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Exhibition basketball game
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 being one of
Marvin Gaye’s
last televised appearances, where he sang 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
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Eastern Conference
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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
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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
|
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