1970 NBA All-Star Game explained
1970 NBA All-Star Game |
Visitor: | West |
Home: | East |
Visitor Total: | 135 |
Home Total: | 142 |
Visitor Qtr1: | 21 |
Visitor Qtr2: | 38 |
Visitor Qtr3: | 26 |
Visitor Qtr4: | 50 |
Home Qtr1: | 36 |
Home Qtr2: | 35 |
Home Qtr3: | 35 |
Home Qtr4: | 36 |
Date: | January 20, 1970 |
Arena: | Spectrum |
City: | Philadelphia |
Attendance: | 15,244 |
Mvp: | Willis Reed |
Network: | ABC |
Announcers: | Chris Schenkel Jack Twyman |
Prev Year: | 1969 |
Next Year: | 1971 |
The 1970 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, on January 20, 1970. Bob Rule was the replacement for the injured Nate Thurmond of the San Francisco Warriors. The MVP was Willis Reed. The coaches were Red Holzman (East), Richie Guerin (West). The game was broadcast by ABC, with Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman commentating.
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 |
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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 |
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Score by periods
Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
East | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 142 |
West | 21 | 38 | 26 | 50 | 135 |
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References
- Book: The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia . Villard Books . 1994 . 247 . 0-679-43293-0.
- Web site: basketball-reference.com . 1970 NBA All-Star Game . 2008-07-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220220136/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1970.html . 2011-02-20 .