1978 NBA All-Star Game

The 1978 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 5, 1978, at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, the home of the Atlanta Hawks. This was the first All-Star Game held in Atlanta and the fourth hosted by the Hawks, following the 1958, 1962, and 1965 games held in St. Louis.

1978 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 39 27 34 25 125 East 28 29 35 41 133
Date	February 5, 1978
Arena	Omni Coliseum
City	Atlanta
MVP	Randy Smith
Attendance	15,491
Network	CBS
Announcers	Brent Musburger and Keith Erickson
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Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers led the All-Star voting. The East won the game 133–125. The MVP of the game was Buffalo Braves' Randy Smith, who scored a game-high 27 points for the East. The game was officiated by Jake O'Donnell and Jim Capers.

Coaches

Jack Ramsay and Billy Cunningham were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

Billy Cunningham, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia 76ers, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Jack Ramsay, head coach of the Western Conference leader Portland Trail Blazers, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars.

Roster

Western Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
David Thompson, DEN	35	10	16	2	4	3	3	0	4	22
Maurice Lucas, POR	33	6	13	0	0	13	4	0	2	12
Bill Walton, POR	31	6	14	3	3	10	2	2	3	15
Rick Barry, GSW	30	7	17	1	1	4	5	0	6	15
Paul Westphal, PHO	24	9	14	2	5	0	5	1	4	20
Lionel Hollins, POR	23	3	8	4	5	0	8	0	2	10
Bobby Jones, DEN	18	1	3	0	0	6	2	1	4	2
Walter Davis, PHO	15	3	6	4	4	1	6	0	1	10
Brian Winters, MIL	14	4	7	0	0	4	1	0	2	8
Artis Gilmore, CHI	13	2	4	6	8	2	0	2	1	10
Bob Lanier, DET	4	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1
Totals	240	51	102	23	32	45	36	6	29	125

Eastern Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
Randy Smith, BUF	29	11	14	5	6	7	6	0	5	27
Dave Cowens, BOS	28	7	9	0	0	14	5	0	5	14
Julius Erving, PHI	27	3	14	10	12	8	3	1	1	16
Doug Collins, PHI	27	3	8	8	11	5	8	0	3	14
Truck Robinson, NOJ	24	3	7	1	2	6	1	0	2	7
John Havlicek, BOS	22	5	8	0	0	3	1	0	2	10
Larry Kenon, SAS	20	8	15	0	0	4	0	0	0	16
Bob McAdoo, NYK	20	7	14	0	0	4	0	0	2	14
George Gervin, SAS	18	4	11	1	3	2	1	1	2	9
Moses Malone, HOU	14	1	1	2	4	4	1	0	1	4
Elvin Hayes, WSB	11	1	7	0	0	4	0	0	4	2
Pete Maravich, NOJ (injured)
Totals	240	53	108	27	38	61	26	2	27	133

Score by periods

Score by periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
West	39	27	34	25	125
East	28	29	35	41	133

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 250. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• basketball-reference.com. "1978 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.