The 1982 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on January 31, 1982, at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the New Jersey Nets. This was the 32nd edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1981–82 NBA season. This was the first and, to date, only All-Star Game to be held in New Jersey, as well as the only full All-Star Game the Nets have ever hosted, as the team would later relocate to Brooklyn, New York City, in 2012 and hosted only the 2015 NBA All-Star Friday and Saturday events there.
The head coaches were Bill Fitch of the Boston Celtics for the East and Pat Riley of the Los Angeles Lakers for the West, as both the Celtics and Lakers led their respective conferences at the end of January. The East won the game, 120–118. Larry Bird was named the game's MVP for his 4th quarter heroics during crunch time.
Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS George Gervin, SAS 27 5 14 0 0 2 2 6 1 3 3 12 Gus Williams, SEA 26 9 19 0 1 4 4 2 9 0 1 22 Magic Johnson, LAL 23 5 9 0 0 6 7 4 7 0 5 16 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL 22 1 10 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 Adrian Dantley, UTA 21 6 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 12 Jack Sikma, SEA 21 5 11 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 10 Moses Malone, HOU 20 5 11 0 0 2 6 11 0 1 2 12 Lonnie Shelton, SEA 20 3 3 0 0 1 2 9 1 0 4 7 Norm Nixon, LAL 19 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 Dennis Johnson, PHO 15 0 2 0 0 1 2 5 1 2 1 1 Bernard King, GSW 14 2 7 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 6 Alex English, DEN 12 2 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 4 Totals 240 50 114 0 1 18 26 60 25 10 27 118
Eastern Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS Julius Erving, PHI 32 7 16 0 0 2 4 8 2 2 4 16 Larry Bird, BOS 28 7 12 0 0 5 8 12 5 1 3 19 Nate Archibald, BOS 23 2 5 0 0 2 2 2 7 0 3 6 Sidney Moncrief, MIL 22 3 11 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 6 Buck Williams, NJN 22 2 7 0 0 0 2 10 1 2 0 4 Robert Parish, BOS 20 9 12 0 0 3 4 7 1 2 2 21 Micheal Ray Richardson, NYK 20 5 10 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 10 Isiah Thomas, DET 17 5 7 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 1 12 Artis Gilmore, CHI 16 3 6 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 4 7 Kelly Tripucka, DET 15 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 Bobby Jones, PHI 14 2 5 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 2 5 Bob Lanier, MIL 11 3 7 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 3 8 Dan Roundfield, ATL (injured) Totals 240 51 105 0 0 18 31 57 30 9 28 120
Score by periods Score by periods: 1234Final West 39 22 28 29 118 East 34 29 27 30 120
Halftime— East, 63–61 Third Quarter— East, 90–89 Attendance: 20,149.
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