The 2005/06 NBL All-Star Game was held at the

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on 27 December 2005. The attendance for this All-Star game was 4783 spectators. The Aussie All-Stars defeated the World All-Stars 151–116. Veteran

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from the

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won the All-Star MVP award, registering 19 points, 10 assists, 5

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and 6 steals. Game high scorers included

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(22),

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(20) and McDonald for the Aussie All-Stars, and Cortez Groves (19),

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(16) and

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(14) for the World All-Stars. While named in the World All-Stars squad, Rolan Roberts did not play in the All-Star game due to suffering a season-ending shoulder injury during the Dunk Competition.

Line-up

Aussies

Head Coach:

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(

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)

World

Head Coach:

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(Adelaide 36ers)

Dunk Competition

The Dunk Competition was won by Everard Bartlett of the

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. Other competitors in the Dunk Competition included: * Larry Abney (Townsville Crocodiles) * Deba George (Cairns Taipans) * Cortez Groves (Wollongong Hawks) * Rolan Roberts (Sydney Kings) *

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(Perth Wildcats) * Pero Vasiljevic (West Sydney Razorbacks)

References

Match Report

External links

Official site of the NBL
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nbl 2005–06 Sports competitions in Sydney