1989 NBA All-Star Game
1 2 3 4
Total
East
31 28 37 38
134
West
47 40 24 32
143
Date February 12, 1989 Arena Astrodome The Summit (All-Star Saturday)City Houston MVP Karl Malone (West)National anthem Natalie Cole Attendance 44,735 Network CBS (All-Star Game)TBS (All-Star Saturday)Announcers Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown Bob Neal and Rick Barry (All-Star Saturday)
The 39th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was held at Houston on February 12, 1989. Karl Malone was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP).
The east was composed of Mark Jackson , Kevin McHale , Michael Jordan , Patrick Ewing , Moses Malone , Charles Barkley , Isiah Thomas , Dominique Wilkins , Mark Price , Terry Cummings , Larry Nance and Brad Daugherty .
The west was led by the Utah Jazz trio of Karl Malone , John Stockton and Mark Eaton ; the Lakers' James Worthy , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Clyde Drexler , Alex English , Chris Mullin , Akeem Olajuwon , Tom Chambers , Dale Ellis and Kevin Duckworth .[1]
The game set a new NBA All-Star attendance record. Neither Magic Johnson nor Larry Bird played, though both were still active in the NBA. Johnson was selected, but sat out due to injuries and was replaced by Abdul-Jabbar. Though he only scored 4 points, the game ended with Abdul-Jabbar hitting the final shot of the game, a sky hook .
The game featured a rap by rap group Ultramagnetic MCs that named each all-star and each coach. The rap was broadcast immediately before the start of the game.
The coaches were Lenny Wilkens for the East and Pat Riley for the West.
Rosters [ ]
Eastern Conference All-Stars
Pos.
Player
Team
Appearance
Starters
G
Isiah Thomas
Detroit Pistons
8th
G
Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls
5th
F
Dominique Wilkins
Atlanta Hawks
4th
F
Charles Barkley
Philadelphia 76ers
3rd
C
Moses Malone
Atlanta Hawks
12th
Reserves
G
Mark Price
Cleveland Cavaliers
1st
F
Terry Cummings
Milwaukee Bucks
2nd
F
Larry Nance
Cleveland Cavaliers
2nd
C
Patrick Ewing
New York Knicks
3rd
F
Kevin McHale
Boston Celtics
5th
G
Mark Jackson
New York Knicks
1st
C
Brad Daugherty
Cleveland Cavaliers
2nd
Head coach : Lenny Wilkens (Cleveland Cavaliers )
Western Conference All-Stars
Pos.
Player
Team
Appearance
Starters
G
John Stockton
Utah Jazz
1st
G
Dale Ellis
Seattle SuperSonics
1st
F
Alex English
Denver Nuggets
8th
F
Karl Malone
Utah Jazz
2nd
C
Akeem Olajuwon
Houston Rockets
5th
Reserves
G
Clyde Drexler
Portland Trail Blazers
3rd
F
James Worthy
Los Angeles Lakers
4th
F
Tom Chambers
Phoenix Suns
2nd
F
Chris Mullin
Golden State Warriors
1st
C
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
19th
C
Mark Eaton
Utah Jazz
1st
C
Kevin Duckworth
Portland Trail Blazers
1st
G
Magic Johnson DNP
Los Angeles Lakers
9th
Head coach : Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers )
^DNP Magic Johnson was unable to play due to injury. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was selected as his replacement.
Score by periods [ ]
Score by Periods:
1
2
3
4
Final
East
31
28
37
38
134
West
47
40
24
32
143
Halftime— West, 87-59
Third Quarter— West, 111-96
Officials: Hugh Evans , Dick Bavetta , and
Attendance: 44,735 (NBA All-Star Record)
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