# 1983 NBA All-Star Game

The 33rd National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 13, 1983, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 132–123. The Most Valuable Player was Julius Erving. Billy Cunningham coached the Eastern Conference team. Pat Riley coached the Western Conference team. Both would be the coaches at the following summer's NBA Finals.
The game was most notable for being one of Marvin Gaye's last televised appearances, where he sang a soulful, drum machine-accompanied version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the game. This rendition gained newfound fame in 2008 when Nike used it in a video promoting the United States men's national basketball team. The colors were by the Edwards Air Force Base color guard, carrying the American, California, and Air Force flags.

## Rosters

Eastern Conference All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Appearance |
| Coach ||||
| HC | Billy Cunningham | Philadelphia 76ers | 4th |
| Starters ||||
| PG | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 2nd |
| SG | Maurice Cheeks | Philadelphia 76ers | 1st |
| SF | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 4th |
| PF | Julius Erving | Philadelphia 76ers | 7th |
| C | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers | 6th |
| Reserves ||||
| SF/SG | Marques Johnson | Milwaukee Bucks | 4th |
| C/PF | Bill Laimbeer | Detroit Pistons | 1st |
| PG | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks | 2nd |
| C | Robert Parish | Boston Celtics | 3rd |
| SG | Reggie Theus | Chicago Bulls | 2nd |
| PG | Andrew Toney | Philadelphia 76ers | 1st |
| C | Buck Williams | New Jersey Nets | 2nd |
Western Conference All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Appearance |
| Coach ||||
| HC | Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers | 2nd |
| Starters ||||
| PG | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 3rd |
| SG | David Thompson | Seattle SuperSonics | 4th |
| SF | Alex English | Denver Nuggets | 2nd |
| PF | Maurice Lucas | Phoenix Suns | 4th |
| C | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 13th |
| Reserves ||||
| SF/SG | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 7th |
| C | Artis Gilmore | San Antonio Spurs | 5th |
| SF/SG | Jim Paxson | Portland Trail Blazers | 1st |
| C/PF | Jack Sikma | Seattle SuperSonics | 5th |
| SF | Kiki Vandeweghe | Denver Nuggets | 1st |
| PG | Gus Williams | Seattle SuperSonics | 2nd |
| SF/SG | Jamaal Wilkes | Los Angeles Lakers | 3rd |

## Eastern Conference

| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Isiah Thomas, DET | 29 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Larry Bird, BOS | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 28 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Sidney Moncrief, MIL | 28 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Moses Malone, PHI | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Marques Johnson, MIL | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Buck Williams, NJN | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Robert Parish, BOS | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Andrew Toney, PHI | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Maurice Cheeks, PHI | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Reggie Theus, CHI | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Laimbeer, DET | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 240 | 57 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 132 |

## Western Conference

| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Magic Johnson, LAL | 33 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Maurice Lucas, PHO | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex English, DEN | 23 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Jim Paxson, POR | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| David Thompson, SEA | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Jack Sikma, SEA | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Artis Gilmore, SAS | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jamaal Wilkes, LAL | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Gus Williams, SEA | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| George Gervin, SAS | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe, DEN | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 240 | 55 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 18 | 123 |