1987 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 1987 NBA All-Star Game East West 149 154 33 32 42 33 9 29 41 30 40 14 February 8, 1987 KingdomeSeattle Center Coliseum (All-Star Saturday) Seattle Jess Kersey Hue Hollins 34,275 Tom Chambers(West) Jeffrey Osborne CBS (All-Star Game) TBS (All-Star Saturday) Dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn Bob Neal and Rick Barry (All-Star Saturday) 1986 1988 The 37th Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 8, 1987, at Seattle's Kingdome, the previous home of the Seattle SuperSonics. It was the 37th edition of the event. Saturday events were held at Seattle Center Coliseum, then the home of the SuperSonics, on February 7, 1987. The Western All-Stars won the game 154–149. SuperSonics power forward Tom Chambers was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) after scoring a game-high 34 points. The Eastern Conference team consisted of the Washington Bullets' Moses Malone and Jeff Malone, the Philadelphia 76ers' Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks and Charles Barkley, the Boston Celtics' Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, the Detroit Pistons' Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer, the Atlanta Hawks' Dominique Wilkins and the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan. In addition to game MVP Tom Chambers, the Western Conference team featured the Los Angeles Lakers' Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Golden State Warriors' Sleepy Floyd and Joe Barry Carroll, the Dallas Mavericks' Rolando Blackman and Mark Aguirre, the San Antonio Spurs' Alvin Robertson, the Phoenix Suns' Walter Davis, the Denver Nuggets' Alex English and the Houston Rockets' Akeem Olajuwon. Houston's Ralph Sampson was selected but unable to play due to injury. This was the second and most recent NBA All-Star Game held in Seattle, after the 1974 game. The host SuperSonics later relocated to Oklahoma City and rebranded as the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008. Coaches right Pat Riley in 1985.jpg K.C. Jones 1984.jpg 300 Pat Riley and K.C. Jones were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively. K. C. Jones, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics, coached the East team. Pat Riley, head coach of the Western Conference leader Los Angeles Lakers, coached the West team. This is the third straight game that features both Riley and Jones as coaches. Rosters +Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Votes Starters G Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 3rd 1,141,733 G Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers 11th 819,468 F Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks 2nd 1,029,131 F Larry Bird Boston Celtics 8th 902,701 C Moses Malone Washington Bullets 10th 565,491 Reserves F Kevin McHale Boston Celtics 3rd 455,859 G Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 6th 713,173 F Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 1st 479,176 G Jeff Malone Washington Bullets 2nd 206,255 C Bill Laimbeer Detroit Pistons 4th 432,104 C Robert Parish Boston Celtics 7th 510,471 G Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia 76ers 3rd 174,512 Head coach: K. C. Jones (Boston Celtics) +Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Votes Starters G Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 7th 949,304 G Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs 2nd 457,251 F James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers 2nd 588,778 F Ralph Sampsondnp DNP Houston Rockets 4th 611,480 C Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 3rd 792,148 Reserves C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers 17th 572,779 G Rolando Blackman Dallas Mavericks 3rd 307,838 G Sleepy Floyd Golden State Warriors 1st -- C Joe Barry Carroll Golden State Warriors 1st -- F Mark Aguirre Dallas Mavericks 2nd 339,337 G/F Walter Davis Phoenix Suns 6th -- F Alex English Denver Nuggets 6th 343,348 F Tom Chambersstart1 ST Seattle SuperSonics 1st -- Head coach: Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers) dnp DNPRalph Sampson was unable to play due to injury. Tom Chambers was selected as his replacement. start1 STTom Chambers to start in place of the injured Sampson. Score by periods Score by periods: 1234OTFinal West 29 41 30 40 14 154 East 33 32 42 33 9 149 Halftime— West, 70–65 Third Quarter— East, 107–100 Officials: Jess Kersey and Hue Hollins Attendance: 34,275. NBA All-Star Legends Game This fourth annual event featured the East including Pete Maravich, Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Sam Jones, Walt Frazier, Paul Silas, Bob Cousy, Johnny Green, Wes Unseld, Harry Gallatin and Oscar Robertson. The West squad included Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood, Slick Watts, Jerry Lucas, Geoff Petrie, Terry Dischinger, Nate Thurmond, Tiny Archibald, Zelmo Beaty, and Ed Macauley. External links 1987 NBA All-Star Game 1987 NBA All-Star Game Voting Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Category:Basketball competitions in Seattle Category:February 1987 sports events in the United States Category:1987 in sports in Washington (state) Category:1980s in Seattle