1977 NBA All-Star Game
The 27th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 13, 1977, at MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 125–124. The Most Valuable Player was Julius Erving. Gene Shue coached the Eastern Conference team. Larry Brown coached the Western Conference team.
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| Date | February 13, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | MECCA Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Julius Erving | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 10,938 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Billy Cunningham | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first time the NBA All-Star Game was played on a Sunday, where it has been to this day.
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Bob McAdoo, BUF | 38 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 30 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| George McGinnis, PHI | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich, HOU | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Pete Maravich, NO | 21 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Doug Collins, PHI | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jo Jo White, BOS | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Earl Monroe, NY | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Chenier, WAS | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| George Gervin, SA | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elvin Hayes, WAS | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Dave Cowens, BOS (injured) | ||||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 56 | 117 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 124 |
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Paul Westphal, PHO | 31 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Rick Barry, GS | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| David Thompson, DEN | 29 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Phil Smith, GS | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA | 23 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Bob Lanier, DET | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Don Buse, IND | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Jones, DEN | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Van Lier, CHI | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Knight, IND | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Maurice Lucas, POR | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Dan Issel, DEN | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Walton, POR (injured) | ||||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 53 | 104 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 125 |
Score by periods
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 34 | 34 | 21 | 35 | 124 |
| West | 23 | 35 | 39 | 28 | 125 |
- Halftime— East, 68-58
- Third Quarter— West, 97-89
- Officials: Earl Strom and Lee Jones
- Attendance: 10,938.
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 249. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1977 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
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