The 35th Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 10, 1985, at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. This was the first NBA All-Star Game to be held in Indianapolis. This also marked the game's return to February since 1981 and to the state of Indiana since 1953, when it was hosted by the Fort Wayne Pistons (now Detroit Pistons). It was initially scheduled to be held at the Market Square Arena, home of the Indiana Pacers, but was moved to the Hoosier Dome, home of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts, to accommodate a crowd more than twice the arena's capacity, making it the first All-Star Game played in a non-NBA venue. The game had an attendance of 43,146, which was an NBA record until it was surpassed in 1989. The Saturday events such as the Slam Dunk Contest and other side events were still held at the Market Square Arena on February 9, 1985.

The West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars, 140–129. The MVP was Ralph Sampson of the Houston Rockets, with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Coaches

K. C. Jones, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics, coached the East team. Pat Riley, head coach of the Western Conference leader Los Angeles Lakers, coached the West team.

Roster Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTA REBASTPTSStartersAdrian Dantley, Utah Jazz 23 2 6 6 6 2 1 10Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets 29 10 15 4 6 10 1 24 23 5 10 1 2 6 1 11Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 31 7 14 7 8 5 15 21George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs 25 10 12 3 4 3 1 23ReservesAlex English, Denver Nuggets 14 0 3 0 0 2 1 0Norm Nixon, Los Angeles Clippers 19 5 7 1 2 2 8 11Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns 15 7 8 2 2 5 0 16Rolando Blackman, Dallas Mavericks 23 7 14 1 2 3 2 15Jack Sikma, Seattle SuperSonics 12 0 2 0 0 2 0 0Calvin Natt, Denver Nuggets 11 1 3 1 2 3 1 3Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets 15 2 2 2 6 5 1 6Totals 240 56 96 28 40 48 32 140

Eastern Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTA REBASTPTSStartersJulius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers 23 5 15 2 2 4 3 12Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 31 8 16 5 6 8 2 21Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers 33 2 10 3 6 12 1 7Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons 25 9 14 1 1 2 5 22Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 22 2 9 3 4 6 2 7ReservesMicheal Ray Richardson, New Jersey Nets 13 2 8 1 2 2 1 5Robert Parish, Boston Celtics 10 2 5 0 0 6 1 4Bernard King, New York Knicks 22 6 10 1 2 7 1 13Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks 22 1 5 6 6 5 4 8Terry Cummings, Milwaukee Bucks 16 7 17 3 4 7 0 17Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics 12 3 7 2 2 6 3 8Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Pistons 11 2 4 1 2 3 1 5Jeff Ruland, Washington Bullets (injured) Totals 240 49 120 28 37 68 24 129

Score by periods Halftime— Tied, 68–68 Third Quarter— West, 97–92

NBA All-Star Legends Classic This event returned after a successful run from 1984; here the East was represented by the likes of Earl Monroe, Pete Maravich, Zelmo Beaty, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Rick Barry, Tom Heinsohn, Nate Thurmond, George Yardley, Bob Davies and Bob Pettit. The West was represented by the likes of Roger Brown, John Havlicek, Mel Daniels, Tom Van Arsdale, Dick Van Arsdale, Oscar Robertson, Walt Bellamy, Connie Hawkins, Dave Bing, Bob Cousy and Red Kerr.

Slam Dunk Contest The Slam Dunk Contest was held on February 9, 1985, at the Market Square Arena.

Player Team First Round Semifinals Finals1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 F Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks 47 49 49 145 48 45 47 140 47 50 50 147 2 G/F Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 44 42 42 130 45 47 50 142 43 44 49 136 3 G Terence Stansbury Indiana Pacers 46 50 34 130 49 48 39 136 rowspan=3 colspan=4 4 F Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers Bye — 43 44 45 132 5 F Larry Nance Phoenix Suns Bye — 42 47 42 131 6 G Darrell Griffith Utah Jazz 38 42 46 126 rowspan=3 colspan=8 7 F Orlando Woolridge Chicago Bulls 40 43 41 124 8 G/F Clyde Drexler Portland Trail Blazers 39 39 44 122

Notes

References

External links 1985 NBA All Star Game Box Score 1985 NBA All Star Game Recap NBA.com Year by Year Results