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1972 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 27273325 112
East 33312026 110
DateJanuary 18, 1972
Arena The Forum
City Inglewood
MVP Jerry West
Attendance17,214
Network ABC
Announcers Keith 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

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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