The game at radio city

Lineups

Players of the starting fives of the match of all the stars of the female NBA are selected based on the results of electronic voting conducted among fans on the official website of the league - WNBA.com. The selection of basketball players of the reserve composition of teams of East and West is carried out by voting among the head coaches of the clubs included in the conference, and they can not vote for their own wards. Until 2013, mentors could choose two defenders, two forwards, one center and two more players, regardless of their role. In 2014, the forward and center positions were combined into a single attack category, after which the team mentors began to vote for two defenders, three attack players and one player regardless of position. If a basketball player cannot participate in ASG due to injury or illness, they are replaced by specially selected reservists.

According to the rules of the female NBA, the coaches of the teams of West and East are assigned the mentors of the teams that took part in the finals of last season, with the exception of matches of all the stars of the VNBA 1999 and 2009 . In 2003, the Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock teams played in the final series of the tournament , but if we take into account that the US Olympic team and the generalized female NBA team took part in an alternative match of all stars, then only one place, so Bill Lambier , the coach of the champion team, led the all-star team. The US National Basketball Federation selects the mentor of the national team, who is usually appointed for a four-year cycle. In 2001, she signed a contract with the most titled VNBA coach Van Chancellor , who led the Houston Comets team to the championship for four consecutive years ^[1] .

Twelve of the best female NBA players in the US national team to participate in the Athens Olympics were selected from September 2003 to June 2004 ^[2] . As a result of this selection, the star-band team included: Don Staley , Shannon Johnson , Tamika Catchings , Lisa Leslie , Sue Bird , Tina Thompson , Diana Taurasi , Katie Smith , Yolanda Griffith , Pig Cash , Delisha Milton Jones and Cheryl Swoops ^[3] . However, on July 9, Milton Jones, in the VNBA regular season game between the Los Angeles Sparks and San Antonio Silver Stars teams, suffered a tear of the inner meniscus and a sprain of the middle lateral ligament of the right knee and was unable to take part in this game, as a result of this, a vacant place in the US team was taken by Ruth Riley ^{[4] [5]} . In addition, in the immediate preparation for this meeting, Katie Smith and Cheryl Swoops received minor injuries, the first injured the knee and the second ankle, and also could not play in it, but still performed in Athens ^[6] .

The process of selecting basketball players for the generalized team of female NBA stars has changed a bit, unlike the usual match of all the stars of the starting five players, the local and national media determined the five reservists, the head coaches of the clubs belonging to the association chose the six, and the sixth reserve player was determined by the results of the electronic voting among fans on the official website of the female NBA ^[2] . On July 15, the starting lineup of the all-star team was announced, which included Nikki Tisley , Anna Deforge , Nikesha Sales , Cheryl Ford and Taj Macuilliams ^[3] , on July 22 the names of the first five reservists, which included Becky Hammon , Deanna Nolan , Allison , were published Fister , Mwadi Mabika and Natalie Williams ^[5] , and on July 29 the name of the last player in the backup team of the star team, which became Lindsay Whalen ^[1] , was announced.

This table shows the full squad of the USA and the stars of the female NBA of the upcoming match ^[7] .

Match progress

The beginning of the first half of the match was in an absolutely equal fight, in which, after a quick interception, after a personal interception by a throw from under the ring, the forward of the VNBA national team Nikesha Sales opened, and four and a half minutes after the starting whistle, the US national team was in the lead with a minimal advantage in the long run (9: 8). During this time, the star-band mentor Van Chancellor did not find a place on the site, he constantly moved along his technical zone, and then took a timeout during which he tried to calm his team. Immediately after its completion, the Americans sharply accelerated the pace, they often built their game through their center Lisa Leslie , who constantly found a free place in the attack and immediately threw the ring, and Tina Thompson helped her in this, drawing the opponent's players onto herself. Spare Pig Cash and Sue Bird , former Connecticut Haskis teammates, also found something to surprise and remembered a few old tricks. Cache threw the ball back to Byrd, which was opening on the arc, which was then delivered under two rings into the ring, from where it was sent to the target, after which the difference in the score reached a double-digit mark. Five minutes before the end of the first half of the meeting, after an accurate hit from behind the arc of Tamika Catchings , the advantage in the account increased to a crushing one (33:14), and the American team scored seven players, while the team of stars had only three, after which Bill Lambier had no choice but to take a timeout. As a result, the time remaining until the big break passed in a double-edged and equal fight, and the first segment of the meeting ended with a score of 39:20 in favor of the US team ^[6] .

The selected fast pace of the game was preserved in the second half of the match with the only difference being that the national team also managed to support it, all the players of which managed to excel, but the Americans were able to maintain their advantage. After the result of the meeting was already clear to everyone, a fun and more open game went on at the site, in which brilliant passages abounded, lightning-fast transitions from defense to attack and back, as well as bold shots on the ring from any position. Only at the very end of the game, the team of stars managed to slightly reduce the difference in the score, which ended with a score of 74:58 in favor of star-striped. The US team won an unconditional victory mainly due to the fact that with a more than twofold advantage, she won the fight under the shield, 62 rebounds against 30 against the opponent, and due to better implementation of the shots from the game, 37.5% versus 29.2%, although those and others it was too low ^{[6] [8]} .

The most valuable player of this meeting was recognized as Yolanda Griffith from Sacramento Monarchs , who scored 11 points and made 15 rebounds , 11 of which are under the opponent’s shield. In addition, the best players in this meeting, which predetermined the victory of the US national team, were Lisa Leslie, who scored 15 points and 12 rebounds, Tamika Catchings, who scored 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Tina Thompson, who scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. The best players of the national team of all stars were Mwadi Mabika , who scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists , Cheryl Ford , who scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 interceptions , Taj Macuilliams , who scored 9 points and 2 rebounds, Nikesha Sales, who scored 7 points, 3 rebounds and 4 interceptions and Natalie Williams , who scored 5 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 interceptions and 2 block shots ^{[8] [9]} .

Full match stats

This table shows a detailed statistical analysis of this match ^[10] .

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