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2007 WNBA All-Star Game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2007 WNBA All-Star Game |
| image | WNBAAllStarGame2007.png |
| visitor | West |
| home | **East** |
| visitor_total | 99 |
| home_total | 103 |
| visitor_qtr1 | 28 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 25 |
| visitor_qtr3 | 14 |
| visitor_qtr4 | 32 |
| home_qtr1 | 23 |
| home_qtr2 | 30 |
| home_qtr3 | 25 |
| home_qtr4 | 25 |
| date | July 15, 2007 |
| arena | Verizon Center |
| city | Washington D.C. |
| attendance | 19,487 |
| MVP | Cheryl Ford |
| prev_year | [2006](2006-wnba-all-star-game) |
| next_year | [2009](2009-wnba-all-star-game) |
The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 15, 2007 at Verizon Center in Washington D.C., home of the Washington Mystics. The game was the 8th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the second time Washington has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2002 game. The East defeated the West, 103–99, with Cheryl Ford winning the All-Star Game MVP award after recording 16 points and 13 rebounds.
The All-Star Game
Rosters
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # | Starters | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Reserves | SG | SG | SF | SF | SF | PF | PF | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Sue Bird1 | Seattle Storm | 5th | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Becky Hammon | San Antonio Silver Stars | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| AUS Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Kara Lawson2 | Sacramento Monarchs | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Tina Thompson3 | Houston Comets | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sophia Young2 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Rebekkah Brunson1 | Sacramento Monarchs | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Los Angeles Sparks | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| AUS Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | 2nd |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # | Starters | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Reserves | SG | SG | SF | SF | PF | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 4th | ||||||||||||||
| USA Anna DeForge | Indiana Fever | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| USA Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | 5th | ||||||||||||||
| USA Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock | 4th | ||||||||||||||
| USA Kara Braxton | Detroit Shock | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| USA Alana Beard | Washington Mystics | 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| USA Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| USA Candice Dupree | Chicago Sky | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| USA Delisha Milton-Jones | Washington Mystics | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| USA Asjha Jones | Connecticut Sun | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| CAN Tammy Sutton-Brown | Indiana Fever | 2nd |
- 1 Injured
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Starting in place of injured player
Coaches
The coach for the Western Conference all-stars was Sacramento Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer.
Other events
Three-Point Shootout
| Pos. | Player | Team | Made | Att. | Pct. | 1st | 2nd | SG | SF | SF | SG | SG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA **Laurie Koehn** | **Washington Mystics** | **12** | **33** | **.364** | **23** | **25** | ||||||
| USA Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 95 | 259 | .357 | 21 | 16 | ||||||
| AUS Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | 34 | 90 | .378 | 20 | 19 | ||||||
| USA Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | 68 | 201 | .338 | 19 | |||||||
| USA Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 46 | 117 | .393 | 11 |
Skills Challenge
| Pos. | Player | Team | Ht. | Wt. | 1st | 2nd | PG | SF | SG | PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA **Becky Hammon** | **San Antonio Silver Stars** | **5–6** | **136** | **34.6** | **27.1** | |||||
| USA Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | 6–0 | 179 | 28.3 | 27.4 | |||||
| USA Betty Lennox | Seattle Storm | 5–8 | 143 | 40.0 | ||||||
| USA Nikki Teasley | Washington Mystics | 6–0 | 169 | 39.4 |
References
References
- (July 16, 2007). "East captures WNBA All-Star game". [[Pocono Record]].
- (July 3, 2007). "WNBA Announces 2007 All-Star Starting Lineups".
- (July 10, 2007). "Kara Lawson Added To All-Star List".
- (July 15, 2007). "West Report: WNBA Legend Gets Starting Nod".
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