1970 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | January 20, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Spectrum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Willis Reed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,244 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel Jack Twyman | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 NBA All-Star Game was played on January 20, 1970, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia 76ers. The game was broadcast by ABC, with Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman commentating.
Red Holzman, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader New York Knicks, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Richie Guerin, head coach of the Western Conference leader Atlanta Hawks, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars. Bob Rule was the replacement for the injured Nate Thurmond of the San Francisco Warriors. The Eastern All-Stars beat the Western All-Stars 142–135. Willis Reed of the New York Knicks was named the Most Valuable Player after scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Team rosters
Eastern Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Willis Reed, NYK | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| Oscar Robertson, CIN | 29 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 29 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Billy Cunningham, PHI | 28 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Walt Frazier, NYK | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Hal Greer, PHI | 21 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Lew Alcindor, MIL | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Gus Johnson, BAL | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Dave DeBusschere, NYK | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Jimmy Walker, DET | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Flynn Robinson, MIL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Van Arsdale, CIN | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 240 | 61 | 119 | 20 | 22 | 60 | 30 | 35 | 142 |
Western Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Elvin Hayes, SDR | 35 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Jerry West, LAL | 31 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| Elgin Baylor, LAL | 26 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Joe Caldwell, ATL | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Connie Hawkins, PHO | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Lou Hudson, ATL | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Lenny Wilkens, SEA | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Chet Walker, CHI | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dick Van Arsdale, PHO | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bill Bridges, ATL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jeff Mullins, SFW | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Bob Rule, SEA | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Nate Thurmond, SFW (injured) | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 48 | 101 | 39 | 57 | 54 | 22 | 21 | 135 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 142 |
| West | 21 | 38 | 26 | 50 | 135 |
- Officials: Richie Powers and Jack Madden
- Attendance: 15,244.
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 247. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1970 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2008.