1982 NBA All-Star Game

1982 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 39 22 28 29 118 East 34 29 27 30 120
Date	January 31, 1982
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
City	East Rutherford
MVP	Larry Bird
Attendance	20,149
Network	CBS
Announcers	Dick Stockton and Bill Russell
NBA All-Star Game
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The 1982 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on January 31, 1982, at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the 32nd edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1981–82 NBA season. The coaches were Bill Fitch for the East, and Pat Riley for the West. Larry Bird was named the game's MVP for his 4th quarter heroics during crunch time.

Western Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
George Gervin, SAS	27	5	14	0	0	2	2	6	1	3	3	12
Gus Williams, SEA	26	9	19	0	1	4	4	2	9	0	1	22
Magic Johnson, LAL	23	5	9	0	0	6	7	4	7	0	5	16
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL	22	1	10	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	2
Adrian Dantley, UTA	21	6	8	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	12
Jack Sikma, SEA	21	5	11	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	2	10
Moses Malone, HOU	20	5	11	0	0	2	6	11	0	1	2	12
Lonnie Shelton, SEA	20	3	3	0	0	1	2	9	1	0	4	7
Norm Nixon, LAL	19	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14
Dennis Johnson, PHO	15	0	2	0	0	1	2	5	1	2	1	1
Bernard King, GSW	14	2	7	0	0	2	2	4	1	1	2	6
Alex English, DEN	12	2	6	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	4
Totals	240	50	114	0	1	18	26	60	25	10	27	118

Eastern Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
Julius Erving, PHI	32	7	16	0	0	2	4	8	2	2	4	16
Larry Bird, BOS	28	7	12	0	0	5	8	12	5	1	3	19
Nate Archibald, BOS	23	2	5	0	0	2	2	2	7	0	3	6
Sidney Moncrief, MIL	22	3	11	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	2	6
Buck Williams, NJN	22	2	7	0	0	0	2	10	1	2	0	4
Robert Parish, BOS	20	9	12	0	0	3	4	7	1	2	2	21
Micheal Ray Richardson, NYK	20	5	10	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	10
Isiah Thomas, DET	17	5	7	0	0	2	4	1	4	0	1	12
Artis Gilmore, CHI	16	3	6	0	0	1	1	3	2	1	4	7
Kelly Tripucka, DET	15	3	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	6
Bobby Jones, PHI	14	2	5	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	2	5
Bob Lanier, MIL	11	3	7	0	0	2	2	3	0	1	3	8
Dan Roundfield, ATL (injured)
Totals	240	51	105	0	0	18	31	57	30	9	28	120

Score by Periods

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
West	39	22	28	29	118
East	34	29	27	30	120

• Halftime— East, 63–61
• Third Quarter— East, 90–89
• Attendance: 20,149.

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 251. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• basketball-reference.com. "1982 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.