1972 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | January 18, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | The Forum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Inglewood | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jerry West | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,214 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson and Bill Russell | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 22nd Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball played on January 18, 1972, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers.[1] This was the second All-Star Game to be held in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and to be hosted by the Lakers, after it was held in 1963 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, the Lakers' previous home arena.
The West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 112–110, with Jerry West of the Lakers winning the Most Valuable Player award after he scored 13 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. West also hit a last-second 20-foot (6.1 m) jump shot to break the tie and win the game for the team.[2]
Dave Cowens, a future MVP and Hall of Famer, made his All-Star debut in this game. Center Bob Lanier, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992, made his debut in this All-Star Game as well. The Houston Rockets, which relocated from San Diego to Houston before the 1971–72 season, had their first Houston-era All-Star in Elvin Hayes.[3]
Coaches
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Bill Sharman, head coach of the Western Conference leader Los Angeles Lakers, was named as coach for the Western All-Stars. Tom Heinsohn, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics, was named as coach for the Eastern All-Stars.
Eastern Conference
[edit]| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 24 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| Billy Cunningham, PHI | 24 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Dave Cowens, BOS | 32 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Lou Hudson, ATL | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Walt Frazier, NY | 25 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| John Johnson, CLE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kauffman, BUF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Jack Marin, BAL | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Wes Unseld, BAL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Tom Van Arsdale, CIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Jo White, BOS | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Butch Beard, CLE | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Archie Clark, BAL | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Dave DeBusschere, NY | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals | 240 | 43 | 105 | 24 | 30 | 66 | 26 | 28 | 110 |
Western Conference
[edit]| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Bob Love, CHI | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Spencer Haywood, SEA | 25 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, MIL | 19 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Gail Goodrich, LA | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jerry West, LA | 27 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Oscar Robertson, MIL | 24 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Cazzie Russell, GS | 20 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Paul Silas, PHO | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Walker, DET | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Connie Hawkins, PHO | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Elvin Hayes, HOU | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, LA | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Bob Lanier, DET | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sidney Wicks, POR | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 240 | 43 | 107 | 26 | 47 | 63 | 18 | 22 | 112 |
Score by periods
[edit]| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Western Conference | 27 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 112 |
| Eastern Conference | 33 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 110 |
- Halftime— East, 64–54
- Third Quarter— West, 87–84
- Officials: Darell Garretson and Manny Sokol
- Attendance: 17,214[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Creamer, Chris (February 18, 2018). "The Greatest NBA All-Star Program Cover Designs". SportsLogos.net. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
- ↑ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 238. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- ↑ Staff, NBA.com. "1972 NBA All-Star recap - NBA.com". nba.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ↑ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 248. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
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