1988 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 1988 NBA All-Star Game 1988 NBA All-Star Game logo.gif West East 133 138 32 22 35 44 27 33 39 39 February 7, 1988 Chicago Stadium Chicago Darell Garretson Jake O'Donnell 18,403 Michael Jordan(East) Al Jarreau CBS (All-Star Game) TBS (All-Star Saturday) Dick Stockton and Billy Cunningham Bob Neal, Skip Caray, Rick Barry and Steve Jones (All-Star Saturday) 1987 1989 The 38th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 7, 1988, at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. It was the 38th edition of the game. It was the second NBA All-Star Game to be held in Chicago, after the 1973 game. The East won the game 138–133. Michael Jordan was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) after scoring a game-high 40 points. Summary The Eastern Conference team featured Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins, who had faced each other the preceding night in the Slam Dunk contest, along with Boston Celtics trio Larry Bird, Danny Ainge and Kevin McHale, plus Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks, Maurice Cheeks and Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers, Moses Malone of the Washington Bullets, Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons, Doc Rivers of the Atlanta Hawks, and Brad Daugherty of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Western Conference team was led by Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Utah Jazz's power forward Karl Malone and the Houston Rockets' center Akeem Olajuwon. Joining them were James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Lakers, Fat Lever and Alex English of the Denver Nuggets, Xavier McDaniel of the Seattle SuperSonics, Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs and Mark Aguirre and James Donaldson of the Dallas Mavericks. In this game, Abdul-Jabbar would become the all-time leading scorer in NBA All-Star Game history, a distinction he held for 15 years.https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA All-Star Game Box Score The Eastern Conference was coached by Mike Fratello of the Hawks, and the Western Conference by Pat Riley of the Lakers. Both the Hawks and Lakers led their respective conferences as of January 24.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/01/27/NBA-Roundup/1900570258000/ NBA Roundup Ian Love January 27, 1988 June 21, 2026 UPI The game was telecast by CBS Sports, with Dick Stockton and Billy Cunningham commentating, and Pat O'Brien and Lesley Visser reporting from the sidelines. On radio, ABC Radio broadcast their fourth consecutive All-Star game, with Lakers announcer Chick Hearn working alongside Celtics announcer Johnny Most, and the two trading roles on play-by-play and color analysis. ABC's regular NBA announcer Fred Manfra served as a sideline reporter. Rosters +Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Starters G Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 7th G Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 4th F Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks 3rd F Larry Bird Boston Celtics 9th C Moses Malone Washington Bullets 11th Reserves G Danny Ainge Boston Celtics 1st C Patrick Ewing New York Knicks 2nd G Doc Rivers Atlanta Hawks 1st C Brad Daugherty Cleveland Cavaliers 1st F Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 2nd F Kevin McHale Boston Celtics 4th G Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia 76ers 4th Head coach: Mike Fratello (Atlanta Hawks) +Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Starters G Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 8th G Fat Lever Denver Nuggets 1st F Alex English Denver Nuggets 7th F Karl Malone Utah Jazz 1st C Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 4th Reserves G Clyde Drexler Portland Trail Blazers 2nd C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers 18th F James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers 3rd F Xavier McDaniel Seattle SuperSonics 1st F Mark Aguirre Dallas Mavericks 3rd G Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs 3rd C James Donaldson Dallas Mavericks 1st C Steve Johnsondnp DNP Portland Trail Blazers 1st Head coach: Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers) dnp DNPSteve Johnson was unable to play due to injury. James Donaldson was selected as his replacement. Score by periods Score by periods: 1234Final East 27 33 39 39 138 West 32 22 35 44 133 Halftime: East, 60–54 Third quarter: East, 99–89 Officials: Darell Garretson and Jake O'Donnell Attendance: 18,403 NBA All-Star Legends Classic This game featured the East including the likes of Randy Smith, Dave Cowens, Johnny Green, Calvin Murphy, John Havlicek, Gail Goodrich, Jamaal Wilkes, Oscar Robertson, Clifford Ray and Tom Sanders On the West side it featured the likes of Rick Barry, Doug Collins, Dave Bing, Jerry Sloan, Zelmo Beaty, Bailey Howell, Tom Hawkins, Nate Thurmond, Dolph Schayes and Norm Van Lier. All-Star Weekend Three Point Contest May 2026 Slam Dunk Contest Ron Harper (Cleveland) was to participate but withdrew due to injury. PlayerFirst roundSemifinalsFinalsMichael Jordan (Chicago) 94 (47+47) 145 (50+48+47) 147 (50+47+50)Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta) 96 (49+47) 143 (49+47+47) 145 (50+50+45)Clyde Drexler (Portland) 88 (44+44) 133 (45+42+46) Otis Smith (Golden State) 87 (40+47) 109 (45+22+42) Jerome Kersey (Portland) 79 (41+38) Greg Anderson (San Antonio) 76 (42+34) Spud Webb (Atlanta) 52 (34+18) References Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Category:Basketball competitions in Chicago Category:Events at Chicago Stadium