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MILWAUKE 1977. EAST 124 - WEST 125
In an exciting final, Paul Westphal, hit two field goals and stole one ball, giving the victory to the West.The third quarter was the key, with a 39-21 to the West, leaded by Paul Westphal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
In the East, the best players were Julius Erving and Bob Mcadoo, both with 30 points, and Erving becoming the second MVP in the history playing in the loser team.
This game will be remembered as the first All-Star Game after the ABA merged to the NBA (12 former ABA players participated in the game), and also for Dr. J dunk over Kareem. This was the first time the game was played on Sunday afternoon (12:45 local time), after 26 editions being played in the evening.
MVP: Julius Erving (East)
| EAST | TEAM | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | Philadelphia | 32 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| George McGinnis | Philadelphia | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob McAdoo | Buffalo | 38 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| Doug Collins | Philadelphia | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Pete Maravich | New Orleans | 21 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| John Havlicek | Boston | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Earl Monroe | New York | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jo Jo White | Boston | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Elvin Hayes | Washington | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | Houston | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Phil Chenier | Washington | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| George Gervin | San Antonio | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cowens | Boston | Lower back sprain | |||||||
| |
240 | 56 | 117 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 26 | 124 | |
| WEST | TEAM | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jones | Denver | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| David Thompson | Denver | 29 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| Dan Issel | Denver | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Westphal | Phoenix | 31 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| Norm Van Lier | Chicago | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles | 23 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| Rick Barry | Golden State | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| Phil Smith | Golden State | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| Don Buse | Indiana | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Billy Knight | Indiana | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Lanier | Detroit | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| Maurice Lucas | Portland | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Bill Walton | Portland | Inflamed achilles tendon right leg | |||||||
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240 | 53 | 104 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 42 | 125 | |
1976
<<< Sun, 13 Feb. 1977 -
COACHES: Gene Shue (East) and
Larry Brown (West) - ATTENDANCE 10.938 spectators.
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1978
| Scores | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 34 | 34 | 21 | 35 | 124 |
| West | 23 | 35 | 39 | 28 | 125 |
