1981 NBA All-Star Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
East	23	39	36	26	123
West	27	31	30	32	120

Date

February 1, 1981

Arena

Coliseum at Richfield

City

Richfield Township, Ohio

MVP

Nate Archibald

Attendance

20,239

Network

CBS

Announcers

Gary Bender, Bill Russell, and Rick Barry

NBA All-Star Game

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The 1981 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played February 1, 1981, at Coliseum at Richfield in Richfield Township, 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).

Injury replacements: Eastern Conference — Cleveland forward Mike Mitchell for Atlanta forward Dan Roundfield (right calf); Western Conference — none.

Team rosters

Western Conference

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

Eastern Conference

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

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
Western Conference	27	31	30	32	120
Eastern Conference	23	38	36	26	123

Halftime— East, 61–58
Third Quarter— East, 97–88
Officials: Paul Mihalak and Darell Garretson.
Attendance: 20,239.

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Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

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Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City San Antonio Utah

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Color commentators	John Andariese Rick Barry Hubie Brown Elgin Baylor James Brown Quinn Buckner Doug Collins Billy Cunningham Terry Dischinger Len Elmore Keith Erickson John Havlicek Tom Heinsohn Rod Hundley Gus Johnson Steve Jones Sonny Jurgensen Stu Lantz Kevin Loughery Pete Maravich Jon McGlocklin Dick Motta Jeff Mullins Billy Packer Bill Raftery Cal Ramsey Oscar Robertson Mendy Rudolph Bill Russell Cazzie Russell Larry Steele Lenny Wilkens

Sideline reporters	Charlsie Cantey Jane Chastain Irv Cross Jim Gray Sonny Hill Andrea Joyce Pat O'Brien Lesley Visser

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Music

"Last Night" (1975–1976)
Two Points (1977–1978)
"Chase" (1978–1979)
"Alive Again" (1979-1981)
"Whatever We Imagine" (1986)
"Back in the High Life Again" (1987)
"The Famous Final Scene" (1988)
"Sweet Freedom" (1989)
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (1989)
"Theme from The Last Waltz" (1990)

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Rivalries	Celtics–Lakers Lakers–Pistons

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