1972 NBA All-Star Game
{{Short description|Exhibition basketball game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game
| name = 1972 NBA All-Star Game
| image =
| visitor = West
| home = East
| visitor_total = 112
| home_total = 110
| visitor_qtr1 = 27
| visitor_qtr2 = 27
| visitor_qtr3 = 33
| visitor_qtr4 = 25
| home_qtr1 = 33
| home_qtr2 = 31
| home_qtr3 = 20
| home_qtr4 = 26
| date = January 18, 1972
| arena = The Forum
| city = Inglewood
| referee = {{unbulleted list
|Manny Sokol
}}
| attendance = 17,214
| MVP = Jerry West
| anthem =
| halftime =
| network = ABC
| announcers = Keith Jackson and Bill Russell
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| prev_year = 1971
| next_year = 1973
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The 22nd NBA All-Star Game was played on January 18, 1972, at The Forum.
- Coaches: Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference) and Bill Sharman, Los Angeles Lakers (Western Conference)
- MVP: Jerry West, Los Angeles (27 minutes, 13 points)
- Hometown favorite Jerry West hit a last second 20-foot jump shot to break the tie and win the game for the West.{{cite book |title=The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia|publisher=Villard Books|date=1994|page=238|isbn=0-679-43293-0}}
- Dave Cowens, a future MVP and Hall of Famer, made his All-Star debut in this game. Center Bob Lanier, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992, made his debut in this All-Star Game, too. The Rockets, which relocated from San Diego to Houston before the 1971–72 season, had their first Houston-era All-Star in Elvin Hayes.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/1972-all-star-game-recap/|title=1972 NBA All-Star recap - NBA.com|first=NBA.com|last=Staff|website=nba.com|access-date=April 19, 2018}}
Eastern Conference
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|Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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| | John Havlicek, BOS | 24 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| | Billy Cunningham, PHI | 24 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| | Dave Cowens, BOS | 32 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| | Lou Hudson, ATL | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | Walt Frazier, NY | 25 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| | John Johnson, CLE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Bob Kauffman, BUF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| | Jack Marin, BAL | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| | Wes Unseld, BAL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| | Tom Van Arsdale, CIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Jo Jo White, BOS | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| | Butch Beard, CLE | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | Archie Clark, BAL | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| | Dave DeBusschere, NY | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| | Totals | 240 | 43 | 105 | 24 | 30 | 66 | 26 | 28 | 110 |
Western Conference
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|Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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| | Bob Love, CHI | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| | Spencer Haywood, SEA | 25 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, MIL | 19 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| | Gail Goodrich, LA | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | Jerry West, LA | 27 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| | Oscar Robertson, MIL | 24 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| | Cazzie Russell, GS | 20 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| | Paul Silas, PHO | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Jimmy Walker, DET | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| | Connie Hawkins, PHO | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| | Elvin Hayes, HOU | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| | Wilt Chamberlain, LA | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| | Bob Lanier, DET | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | Sidney Wicks, POR | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| | Totals | 240 | 43 | 107 | 26 | 47 | 63 | 18 | 22 | 112 |
Score by periods
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|Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| | Western Conference | 27 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 112 |
| | Eastern Conference | 33 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 110 |
- Halftime— East, 64–54
- Third Quarter— West, 87–84
- Officials: Darell Garretson and Manny Sokol.
- Attendance: 17,214.{{cite book |title=The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia|publisher=Villard Books|year=1994|page=248|isbn=0-679-43293-0}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070415025222/http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/boxscore_1972.html 1972 NBA All Star Game Box Score]
{{1971-72 NBA season by team}}
{{NBA All-Star Games}}
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{{NBA on Mutual}}
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Category:Basketball competitions in Inglewood, California
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