1973 ABA All-Star Game
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The sixth American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played February 6, 1973 at Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah before an audience at 12,556. Larry Brown of the Carolina Cougars coached the East, with LaDell Andersen of the Utah Stars coached the West. Warren Jabali of the Denver Rockets was named MVP.
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|Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| | West | 28 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 123 |
| | East | 28 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 111 |
Western Conference
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|Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PFS | PTS |
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| | Willie Wise, UTS | 37 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| | Jimmy Jones, UTS | 36 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| | George McGinnis, IND | 34 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| | Mel Daniels, IND | 33 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| | Warren Jabali, DNR | 31 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| | Chuck Williams, SDC | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| | Zelmo Beaty, UTS | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| | Rich Jones, DLC | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Ralph Simpson, DNR | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| | Stew Johnson, SDC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Totals | 240 | 50 | 102 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 53 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 123 |
Eastern Conference
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|Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PFS | PTS |
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| | Artis Gilmore, KEN | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| | Julius Erving, VIR | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| | Dan Issel, KEN | 29 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| | Bill Melchionni, NYN | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| | Mack Calvin, CAR | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| | Louie Dampier, KEN | 23 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| | Joe Caldwell, CAR | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| | George Thompson, MMT | 22 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| | Billy Cunningham, CAR | 20 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| | Billy Paultz, NYN | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| | Totals | 240 | 43 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 111 |
- Halftime — East, 65–52
- Third Quarter — East, 92–84
- Officials: Norm Drucker and Ed Middleton
- Attendance: 12,556
References
- {{cite book | title = The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia | publisher = Villard Books | date = 1994 | page = 259 | isbn = 0-679-43293-0}}
- {{cite web | last = basketball-reference.com | title = 1973 ABA All-Star Game | url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1973.html | accessdate = 2008-07-13| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080706153240/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1970.html| archivedate= 6 July 2008 | url-status= live}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081221221458/http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAAllStarGames/AllStar.html ABA All Star Game at RemembertheABA.com]
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