1972 NBA All-Star Game

1972 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 27273325 112
East 33312026 110
DateJanuary 18, 1972
ArenaThe Forum
CityInglewood
MVPJerry West
Attendance17,214
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson and Bill Russell
NBA All-Star Game
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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]


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

  1. ^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 238. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
  2. ^ Staff, NBA.com. "1972 NBA All-Star recap - NBA.com". nba.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 248. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.


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