1971 NBA All-Star Game
Exhibition basketball game
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The 21st Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played at the San Diego Sports Arena,[1] in San Diego, California, the home of the San Diego Rockets, on January 12, 1971, during the 1970–71 NBA season, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of National Basketball Association.[2] This was the only NBA All-Star Game held in San Diego to date, as the Rockets would relocate to Houston following the conclusion of the season.
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| Date | January 12, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | San Diego Sports Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Lenny Wilkens | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,378 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman | ||||||||||||||||||
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The coach for the East team was Red Holzman of the New York Knicks and the West team was coached by Larry Costello of the Milwaukee Bucks, as both teams had led their respective conferences. Officials for the game were Mendy Rudolph and Ed T. Rush. The announced attendance was 14,378. West beat the East 108–107. Lenny Wilkens of the Seattle SuperSonics was named the game's most valuable player, scoring 21 points.[3][4]
Team rosters
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Lew Alcindor, MIL | 30 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Jerry Lucas, SFW | 29 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Oscar Robertson, MIL | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Love, CHI | 21 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Lenny Wilkens, SEA | 20 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Jerry West, LAL | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Elvin Hayes, SDR | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Chet Walker, CHI | 19 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Dave Bing, DET | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, LAL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Van Arsdale, PHO | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Geoff Petrie, POR | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Mullins, SFW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Hawkins, PHO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 43 | 95 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 31 | 15 | 108 |
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Willis Reed, NYK | 27 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Walt Frazier, NYK | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 24 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Gus Johnson, BAL | 23 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Jo Jo White, BOS | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Wes Unseld, BAL | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Dave DeBusschere, NYK | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Billy Cunningham, PHI | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Earl Monroe, BAL | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Lou Hudson, ATL | 17 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Tom Van Arsdale, CIN | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Johnny Green, CIN | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kauffman, BUF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Johnson, CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 49 | 118 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 25 | 27 | 107 |
