NBA All-Star Weekend - 2017


Eastern Conference Starter Players :

PlayerPositionTeamAll-Star App.
BCKyrie IrvingCleveland Cavaliers4th
BCDeMar DeRozanToronto Raptors3rd
FCLeBron JamesCleveland Cavaliers13th
FCGiannis Milwaukee Bucks1st
FCJimmy ButlerChicago Bulls3rd

Western Conference Starter Players :

Player Position TeamAll-Star App.
Stephen CurryBCGolden State Warriors4th
James HardenBCHouston Rockets5th
Kevin Durant FCGolden State Warriors8th
Kawhi LeonardFCSan Antonio Spurs2nd
Anthony DavisFCNew Orleans Pelicans4th

Eastern Conference Reserve Players :

PlayerPositionTeam All-Star App.
John WallBCWashington Wizards4th
Isaiah ThomasBCBoston Celtics2nd
Kyle LowryBCToronto Raptors3rd
Kamba WalkerBCCharlotte Hornets1st
Paul GeorgeFCIndiana Pacers4th
Kevin LoveFCCleveland Cavaliers4th
Paul MillsapFCAtlanta Hawks4th

Western Conference Reserve Players :

Playerposition TeamAll-Star App.
Russell WestbrookBCOklahoma City Thunder6th
Klay ThompsonBCGolden State Warriors3rd
Gordon HaywordFCUtah Jazz1st
DeMarcus CousinsFCSacramento Kings3rd
DeAndre JordanFCLos Angeles Clippers1st
Marc GasolFCMemphis Grizzlies3rd
Draymond GreenFCGolden State Warriors2nd

Eastern Conference, three-player from Cleveland Cavaliers Selected for All-Star game. Two Players selected from Toronto Raptors.

Western Conference, 4 players from Golden State Warriors selected for NBA All-Star weekend Game.    
LeBron James, James Harden, and Kevin Durant are only three players who played in 5 or more than 5 all-star games. It's a surprise to see Stephen Curry selected as a starter over Russell Westbrook in the All-Star game.  

Three Points Contest Participant In All-Star Weekend 2017

PlayerPositionTeam Att.MadeS.P.App.
Kyrie IrvingGCleveland Cavaliers25810239.54th
Eric GordonGHouston Rockets44017038.61st
Kyle LowryGToronto Raptors37916242.72nd
Klay ThompsonGGolden State Warriors37014940.33rd
CJ McCollumGPortland Trail Blazers30012742.32nd
Kemba WalkerGCharlotte Hornets33613540.21st
Nick YoungG/FLos Angeles Lakers30212842.41st
Wesley MatthewsG/FDallas Mavericks33912938.12nd
  
Klay Thompson will try to defend a title for this contest, The eight-player field also features 2017 All-Stars Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors and Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets, as well as Eric Gordon of the Houston Rockets, Wesley Matthews of the Dallas Mavericks, CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers and Nick Young of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kyrie Irving won a title in 2013. Gordon and Young join Walker as first-time competitors in the Three-Point Contest.

Dunk Contest Participants :


PlayerTeam
Derrick Jones Phoenix Suns
Glenn RobinsonIndiana Pacers
DeAndre JordanLos Angles Clippers
Aaron GordonOrlando Magic
                          
Skill Challenge Participants :

PlayerTeam
Devin BookerPhoenix Suns
Anthony DavisNew Orleans Pelicans
DeMarcus CousinsSacramento Kings
John WallWashington Wizards
Isaiah ThomasBoston Celtics
Joel EmbiidPhiladelphia Sixers
Kristaps PorzingisNew York Knicks
Gordon HaywardUtah Jazz

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Barcelona  1     -  Ath. Madrid  1 Agg(3-2)

FC Barcelona made  7 Copa del Rey finals appearances in the last 9 years!

Messi and Luis Suarez's goals help Barcelona to reach in Copa Del Rey final. Neymar missed a second leg due to suspension. Luis Suarez missed the final of Copa Del Rey after receiving a red card in the second leg of the semifinal. A Breathless match went into the favor of Barcelona.

5' minute, Luis Suarez made a wonderful play with Adra Turan, Turan passed a ball to Suarez, Suarez made a very good first touch and struck a ball very powerfully but Moya sends away a ball. Corner for Barca.    

6' minute, Ath. Madrid made a counter-attack, Koke wide into an area, He outplayed Barca defender and shots a ball very Powerfully but Cillessen was in a way he stops the ball. A great chance for Ath.Madrid.

16' minute another chance for Ath. Madrid, Barcelona was sloppy in defense. Coke took a ball and made a powerful shot but once again it was denied by Cillessen. In the first 20 minutes Ath. Madrid Outplayed Barcelona.

43' minute, Goal Luis Suarez, Barcelona, Andre Gomez made a very good pass to Suarez, Suarez gave a ball to Messi, Messi made his signature run towards Ath. Madrid's penalty area, He outplayed 4 defenders of Athletico Madrid and shots a ball but it was blocked by Moya, Luis Suarez grabbed a rebound and put a ball into the net with ease no one is guarding him. 

57' minute Sergio Roberto fouled very badly on Luis, He got a first yellow card fouling on Luis and got a second one making an argument with the referee. A red card for Sergio.

59' minute, Ginzmann put a ball into the Barca net but it was offside. Replay indicated that he was onside. A bad decision by Linesman.

69' minute, Carrasco got a second yellow card of a game and Ath. Madrid got down to 10 men. Carrasco made a heavy tackle on Adra Turan.

77' minute, Lionel Messi had a goal but it was sent off by crossbar on free-kick. this time Messi was not going for his curl free-kick but this time he made a straight free-kick. A wonderful free-kick but it was denied by Post Bar. A jaw-dropping genius from Messi.



Gameiro hit a post-bar and missed a chance to leveled a game from the penalty spot.

79'minute, Pique fouled Gameiro, Referee pointed to the penalty spot. Once again a bad decision by the referee. Gameiro missed an olden chance to leveled a game when he sent a ball over a post-bar of Barcelona.

83' minute, Goal Gameiro, Athletico Madrid, Pique failed to send a ball away from the penalty area, a ball directly went to Grinzmann, Grinzmann passed a ball into a penalty area to Gameiro. Umtiti made a mistake. This time Gameiro put a ball into a net.


Luis Suarez will miss the final of Copa Del Rey after getting two yellow cards in three minutes.

90' minute, the referee showed a second yellow card to Suarez because of hitting an elbow on  Coke's face. Barcelona made it to the final despite down to 9 men. The first was a clear foul but Suarez was perhaps right to feel aggrieved at the second, with Koke making the most of their aerial collision as referee Jesus Gil Manzano produced his third red card of the evening.

Barcelona will now meet either Alaves or Celta Vigo in the final, with those sides playing the second leg of their semi-final tie on Wednesday.

Luis Enrique said, "We want to win the final to dedicate it to our fans. They were key to us getting there"

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Barcelona  2  -  Athletico Madrid  1 Leg 1

Messi and Suarez seal a deal for Barcelona in the away fixture against Athletico Madrid.

First Half goal from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi set Barcelona on their way to the 2017 Copa del Rey final, though a second-half header from Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann kept the tie alive ahead of the second leg at the Camp Nou next Tuesday evening.



Luis Suarez celebrated after scoring a wonderful solo goal.


7' minutes,  Goal Luis Suarez Barcelona, Mascherano steps up and won a ball,  Suarez took a ball from the midfield of  Ground, Run towards Athletico Goal area. Suarez taking on a defense single handily, Suarez put a ball into a net with a brilliant touch on a ball. No chance for Athletic defender and Goalkeeper of Athletico. A great solo Goal and Masterpiece by Suarez and a lead for visitors in just under 10 minutes.

24' minutes Andre Gomez passed a ball to Neymar, Neymar made a very good play, he shots a ball between 3 Athletico Madrid players but Neymar's effort was denied by Athletico Goli Moya.

28' minutes, Once again Neymar made a very good play and played one to one with Suarez, But he missed a chance when Suarez passed a ball to him and he was unable to take the ball to his feet.


Messi's Stunning shot gave a healthy 2-0 lead to Barcelona in the away game.

33' minutes, Goal Messi Barcelona, Neymar made a long pass to Messi, Messi gave a ball to Raketic, Raketic gave it back to Messi,  Messi had some space around him Raketic smartly gave a ball to Messi and Messi shoot a thunderous left-footed shot which pins it off the post and a ball went into a post of Athletico Madrid, Barcelona doubles a lead.

50' minutes, Athletico Madrid missed a great chance to score a goal.


Antoine Griezmann's second-half goal gives some hope to Athletico Madrid in the Semifinal Fixture of Copa Del Rey against Barcelona.


59' minutes, Goal Antoine Griezmann Athletico Madrid, This time Antoine Griezmann scored a goal and gave some hope for Athletico to comeback in a game. Godin was completely unmarked in the Barca penalty area. he headed a ball to Antoine Griezmann. Antoine was in a very good position and he made a header which went into the right side of Barcelona's Box. Not much powerful header by Antoine but it was well directed. 

61' minutes Andre Gomez effort from long-range denied by Moya.

64' minutes, Antoine Griezmann's touch was blocked by Barcelona Goalkeeper Cillessen. Griezmann could hardly believe that he did not score a second, hitting Cillessen from three yards. Filipe Luís’s pull back from the left had been impeccable. The momentum was Atlético’s, first to the ball, pressing Barcelona back, not allowing them out easily. Griezmann shot wide, Carrasco’s overhead kick cleared the crossbar, and Filipe Luís’s ball flashed across the face of goal.

75' minutes, 35 yards away freekick for Messi. Messi strikes and a ball went into a corner but Moya denied Messi's wonderful effort.


Neymar will miss the second leg game of this fixture.
   

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