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Baron got the call late to replace Vince Carter, then got little run in the game. Davis played 13 minutes, hit only one of his five shots and turned the ball over three times. He did have a few nice assists, one a feed to McGrady and the other to Pierce right when he entered the game. Grade: C.

Not a memorable night for Walker, who hit two threes in the first half, which is no surprise since he leads the world in threes attempted and made, but he didn't hit any others after that. Was part of the East starting crew that, other than Iverson, didn't play much in the second half. Walker finished with eight points and two boards, nothing special. Grade: B-

Had less than half the rebounds he did a year ago in D.C., but still led the East with 10 and played solid, energetic defense while teammates generally watched. Mutombo had a few putbacks in the third quarter and six offensive rebounds total, but in a starting lineup that featured three guards and nobody willing to defend big frontcourt players, Mutombo was alone. His performance was fine, just not enough. Grade: B

Iverson was trying for back-to-back MVP awards, but had a miserable night. Hit only two of nine shots, and turned the ball over twice. While the home fo0lk was booing the game's MVP, Iverson got a reprieve. If this were any other game, he might have been booed as well. After scoring 15 points in the fourth quarter last year and leading a comeback, he didn't really get a chance to duplicate it this time. But there was no indication he would play well if he did play. Grade: C-

If any player misses a dunk in an All-Star game, it's a surprise. These are the greatest players in the world. But when the best player of this or maybe any generation misses a wide open breakaway dunk, it's shocking. Jordan's memorable miss came in the first quarter when nobody was within 20 feet of him. Worse was him barely jumping as Kevin Garnett beat him on a third-quarter rebound. Jordan's 21.3 All-Star scoring average took a hit as he scored only eight, and on four of 13 shooting. But face it, he admitted he needed the rest. Grade: C-

After a subpar performance in Saturday's 3-point shootout, Allen tried to bring the East back from a big deficit, shooting more than any other teammate except McGrady. Allen hit two big threes in the fourth quarter, each bringing the East to within 10 points. But they never got closer. Allen ended up hitting only three of 10 from behind the arc. He did add five assists and had a significant dunk over the bigger Dirk Nowitzki. Grade: B.

The popular choice for the league MVP at the midpoint, Kidd showed very little of his magnificent all-around game here. Kidd took only two shots, and his passing skills weren't on display much except for three assists. It added up to only 18 minutes and no real impact. Kidd goes back to torturing the East, where he's been far more effective, this week. Grade: C.

Scored six points in each of the first two quarters, then kept firing away from long range in effort to help the comeback, but to no avail. Pierce scored 19 points, the third-highest total in the game, and hit half his shots, while also adding seven assists. It was one of those normal Pierce performances where you don't realize how many points he has, but it always seems to be a bunch. Grade: B

Versatile Hawks forward hit all four of his shot attempts, including what for him was a rare three, and finished with nine points and six rebounds in 21 minutes. Would've helped a bunch early when the West big men were feasting inside. While the East shooters kept shooting, Abdur-Rahim, who didn't see the ball nearly enough, wasn't much of a factor. Maybe the East should have ridden his hot hand. Grade: B.

Leave it to the youngest player in the game to show the most energy. McGrady had by far the dunk of the night, a brilliant backboard pass to himself and slam and possibly the next best dunk, a behind-the-back slam off a Baron Davis pass. Overall McGrady scored 24 points on nine of 15 shooting, including two threes and three steals, and wowed the crowd with his play. Grade: A.

Came out strong early, hitting a few turnarounds and getting fouled when he drained his third shot, a workmanlike effort near the basket while being hacked. Mourning, who many thought would never get back to this game after his kidney problems, hit six of seven shots and scored 13 points, while also blocking a pair of shots. While much of this game was played behind the arc, Mourning did very well in the paint. Grade: B+.

O'Neal showed good energy in his 17 minutes, hitting a few shots and getting to the line on two occasions. He ended up with seven points and seven boards, and nearly connected with McGrady on a pretty alley-oop as well. O'Neal is the future for the East at center, so he'll surely be back a few times, but he showed himself deserving in this game. Grade: B.

With a starting lineup that he didn't pick, one that featured two quick guards, one lumbering center and 3-point specialist disguised at power forward and a struggling Jordan, Scott had it tough from the beginning. He tried to get Iverson on track, playing him a team-tying high 25 minutes, and eventually had to resort to 3-point bombs to get a comeback. The East did close to 10 points twice in the final period, so Scott did his job. He couldn't get them closer. Grade: B.