For the second time in the event’s history, Houston has been

selected as the host city for NBA All-Star. The 55th annual

All-Star Game will be played at the Toyota Center, home of the

Houston Rockets on Feb. 19, 2006.

Houston first hosted the midseason classic in 1989 before a record

crowd of 44,735 at the Astrodome. In that game, the West posted a

143-134 victory behind MVP Karl Malone’s 28 points and John

Stockton’s 17 assists, which included an All-Star record nine in a

single quarter. Chicago’s Michael Jordan scored 28 points for the

East, while the Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic

Johnson’s injury replacement on the West roster, played a record

18th and final All-Star Game. In All-Star Saturday night

festivities at the Summit, New York’s Kenny Walker took home the

Slam Dunk trophy with a record high score of 148.1 in the final

round and Seattle’s Dale Ellis collected the Three-Point Shootout

crown.