1987 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game

1987 NBA All-Star Game
1234OT Total
East 333242339 149
West 2941304014 154
DateFebruary 8, 1987
ArenaKingdome
Seattle Center Coliseum (All-Star Saturday)
CitySeattle
MVPTom Chambers
(West)
National anthemJeffrey Osborne
Attendance34,275
Network
  • CBS (All-Star Game)
  • TBS (All-Star Saturday)
Announcers
  • Dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn
  • Bob Neal and Rick Barry (All-Star Saturday)
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The 37th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 8, 1987, at Seattle's Kingdome. Seattle SuperSonics power forward Tom Chambers was the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP).

The Eastern Conference team consisted of the Washington Bullets' Moses Malone and Jeff Malone, the Philadelphia 76ers' Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks and Charles Barkley, the Boston Celtics' Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, the Detroit Pistons' Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer, the Atlanta Hawks' Dominique Wilkins and the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan.

In addition to game MVP Tom Chambers, the Western Conference team featured the Los Angeles Lakers' Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Golden State Warriors' Sleepy Floyd and Joe Barry Carroll, the Dallas Mavericks' Rolando Blackman and Mark Aguirre, the San Antonio Spurs' Alvin Robertson, the Phoenix Suns' Walter Davis, the Denver Nuggets' Alex English and the Houston Rockets' Akeem Olajuwon. Houston's Ralph Sampson was selected but unable to play due to injury.

The coach of the Eastern team was Boston's K.C. Jones. The coach of the Western team was the Lakers' Pat Riley.

Rosters

Eastern Conference All-Stars
Pos. Player Team Appearance Votes
Starters
G Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 3rd 1,141,733
G Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers 11th 819,468
F Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks 2nd 1,029,131
F Larry Bird Boston Celtics 8th 902,701
C Moses Malone Washington Bullets 10th 565,491
Reserves
F Kevin McHale Boston Celtics 3rd 455,859
G Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 6th 713,173
F Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 1st 479,176
G Jeff Malone Washington Bullets 2nd 206,255
C Bill Laimbeer Detroit Pistons 4th 432,104
C Robert Parish Boston Celtics 7th 510,471
G Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia 76ers 3rd 174,512
Head coach: K. C. Jones (Boston Celtics)
Western Conference All-Stars
Pos. Player Team Appearance Votes
Starters
G Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 7th 949,304
G Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs 2nd 457,251
F James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers 2nd 588,778
F Ralph SampsonDNP Houston Rockets 4th 611,480
C Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 3rd 792,148
Reserves
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers 17th 572,779
G Rolando Blackman Dallas Mavericks 3rd 307,838
G Sleepy Floyd Golden State Warriors 1st --
C Joe Barry Carroll Golden State Warriors 1st --
F Mark Aguirre Dallas Mavericks 2nd 339,337
G/F Walter Davis Phoenix Suns 6th --
F Alex English Denver Nuggets 6th 343,348
F Tom ChambersST Seattle SuperSonics 1st --
Head coach: Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers)

  • ^DNP Ralph Sampson was unable to play due to injury. Tom Chambers was selected as his replacement.
  • ^ST Western Conference head coach Pat Riley chose Tom Chambers to start in place of the injured Sampson.

Score by periods

Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 OT Final
West 29 41 30 40 14 154
East 33 32 42 33 9 149
  • Halftime— West, 70-65
  • Third Quarter— East, 107-100
  • Officials: Jess Kersey and Hue Hollins
  • Attendance: 34,275.

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External links

  • 1987 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1987 NBA All-Star Game Voting
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