The 1981 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played February 1, 1981, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. This was the 31st edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1980–81 NBA season. Coaches: Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference) and John MacLeod, Phoenix Suns (Western Conference); MVP: Nate Archibald, Boston (25 minutes, 9 points and 9 assists).
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| Date | February 1, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Richfield Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Richfield | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Nate Archibald | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,239 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Gary Bender (Play by Play) Bill Russell and Rick Barry (Color) Hot Rod Hundley (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Injury replacements: Eastern Conference — Cleveland forward Mike Mitchell for Atlanta forward Dan Roundfield (right calf); Western Conference — none.
Team rosters
editWestern Conference
edit| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Walter Davis, PHO | 22 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Adrian Dantley, UTA | 21 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Paul Westphal, SEA | 25 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| George Gervin, SA | 24 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jamaal Wilkes, LA | 25 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Moses Malone, HOU | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Truck Robinson, PHO | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Sikma, SEA | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Dennis Johnson, PHO | 24 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Otis Birdsong, KC | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 240 | 46 | 90 | 28 | 33 | 51 | 22 | 120 |
Eastern Conference
edit| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Larry Bird, BOS | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 29 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Artis Gilmore, CHI | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Eddie Johnson, ATL | 28 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Reggie Theus, CHI | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Nate Archibald, BOS | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Robert Parish, BOS | 25 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| Bobby Jones, PHI | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Marques Johnson, MIL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson, NY | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Mike Mitchell, CLE | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Dan Roundfield, ATL (injured) | ||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 49 | 103 | 25 | 32 | 48 | 30 | 123 |
Score by periods
edit| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Western Conference | 27 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 120 |
| Eastern Conference | 23 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 123 |
- Halftime— East, 61–58
- Third Quarter— East, 97–88
- Officials: Paul Mihalak and Darell Garretson.
- Attendance: 20,239.
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