1992 NBA All-Star Game

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The 1992 NBA All-Star Game was the 42nd edition of the All-Star Game held at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, home of the Orlando Magic, on February 9, 1992. The West defeated the East, 153–113. The game is memorable for the return of Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson, who retired before the 1991–92 NBA season after contracting HIV.[1] Johnson was given the MVP award.[1] He also took the final shot of the game, a three-pointer, and the final 14½ seconds of the game were not played. The game was broadcast by NBC for the second consecutive year.

DateFebruary 9, 1992
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1992 NBA All-Star Game
1234Total
West 44353638153
East 31242830113
DateFebruary 9, 1992
ArenaOrlando Arena
CityOrlando
MVPMagic Johnson
National anthemMichael Bolton
Halftime showVanilla Ice
Attendance14,272
NetworkNBC
TNT (All-Star Saturday)
AnnouncersDick Enberg and Mike Fratello
Bob Neal, Doug Collins and Hubie Brown (All-Star Saturday)
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Overview

The All-Star Game features NBA players voted in by fans and coaches by conference and position. The teams are divided into the Western Conference and Eastern Conference. All 11 professional basketball players of the "Dream Team," the 1992 United States Olympic men's basketball team, were also on the 1992 All-Star Game roster.

Coaches

Don Nelson (left) and Phil Jackson (right) were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

The Western All-Stars were coached by Don Nelson, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Although the Portland Trail Blazers have the best record in the Western Conference entering the game, their head coach, Rick Adelman, was ineligible to coach in the All-Star Game because he had coached in the previous year's game and league rules prohibit a coach from coaching in consecutive All-Star Games. The Eastern All-Stars were coached by Phil Jackson, the head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Chicago Bulls.

Game description

Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson had announced his retirement at the beginning of the 1991–92 season due to testing positive for HIV. Nevertheless, he was voted in by the fans as a guard for the Western Conference team in the All-Star Game. This remains the only time in NBA All-Star Game history that the “road” team was introduced last, specifically so that Magic Johnson was able to be the last player introduced. He led all players with 25 points and was awarded the MVP. He also took the final shot of the game, a three-pointer, after which point the game ended with 14.5 seconds left, as players ran onto the court to congratulate Johnson and exchange high-fives. Of his performance, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe wrote, "It was supposed to be a swan song, one of professional sport's most emotional and riveting moments: the farewell of Magic Johnson from the NBA and perhaps mainstream society after announcing that he had contracted HIV."

The game ended with the West defeating the East 153–113, setting a new record for largest margin of victory (40 points) in the NBA All-Star Game.

Rosters

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Western Conference All-Stars
Pos.PlayerTeamAppearance
Coach
HC Don NelsonGolden State Warriors1st
Starters
PG Magic JohnsonN/a12th
SG Clyde DrexlerPortland Trail Blazers6th
SF Chris MullinGolden State Warriors4th
PF Karl MaloneUtah Jazz5th
C David RobinsonSan Antonio Spurs3rd
Reserves
PG Tim HardawayGolden State Warriors2nd
SG Jeff HornacekPhoenix Suns1st
SF/SG Dan MajerlePhoenix Suns1st
C Dikembe MutomboDenver Nuggets1st
C Hakeem OlajuwonHouston Rockets7th
PG John StocktonUtah Jazz4th
PF/C Otis ThorpeHouston Rockets1st
SF James WorthyLos Angeles Lakers7th
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  • Both Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins were selected but did not play due to injury. Kevin Willis replaced Wilkins. Michael Adams replaced Bird.
  • Scottie Pippen started in place of the injured Bird.
  • The rosters included the 11 professional players who would be part of the Dream Team, which won gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Boxscore

Western All-Stars

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Game data

NBA All-Star Saturday

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