1974 ABA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 The seventh American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played January 30, 1974 at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia before an audience at 10,624. Babe McCarthy of the Kentucky Colonels coached the East, while Joe Mullaney of the Utah Stars coached the West. During the day's game, the Virginia Squires traded away star player George Gervin to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for $250,000 as a means to help keep their franchise afloat. Rookie Swen Nater scored 29 points and grabbed 22 rebounds for the West team, but the East team won the game and Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels was named MVP. Score by Periods: 1234Final West 25 30 28 29 112 East 35 27 37 29 128 Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTSTLBLKPFSPTS George McGinnis, IND 30 7 21 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 3 14 Swen Nater, SAS 28 13 24 0 0 3 4 22 0 0 2 2 29 Jimmy Jones, UTS 25 4 6 0 0 3 5 4 2 0 0 1 11 Willie Wise, UTS 25 4 12 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 8 Ron Boone, UTS 24 7 13 1 2 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 15 Warren Jabali, DNR 24 3 15 0 5 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 6 Ralph Simpson, DNR 23 6 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 Stew Johnson, SDC 22 3 9 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 8 Mel Daniels, IND 20 2 11 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 1 2 5 Rich Jones, SAS 19 2 11 0 1 0 0 8 2 0 1 4 4 Totals 240 51 139 1 10 9 14 69 13 5 5 18 112 Eastern Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTSTLBLKPFSPTS Artis Gilmore, KEN 27 8 12 0 0 2 3 13 1 1 4 4 18 Julius Erving, NYN 27 6 15 0 0 2 2 11 8 0 3 1 14 Mack Calvin, CAR 27 3 10 0 0 2 3 2 11 1 0 3 8 Dan Issel, KEN 26 10 15 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 21 Ted McClain, CAR 25 6 8 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 3 12 Louie Dampier, KEN 23 8 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 Larry Kenon, NYN 22 8 12 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 1 18 George Thompson, MMT 21 5 8 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 10 George Gervin, VIR 21 3 9 0 1 3 4 5 3 0 0 1 9 Jim Eakins, VIR 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 3 2 2 Billy Paultz, NYN (injured) Totals 240 58 105 0 1 12 16 52 36 7 11 17 128 Halftime — East, 62–55 Third Quarter — East, 99–83 Officials: John Vanak and Wally Rooney Attendance: 10,624 References The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 260 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com 1974 ABA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1974.html 2008-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080603172820/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1974.html 3 June 2008 live Sports External links ABA All Star Game at RemembertheABA.com All-Star ABA All-star game ABA All-star game