NBA All-Star Game MVP Award
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| NBA Awards |
|---|
| • Most Valuable Player |
| • Defensive Player of the Year |
| • Executive of the Year |
| • Most Improved Player |
| • Rookie of the Year |
| • Sixth Man of the Year |
| • Coach of the Year |
| • Sportsmanship Award |
| • J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award |
| • All-NBA Team |
| • All-Defensive Team |
| • All-Rookie Team |
| • Finals Most Valuable Player |
| • All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award is an award given to the best player of the annual NBA All-Star Game. It was first awarded at the inaugural All-Star Game, in 1951.
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[edit] MVP voting
The MVP is decided by the judges at the end of each game. Usually the award is assigned to the player that contributed the most to his team's victory.
[edit] All-time award winners
| Year | Location | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New Orleans |  LeBron James (2) |
Cleveland Caveliers (2) |
| 2007 | Las Vegas | Kobe Bryant (2) |
Los Angeles Lakers (9) |
| 2006 | Houston (2) | LeBron James |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2005 | Denver (2) | Allen Iverson (2) |
Philadelphia 76ers (6) |
| 2004 | Los Angeles (4) | Shaquille O'Neal (2) |
Los Angeles Lakers (8) |
| 2003 | Atlanta (2) | Kevin Garnett |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2002 | Philadelphia (4) | Kobe Bryant |
Los Angeles Lakers (7) |
| 2001 | Washington (2) | Allen Iverson |
Philadelphia 76ers (5) |
| 2000 | Oakland | Shaquille O'Neal and  Tim Duncan |
Los Angeles Lakers (6) and San Antonio Spurs (2) |
| 1998 | New York City (4) | Michael Jordan (3) |
Chicago Bulls (4) |
| 1997 | Cleveland (2) | Glen Rice |
Charlotte Hornets |
| 1996 | San Antonio | Michael Jordan (2) |
Chicago Bulls (3) |
| 1995 | Phoenix (2) | Mitch Richmond |
Sacramento Kings (6) |
| 1994 | Minneapolis | Scottie Pippen |
Chicago Bulls (2) |
| 1993 | Salt Lake City | John Stockton and Karl Malone (2) |
Utah Jazz (2) |
| 1992 | Orlando | Earvin Johnson (2) |
Los Angeles Lakers (5) |
| 1991 | Charlotte | Charles Barkley |
Philadelphia 76ers (4) |
| 1990 | Miami | Earvin Johnson |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
| 1989 | Houston | Karl Malone |
Utah Jazz |
| 1988 | Chicago (2) | Michael Jordan |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1987 | Seattle (2) | Tom Chambers |
Seattle SuperSonics (2) |
| 1986 | Dallas | Isiah Thomas (2) |
Detroit Pistons (3) |
| 1985 | Indianapolis | Ralph Sampson |
Houston Rockets |
| 1984 | Denver | Isiah Thomas |
Detroit Pistons (2) |
| 1983 | Los Angeles (3) | Julius Erving (2) |
Philadelphia 76ers (3) |
| 1982 | New Jersey | Larry Bird |
Boston Celtics (8) |
| 1981 | Cleveland | Nate Archibald |
Boston Celtics (7) |
| 1980 | Washington | George Gervin |
San Antonio Spurs |
| 1979 | Detroit (2) | David Thompson |
Denver Nuggets |
| 1978 | Atlanta | Randy Smith |
Buffalo Braves |
| 1977 | Milwaukee | Julius Erving |
Philadelphia 76ers (2) |
| 1976 | Philadelphia (3) | Dave Bing |
Washington Bullets |
| 1975 | Phoenix | Walt Frazier |
New York Knicks (2) |
| 1974 | Seattle | Bob Lanier |
Detroit Pistons |
| 1973 | Chicago | Dave Cowens |
Boston Celtics (6) |
| 1972 | Los Angeles (2) | Jerry West |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) |
| 1971 | San Diego | Lenny Wilkens |
Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1970 | Philadelphia (2) | Willis Reed |
New York Knicks |
| 1969 | Baltimore | Oscar Robertson (3) |
Cincinnati Royals (5) |
| 1968 | New York (3) | Hal Greer |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1967 | San Francisco | Rick Barry |
San Francisco Warriors (3) |
| 1966 | Cincinnati | Adrian Smith |
Cincinnati Royals (4) |
| 1965 | St. Louis (3) | Jerry Lucas |
Cincinnati Royals (3) |
| 1964 | Boston (4) | Oscar Robertson (2) |
Cincinnati Royals (2) |
| 1963 | Los Angeles | Bill Russell |
Boston Celtics (5) |
| 1962 | St. Louis (2) | Bob Pettit (4) |
St. Louis Hawks (4) |
| 1961 | Syracuse | Oscar Robertson |
Cincinnati Royals |
| 1960 | Philadelphia | Wilt Chamberlain |
Philadelphia Warriors (2) |
| 1959 | Detroit | Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit (3) |
Minneapolis Lakers (2) and St. Louis Hawks (3) |
| 1958 | St. Louis, Missouri | Bob Pettit (2) |
St. Louis Hawks (2) |
| 1957 | Boston (3) | Bob Cousy (2) |
Boston Celtics (4) |
| 1956 | Rochester | Bob Pettit |
St. Louis Hawks |
| 1955 | New York (2) | Bill Sharman |
Boston Celtics (3) |
| 1954 | New York | Bob Cousy |
Boston Celtics (2) |
| 1953 | Fort Wayne | George Mikan |
Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1952 | Boston (2) | Paul Arizin |
Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1951 | Boston | Ed Macauley |
Boston Celtics |
- Number in parenthesis denotes multiple awards or the number of times a city hosted the event
[edit] Multiple honors
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 4 | Bob Pettit |
| 3 | Michael Jordan |
| Oscar Robertson | |
| 2 | Kobe Bryant |
| Bob Cousy | |
| Julius Erving | |
| Allen Iverson | |
| Earvin Johnson | |
| Karl Malone | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | |
| Isiah Thomas | |
| LeBron James |
- Players in bold are still active
[edit] Most succesful teams
[edit] Cities with most hosted events
| No. | City |
|---|---|
| 4 | Boston |
| Los Angeles | |
| New York | |
| Philadelphia | |
| 3 | St. Louis |
| 2 | Atlanta |
| Chicago | |
| Cleveland | |
| Denver | |
| Detroit | |
| Houston | |
| Phoenix | |
| Seattle | |
| Washington |
