1984 NBA All-Star Game

{{Short description|Exhibition basketball game}}

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{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game

| name = 1984 NBA All-Star Game

| image =

| visitor = East

| home = West

| visitor_total = 154

| home_total = 145

| visitor_qtr1 = 32

| visitor_qtr2 = 30

| visitor_qtr3 = 37

| visitor_qtr4 = 33

| visitor_qtr5 = 22

| home_qtr1 = 40

| home_qtr2 = 36

| home_qtr3 = 31

| home_qtr4 = 25

| home_qtr5 = 13

| date = January 29, 1984

| arena = McNichols Sports Arena

| city = Denver

| referee = Earl Strom and John Vanak

| attendance = 17,500

| odds =

| coin_toss =

| MVP = Isiah Thomas

| anthem = The Temptations

| halftime =

| network = CBS
ESPN (Slam Dunk Contest)

| announcers = Dick Stockton, Tom Heinsohn (CBS)
Roger Twibell, Greg Gumbel, Dick Vitale, and John Andariese (ESPN)

| rating =

| share =

| prev_year = 1983

| next_year = 1985

}}

The 34th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 29, 1984, at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. The East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars. 154–145. Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons was named the MVP of the game. As of 2024, this is the most recent NBA All-Star Game played during the month of January.

Rosters

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|+Eastern Conference All-Stars

Pos.PlayerTeamAppearance
colspan="4" | Coach
HC

| K.C. Jones || Boston Celtics || 1st

colspan="4" | Starters
PG

| Isiah Thomas || Detroit Pistons || 3rd

SG

| Sidney Moncrief || Milwaukee Bucks || 3rd

SF

| Julius Erving || Philadelphia 76ers || 8th

PF

| Larry Bird || Boston Celtics || 5th

C

| Moses Malone{{ref|dnp|DNP}} || Philadelphia 76ers || 7th

colspan="4" | Reserves
SF

| Bernard King || New York Knicks || 2nd

C/PF

| Bill Laimbeer || Detroit Pistons || 2nd

SF/SG

| Kelly Tripucka || Detroit Pistons || 2nd

C/PF

| Jeff Ruland || Washington Bullets || 1st

PF

| Kevin McHale || Boston Celtics || 1st

SG

| Andrew Toney || Philadelphia 76ers || 2nd

SG/PG

| Otis Birdsong || New Jersey Nets || 4th

C

| Robert Parish{{ref|start1|ST}} || Boston Celtics || 4th

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|+Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.PlayerTeamAppearance
colspan="4" | Coach
HC

| Frank Layden || Utah Jazz || 1st

colspan="4" | Starters
PG

| Magic Johnson || Los Angeles Lakers || 4th

SG

| George Gervin || San Antonio Spurs || 8th

SF

| Alex English || Denver Nuggets || 3rd

PF

| Adrian Dantley || Utah Jazz || 4th

C

| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar || Los Angeles Lakers || 14th

colspan="4" | Reserves
SF

| Mark Aguirre || Dallas Mavericks || 1st

PF/C

| Ralph Sampson || Houston Rockets || 1st

SF/SG

| Jim Paxson || Portland Trail Blazers || 2nd

C/PF

| Jack Sikma || Seattle SuperSonics || 6th

SF

| Kiki Vandeweghe || Denver Nuggets || 2nd

PG

| Rickey Green || Utah Jazz || 1st

SF/SG

| Walter Davis || Phoenix Suns || 5th

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[https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1984.html]

Score by quarter

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|Score by Periods:

1234OTFinal
| East3230373322154
| West4036312513145

  • Halftime— West, 76–62
  • Third Quarter— West, 107–99

Slam Dunk Contest

Larry Nance of the Phoenix Suns won the first NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

NBA All-Star Legends Game

1984 also saw the return of the Legends Game after a 20-year absence.

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