2007 WNBA All-Star Game

2007 WNBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 28 25 14 32 99 East 23 30 25 25 103
Date	July 15, 2007
Arena	Verizon Center
City	Washington D.C.
MVP	Cheryl Ford
Attendance	19,487
WNBA All-Star Game
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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

Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
PG	Sue Bird1	Seattle Storm	5th
SG	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Silver Stars	4th
SF	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	3rd
PF	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	6th
C	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	7th
Reserves
SG	Cappie Pondexter	Phoenix Mercury	2nd
SG	Kara Lawson2	Sacramento Monarchs	1st
SF	Seimone Augustus	Minnesota Lynx	2nd
SF	Tina Thompson3	Houston Comets	7th
SF	Sophia Young2	San Antonio Silver Stars	2nd
PF	Rebekkah Brunson1	Sacramento Monarchs	1st
PF	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Los Angeles Sparks	6th
PF	Penny Taylor	Phoenix Mercury	2nd

Eastern Conference All Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
PG	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	4th
SG	Anna DeForge	Indiana Fever	1st
SF	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	5th
PF	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock	4th
C	Kara Braxton	Detroit Shock	1st
Reserves
SG	Alana Beard	Washington Mystics	3rd
SG	Katie Douglas	Connecticut Sun	2nd
SF	Candice Dupree	Chicago Sky	2nd
SF	Delisha Milton-Jones	Washington Mystics	2nd
PF	Asjha Jones	Connecticut Sun	1st
C	Tammy Sutton-Brown	Indiana Fever	2nd

• ¹ Injured
• ² Injury replacement
• ³ Starting in place of injured player

ABC

July 15 3:30 p.m.

Western Conference 103, Eastern Conference 99
Pts: Tina Thompson 19 Rebs: Taj McWilliams-Franklin 9 Asts: Diana Taurasi 9		Pts: Katie Douglas 18 Rebs: Cheryl Ford 13 Asts: Alana Beard 8

Verizon Center, Washington D.C. Attendance: 19,487 Referees: 55 Eric Brewton, #9 Denise Brooks-Clauser, #7 Clarke Stevens

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

Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Made	Att.	Pct.	1st	2nd
SG	Laurie Koehn	Washington Mystics	12	33	.364	23	25
SF	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	95	259	.357	21	16
SF	Penny Taylor	Phoenix Mercury	34	90	.378	20	19
SG	Katie Douglas	Connecticut Sun	68	201	.338	19
SG	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	46	117	.393	11

Skills Challenge

Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team	Ht.	Wt.	1st	2nd
PG	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Silver Stars	5–6	136	34.6	27.1
SF	Seimone Augustus	Minnesota Lynx	6–0	179	28.3	27.4
SG	Betty Lennox	Seattle Storm	5–8	143	40.0
PG	Nikki Teasley	Washington Mystics	6–0	169	39.4