The 1979 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 4, 1979, at the Pontiac Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan .
This was the first All-Star Game ever where no Boston Celtics or New York Knicks had been selected as All-Stars.
In addition, this was the first All-Star game held in a football or baseball dome as opposed to a traditional basketball arena (the Detroit Pistons were playing in this venue at the time).
Team rosters [ ] Western Conference [ ]
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST BLK PFS PTS
David Thompson , DEN34
11
17
3
7
5
2
1
4
25
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , LAL28
5
12
1
2
8
3
1
4
11
Dennis Johnson , SEA27
5
7
2
2
1
3
1
3
12
George McGinnis , DEN25
5
12
6
11
6
3
0
4
16
Paul Westphal , PHO21
8
12
1
2
1
5
0
0
17
Marques Johnson , MIL20
3
11
4
6
6
2
0
1
10
Maurice Lucas , POR19
4
10
2
2
7
1
0
5
10
Walter Davis , PHO19
4
9
0
0
4
4
0
0
8
Jack Sikma , SEA18
4
5
0
0
4
0
0
1
8
Artis Gilmore , CHI15
3
4
2
2
1
2
0
1
8
Otis Birdsong , KCK14
4
6
1
2
2
0
0
1
9
Totals
240
56
105
22
36
45
25
3
24
134
Eastern Conference [ ]
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST BLK PFS PTS
Julius Erving , PHI39
10
22
9
12
8
5
0
4
29
George Gervin , SAS34
8
16
10
11
6
2
1
4
26
Bob Lanier , DET31
5
10
0
0
4
4
1
4
10
Elvin Hayes , WSB28
5
11
3
5
13
0
1
5
13
Rudy Tomjanovich , HOU24
6
13
0
0
6
1
0
2
12
Bob Dandridge , WSB18
3
5
2
3
3
1
0
2
8
Moses Malone , HOU17
2
2
4
5
7
1
0
0
8
Calvin Murphy , HOU15
3
5
0
0
1
5
0
4
6
Pete Maravich , NOJ14
5
8
0
0
2
2
0
1
10
Campy Russell , CLE13
2
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
Larry Kenon , SAS7
1
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
3
Doug Collins , PHI (injured)
Totals
240
50
103
29
38
53
22
3
26
129
Score by periods [ ]
Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 Final
West
36
44
24
30
134
East
27
31
40
31
129
References [ ] The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia . Villard Books. 1994. p. 250. ISBN 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com. "1979 NBA All-Star Game" . Retrieved 2008-07-17 .
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