The 1971 NBA All-Star Game was played at the San Diego Sports Arena,[1] in San Diego, California, the home of the San Diego Rockets, on January 12, 1971.
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.[2][3]
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
|
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