1985 NBA All-Star Game
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35th NBA All-Star Game. Date: February 10, 1985, at the Hoosier Dome
; Coaches: East: K. C. Jones
(Boston Celtics), West: Pat Riley
(Los Angeles Lakers); MVP: Ralph Sampson
, Houston (29 minutes, 24 points, 10 rebounds).
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|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA|| REB||AST||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|Starters
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||Adrian Dantley
, Utah Jazz
|| 23 || 2 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 10
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||Ralph Sampson
, Houston Rockets
|| 29 || 10 || 15 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 1 || 24
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||Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
, Los Angeles Lakers
|| 23 || 5 || 10 || 1 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 11
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||Magic Johnson
, Los Angeles Lakers
|| 31 || 7 || 14 || 7 || 8 || 5 || 15 || 21
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||George Gervin
, San Antonio Spurs
|| 25 || 10 || 12 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 23
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|Reserves
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||Alex English
, Denver Nuggets
|| 14 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0
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||Norm Nixon
, Los Angeles Clippers
|| 19 || 5 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 11
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||Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns
|| 15 || 7 || 8 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 16
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||Rolando Blackman
, Dallas Mavericks
|| 23 || 7 || 14 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 15
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||Jack Sikma
, Seattle SuperSonics
|| 12 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
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||Calvin Natt
, Denver Nuggets
|| 11 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 3
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||Hakeem Olajuwon
, Houston Rockets
|| 15 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 6
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||Totals || 240 || 56 || 96 || 28 || 40 || 48 || 32 || 140
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|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA|| REB||AST||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|Starters
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||Julius Erving
, Philadelphia 76ers
|| 23 || 5 || 15 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 12
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||Larry Bird
, Boston Celtics
|| 31 || 8 || 16 || 5 || 6 || 8 || 2 || 21
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||Moses Malone
, Philadelphia 76ers
|| 33 || 2 || 10 || 3 || 6 || 12 || 1 || 7
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||Isiah Thomas
, Detroit Pistons
|| 25 || 9 || 14 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 22
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||Michael Jordan
, Chicago Bulls
|| 22 || 2 || 9 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 7
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|Reserves
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||Michael Ray Richardson, New Jersey Nets
|| 13 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 5
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||Robert Parish
, Boston Celtics
|| 10 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 4
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||Bernard King
, New York Knicks
|| 22 || 6 || 10 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 1 || 13
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||Sidney Moncrief
, Milwaukee Bucks
|| 22 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 5 || 4 || 8
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||Terry Cummings
, Milwaukee Bucks
|| 16 || 7 || 17 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 0 || 17
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||Dennis Johnson
, Boston Celtics
|| 12 || 3 || 7 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 3 || 8
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||Bill Laimbeer
, Detroit Pistons
|| 11 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 5
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||Totals || 240 || 49 || 120 || 28 || 37 || 68 || 24 || 129
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and Dominique Wilkins
. The other participants of the contest included Clyde Drexler
, Julius Erving
, Darrel Griffith, Larry Nance, Terence Stansbury
, and Orlando Woolridge. Both Larry Nance and Julius Erving had first round byes due to their finishing first and second in the previous year’s contest.
RCA Dome
RCA Dome was a domed stadium, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise for 24 seasons ....
; Coaches: East: K. C. Jones
K. C. Jones
K. C. Jones is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. K. C. Jones is his full name.-Playing career:...
(Boston Celtics), West: Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is an American professional basketball executive, and a retired coach and player in the NBA. Currently, he is team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams...
(Los Angeles Lakers); MVP: Ralph Sampson
Ralph Sampson
Ralph Lee Sampson, Jr. is a retired American college and professional basketball player.A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the Year, and No...
, Houston (29 minutes, 24 points, 10 rebounds).
Western Conference
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA|| REB||AST||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|Starters
|-
||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...
, Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
|| 23 || 2 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 10
|-
||Ralph Sampson
Ralph Sampson
Ralph Lee Sampson, Jr. is a retired American college and professional basketball player.A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the Year, and No...
, Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
|| 29 || 10 || 15 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 1 || 24
|-
||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...
, Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
|| 23 || 5 || 10 || 1 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 11
|-
||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...
, Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
|| 31 || 7 || 14 || 7 || 8 || 5 || 15 || 21
|-
||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...
, San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
|| 25 || 10 || 12 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 23
|-
|Reserves
|-
||Alex English
Alex English
Alexander English is a retired American basketball player and former assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association who played at the forward position...
, Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
|| 14 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0
|-
||Norm Nixon
Norm Nixon
Norman Ellard "Norm" Nixon is a retired American professional basketball player for the NBA, who spent twelve seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers.-Early life:...
, Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
|| 19 || 5 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 11
|-
||Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
|| 15 || 7 || 8 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 16
|-
||Rolando Blackman
Rolando Blackman
Rolando Antonio Blackman is a retired professional basketball player. He was an All-Star who spent most of his career with the Dallas Mavericks...
, Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
|| 23 || 7 || 14 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 15
|-
||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....
, Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
|| 12 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
||Calvin Natt
Calvin Natt
Calvin Leon Natt is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward, Natt played at Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant. After college, he played 11 NBA seasons , spending time with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio...
, Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
|| 11 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 3
|-
||Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008,...
, Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
|| 15 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 6
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||Totals || 240 || 56 || 96 || 28 || 40 || 48 || 32 || 140
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Eastern Conference
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA|| REB||AST||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|Starters
|-
||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....
, Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
|| 23 || 5 || 15 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 12
|-
||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...
, Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
|| 31 || 8 || 16 || 5 || 6 || 8 || 2 || 21
|-
||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...
, Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
|| 33 || 2 || 10 || 3 || 6 || 12 || 1 || 7
|-
||Isiah Thomas
Isiah Thomas
Isiah Lord Thomas III , nicknamed "Zeke",is the men's basketball coach for the FIU Golden Panthers, and a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association from 1981 until 1994. He led the "Bad Boys" to the NBA...
, Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
|| 25 || 9 || 14 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 22
|-
||Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
|| 22 || 2 || 9 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 7
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|Reserves
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||Michael Ray Richardson, New Jersey Nets
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
|| 13 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 5
|-
||Robert Parish
Robert Parish
Robert Lee Parish is a retired American basketball center. He was known for his strong defense and jump shooting, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003...
, Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
|| 10 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 4
|-
||Bernard King
Bernard King
Bernard King is a retired American professional basketball player at the small forward position in the NBA...
, New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
|| 22 || 6 || 10 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 1 || 13
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||Sidney Moncrief
Sidney Moncrief
Sidney A. Moncrief is a retired American professional basketball player. As an NCAA college basketball player from 1975–1979, Moncrief led the University of Arkansas Razorbacks trio known as "The Triplets" to the 1978 Final Four, which ended in a win in the NCAA Consolation Game versus #6 Notre Dame...
, Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
|| 22 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 5 || 4 || 8
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||Terry Cummings
Terry Cummings
Robert Terrell "Terry" Cummings is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for 18 seasons as a power forward and occasional center.-College and NBA years:...
, Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
|| 16 || 7 || 17 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 0 || 17
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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...
, Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
|| 12 || 3 || 7 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 3 || 8
|-
||Bill Laimbeer
Bill Laimbeer
William "Bill" Laimbeer, Jr. is a retired National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. Playing at center, the 6'11" Laimbeer was a four-time All-Star and integral part of the Pistons teams that won two championships...
, Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
|| 11 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 5
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||Totals || 240 || 49 || 120 || 28 || 37 || 68 || 24 || 129
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Slam Dunk Contest
The 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is widely heralded as one of the greatest dunk contests of all time. It featured two of the highest flyers of the time, Michael JordanMichael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
and Dominique Wilkins
Dominique Wilkins
Jacques Dominique Wilkins is a retired American professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA...
. The other participants of the contest included Clyde Drexler
Clyde Drexler
Clyde Austin "Clyde The Glide" Drexler is a former National Basketball Association shooting guard and small forward. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA named him one of basketball's fifty greatest players as of 1996. Drexler won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and...
, 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....
, Darrel Griffith, Larry Nance, Terence Stansbury
Terence Stansbury
Terence Stansbury is a retired American basketball player. His daughter Tiffany has played in the WNBA.A 6'5" guard from Temple University, Stansbury played three seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indiana Pacers and Seattle SuperSonics...
, and Orlando Woolridge. Both Larry Nance and Julius Erving had first round byes due to their finishing first and second in the previous year’s contest.