1983 NBA All-Star 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.

1983 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 42 27 34 29 132 West 31 33 26 33 123
Date	February 13, 1983
Arena	The Forum
City	Inglewood, California
MVP	Julius Erving
National anthem	Marvin Gaye
Referees	Hugh Evans and Jess Kersey
Attendance	17,505
Network	CBS
Announcers	Dick Stockton, Bill Russell, Pat O'Brien
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The game was most notable for Marvin Gaye singing 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

Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Coach HC Billy Cunningham Philadelphia 76ers 4th Starters PG Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 2nd SG Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia 76ers 1st SF Larry Bird Boston Celtics 4th PF Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers 7th C Moses Malone Philadelphia 76ers 6th Reserves SF/SG Marques Johnson Milwaukee Bucks 4th C/PF Bill Laimbeer Detroit Pistons 1st PG Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks 2nd C Robert Parish Boston Celtics 3rd SG Reggie Theus Chicago Bulls 2nd PG Andrew Toney Philadelphia 76ers 1st C Buck Williams New Jersey Nets 2nd

Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Coach HC Pat Riley Los Angeles Lakers 2nd Starters PG Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 3rd SG David Thompson Seattle SuperSonics 4th SF Alex English Denver Nuggets 2nd PF Maurice Lucas Phoenix Suns 4th C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers 13th Reserves SF/SG George Gervin San Antonio Spurs 7th C Artis Gilmore San Antonio Spurs 5th SF/SG Jim Paxson Portland Trail Blazers 1st C/PF Jack Sikma Seattle SuperSonics 5th SF Kiki Vandeweghe Denver Nuggets 1st PG Gus Williams Seattle SuperSonics 2nd SF/SG Jamaal Wilkes Los Angeles Lakers 3rd

Eastern Conference

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

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

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 252. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• basketball-reference.com. "1983 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.