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2009 NBA Rookie Challenge
Sophomores 122, Rookies 116
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Date: Friday, Feb 13, 2009
Location: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 16,382
MVP: Kevin Durant
Coaches: John Kuester (Sophomores) and Kurt Rambis (Rookies)
Scoring
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophomores | 58 | 64 | 122 |
| Rookies | 61 | 55 | 116 |
Sophomores
| Starters | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | OKC | 30:51 | 17 | 25 | .680 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
| Jeff Green | OKC | 26:57 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Rodney Stuckey | DET | 24:21 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Thaddeus Young | PHI | 21:57 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Al Horford | ATL | 18:54 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Reserves | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
| Al Thornton | LAC | 22:16 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Wilson Chandler | NYK | 20:38 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Luis Scola | HOU | 18:13 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Aaron Brooks | HOU | 15:53 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 200 | 48 | 79 | .608 | 7 | 17 | .412 | 19 | 22 | .864 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 122 |
Rookies
| Starters | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beasley | MIA | 33:10 | 11 | 22 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Eric Gordon | LAC | 30:10 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| Marc Gasol | MEM | 29:07 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
| Rudy Fernandez | POR | 22:17 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Derrick Rose | CHI | 20:34 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Reserves | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
| O.J. Mayo | MEM | 29:10 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Russell Westbrook | OKC | 17:49 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Brook Lopez | NJN | 17:43 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Team Totals | 200 | 40 | 78 | .513 | 11 | 23 | .478 | 25 | 33 | .758 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 116 |