Features

Q&A with Kobe Bryant
He won the dunk contest and played in the rookie game, but the young Laker still had time for Zone users.

Notebook: No new uniforms
History will be made in the All-Star Game even before the first basket's scored.

Notebook: Having a 'Cow'
Hornets coach Dave Cowens was a bit upset Anthony Mason wasn't picked as an All-Star.

The legends said it
The NBA's 50 greatest player not only have game, they've got opinions.

Ready to Ham it up
After breaking into the dunk-contest field, rookie Darvin Ham wants to break something else.

Reaching new heights
Don't tell 6-foot-9 Sam Perkins and 6-10 Terry Mills that the 3-point shootout is for little guys.

Some say Dikembe isn't deserving
Dikembe Mutombo is headed for Cleveland, but there are those who don't understand why.

Interactive

Poll: Who are the NBA's best at midseason?
The Zone breaks down the league's top players, rookies and coaches and wants your opinion.

Zone users: Pro Bowl suffers worse than NBA's game
Injuries and apathy have hurt the NBA All-Star Game, but not as bad as the NFL version.

Zone users: Dunk contest is best part of All-Star Saturday
Young blood revives an event that was getting boring.

NBA All-Star Trivia
The Zone's special NBA All-Star quiz.

Midseason reports

Atlantic: Riley's heat leads Atlantic fleet
Miami gets the top mark as SportsZone's Frank Isola grades the division.

Central: It's no contest
This is the NBA's best division, but The Zone's Jeff Denberg says no team can threaten Chicago.

Midwest: No middle class
Three Midwest teams have promise. The others have problems, The Zone's Mike Monroe says.

Pacific: Others flounder behind Lakers, Sonics
The Zone's Marty McNeal says the Pacific is a division of haves and have-nots.