Jordan received the ensuing inbounds pass while being tightly defended by Shawn Marion and the Phoenix star got a large piece of the ball as Jordan attempted a 7m turnaround.
Moments before tip-off, the public address announcer told the crowd that Jordan would be replacing Carter on the East's starting five. ``My decision was to start,'' Carter said. ``After a while I sat back and thought about it and said, `Hey, this is his last one, he is the greatest player and I'm going to get this opportunity to come out here and play again."



