia) 128,578 Guards Michael Jordan (Was) 985,448 Allen Iverson (Phi) 920,502 Tracy McGrady (Orl) 453,276 Jason Kidd (NJ) 442,630 Ray Allen (Mil) 365,421 Paul Pierce (Bos) 254,840 Latrell Sprewell (NY) 140,601 Baron Davis (Cha) 127,291 Sam Cassell (Mil) 120,868 Jerry Stackhouse (Det) 114,412 Centers Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 616,566 Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) 411,422 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 279,423 Marcus Camby (NY) 235,060 Hakeem Olajuwon (Tor) 234,518 Patrick Ewing (Orl) 132,156 Ben Wallace (Det) 120,144 Elden Campbell (Cha) 91,122 Ervin Johnson (Mil) 82,194 Eddy Curry (Chi) 67,627 At some point the NBA slipped in the announcement of the participants of the new 3-on-3 tournament that will take place All-Star Saturday night. Each team from one city (with one for "internationals") contains a NBA player, a former NBA player, a WNBA player, and a celebrity (1 of the 4 is for substituting). The teams are: Philadelphia: Aaron McKie (Phi), Moses Malone, Dawn Staley, Justin Timberlake Los Angeles: Derek Fisher (LAL), Magic Johnson, Lisa Leslie, Brian McKnight Houston: Cuttino Mobley (Hou), Kenny Smith, Tina Thompson, Jamie Foxx Internationals: Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac), Sarunas Marciulionis, Ticha Penicheiro, Tom Cavanaugh Chicago activated Dalibor Bagaric and A.J. Guyton and placed Ron Mercer (sprained right MCL) and Greg Anthony (partial tear right Achilles) on IR. Cleveland activated Michael Doleac and placed Jeff Trepagnier on IR with tendinitis in his right knee. Golden State activated Cedric Henderson and placed Dean Oliver on IR with left shoulder tendinitis. Season stat leaders Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 30.4 Paul Pierce (Bos) 27.0 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.5 Rebounds Tim Duncan (SA) 12.8 Danny Fortson (GS) 12.7 Kevin Garnett (Min) 12.0 Assists Andre Miller (Cle) 10.1 Jason Kidd (Pho) 9.9 Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) 9.1 Dal 133, LAC 112 - at LAC Juwan Howard (Dal) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 20 points and 11 assists. Eduardo Najera (Dal) had 19 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Dal) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (LAC) had 17 points and 9 assists. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 31 points on 12-19 FG and 7-12 3-pointers. Min 103, Atl 80 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 12 assists. Nazr Mohammed (Atl) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 16 points, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Min shot 53% (44-83) FG and Atl shot 37.1% (26-70) FG. Theo Ratliff (Atl, right bursa sac injury) and Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl, suspended) did not play. NY 129, Mil 127 2OT - at Mil Latrell Sprewell (Mil) had 48 points including 9-14 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers in 54 minutes. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Camby (NY) had 7 points including 2-8 FG and 18 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 34 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists in 51 minutes. Mark Jackson (NY) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 15 assists in 51 minutes. Anthony Mason (Mil) had 22 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists in 50 minutes. Ray Allen (Mil) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists in 55 minutes. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 38 points. Mia 90, NJ 77 - at Mia Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 23 points including 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rod Strickland (Mia) had 11 points and 7 assists. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 19 points. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 14 points. Mia shot 52.3% (34-65) FG and NJ shot 40.8% (29-71) FG. Sac 114, Uta 90 - at Uta Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 25 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac) had 19 points on 4-16 FG and 11-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Scot Pollard (Sac) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 15 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Karl Malone (Uta) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Mateen Cleaves (Sac, bilateral plantar fasciaitis) and John Crotty (Uta, left knee tendinitis) did not play. SA 90, GS 82 - at GS Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Charles Smith (SA) had 19 points including 9-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 17 points including 8-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. Bob Sura (GS) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. SA shot 44.3% (35-79) FG and GS shot 34% (32-94) FG. Was 112, Pho 102 - at Was Michael Jordan (Was) had 41 points including 17-30 FG and 7 assists. Popeye Jones (Was) had 10 points including 2-6 FG and 12 rebounds. Chris Whitney (Was) had 15 points and 8 assists. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 25 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Sea 95, Ind 86 - at Ind Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Brent Barry (Sea) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 27 points and 11 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 19 points on 9-13 FG and 1-4 FT and 9 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Vin Baker (Sea, sprained left shoulder) did not play. Bos 108, Cle 101 - at Cle Antoine Walker (Bos) had 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points on 6-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Erick Strickland (Bos) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Bryant Stith (Cle) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Andre Miller (Cle) had 25 points including 9-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 17 assists. Wesley Person (Cle) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Tony Battie (Bos, left hip flexor) did not play. Hou 111, Cha 104 OT - at Cha Eddie Griffin (Hou) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kelvin Cato (Hou) had 13 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Steve Francis (Hou) had 30 points including 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 27 points. Lee Nailon (Cha) had 22 points. Baron Davis (Cha) had 34 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 11 assists. Kenny Thomas (Hou, suspended) did not play. Chi 95, Mem 92 - at Chi Brad Miller (Chi) had 32 points on 10-16 FG and 12-13 FT and 12 rebounds. A.J. Guyton (Chi) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ron Artest (Chi) had 8 points including 3-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 26 points on 10-13 FG and 6-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Shane Battie (Mem) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Williams (Mem) had 22 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Nick Anderson (Mem, right ankle tendinitis) did not play.