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DETROIT 1979. EAST 129 - WEST 134
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With a 80-58 (14 points by David Thompson) the West arrived at the halftime.
In the last two quarters the East recovered thanks to Julius Erving (29 points) and
George Gervin (26 points), but
finally the West won.
The game was played in the Pontiac of Detroit with the best
attendance (at that time) in the
history: 31745.
MVP: David Thompson (West)
| EAST | TEAM | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | Philadelphia | 39 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | Houston | 24 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Moses Malone | Houston | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Pete Maravich | New Orleans | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| George Gervin | San Antonio | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| Bob Dandridge | Washington | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Elvin Hayes | Washington | 28 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Larry Kenon | San Antonio | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Lanier | Detroit | 31 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Calvin Murphy | Houston | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Campy Russell | Cleveland | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Collins | Philadelphia | Foot injury | |||||||
| |
240 | 50 | 103 | 29 | 38 | 53 | 22 | 129 | |
| WEST | TEAM | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | Milwauke | 20 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| George McGinnis | Denver | 25 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles | 28 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| David Thompson | Denver | 34 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| Paul Westphal | Phoenix | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| Otis Birdsong | Kansas City | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Walter Davis | Phoenix | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Artis Gilmore | Chicago | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Dennis Johnson | Seattle | 27 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Maurice Lucas | Portland | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Jack Sikma | Seattle | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| |
240 | 56 | 105 | 22 | 36 | 45 | 25 | 134 | |
1978
<<< Sun, 4 Feb. 1979 -
COACHES: Dick Motta (East) and
Lenny Wilkens (West) - ATTENDANCE 31.745 spectators.
>>>
1980
| Scores | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 27 | 31 | 40 | 31 | 129 |
| West | 36 | 44 | 24 | 30 | 134 |
