News from January 29. The NBA announced the All-Star starters for the All-Star game to take place February 13 in Golden State. The starters were selected by fan voting for 2 forwards, 2 guards, and 1 center for each conference. The reserves will be selected by the coaches in a few days. Vince Carter (Tor) was the top vote getter with 1,911,973 votes. Western starters: Forward Kevin Garnett (Min) 1,550,976 votes Forward Tim Duncan (SA) 1,321,436 votes Guard Jason Kidd (Pho) 1,061,031 votes Guard Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,022,897 votes Center Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 1,807,609 votes Eastern starters: Forward Vince Carter (Tor) 1,911,973 votes Forward Grant Hill (Det) 1,371,304 votes Guard Allen Iverson (Phi) 1,843,011 votes Guard Eddie Jones (Cha) 734,940 votes Center Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 1,878,588 votes Top 10 vote getters for each position: Western Conference Forwards Votes Kevin Garnett (Min) 1,550,976 Tim Duncan (SA) 1,321,436 Scottie Pippen (Por) 662,341 Chris Webber (Sac) 661,865 Karl Malone (Uta) 327,599 Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) 325,891 Glen Rice (LAL) 310,497 Lamar Odom (LAC) 248,176 Rasheed Wallace (Por) 177,022 Charles Barkley (Hou) 165,604 Guards Votes Jason Kidd (Pho) 1,061,031 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,022,897 Gary Payton (Sea) 898,601 Jason Williams (Sac) 884,746 Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) 529,191 John Stockton (Uta) 259,563 Damon Stoudamire (Por) 243,036 Steve Smith (Por) 221,664 Steve Francis (Hou) 212,491 Michael Finley (Dal) 197,431 Centers Votes Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 1,807,609 David Robinson (SA) 595,451 Vlade Divac (Sac) 254,604 Arvydas Sabonis (Por) 206,721 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) 180,681 Raef LaFrentz (Den) 71,587 Horace Grant (Sea) 48,814 Luc Longley (Pho) 36,950 Bryant Reeves (Van) 35,846 Michael Olowokandi (LAC) 35,343 Eastern Conference Forwards Votes Vince Carter (Tor) 1,911,973 Grant Hill (Det) 1,371,304 Latrell Sprewell (NY) 785,302 Marcus Camby (NY) 477,672 Shawn Kemp (Cle) 351,843 Keith Van Horn (NJ) 238,619 Antoine Walker (Bos) 214,024 Glenn Robinson (Mil) 184,230 Toni Kukoc (Chi) 124,821 Charles Oakley (Tor) 101,219 Guards Votes Allen Iverson (Phi) 1,843,011 Eddie Jones (Cha) 734,940 Allan Houston (NY) 600,876 Stephon Marbury (NJ) 492,349 Ray Allen (Mil) 443,295 Tim Hardaway (Mia) 378,954 Reggie Miller (Ind) 366,137 Sam Cassell (Mil) 230,600 Tracy McGrady (Tor) 228,439 Paul Pierce (Bos) 166,401 Centers Votes Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 1,878,588 Patrick Ewing (NY) 298,985 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 277,768 Antonio Davis (Tor) 149,402 Elden Campbell (Cha) 144,378 Rik Smits (Ind) 104,328 Jayson Williams (NJ) 96,106 Michael Doleac (Orl) 70,886 Matt Geiger (Phi) 59,718 Vitaly Potapenko (Bos) 45,856 The NBA fined Dickey Simpkins (Chi) $5,000 for a flagrant foul on Vlade Divac (Sac) during Friday's Chi-Sac game. With his 35 points in Saturday's Uta-Min game, Karl Malone (Uta) surpassed the 30,000 career points milestone. Malone (30,023) joined Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) as the only players with over 30,000 points. Washington fired head coach Gar Heard and assistants Butch Beard and Mike Bratz. Assistant Tree Rollins retained his job and Golden State assistant Rod Higgins will be Washington's new coach. Golden State signed Mark Davis to a 2nd 10-day contract. Cleveland signed Mark Hendrickson for the rest of the season. Dal 107, Den 96 - at Dal Cedric Ceballos (Dal) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Erick Strickland (Dal) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. James Posey (Den) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Bryant Stith (Den) had 27 points including 10-16 FG. Det 90, Phi 88 - at Det Christian Laettner (Det) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 16 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 26 points on 7-22 FG and 11-13 FT, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Curry (Det) had 13 points. George Lynch (Phi) had 13 points on 6-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 27 points on 10-26 FG and 6-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Min 96, Uta 94 - at Min Sam Mitchell (Min) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 29 points and 13 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 15 points and 7 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 35 points including 9-12 FT and 13 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points and 7 assists. Ind 94, Mia 84 - at Ind Jalen Rose (Ind) had 12 points. Rik Smits (Ind) had 22 points including 7-11 FG. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 24 points and 18 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 14 points including 4-15 FG and 2-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tor 106, Chi 89 - at Chi Vince Carter (Tor) had 22 points. Dell Curry (Tor) had 17 points on 7-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 18 points, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Kevin Willis (Tor) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (Chi) had 16 points including 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ron Artest (Chi) had 18 points. Tor shot 58.6% (41-70) FG and Chi shot 45.6% (36-79) FG. Por 81, SA 67 - at Por Scottie Pippen (Por) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Steve Smith (Por) had 15 points. David Robinson (SA) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Avery Johnson (SA) had 15 points and 5 assists. Was 103, Cle 98 - at Was Juwan Howard (Was) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Thomas Hamilton (Was) had 21 points. Rod Strickland (Was) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Bob Sura (Cle) had 23 points including 6-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Michael Smith (Was, sprained right elbow) did not play. Orl 103, Atl 87 - at Orl Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Gatling (Orl) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Corey Maggette (Orl) had 18 points on 4-5 FG and 10-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Jim Jackson (Atl) had 15 points on 7-21 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bimbo Coles (Atl) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Orl shot 46.3% (37-80) FG and Atl shot 36.2% (29-80) FG. Cha 100, Pho 79 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Cha) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Cha out-rebounded Pho 51-31. Mil 101, Sea 99 - at Sea Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ray Allen (Mil) had 18 points on 8-25 FG and 2-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 16 points including the game winning 15-footer at the buzzer. Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Brent Barry (Sea) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) Had 29 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Horace Grant (Sea, left thigh contusion) did not play. LAC 98, NJ 93 - at LAC Lamar Odom (LAC) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Eric Murdock (LAC) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 24 points including 101-5 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 23 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers.