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 Marvin Gaye singing 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
References [ ]
The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia . Villard Books. 1994. p. 252. ISBN 0-679-43293-0 .
basketball-reference.com. "1983 NBA All-Star Game" . Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19 .
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