1972 NBA All-Star Game
The 22nd NBA All-Star Game was played on January 18, 1972, at The Forum.
- Coaches: Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference) and Bill Sharman, Los Angeles Lakers (Western Conference)
- MVP: Jerry West, Los Angeles (27 minutes, 13 points)
- Hometown favorite Jerry West hit a last second 20-foot jump shot to break the tie and win the game for the West.[1]
- 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, too. The Rockets, which relocated from San Diego to Houston before the 1971-72 season, had their first Houston-era All-Star in Elvin Hayes.[2]
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| Date | January 18, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | The Forum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Inglewood, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jerry West | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 17,214 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson and Bill Russell | ||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Conference
| 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
| 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
| 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.[3]
References
- 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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