1985 NBA All-Star Game explained

1985 NBA All-Star Game
Visitor:West
Visitor Qtr1:40
Visitor Qtr2:28
Visitor Qtr3:29
Visitor Qtr4:43
Visitor Total:140
Home Qtr1:35
Home Qtr2:33
Home Qtr3:24
Home Qtr4:37
Home Total:129
Date:February 10, 1985
Arena:Hoosier Dome
Market Square Arena (All-Star Saturday)
City:Indianapolis
Referee:Mike Mathis and Ed T. Rush
Attendance:43,146
Mvp:Ralph Sampson
Anthem:United States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club

The 35th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 10, 1985, at the Hoosier Dome[1] in Indianapolis. The coaches were K. C. Jones (Boston Celtics) for the East, and Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers) for the West. The MVP was Ralph Sampson, Houston (29 minutes, 24 points, 10 rebounds).

Western Conference

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPTS
Starters
23 2 6 6 6 2 1 10
29 10 15 4 6 10 1 24
23 5 10 1 2 6 1 11
31 7 14 7 8 5 15 21
25 10 12 3 4 3 1 23
Reserves
14 0 3 0 0 2 1 0
19 5 7 1 2 2 8 11
15 7 8 2 2 5 0 16
23 7 14 1 2 3 2 15
12 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
11 1 3 1 2 3 1 3
15 2 2 2 6 5 1 6
Totals 240 56 96 28 40 48 32 140

Eastern Conference

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPTS
Starters
23 5 15 2 2 4 3 12
31 8 16 5 6 8 2 21
33 2 10 3 6 12 1 7
25 9 14 1 1 2 5 22
22 2 9 3 4 6 2 7
Reserves
13 2 8 1 2 2 1 5
10 2 5 0 0 6 1 4
22 6 10 1 2 7 1 13
22 1 5 6 6 5 4 8
16 7 17 3 4 7 0 17
12 3 7 2 2 6 3 8
11 2 4 1 2 3 1 5
Jeff Ruland, Washington Bullets (injured)
Totals 240 49 120 28 37 68 24 129

Score by periods

NBA All-Star Legends Classic

Slam Dunk Contest

The 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is widely heralded as one of the greatest dunk contests of all time. It featured two of the highest flyers of the time, Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. The other participants of the contest included Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Darrell Griffith, Larry Nance, Terence Stansbury, and Orlando Woolridge. Both Nance and Erving had first round byes due to their finishing first and second in the previous year's contest.

First round

The first round was highlighted with the only perfect score of 50 for the round by Terence Stansbury. The judges gave him a perfect score on a 360 statue of liberty dunk. The other two highs from the round were two 49's both performed by Dominique Wilkins. Clyde Drexler 122, Darrell Griffith 126, and Orlando Woolridge 124 were eliminated after the first round. Michael Jordan 130, Terence Stansbury 130, and Dominique Wilkins 145 all advanced.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals only had one perfect score of 50 and it was scored by Michael Jordan on his last dunk when he jumped from the free throw line and slammed it home with one hand. Both Terence Stansbury and Dominique Wilkins each scored a 49 in this round. The two that advanced to the finals were Michael Jordan 142 and Dominique Wilkins 140. Julius Erving 132, Larry Nance 131, and Terence Stansbury 136 were all eliminated.

Finals

In the final round Dominique Wilkins scored two 50s. On the first Wilkins bounced off the backboard and reversed it home with two hands. On the second he performed a huge two hand windmill dunk that sealed the victory for him. The final scores were Michael Jordan 136 and Dominique Wilkins 147. This was the first of many battles for slam dunk supremacy fought between Jordan and Wilkins, with round one going to Wilkins.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montieth . Mark . 2011-06-07 . '84 Olympic exhibition was a key moment The Indianapolis Star indystar.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607125613/http://www.indystar.com/article/20080815/SPORTS03/808150307/-84-Olympic-exhibition-key-moment . 2011-06-07 . 2022-11-22 . The Indianapolis Star.