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2007 WNBA All-Star Game#Three-Point Shootout

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{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game | wnba = y

| name = 2007 WNBA All-Star Game

| image = WNBAAllStarGame2007.png

| visitor = West

| home = East

| visitor_total = 99

| home_total = 103

| visitor_qtr1 = 28

| visitor_qtr2 = 25

| visitor_qtr3 = 14

| visitor_qtr4 = 32

| home_qtr1 = 23

| home_qtr2 = 30

| home_qtr3 = 25

| home_qtr4 = 25

| date = July 15, 2007

| arena = Verizon Center

| city = Washington D.C.

| attendance = 19,487

| MVP = Cheryl Ford

| prev_year = 2006

| next_year = 2009

}}

The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 15, 2007 at Verizon Center in Washington D.C., home of the Washington Mystics. The game was the 8th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the second time Washington has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2002 game. The East defeated the West, 103–99, with Cheryl Ford winning the All-Star Game MVP award after recording 16 points and 13 rebounds.{{cite news|url=https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/2007/07/16/east-captures-wnba-all-star/52825247007/|title=East captures WNBA All-Star game|work=Pocono Record|date=July 16, 2007|access-date=February 20, 2024}}

The All-Star Game

=Rosters=

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|+Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.PlayerTeamSelection #
colspan="5" | Starters
PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sue Bird1 || Seattle Storm || 5th

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Becky Hammon || San Antonio Silver Stars || 4th

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Diana Taurasi || Phoenix Mercury || 3rd

PF

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lauren Jackson || Seattle Storm || 6th

C

| {{flagicon|USA}} Yolanda Griffith || Sacramento Monarchs || 7th

colspan="5" | Reserves
SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cappie Pondexter || Phoenix Mercury || 2nd

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kara Lawson2 || Sacramento Monarchs || 1st

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Seimone Augustus || Minnesota Lynx || 2nd

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tina Thompson3 || Houston Comets || 7th

SF

| {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} Sophia Young2 || San Antonio Silver Stars || 2nd

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Rebekkah Brunson1 || Sacramento Monarchs || 1st

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Taj McWilliams-Franklin || Los Angeles Sparks || 6th

PF

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Penny Taylor || Phoenix Mercury || 2nd

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|+Eastern Conference All Stars

Pos.PlayerTeamSelection #
colspan="5" | Starters
PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Deanna Nolan || Detroit Shock || 4th

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Anna DeForge || Indiana Fever || 1st

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tamika Catchings || Indiana Fever || 5th

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cheryl Ford || Detroit Shock || 4th

C

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kara Braxton || Detroit Shock || 1st

colspan="5" | Reserves
SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alana Beard || Washington Mystics || 3rd

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Douglas || Connecticut Sun || 2nd

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candice Dupree || Chicago Sky || 2nd

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Delisha Milton-Jones || Washington Mystics || 2nd

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Asjha Jones || Connecticut Sun || 1st

C

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Tammy Sutton-Brown || Indiana Fever || 2nd

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  • 1 Injured{{cite web |title=WNBA Announces 2007 All-Star Starting Lineups |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/allstar2007/news/as07_starters_070703.html |website=WNBA |date=July 3, 2007 |access-date=July 4, 2025 |quote=Bird, however, will be unable to participate in the 2007 All-Star Game...Bird will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery...on July 6.}}
  • 2 Injury replacement{{cite web |title=Kara Lawson Added To All-Star List |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/monarchs/news/Kara_Lawson_AllStar_071007.html |website=WNBA |date=July 10, 2007 |access-date=July 6, 2025}}{{cite web |title=West Report: WNBA Legend Gets Starting Nod |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/allstar2007/west_report_070714.html |website=WNBA |date=July 15, 2007 |access-date=July 6, 2025}}
  • 3 Starting in place of injured player

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=July 15 |time=3:30 p.m. |place=Verizon Center, Washington D.C. |referee=#55 Eric Brewton, #9 Denise Brooks-Clauser, #7 Clarke Stevens |attendance=19,487 |TV=ABC

|team1=Western Conference |score1=103

|team2=Eastern Conference |score2=99

|Q1= |Q2= |Q3= |Q4=

|points1=Tina Thompson 19 |points2=Katie Douglas 18

|rebounds1=Taj McWilliams-Franklin 9 |rebounds2=Cheryl Ford 13

|assist1=Diana Taurasi 9 |assist2=Alana Beard 8

}}

=Coaches=

The coach for the Western Conference all-stars was Sacramento Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer.

Other events

=Three-Point Shootout=

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|+Contestants

!width=50|Pos.

!width=150|Player

!width=175|Team

!width=50|Made

!width=50|Att.

!width=50|Pct.

!width=50|1st

!width=50|2nd

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Laurie Koehn || Washington Mystics || 12 || 33 || .364 || 23 || 25

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Diana Taurasi || Phoenix Mercury || 95 || 259 || .357 || 21 || 16

SF

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Penny Taylor || Phoenix Mercury || 34 || 90 || .378 || 20 || 19

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Douglas || Connecticut Sun || 68 || 201 || .338 || 19 ||

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Deanna Nolan || Detroit Shock || 46 || 117 || .393 || 11 ||

=Skills Challenge=

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|+Contestants

!width=50|Pos.

!width=150|Player

!width=175|Team

!width=50|Ht.

!width=50|Wt.

!width=50|1st

!width=50|2nd

PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Becky Hammon || San Antonio Silver Stars || 5–6 || 136 || 34.6 || 27.1

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Seimone Augustus || Minnesota Lynx || 6–0 || 179 || 28.3 || 27.4

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Betty Lennox || Seattle Storm || 5–8 || 143 || 40.0

PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nikki Teasley || Washington Mystics || 6–0 || 169 || 39.4

References

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{{WNBA All-Star Games}}

{{2007 WNBA season by team}}

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{{NBA on ABC}}

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Wnba All-star Game, 2007

Category:WNBA All-Star Game