1981 NBA All-Star Game

1981 NBA All-Star Game
Date	February 1, 1981
Arena	Richfield Coliseum
City	Richfield
MVP	Nate Archibald
Attendance	20,239
Network	CBS
Announcers	Gary Bender, Bill Russell, and Rick Barry
NBA All-Star Game
< 1980	1982 >

The 1981 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played February 1, 1981, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. This was the 31st edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1980–81 NBA season. Coaches: Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference) and John MacLeod, Phoenix Suns (Western Conference); MVP: Nate Archibald, Boston (25 minutes, 9 points).

Injury replacements: Eastern Conference — Cleveland forward Mike Mitchell for Atlanta forward Dan Roundfield (right calf); Western Conference — none.

Team rosters[]

Western Conference[]

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PTS
Walter Davis, PHO	22	5	9	2	2	7	1	12
Adrian Dantley, UTA	21	3	9	2	2	5	0	8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA	23	6	12	3	3	4	3	15
Paul Westphal, SEA	25	8	12	3	3	4	3	19
George Gervin, SA	24	5	9	1	2	3	0	11
Jamaal Wilkes, LA	25	6	12	3	3	8	3	15
Moses Malone, HOU	22	3	8	2	4	6	3	8
Truck Robinson, PHO	21	3	6	0	0	5	2	6
Jack Sikma, SEA	21	2	5	2	2	4	4	6
Dennis Johnson, PHO	24	5	8	9	10	2	1	19
Otis Birdsong, KC	12	0	3	1	2	1	1	1
Totals	240	46	90	28	33	51	22	120

Eastern Conference[]

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PTS
Larry Bird, BOS	18	1	5	0	0	4	3	2
Julius Erving, PHI	29	6	15	6	7	3	2	18
Artis Gilmore, CHI	19	5	7	1	2	6	2	11
Eddie Johnson, ATL	28	7	12	2	3	2	2	16
Reggie Theus, CHI	19	4	7	0	0	1	3	8
Nate Archibald, BOS	25	4	7	1	3	5	9	9
Robert Parish, BOS	25	5	18	6	6	10	2	16
Bobby Jones, PHI	16	5	11	1	1	4	0	11
Marques Johnson, MIL	19	1	2	5	6	4	2	7
Micheal Ray Richardson, NY	24	5	7	1	2	5	3	11
Mike Mitchell, CLE	15	6	12	2	2	4	2	14
Dan Roundfield, ATL (injured)
Totals	240	49	103	25	32	48	30	123

Score by periods[]

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
Western Conference	27	31	30	32	120
Eastern Conference	23	38	36	26	123

Halftime— East, 61–58
Third Quarter— East, 97–88
Officials: and Darell Garretson.
Attendance: 20,239.

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