1978 NBA All-Star Game
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Exhibition basketball game
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| Date | February 5, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Omni Coliseum | |||||||||||||||||
| City | Atlanta | |||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Randy Smith | |||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,491 | |||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Keith Erickson | |||||||||||||||||
| NBA All-Star Game | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1978 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 5, 1978, at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta. The MVP of the game was Randy Smith, who scored 27 points. The game was officiated by Jake O'Donnell and Jim Capers.
Coaches
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Jack Ramsay and Billy Cunningham were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.
Billy Cunningham, head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Jack Ramsay, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars.
Roster
[edit ]Western Conference
[edit ] Player, Team
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
BLK
PFS
PTS
David Thompson, DEN
35
10
16
2
4
3
3
0
4
22
Maurice Lucas, POR
33
6
13
0
0
13
4
0
2
12
Bill Walton, POR
31
6
14
3
3
10
2
2
3
15
Rick Barry, GSW
30
7
17
1
1
4
5
0
6
15
Paul Westphal, PHO
24
9
14
2
5
0
5
1
4
20
Lionel Hollins, POR
23
3
8
4
5
0
8
0
2
10
Bobby Jones, DEN
18
1
3
0
0
6
2
1
4
2
Walter Davis, PHO
15
3
6
4
4
1
6
0
1
10
Brian Winters, MIL
14
4
7
0
0
4
1
0
2
8
Artis Gilmore, CHI
13
2
4
6
8
2
0
2
1
10
Bob Lanier, DET
4
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
Totals
240
51
102
23
32
45
36
6
29
125
Eastern Conference
[edit ] Player, Team
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
BLK
PFS
PTS
Randy Smith, BUF
29
11
14
5
6
7
6
0
5
27
Dave Cowens, BOS
28
7
9
0
0
14
5
0
5
14
Julius Erving, PHI
27
3
14
10
12
8
3
1
1
16
Doug Collins, PHI
27
3
8
8
11
5
8
0
3
14
Truck Robinson, NOJ
24
3
7
1
2
6
1
0
2
7
John Havlicek, BOS
22
5
8
0
0
3
1
0
2
10
Larry Kenon, SAS
20
8
15
0
0
4
0
0
0
16
Bob McAdoo, NYK
20
7
14
0
0
4
0
0
2
14
George Gervin, SAS
18
4
11
1
3
2
1
1
2
9
Moses Malone, HOU
14
1
1
2
4
4
1
0
1
4
Elvin Hayes, WSB
11
1
7
0
0
4
0
0
4
2
Pete Maravich, NOJ (injured)
Totals
240
53
108
27
38
61
26
2
27
133
Score by periods
[edit ] Score by Periods:
1
2
3
4
Final
West
39
27
34
25
125
East
28
29
35
41
133
References
[edit ]- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 250. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1978 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
