1979 NBA All-Star Game

The 1979 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 4, 1979, at the Pontiac Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan.

Coaches: East: Dick Motta, West: Lenny Wilkens.
Officials: John Vanak, Jack Madden, and Hugh Evans
MVP: David Thompson
Attendance: 31,745

Team rosters

Western Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
David Thompson, DEN	34	11	17	3	7	5	2	1	4	25
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL	28	5	12	1	2	8	3	1	4	11
Dennis Johnson, SEA	27	5	7	2	2	1	3	1	3	12
George McGinnis, DEN	25	5	12	6	11	6	3	0	4	16
Paul Westphal, PHO	21	8	12	1	2	1	5	0	0	17
Marques Johnson, MIL	20	3	11	4	6	6	2	0	1	10
Maurice Lucas, POR	19	4	10	2	2	7	1	0	5	10
Walter Davis, PHO	19	4	9	0	0	4	4	0	0	8
Jack Sikma, SEA	18	4	5	0	0	4	0	0	1	8
Artis Gilmore, CHI	15	3	4	2	2	1	2	0	1	8
Otis Birdsong, KCK	14	4	6	1	2	2	0	0	1	9
Totals	240	56	105	22	36	45	25	3	24	134

Eastern Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
Julius Erving, PHI	39	10	22	9	12	8	5	0	4	29
George Gervin, SAS	34	8	16	10	11	6	2	1	4	26
Bob Lanier, DET	31	5	10	0	0	4	4	1	4	10
Elvin Hayes, WSB	28	5	11	3	5	13	0	1	5	13
Rudy Tomjanovich, HOU	24	6	13	0	0	6	1	0	2	12
Bob Dandridge, WSB	18	3	5	2	3	3	1	0	2	8
Moses Malone, HOU	17	2	2	4	5	7	1	0	0	8
Calvin Murphy, HOU	15	3	5	0	0	1	5	0	4	6
Pete Maravich, NOJ	14	5	8	0	0	2	2	0	1	10
Campy Russell, CLE	13	2	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Larry Kenon, SAS	7	1	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	3
Doug Collins, PHI (injured)
Totals	240	50	103	29	38	53	22	3	26	129

Score by periods

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
West	36	44	24	30	134
East	27	31	40	31	129

References

The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 250. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
basketball-reference.com. "1979 NBA All-Star Game". Retrieved 2008-07-17.

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Commentators

Key figures

Color commentators	John Andariese Rick Barry Hubie Brown Elgin Baylor James Brown Quinn Buckner Doug Collins Billy Cunningham Terry Dischinger Len Elmore Keith Erickson John Havlicek Tom Heinsohn Rod Hundley Gus Johnson Steve Jones Sonny Jurgensen Stu Lantz Kevin Loughery Pete Maravich Jon McGlocklin Dick Motta Jeff Mullins Billy Packer Bill Raftery Cal Ramsey Oscar Robertson Mendy Rudolph Bill Russell Cazzie Russell Larry Steele Lenny Wilkens

Sideline reporters	Charlsie Cantey Jane Chastain Irv Cross Jim Gray Sonny Hill Andrea Joyce Pat O'Brien Lesley Visser

NBA Finals

All-Star Game

Music

"Last Night" (1975–1976)
Two Points (1977–1978)
"Chase" (1978–1979)
"Alive Again" (1979-1981)
"Whatever We Imagine" (1986)
"Back in the High Life Again" (1987)
"The Famous Final Scene" (1988)
"Sweet Freedom" (1989)
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (1989)
"Theme from The Last Waltz" (1990)

Lore

Rivalries	Celtics–Lakers Lakers–Pistons

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