1971 NBA All Star Game
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Type Of Activity
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NBA All- Star Game
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Location
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Location
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San Diego California
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Date of Activity
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Jan 12 1971
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Coordinates
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32°45′19″N 117°12′44″W
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Being assigned to the Western White House did have many perks for all of us that were on the staff. The White House Press Corp did obtain some passes to sporting events in San Diego. I was able to take Don and Bob with me to a San Diego Chargers football game, but in Jan. the 1971 NBA All-star game was held at the San Diego Sports Arena. We found out that some of us had Press Passes and our seats were on the floor under one of the baskets! Any thoughts of basketball as being a non-contact sport soon was replaced after I saw the activity that took place under the basket, pushing, shoving , elbows and most of all when Billy Cunningham drove to the basket he met with Wilt Chamberlain’s finger in his left eye. It was a great game and with only 48 seconds left to play, Milwaukee's Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) scored on a 5-foot jumper and converted a free throw to give the West a 108-107 victory over the East. MVP honors, however, went to Seattle Supersonics’ player-coach Lenny Wilkens, the leading scorer with 21 points!
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| Entrance to San Diego Sports Arena |
It was great to watch so many future Hall of Fame players’ play in this game!
1971 All-Star Game Box score
West 108, East 107
GAME 21: at San Diego, Jan. 12, 1971
MVP: Lenny Wilkens
MVP: Lenny Wilkens
EAST ALL-STARS (107)
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Player, Team
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Min.
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FGM
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FGA
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FTM
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FTA
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Reb.
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Ast.
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Pts.
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Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia
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19
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2
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8
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1
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2
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4
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3
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5
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John Havlicek, Boston
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24
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6
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12
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0
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2
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3
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2
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12
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Willis Reed, New York
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27
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5
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16
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4
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6
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13
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1
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14
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Earl Monroe, Baltimore
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18
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3
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9
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0
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0
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5
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2
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6
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Walt Frazier, New York
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26
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3
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9
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0
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0
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6
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5
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6
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Johnny Green, Cincinnati
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7
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2
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3
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0
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1
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2
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0
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4
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Dave DeBusschere, New York
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19
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4
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7
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0
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0
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7
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3
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8
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Lou Hudson, Atlanta
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17
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6
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13
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2
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3
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3
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1
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14
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Gus Johnson, Baltimore
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23
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5
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12
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2
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2
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4
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2
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12
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John Johnson, Cleveland
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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Bob Kauffman, Buffalo
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4
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Wes Unseld, Baltimore
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21
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4
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9
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0
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0
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10
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2
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8
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Tom Van Arsdale, Cincinnati
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11
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4
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8
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0
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2
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2
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1
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8
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Jo Jo White, Boston
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22
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5
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10
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0
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0
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9
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2
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10
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Totals
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240
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49
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118
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9
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18
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68
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25
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107
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WEST ALL-STARS (108)
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Player, Team
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Min.
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FGM
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FGA
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FTM
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FTA
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Reb.
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Ast.
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Pts.
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Connie Hawkins, Phoenix
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Jerry Lucas, San Francisco
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29
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5
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9
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2
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2
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9
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4
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12
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
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30
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8
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16
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3
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4
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14
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1
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19
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Dave Bing, Detroit
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19
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2
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7
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0
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0
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2
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2
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4
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Jerry West, Los Angeles
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20
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2
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4
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1
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3
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1
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9
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5
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Elvin Hayes, San Diego
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19
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4
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13
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2
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3
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4
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2
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10
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Bob Love, Chicago
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21
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6
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12
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4
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5
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4
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0
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16
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Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles
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18
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1
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1
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0
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0
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8
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5
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2
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Jeff Mullins, San Francisco
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Geoff Petrie, Portland
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5
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0
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3
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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Oscar Robertson, Milwaukee
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24
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2
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6
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1
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3
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2
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2
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5
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Dick Van Arsdale, Phoenix
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12
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2
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4
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0
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1
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5
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3
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4
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Chet Walker, Chicago
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19
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3
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9
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4
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5
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3
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1
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10
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Lenny Wilkens, Seattle
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20
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8
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11
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5
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5
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1
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1
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21
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Totals
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240
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43
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95
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22
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31
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53
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31
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108
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Score by Periods:
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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Totals
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East
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26
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34
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23
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24
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107
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West
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30
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32
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20
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26
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108
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Coaches: East: Red Holzman, West: Larry Costello.
Referees: Mendy Rudolph and Ed Rush.
Attendance: 14,378.
Referees: Mendy Rudolph and Ed Rush.
Attendance: 14,378.
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