NBA All Star Game Tickets

Each February, the 24 best basketball players in the world come together on the same stage at the NBA All-Star Game. For any basketball fan, NBA All-Star Game tickets are a great entertainment option.

NBA All-Star Game Tickets: Historical Overview

The first NBA All-Star Game was held during the 1950-51 season. The game featured a matchup between All-Stars from the Eastern Conference and the top players from the Western Conference. This is still the format of the game today. The site of the game is rotated among various league cities.

After the merger of four American Basketball Association (ABA) teams into the NBA in the mid-seventies, the game started to gain in popularity. The NBA All-Star Game soon became a venue for players to let loose with dramatic dunks and other spectacular offensive plays. Because offense was the focus of these games, many fans enjoyed the high-scoring affairs that became commonplace in the NBA All-Star Game. The contest also allowed superstar players from opposing teams in a conference to join together on the same club for at least one game.

While the All-Star Game is the marquee event of the weekend, there are also dunk contests and other events leading up to the game on Friday and Saturday. Overall, the East holds a 36-24 edge over the West in the all-time NBA All-Star Game results.     

NBA All-Star Game Tickets: Memorable Highlights

Many of the biggest stars in basketball have shined in the NBA All-Star Game. In the first two decades of the event, St. Louis Hawks center Bob Pettit and Cincinnati Royals forward Oscar Robertson combined to win seven Most Valuable Player awards in the game. In the 1961 NBA All-Star Game, Robertson led the West to a 153-131 victory in the highest-scoring All-Star Game to date.

More recently, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers have combined to win seven MVP awards in the NBA All-Star Game.

In 2003, the NBA All-Star Game went into double overtime for the first and only time in the history of the event. In the highest scoring All-Star Game, the West prevailed by a final of 155-145. There will certainly be plenty of more memorable highlights in the years to come!

NBA All-Star Game Tickets: 2011-12 Season

For the 2011-12 season, the NBA All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at the Amway Center (capacity of 18,846) in Orlando. NBA All-Star Game tickets always deliver some amazing hoops action.