NEW YORK -- Vince Carter received almost 500,000 more votes than Michael Jordan and was the leading vote-getter for the third straight year as the NBA announced its All-Star starters Saturday.

Carter received 1,470,176 votes, joining Jordan (four times) and Julius Erving (nine times) as the only players to lead the voting at least three times.

Toronto's Carter is joined on the Eastern Conference All-Star team by Washington's Jordan, Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and Dikembe Mutombo, and Boston's Antoine Walker.

Shaquille O'Neal received the second-most votes of any player, 1,247,438, and will be joined on the Western Conference team by Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Houston's Steve Francis.

The All-Star game is Feb. 10 in Philadelphia.

Jordan, who was listed on the ballot as a guard even though he plays forward for the Wizards, was chosen for his 13th All-Star game, while O'Neal was selected for the ninth time and Mutombo for the eighth.

Francis is the only first-time All-Star in either starting lineup.

The closest race in the balloting was for the second guard spot in the West, where Francis beat out Seattle guard Gary Payton by almost 90,000 votes. In the East, the closest race was Walker beating out injured Orlando forward Grant Hill by almost 120,000 votes.

The reserves will be announced Tuesday after voting by the NBA's 29 coaches, who must select two forward, two guards, one center and two other players.

Byron Scott of the New Jersey Nets will coach the Eastern Conference team. The West's coach will be either the Lakers' Phil Jackson, the Timberwolves' Flip Saunders or the Mavericks' Don Nelson, depending on who has the best record after Sunday's games. Sacramento's Rick Adelman, whose Kings have the NBA's best record, is ineligible because he coached the West All-Stars last