1973 NBA All-Star Game
Exhibition basketball game
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The 23rd NBA All-Star Basketball Game was an exhibition basketball game played on January 23, 1973, at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. This was the first NBA All-Star Game held in Chicago.
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| Date | January 23, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Chicago Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dave Cowens | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,527 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel and Bill Russell | ||||||||||||||||||
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The coach for the Western Conference team was Los Angeles Lakers head coach Bill Sharman. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was Boston Celtics head coach Tom Heinsohn. This marks the second straight year that Sharman and Heinsohn have coached at the All-Star Game, as both the Celtics and Lakers had the best record in their respective conferences entering the game.
The East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars 104–84, with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics winning the Most Valuable Player award. Cowens scored 15 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and dished 1 assist. This was the last All-Star Game in which a team scored fewer than 100 points.
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Dave Cowens, BOS | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Walt Frazier, NYK | 26 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Dave DeBusschere, NYK | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Lenny Wilkens, CLE | 24 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 22 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Pete Maravich, ATL | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Jo Jo White, BOS | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Elvin Hayes, BAL | 16 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bill Bradley, NYK | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wes Unseld, BAL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Marin, HOU | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Hudson, ATL | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Kauffman, BUF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| John Block, PHI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 240 | 47 | 113 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 24 | 16 | 104 |
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Nate Archibald, KCO | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Sidney Wicks, POR | 24 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Spencer Haywood, SEA | 22 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, LAL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry West, LAL | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Bing, DET | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chet Walker, CHI | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gail Goodrich, LAL | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nate Thurmond, GSW | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Charlie Scott, PHO | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lanier, DET | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Bob Love, CHI | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Dandridge, MIL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Connie Hawkins, PHO | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, MIL (DNP) | |||||||||
| Rick Barry, GSW (injured) | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 33 | 88 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 19 | 21 | 84 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 27 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 104 |
| West | 27 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 84 |
- Halftime— East, 50–45
- Third Quarter— East, 76–65
- Officials: Richie Powers and Jake O'Donnell
- Attendance: 17,527.
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 248. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1973 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
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