1983 NBA All-Star Game
The 33rd National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 13, 1983, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 132–123. The Most Valuable Player was Julius Erving. Billy Cunningham coached the Eastern Conference team. Pat Riley coached the Western Conference team. Both would be the coaches at the following summer's NBA Finals.
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| Date | February 13, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | The Forum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Inglewood, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Julius Erving | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Marvin Gaye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Hugh Evans and Jess Kersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,505 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Stockton, Bill Russell, Pat O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||
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The game was most notable for Marvin Gaye singing a soulful, drum machine-accompanied version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the game. This rendition gained newfound fame in 2008 when Nike used it in a video promoting the United States men's national basketball team. The colors were by the Edwards Air Force Base color guard, carrying the American, California, and Air Force flags.
Rosters
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Isiah Thomas, DET | 29 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Larry Bird, BOS | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 28 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Sidney Moncrief, MIL | 28 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Moses Malone, PHI | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Marques Johnson, MIL | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Buck Williams, NJN | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Robert Parish, BOS | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Andrew Toney, PHI | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Maurice Cheeks, PHI | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Reggie Theus, CHI | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Laimbeer, DET | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 240 | 57 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 132 |
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Magic Johnson, LAL | 33 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Maurice Lucas, PHO | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex English, DEN | 23 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Jim Paxson, POR | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| David Thompson, SEA | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Jack Sikma, SEA | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Artis Gilmore, SAS | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jamaal Wilkes, LAL | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Gus Williams, SEA | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| George Gervin, SAS | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe, DEN | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 240 | 55 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 18 | 123 |
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 252. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1983 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.