| Player | Team | POS | Analysis |
| Steve Nash | Suns | G | Just two FGAs; chose to orchestrate, not dominate |
| Kobe Bryant | Lakers | G | Secretly replaced by team-oriented impostor |
| Tracy McGrady | Rockets | F | Current unhappiness didn't affect his play |
| Tim Duncan | Spurs | F | Went 15-10 with only one miss, but had 5 miscues |
| Yao Ming | Rockets | C | World's tallest spectator rarely got the rock |
| Ray Allen | Sonics | G | 4-for-13 night did little to soothe Chris Paul fans |
| Tony Parker | Spurs | G | Two Spurs combined for 10 turnovers. Sacre bleu! |
| Elton Brand | Clippers | F | Clipper captain wasn't shy about launching jumper |
| Kevin Garnett | Timberwolves | F | 1-for-9 stinkers from KG are a rare sight indeed |
| Pau Gasol | Grizzlies | F | Too sick to score, but he did grab 12 boards |
| Shawn Marion | Suns | F | Finishing skills made him frequent lob target |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Mavericks | F | 3-point champ missed all three trifecta tries |
| Avery Johnson | Mavericks | Not his fault they went 4-for-26 on 3s |
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ESPN Insider John Hollinger's grade: C+ |
