This July, a huge two-day basketball event will happen in Manila. The current NBA’s hottest stars will go up against the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) selection team and the Smart Gilas Pilipinas team in two exhibition games.
The Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend is set to happen on July 23 and 24, 2011 live at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant, who had a successful 2011 Kobe Manila Tour last week, will be back in the Philippines to lead the Smart All-Stars team as a playing coach.
Along with him are fellow LA teammate Derek Fisher, 2011 All-Stars Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and 2011 NBA MVP Derrick Rose.
Completing the visiting team line-up are young stars James Harden, Javale McGee, 2011 NBA Draft‘s Number 2 overall pick Derrick Williams and 2010 Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans.
On July 23, the Smart All-Stars vs PBA Selection exhibition game starts at 7:00 PM (GMT+8).
Then on July 24 starting at 1:00 PM (GMT+8), the Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Smart All-Stars exhibition game plus other activities like the dunk contest and 3-point shootout will take place at the coliseum.
For the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend video, watch the live stream for the July 23 event at 7:00 PM on AKTV on IBC 13 then for the July 24 event, a delayed telecast on 5:30 PM on the same network will be aired. You also can watch the replay highlights after the event night whenever available.
Here are the complete Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend roster line-up:
Smart All-Stars
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) – playing coach
Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Derek Fisher (Los Angeles Lakers)
Tyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings)
James Harden (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Javale McGee (Washington Wizards)
Derrick Williams (Minnesota Timberwolves)
PBA Selection
Mark Caguioa, James Yap, JC Intal, Marc Pingris, Alex Cabagnot, Arwind Santos, Jason Castro, Rabeh Al Hussaini, Ryan Reyes, Sonny Thoss, Larry Fonacier, Gary David, LA Tenorio, Gabe Norwood, Solomon Mercado, Danny Seigle
Chot Reyes – coach
Smart Gilas Pilipinas
Chris Tiu, JV Casio, Marcus Douthit, Andy Barroca, Chris Lutz, Mac Baracael, Japeth Aguilar, Dylan Ababou, Marcio Lassiter, Jason Ballesteros, Asi Taulava, Jimmy Alapag, Dondon Hontiveros, Kelly Williams, Ranidel de Ocampo.
The Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend is presented by Smart Communications and MVP Sports Foundation. Online reservation of tickets to watch this event live at the venue were no longer accepted due to high demands according to TicketNet.
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Basketball Game Updates:
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July 23, 2011
The Smart All-Stars defeated the PBA Selection with a final score of 131-105.
End of Quarter Scores: 1st – 30-26, 2nd – 66-50, 3rd – 107-78, 4th – 131-105.
Player Scores:
Smart (NBA) All-Stars: McGee 25, Durant 22, Williams 19, Evans 17, Harden 16, Bryant 12, Paul 11, Rose 9, Fisher 0.
PBA Selection: Santos 25, Cabagnot 9, Pingris 9, Al-Hussaini 8, Mercado 8, David 8, Norwood 7, Reyes 6, Thoss 4, Castro 4, Caguioa 4, Seigle 4, Intal 4, Fonacier 3, Tenorio 2, Yap 0.
Watch the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend video:
Smart All-Stars vs PBA Selection
Highlights
- Kobe Bryant to Derrick Rose
- Kevin Durant to James Harden
July 24, 2011
The Smart All-Stars defeated the Smart Gilas Pilipinas with a final score of 98-89.
End of Quarter Scores: 1st – 28-16, 2nd – 55-37, 3rd – 79-60, 4th – 98-89.
Highlights
- 1st Quarter
- 2nd Quarter
- 2nd Half: 3rd and 4th Quarters
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