1980 NBA All-Star Game
Encyclopedia
GAME 30: at the Capital Centre
in Landover, Md., Feb. 3, 1980
MVP: George Gervin
Coaches: East: Billy Cunningham
, West: Lenny Wilkens
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Television: CBS
Announcers: Brent Musburger
, Bill Russell
, Rod Hundley
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|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|| Marques Johnson
, MIL || 34 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
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|| Adrian Dantley
, UTA || 30 || 8 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 8 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 23
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|| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
, LAL || 30 || 6 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 16 || 9 || 6 || 5 || 17
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|| Jack Sikma
, SEA || 28 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 4 || 3 || 5 || 8
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|| Paul Westphal
, PHO || 27 || 8 || 14 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 6 || 1 || 5 || 1 || 5 || 21
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|| Magic Johnson
, LAL || 24 || 5 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 12
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|| Walter Davis
, PHO || 23 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 12
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|| Lloyd Free, SDC || 21 || 7 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 14
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|| Dennis Johnson
, SEA || 20 || 7 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 19
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|| Kermit Washington
, POR || 14 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 8 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 4
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|| Otis Birdsong
, KCK || 14 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|| Totals || 265 || 53 || 114 || 0 || 4 || 30 || 37 || 55 || 34 || 16 || 32 || 136
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|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|| George Gervin
, SAS || 40 || 14 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 9 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 34
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|| Eddie Johnson
, ATL || 32 || 11 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 22
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|| Moses Malone
, HOU || 31 || 7 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 12 || 12 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 20
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|| Elvin Hayes
, WSB || 29 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 12
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|| Dan Roundfield
, ATL || 27 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 18
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|| Larry Bird
, BOS || 23 || 3 || 6 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 7
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|| Nate Archibald
, BOS || 21 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|| Julius Erving
, PHI || 20 || 4 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 11
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|| John Drew
, ATL || 15 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 4
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|| Bill Cartwright, NYK || 14 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8
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|| Micheal Ray Richardson
, NYK || 13 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 6
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|| Totals || 265 || 58 || 124 || 1 || 2 || 27 || 44 || 62 || 34 || 9 || 30 || 144
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|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Score by Periods:|| 1||2||3||4||OT||Final
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|| West || 37 || 27 || 27 || 37 || 8 || 136
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|| East || 28 || 36 || 44 || 20 || 16|| 144
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Capital Centre
The Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey....
in Landover, Md., Feb. 3, 1980
MVP: George Gervin
George Gervin
George "The Iceman" Gervin is a retired American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls...
Coaches: East: Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham
William John "Billy" Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid.- Beginnings :...
, West: Lenny Wilkens
Lenny Wilkens
Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens is a retired American basketball player and coach in the NBA...
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Television: CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
Announcers: Brent Musburger
Brent Musburger
Brent Woody Musburger is an American sportscaster for the ESPN and ABC television networks. Formerly with CBS Sports and one of the original members of their legendary program The NFL Today, Musburger has covered NASCAR, NBA, MLB, NCAA football and basketball games. Musburger has also served as a...
, Bill Russell
Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association...
, Rod Hundley
Rod Hundley
Rodney Clark "Rod" Hundley is a former professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley's life has revolved around the game of basketball. His love and talent for the game led him to achieve honors in high school and most notably during his college years...
Western Conference
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|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|| Marques Johnson
Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks , Los Angeles Clippers , and Golden State Warriors ....
, MIL || 34 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
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|| Adrian Dantley
Adrian Dantley
Adrian Delano Dantley is a retired American basketball player who played 15 seasons in the NBA, including seven as a member of the Utah Jazz. A forward/guard and six-time NBA All-Star, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008...
, UTA || 30 || 8 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 8 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 23
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|| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points. During his career with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers from 1969 to 1989, Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA championships and a record six regular season...
, LAL || 30 || 6 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 16 || 9 || 6 || 5 || 17
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|| Jack Sikma
Jack Sikma
Jack Wayne Sikma is a retired American NBA basketball center. He was known for his distinctive curly, blonde hair in his playing days....
, SEA || 28 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 4 || 3 || 5 || 8
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|| Paul Westphal
Paul Westphal
Paul Westphal is a retired American basketball player and current head coach of the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings. Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a coach. As a player, he won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in the 1974 NBA...
, PHO || 27 || 8 || 14 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 6 || 1 || 5 || 1 || 5 || 21
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|| Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers...
, LAL || 24 || 5 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 12
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|| Walter Davis
Walter Davis (basketball)
Walter Paul Davis is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns...
, PHO || 23 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 12
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|| Lloyd Free, SDC || 21 || 7 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 14
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|| Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson
Dennis Wayne Johnson nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers...
, SEA || 20 || 7 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 19
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|| Kermit Washington
Kermit Washington
Kermit Alan Washington is an American former professional basketball player. Washington is best remembered for punching opposing player Rudy Tomjanovich during an on-court fight in 1977. The punch nearly killed Tomjanovich, and it resulted in severe medical problems that ultimately ended his...
, POR || 14 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 8 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 4
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|| Otis Birdsong
Otis Birdsong
Otis Lee Birdsong is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons in the NBA and appeared in four NBA All-Star Games....
, KCK || 14 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|| Totals || 265 || 53 || 114 || 0 || 4 || 30 || 37 || 55 || 34 || 16 || 32 || 136
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Eastern Conference
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|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|| George Gervin
George Gervin
George "The Iceman" Gervin is a retired American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls...
, SAS || 40 || 14 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 9 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 34
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|| Eddie Johnson
Edward Johnson, Jr.
Edward Lee "Fast Eddie" Johnson, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Auburn University, Johnson played 10 seasons in the NBA, mainly as a member of the Atlanta Hawks...
, ATL || 32 || 11 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 22
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|| Moses Malone
Moses Malone
Moses Eugene Malone is a retired American Hall of Fame basketball player who starred in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association...
, HOU || 31 || 7 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 12 || 12 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 20
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|| Elvin Hayes
Elvin Hayes
Elvin Ernest Hayes is a retired American basketball player and radio analyst for Houston Cougars men's basketball, where he played college basketball...
, WSB || 29 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 12
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|| Dan Roundfield
Dan Roundfield
Danny Thomas Roundfield is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'8" forward/center graduated from Chadsey Senior High School in 1971. On the collegiate scene, Roundfield was twice selected to the All-Mid-American Conference Team for Central Michigan University; he was also the...
, ATL || 27 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 18
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|| Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish...
, BOS || 23 || 3 || 6 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 7
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|| Nate Archibald
Nate Archibald
Nathaniel "Nate" Archibald is a former American professional basketball player. He spent 14 years playing in the NBA, most notably with the Kansas City Kings and Boston Celtics....
, BOS || 21 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|| Julius Erving
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II , commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim....
, PHI || 20 || 4 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 11
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|| John Drew
John Drew (basketball)
John Edward Drew is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'6" guard/forward from Gardner-Webb University, he played 11 seasons in the NBA. Drew was a two-time NBA All-Star, and was one of the earliest casualties of the drug policy instituted by commissioner David Stern.- Amateur...
, ATL || 15 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 4
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|| Bill Cartwright, NYK || 14 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8
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|| Micheal Ray Richardson
Micheal Ray Richardson
Micheal Ray "Sugar" Richardson is an American former professional basketball player and currently the head coach of the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada. Richardson played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies...
, NYK || 13 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 6
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|| Totals || 265 || 58 || 124 || 1 || 2 || 27 || 44 || 62 || 34 || 9 || 30 || 144
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Score by periods
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|Score by Periods:|| 1||2||3||4||OT||Final
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|| West || 37 || 27 || 27 || 37 || 8 || 136
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|| East || 28 || 36 || 44 || 20 || 16|| 144
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- Halftime— Tie, 64-64
- Third Quarter— East, 108-91
- Officials: Joe GushueJoe GushueJoe Gushue was a highly respected referee in the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association.In 1969, when the upstart American Basketball Association was raiding the NBA for talent, Gushue, along with three other top NBA "lead" referees—John Vanak, Earl Strom, and Norm...
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