# 1980 NBA All-Star Game

The 1980 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, on February 3, 1980.
The Eastern All-Stars defeated the Western All-Stars, 144–136. The MVP of the game was George Gervin, who scored 34 points for the Eastern All-Stars.

## Coaches

Billy Cunningham, head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Lenny Wilkens, head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars.

## Team rosters

Western Conference All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| Starters ||||
| G | Lloyd Free | San Diego Clippers | 1 |
| G | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 |
| C | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 10 |
| F | Adrian Dantley | Utah Jazz | 1 |
| F | Marques Johnson | Milwaukee Bucks | 2 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Otis Birdsong | Kansas City Kings | 2 |
| G | Walter Davis | Phoenix Suns | 3 |
| G | Dennis Johnson | Seattle SuperSonics | 2 |
| C | Jack Sikma | Seattle SuperSonics | 2 |
| F | Kermit Washington | Portland Trail Blazers | 1 |
| F | Scott Wedman | Kansas City Kings | 2 |
| F | Paul Westphal | Phoenix Suns | 4 |
| Head Coach ||||
| Lenny Wilkens, (Seattle SuperSonics) ||||
| Assistant Coach ||||
| Les Habegger (Seattle SuperSonics) ||||
| Trainer ||||
| Frank Furtado (Seattle SuperSonics) ||||
Eastern Conference All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| Starters ||||
| G | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 4 |
| G | Eddie Johnson | Atlanta Hawks | 1 |
| C | Moses Malone | Houston Rockets | 3 |
| F | Julius Erving | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 |
| F | John Drew | Atlanta Hawks | 2 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Nate Archibald | Boston Celtics | 4 |
| F | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 1 |
| C | Bill Cartwright | New York Knicks | 1 |
| C | Dave Cowens | Boston Celtics | 8 |
| F | Elvin Hayes | Washington Bullets | 9 |
| G | Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks | 1 |
| G | Dan Roundfield | Atlanta Hawks | 1 |
| Head Coach ||||
| Billy Cunningham, (Philadelphia 76ers) ||||
| Assistant Coach ||||
| Chuck Daly, (Philadelphia 76ers) Jack McMahon (Philadelphia 76ers) ||||
| Trainer ||||
| John Lally (Washington Bullets) ||||

### Notes

Italics indicates leading vote-getters per conference.

### Western Conference

| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Marques Johnson, MIL | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Adrian Dantley, UTA | 30 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA | 30 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Jack Sikma, SEA | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Paul Westphal, PHO | 27 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| Magic Johnson, LA | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Walter Davis, PHO | 23 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Lloyd Free, SD | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Dennis Johnson, SEA | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Kermit Washington, POR | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Otis Birdsong, KC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Wedman, KC (injured) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Totals | 265 | 53 | 114 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 136 |

### Eastern Conference

| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| George Gervin, SA | 40 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| Eddie Johnson, ATL | 32 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Moses Malone, HOU | 31 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Elvin Hayes, WAS | 29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Dan Roundfield, ATL | 27 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Larry Bird, BOS | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Nate Archibald, BOS | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 20 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| John Drew, ATL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Bill Cartwright, NY | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson, NY | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Cowens, BOS (injured) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Totals | 265 | 58 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 44 | 62 | 34 | 9 | 30 | 144 |

## Score by periods

| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final |
| West | 37 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 8 | 136 |
| East | 28 | 36 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 144 |
* Officials: Joe Gushue and Ed T. Rush
* Attendance: 19,035.

## Trivia

With 1:40 left in the overtime period, Larry Bird made the first 3-pointer in All-Star Game history.