1979 NBA All-Star Game

1979 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 36442430 134
East 27314031 129
Date February 4, 1979
Arena Pontiac Silverdome
City Pontiac, Michigan
MVP David Thompson
Referees
Attendance 31,745
Network CBS
Announcers Brent Musburger, Steve Jones and John Havlicek
NBA All-Star Game
< 1978 1980 >

The 1979 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 4, 1979, at the Pontiac Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan.

This was the first All-Star Game ever where no Boston Celtics or New York Knicks had been selected as All-Stars.

Team rosters

Western Conference

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS
David Thompson, DEN34111737521425
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL2851212831411
Dennis Johnson, SEA275722131312
George McGinnis, DEN25512611630416
Paul Westphal, PHO2181212150017
Marques Johnson, MIL2031146620110
Maurice Lucas, POR1941022710510
Walter Davis, PHO19490044008
Jack Sikma, SEA18450040018
Artis Gilmore, CHI15342212018
Otis Birdsong, KCK14461220019
Totals2405610522364525324134

Eastern Conference

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS
Julius Erving, PHI391022912850429
George Gervin, SAS348161011621426
Bob Lanier, DET3151000441410
Elvin Hayes, WSB28511351301513
Rudy Tomjanovich, HOU2461300610212
Bob Dandridge, WSB18352331028
Moses Malone, HOU17224571008
Calvin Murphy, HOU15350015046
Pete Maravich, NOJ145800220110
Campy Russell, CLE13280010004
Larry Kenon, SAS7131221003
Doug Collins, PHI (injured)
Totals2405010329385322326129

Score by periods

Score by Periods:1234Final
West36442430134
East27314031129

References

  • The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 250. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
  • basketball-reference.com. "1979 NBA All-Star Game". Retrieved 2008-07-17.


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