1979 NBA All-Star Game: Box Score, MVP and Information.

Information about the 1979 All-Star Game, with result, scoring by period, MVP, box score, and all the NBA players selected to play it.

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Season Summary

Game Result

West
East
134 - 129

Scoring by Period

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
West 36 44 24 30 134
East 27 31 40 31 129

ASG MVP

David Thompson
Denver Nuggets
Date: February 04, 1979 / Location: Detroit / Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome

1979 All-Star Game Box Score

West Team

134
  Shooting Rebounds
Player
(Team)
Min
FG
3P
FT
O D Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Starters
 
David Thompson (Nuggets) 34:00 11-17 - 3-7 3 2 5 2 1 1 1 4 25
Paul Westphal (Suns) 21:00 8-12 - 1-2 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 17
George McGinnis (Nuggets) 25:00 5-12 - 6-11 2 4 6 3 5 0 0 4 16
K. Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers) 28:00 5-12 - 1-2 1 7 8 3 1 1 3 4 11
Marques Johnson (Bucks) 20:00 3-11 - 4-6 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 10
Reserves
 
Dennis Johnson (Supersonics) 27:00 5-7 - 2-2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 3 12
Maurice Lucas (Trail Blazers) 19:00 4-10 - 2-2 1 6 7 1 0 0 3 5 10
Otis Birdsong (Kings) 14:00 4-6 - 1-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 9
Walter Davis (Suns) 19:00 4-9 - 0-0 1 3 4 4 1 0 2 0 8
Artis Gilmore (Bulls) 15:00 3-4 - 2-2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 8
Jack Sikma (Supersonics) 18:00 4-5 - 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 8
Totals   240 56-105 - 22-36 15 30 45 25 10 3 13 24 134
Percentages .533 - .611 Coach: Lenny Wilkens

East Team

129
  Shooting Rebounds
Player
(Team)
Min
FG
3P
FT
O D Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Starters
 
Julius Erving (76ers) 39:00 10-22 - 9-12 6 2 8 5 2 0 1 4 29
George Gervin (Spurs) 34:00 8-16 - 10-11 2 4 6 2 1 1 3 4 26
Rudy Tomjanovich (Rockets) 24:00 6-13 - 0-0 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 12
Pete Maravich (Jazz) 14:00 5-8 - 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 10
Moses Malone (Rockets) 17:00 2-2 - 4-5 2 5 7 1 1 0 1 0 8
Reserves
 
Elvin Hayes (Bullets) 28:00 5-11 - 3-5 4 9 13 0 1 1 1 5 13
Bob Lanier (Pistons) 31:00 5-10 - 0-0 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 4 10
Bob Dandridge (Bullets) 18:00 3-5 - 2-3 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 8
Calvin Murphy (Rockets) 15:00 3-5 - 0-0 0 1 1 5 2 0 4 4 6
Campy Russell (Cavaliers) 13:00 2-8 - 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Larry Kenon (Spurs) 07:00 1-3 - 1-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals   240 50-103 - 29-38 22 31 53 22 8 3 16 26 129
Percentages .485 - .763 Coach: Dick Motta

Notes East Team:
- Doug Collins (76ers) was selected but did not play due to injury and was replaced by Bob Lanier.