The All-Star game was a great event to watch. The event took two days, February 17-18, 2007, held at Las Vegas.
On February 17 there were four challenges that happened. First, Haier Shooting Stars, Playstation Skills Challenge, Footlocker Three-point Shoot out, and last the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.
The first challenge was the Haier Shooting Stars, combined with the players of the WNBA and the legendary players of the past. Team Detroit won the 2007 Haier Shooting Stars challenge by defult as team Chicago took its shots out of order. Legenderary Bill Laimbeer, Chauncey Billups, and WNBA, Swin Cash had the second best time in the challenge with 1:06. However, Chicago had the best time 48.9seconds followed by Detroit, San Antonio (1:32), and Los Angeles (2:00).
The second challenge was the Playstation Skills Challenge.
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade took home the title for the second straight year, posting a final-round time of 26.4 seconds to best Los Angeles' Kobe Bryant. Wade's first-round time of 31.3 seconds was second only to Bryant (29.8) and eliminated LeBron James (35.4) andChris Paul (39.6).
The third challenge was the Footlocker Three-Point Shootout. Jason Kapono tied Mark Price's final-round record with 24 points and outlasted Gilbert Arenas on his way to the 2007 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout title. Arenas notched a first-round high of 23 points and had 17 in the finals. Defending champion Dirk Nowitzki had 20 in round one and nine in the finals, and Kapono narrowly made the finals with a first-round score of 19. Mike Miller (18), Damon Jones (15) and Jason Terry (10) were eliminated early.
The last challenge of in Febraury 17 was the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. Boston's Gerald Green had the night's three top-rated slams, including a perfect 50 on his final flush, to dethrone defending champion Nate Robinson and become the 2007 Sprite Slam Dunk champion. On the last jam, Green windmilled while hurdling an All-Star table. In the first round, Green caught a Paul Pierce lob off the side of the backboard and flushed it home for a 48, and then covered his eyes while jumping over Robinson himself for a 47. His first-round total of 95 edged Robinson (90), Orlando's Dwight Howard (85) and Chicago's Tyrus Thomas (80).
The last event was on Febraury 18, which was East versus West. The Western Conference set All-Star records with 69 field goals and 52 assists
on its way to an emphatic 153-132 win over the East stars at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Sunday. Kobe Bryant racked up 31 points, five rebounds, six assists and six steals to take home MVP honors. Amare Stoudemire added 29 points and nine boards and Carmelo Anthony had 20 and nine for the West. 2006 All-Star MVP LeBron James led the Eastern Conference with 28 points, six rebounds and six assists and Dwight Howard tallied 20 points and 12 boards.