This year’s all-star game will be held in Houston, and they’ll have their two stars starting for the Western Conference team.  The starting line-ups for the Western Conference are:

G Steve Nash
G Kobe Bryant
F Tracy McGrady
F Tim Duncan
C Yao Ming

Yao, beat out Bryant in a close race for overall top vote-getter.  The will face off against the Eastern Conference whose starting line-up will be.

G Allen Iverson
G Dwayne Wade
F Lebron James
F Jermaine O’Neal
C Shaquille O’Neal

The injured Jermaine O’Neal will likely sit out of the game, paving the way for Rasheed Wallace as the starter.  The coaches for the game will be Flip Saunders of the Detroit Pistons and Avery Johnson of the Dallas Mavericks.  The reserves will be selected by the NBA coaches and announced on February 9th.