The 21st Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played at the San Diego Sports Arena, in San Diego, California, the home of the San Diego Rockets, on January 12, 1971, during the 1970–71 NBA season, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of National Basketball Association. This was the only NBA All-Star Game held in San Diego to date. The Rockets relocated to Houston after the season, and the city did not host another All-Star Game despite the San Diego Clippers (now Los Angeles Clippers) playing there from 1978 to 1984.
The coach for the East team was Red Holzman of the New York Knicks and the West team was coached by Larry Costello of the Milwaukee Bucks, as both teams had led their respective conferences. Officials for the game were Mendy Rudolph and Ed T. Rush. The announced attendance was 14,378. The West beat the East 108–107. Lenny Wilkens of the Seattle SuperSonics was named the game's most valuable player, scoring 21 points.
Team rosters
Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS Lew Alcindor, MIL 30 8 16 3 4 14 1 2 19 Jerry Lucas, SFW 29 5 9 2 2 9 4 2 12 Oscar Robertson, MIL 24 2 6 1 3 2 2 3 5 Bob Love, CHI 21 6 12 4 5 4 0 2 16 Lenny Wilkens, SEA 20 8 11 5 5 1 1 1 21 Jerry West, LAL 20 2 4 1 3 1 9 1 5 Elvin Hayes, SDR 19 4 13 2 3 4 2 1 10 Chet Walker, CHI 19 3 9 4 5 3 1 1 10 Dave Bing, DET 19 2 7 0 0 2 2 1 4 Wilt Chamberlain, LAL 18 1 1 0 0 8 5 0 2 Dick Van Arsdale, PHO 12 2 4 0 1 5 3 1 4 Geoff Petrie, POR 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jeff Mullins, SFW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connie Hawkins, PHO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 43 95 22 31 53 31 15 108
Eastern Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS Willis Reed, NYK 27 5 16 4 6 13 1 3 14 Walt Frazier, NYK 26 3 9 0 0 6 5 2 6 John Havlicek, BOS 24 6 12 0 2 3 2 3 12 Gus Johnson, BAL 23 5 12 2 2 4 2 3 12 Jo Jo White, BOS 22 5 10 0 0 9 2 2 10 Wes Unseld, BAL 21 4 9 0 0 10 2 2 8 Dave DeBusschere, NYK 19 4 7 0 0 7 3 3 8 Billy Cunningham, PHI 19 2 8 1 2 4 3 1 5 Earl Monroe, BAL 18 3 9 0 0 5 2 3 6 Lou Hudson, ATL 17 6 13 2 3 3 1 3 14 Tom Van Arsdale, CIN 11 4 8 0 2 2 1 1 8 Johnny Green, CIN 7 2 3 0 1 2 0 1 4 Bob Kauffman, BUF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Johnson, CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 240 49 118 9 18 68 25 27 107
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