1972 NBA All-Star Game

1972 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 27 27 33 25 112 East 33 31 20 26 110
Date	January 18, 1972
Arena	The Forum
City	Inglewood
MVP	Jerry West
Attendance	17,214
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 in Inglewood, California, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers. The West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 112–110, with Jerry West of the Lakers winning the Most Valuable Player award after he scored 13 points. West also hit a last-second 20-foot (6.1 m) jump shot to break the tie and win the game for the team.^[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 as well. The Houston Rockets, which relocated from San Diego to Houston before the 1971–72 season, had their first Houston-era All-Star in Elvin Hayes.^[2]

The coach for the Western Conference team was Los Angeles Lakers head coach Bill Sharman. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was Boston Celtics head coach Tom Heinsohn. Both the Celtics and Lakers had the best record in their respective conferences entering the game.

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.

External links

• 1972 NBA All Star Game Box Score