1976 NBA All-Star Game

The 1976 NBA All Star Game was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, on February 3, 1976. Philadelphia hosted three of the major four league All-Star Games (the NFL's Pro Bowl in New Orleans was the exception) in honor of the Bicenntenial.

1976 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 28 17 38 40 123 West 23 27 30 29 109
Date	February 3, 1976
Arena	Spectrum
City	Philadelphia
MVP	Dave Bing
Attendance	17,511
Network	CBS
Announcers	Brent Musburger and Mendy Rudolph
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Dave Bing was the MVP.

It was also the final NBA All-Star Game played on a weekday, being played on a Tuesday, before the NBA switching All-Star games to a Sunday game the following season, as well as the final one before the ABA–NBA merger.

Coaches

Al Attles and Tom Heinsohn were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

Tom Heinsohn, head coach of the Boston Celtics, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Al Attles, head coach of the Golden State Warriors, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars.

Roster

Eastern Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
Elvin Hayes, WAS	31	6	14	0	2	10	1	0	5	12
Bob McAdoo, BUF	29	10	14	2	4	7	1	0	5	22
Dave Bing, WAS	26	7	11	2	2	3	4	0	1	16
Dave Cowens, BOS	23	6	13	4	5	16	1	0	3	16
John Havlicek, BOS	21	3	10	3	3	2	2	0	0	9
Doug Collins, PHI	20	5	10	2	2	6	3	0	3	12
George McGinnis, PHI	19	4	9	2	4	7	2	0	2	10
Walt Frazier, NY	19	2	7	4	4	2	3	0	0	8
Jo Jo White, BOS	16	3	7	0	0	1	1	0	1	6
Randy Smith, BUF	15	4	7	0	0	1	3	1	0	8
Rudy Tomjanovich, HOU	12	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	2
John Drew, ATL	9	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	2
Totals	240	52	107	19	26	61	21	1	24	123

Western Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	PFS	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA	36	9	16	4	4	15	3	3	3	22
Nate Archibald, KC	30	5	13	3	3	5	7	0	0	13
Rick Barry, GS	28	6	15	5	5	4	2	0	5	17
Bob Dandridge, MIL	27	5	10	0	0	6	0	0	4	10
Fred Brown, SEA	24	7	13	0	0	0	1	0	3	14
Scott Wedman, KC	20	4	5	0	0	6	2	0	2	8
Brian Winters, MIL	16	1	5	0	0	2	1	0	2	2
Jamaal Wilkes, GS	14	3	9	2	2	4	2	0	0	8
Norm Van Lier, CHI	14	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	3
Phil Smith, GS	12	3	7	1	4	1	0	0	1	7
Alvan Adams, PHO	11	2	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	4
Curtis Rowe, DET	8	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	1
Totals	240	46	103	17	22	49	18	4	25	109

Score by periods

Score by periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
East	28	17	38	40	123
West	23	27	30	29	109

• Halftime— West, 50–45
• Third Quarter— East, 83–80
• Officials: Paul Mihalak and Darell Garretson
• Attendance: 17,511

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 249. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• "1976 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.