1980 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game

1980 NBA All-Star Game
1234OT Total
West 372727378 136
East 2836442016 144
DateFebruary 3, 1980
ArenaCapital Centre
CityLandover
MVPGeorge Gervin
Attendance19,035
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersBrent Musburger, Bill Russell, Rod Hundley
NBA All-Star Game
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The 1980 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, on February 3, 1980.

The Eastern All-Stars defeated the Western All-Stars, 144–136. The MVP of the game was George Gervin, who scored 34 points for the Eastern All-Stars.

Coaches

Lenny Wilkens and Billy Cunningham were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

Billy Cunningham, head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Lenny Wilkens, head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars.

Team rosters

Western Conference All-Stars
Pos Player Team No. of selections
Starters
G Lloyd Free San Diego Clippers 1
G Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 1
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers 10
F Adrian Dantley Utah Jazz 1
F Marques Johnson Milwaukee Bucks 2
Reserves
G Otis Birdsong Kansas City Kings 2
G Walter Davis Phoenix Suns 3
G Dennis Johnson Seattle SuperSonics 2
C Jack Sikma Seattle SuperSonics 2
F Kermit Washington Portland Trail Blazers 1
F Scott Wedman Kansas City Kings 2
F Paul Westphal Phoenix Suns 4
Head Coach
Lenny Wilkens, (Seattle SuperSonics)
Assistant Coach
Les Habegger (Seattle SuperSonics)
Trainer
Frank Furtado (Seattle SuperSonics)
Eastern Conference All-Stars
Pos Player Team No. of selections
Starters
G John Drew Atlanta Hawks 2
G Eddie Johnson Atlanta Hawks 1
C Moses Malone Houston Rockets 3
F Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers 4
F George Gervin San Antonio Spurs 4
Reserves
G Nate Archibald Boston Celtics 4
F Larry Bird Boston Celtics 1
C Bill Cartwright New York Knicks 1
C Dave Cowens Boston Celtics 8
F Elvin Hayes Washington Bullets 9
G Micheal Ray Richardson New York Knicks 1
G Dan Roundfield Atlanta Hawks 1
Head Coach
Billy Cunningham, (Philadelphia 76ers)
Assistant Coach
Chuck Daly, (Philadelphia 76ers)
Jack McMahon (Philadelphia 76ers)
Trainer
John Lally (Washington Bullets)

Notes

Italics indicates leading vote-getters per conference.

Western Conference

Player, Team MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST BLK PFS PTS
Marques Johnson, MIL 34 1 6 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 4
Adrian Dantley, UTA 30 8 15 0 0 7 8 5 2 0 1 23
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA 30 6 17 0 0 5 6 16 9 6 5 17
Jack Sikma, SEA 28 4 10 0 1 0 0 8 4 3 5 8
Paul Westphal, PHO 27 8 14 0 2 5 6 1 5 1 5 21
Magic Johnson, LA 24 5 8 0 1 2 2 2 4 2 3 12
Walter Davis, PHO 23 5 10 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 12
Lloyd Free, SD 21 7 13 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 1 14
Dennis Johnson, SEA 20 7 13 0 0 5 6 4 1 1 3 19
Kermit Washington, POR 14 1 6 0 0 2 4 8 1 1 4 4
Otis Birdsong, KC 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Scott Wedman, KC (injured)
Totals 265 53 114 0 4 30 37 55 34 16 32 136

Eastern Conference

Player, Team MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST BLK PFS PTS
George Gervin, SA 40 14 26 0 0 6 9 10 3 0 2 34
Eddie Johnson, ATL 32 11 16 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 2 22
Moses Malone, HOU 31 7 12 0 0 6 12 12 2 2 4 20
Elvin Hayes, WAS 29 5 10 0 0 2 2 5 4 4 5 12
Dan Roundfield, ATL 27 7 15 0 0 4 9 13 0 2 2 18
Larry Bird, BOS 23 3 6 1 2 0 0 6 7 0 1 7
Nate Archibald, BOS 21 0 8 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 1 2
Julius Erving, PHI 20 4 12 0 0 3 4 5 2 1 5 11
John Drew, ATL 15 0 4 0 0 4 5 3 0 0 5 4
Bill Cartwright, NY 14 4 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 8
Micheal Ray Richardson, NY 13 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 6
Dave Cowens, BOS (injured)
Totals 265 58 124 1 2 27 44 62 34 9 30 144

Score by periods

Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 OT Final
West 37 27 27 37 8 136
East 28 36 44 20 16 144

Trivia

With 1:40 left in the overtime period, Larry Bird made the first 3-pointer in All-Star Game history.

References

  • The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 250. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
  • "1980 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
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