| 1981 NBA All-Star Game | |
| Visitor: | East |
| Home: | West |
| Visitor Total: | 123 |
| Home Total: | 120 |
| Visitor Qtr1: | 23 |
| Visitor Qtr2: | 39 |
| Visitor Qtr3: | 36 |
| Visitor Qtr4: | 26 |
| Home Qtr1: | 27 |
| Home Qtr2: | 31 |
| Home Qtr3: | 30 |
| Home Qtr4: | 32 |
| Date: | February 1, 1981 |
| Arena: | Richfield Coliseum |
| City: | Richfield |
| Attendance: | 20,239 |
| Mvp: | Nate Archibald |
| Network: | CBS |
| Announcers: | Gary Bender (Play by Play) Bill Russell and Rick Barry (Color) Hot Rod Hundley (Sideline) |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
The 1981 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played February 1, 1981, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. This was the 31st edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1980–81 NBA season. Coaches: Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference) and John MacLeod, Phoenix Suns (Western Conference); MVP: Nate Archibald, Boston (25 minutes, 9 points and 9 assists).
Injury replacements: Eastern Conference — Cleveland forward Mike Mitchell for Atlanta forward Dan Roundfield (right calf); Western Conference — none.
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Walter Davis, PHO | 22 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Adrian Dantley, UTA | 21 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Paul Westphal, SEA | 25 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| George Gervin, SA | 24 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jamaal Wilkes, LA | 25 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Moses Malone, HOU | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Truck Robinson, PHO | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Sikma, SEA | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Dennis Johnson, PHO | 24 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Otis Birdsong, KC | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 240 | 46 | 90 | 28 | 33 | 51 | 22 | 120 |
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Larry Bird, BOS | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 29 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Artis Gilmore, CHI | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Eddie Johnson, ATL | 28 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Reggie Theus, CHI | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Nate Archibald, BOS | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Robert Parish, BOS | 25 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| Bobby Jones, PHI | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Marques Johnson, MIL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson, NY | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Mike Mitchell, CLE | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Dan Roundfield, ATL (injured) | ||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 49 | 103 | 25 | 32 | 48 | 30 | 123 |
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Western Conference | 27 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 120 |
| Eastern Conference | 23 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 123 |