1979 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 1979 NBA All-Star Game West East 134 129 36 44 24 30 27 31 40 31 February 4, 1979 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan John Vanak Jack Madden Hugh Evans 31,745 David Thompson CBS Brent Musburger, Steve Jones and John Havlicek 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, the home of the Detroit Pistons. It was the 29th edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game, held during the 1978–79 NBA season. This was the first All-Star Game where no members from Boston Celtics or New York Knicks had been selected as All-Stars. In addition, this was the first All-Star game held in a football or baseball dome as opposed to a traditional basketball arena; the Detroit Pistons were playing at the Pontiac Silverdome at that time. This was the third All-Star hosted by the Pistons franchise, after doing so in 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and in 1959 in Detroit. The Western All-Stars defeated the Eastern All-Stars, 134–129. The MVP of the game was David Thompson, who scored 25 points. The game was officiated by John Vanak, Jack Madden, and Hugh Evans. Coaches right Lenny Wilkens 1968.jpeg Dick Motta 1971.JPG 300 Lenny Wilkens and Dick Motta were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively. Dick Motta, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Washington Bullets, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Lenny Wilkens, head coach of the Western Conference leader Seattle SuperSonics, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars. Roster Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS David Thompson, DEN 34 11 17 3 7 5 2 1 4 25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL 28 5 12 1 2 8 3 1 4 11 Dennis Johnson, SEA 27 5 7 2 2 1 3 1 3 12 George McGinnis, DEN 25 5 12 6 11 6 3 0 4 16 Paul Westphal, PHO 21 8 12 1 2 1 5 0 0 17 Marques Johnson, MIL 20 3 11 4 6 6 2 0 1 10 Maurice Lucas, POR 19 4 10 2 2 7 1 0 5 10 Walter Davis, PHO 19 4 9 0 0 4 4 0 0 8 Jack Sikma, SEA 18 4 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 Artis Gilmore, CHI 15 3 4 2 2 1 2 0 1 8 Otis Birdsong, KCK 14 4 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 9 Totals 240 56 105 22 36 45 25 3 24 134 Eastern Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS Julius Erving, PHI 39 10 22 9 12 8 5 0 4 29 George Gervin, SAS 34 8 16 10 11 6 2 1 4 26 Bob Lanier, DET 31 5 10 0 0 4 4 1 4 10 Elvin Hayes, WSB 28 5 11 3 5 13 0 1 5 13 Rudy Tomjanovich, HOU 24 6 13 0 0 6 1 0 2 12 Bob Dandridge, WSB 18 3 5 2 3 3 1 0 2 8 Moses Malone, HOU 17 2 2 4 5 7 1 0 0 8 Calvin Murphy, HOU 15 3 5 0 0 1 5 0 4 6 Pete Maravich, NOJ 14 5 8 0 0 2 2 0 1 10 Campy Russell, CLE 13 2 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Larry Kenon, SAS 7 1 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 Doug Collins, PHI (injured) Totals 240 50 103 29 38 53 22 3 26 129 Score by periods Score by periods: 1234Final West 36 44 24 30 134 East 27 31 40 31 129 References The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 250 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com 1979 NBA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1979.html 2008-07-17 Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Category:Organized events in Pontiac, Michigan Category:1979 in sports in Michigan Category:Sports in Pontiac, Michigan Category:February 1979 sports events in the United States Category:Organized events in Michigan