| Player | Team | POS | Analysis |
| Jason Kidd | Nets | G | Hazing ritual? Clowned new Mav mate Dirk near end |
| Dwyane Wade | Heat | G | Late lay-in, block of Dirk's 3 sealed East's win |
| LeBron James | Cavaliers | F | Tiebreaking jam punctuated game-long domination |
| Chris Bosh | Raptors | F | Tailed off late, but solid final tally of 14 and 7 |
| Dwight Howard | Magic | C | Had top early highlight with alley-oop to LeBron |
| Chauncey Billups | Pistons | G | Didn't play badly except he missed all six triples |
| Richard Hamilton | Pistons | G | Motown trio had a quiet night: 8-21, 18 pts total |
| Ray Allen | Celtics | G | Where's this been all year? 28 in just 18 minutes |
| Paul Pierce | Celtics | F | Solid overall but not much clock from Doc (12 min) |
| Antawn Jamison | Wizards | F | He played. Really. Even scored a basket, I'm told. |
| Joe Johnson | Hawks | G | Took only two shots, but he didn't screw up either |
| Rasheed Wallace | Pistons | F | Practiced for next year's lefty 3-point shootout |
| Doc Rivers | Celtics | Right call riding Allen's hot hand down the stretch |
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ESPN Insider John Hollinger's grade: B- |
