Atlanta's Shareef Abdur-Rahim picked as reserve for NBA All-Stars

NEW YORK - Shareef Abdur-Rahim of the Atlanta Hawks was among seven reserves picked Tuesday for their first NBA All-Star games. <br> <br> Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks and Jermaine O&#39;Neal of Indiana joined Pierce as first-time picks on the East team, and will be joined by veterans Alonzo Mourning (Miami), Ray Allen (Milwaukee), Jason Kidd (New Jersey) and Tracy McGrady (Orlando). <br> <br> Steve Nash (Dallas), Wally Szczerbiak (Minnesota), Peja Stojakovic (Sacramento) and Nowitzski were first-time picks on the West team. The other West reserves are Karl Malone (Utah), Gary Payton (Seattle) and Chris Webber (Sacramento). <br> <br> Reserves were selected in a vote by NBA coaches. <br> <br> The East starters are Michael Jordan (Washington), Vince Carter (Toronto), Antoine Walker (Boston), Allen Iverson (Philadelphia) and Dikembe Mutombo (Philadelphia). <br> <br> Starting for the West are Shaquille O&#39;Neal (Los Angeles Lakers), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Tim Duncan (San Antonio), Steve Francis (Houston) and Kevin Garnett (Minnesota). Francis also is a first-time All-Star.