1985 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 40282943 140
East 35332437 129
DateFebruary 10, 1985
ArenaHoosier Dome
Market Square Arena (All-Star Saturday)
CityIndianapolis
MVPRalph Sampson
National anthemUnited States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club
Attendance43,146
Network
Announcers
NBA All-Star Game
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The 35th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 10, 1985, at the Hoosier Dome[1] in Indianapolis. The coaches were K. C. Jones (Boston Celtics) for the East, and Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers) for the West. The MVP was Ralph Sampson, Houston (29 minutes, 24 points, 10 rebounds).

Western Conference

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPTS
Starters
Adrian Dantley, Utah Jazz2326662110
Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets2910154610124
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers23510126111
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers317147851521
George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs251012343123
Reserves
Alex English, Denver Nuggets140300210
Norm Nixon, Los Angeles Clippers1957122811
Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns1578225016
Rolando Blackman, Dallas Mavericks23714123215
Jack Sikma, Seattle SuperSonics120200200
Calvin Natt, Denver Nuggets111312313
Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets152226516
Totals240569628404832140

Eastern Conference

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPTS
Starters
Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers23515224312
Larry Bird, Boston Celtics31816568221
Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers33210361217
Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons25914112522
Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls222934627
Reserves
Micheal Ray Richardson, New Jersey Nets132812215
Robert Parish, Boston Celtics102500614
Bernard King, New York Knicks22610127113
Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks221566548
Terry Cummings, Milwaukee Bucks16717347017
Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics123722638
Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Pistons112412315
Jeff Ruland, Washington Bullets (injured)
Totals2404912028376824129

Score by periods

  • Halftime— Tied, 68-68
  • Third Quarter— West, 97-92

NBA All-Star Legends Classic

Slam Dunk Contest

The 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is widely heralded as one of the greatest dunk contests of all time. It featured two of the highest flyers of the time, Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. The other participants of the contest included Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Darrell Griffith, Larry Nance, Terence Stansbury, and Orlando Woolridge. Both Nance and Erving had first round byes due to their finishing first and second in the previous year's contest.

First round

The first round was highlighted with the only perfect score of 50 for the round by Terence Stansbury. The judges gave him a perfect score on a 360 statue of liberty dunk. The other two highs from the round were two 49's both performed by Dominique Wilkins. Clyde Drexler 122, Darrell Griffith 126, and Orlando Woolridge 124 were eliminated after the first round. Michael Jordan 130, Terence Stansbury 130, and Dominique Wilkins 145 all advanced.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals only had one perfect score of 50 and it was scored by Michael Jordan on his last dunk when he jumped from the free throw line and slammed it home with one hand. Both Terence Stansbury and Dominique Wilkins each scored a 49 in this round. The two that advanced to the finals were Michael Jordan 142 and Dominique Wilkins 140. Julius Erving 132, Larry Nance 131, and Terence Stansbury 136 were all eliminated.

Finals

In the final round Dominique Wilkins scored two 50s. On the first Wilkins bounced off the backboard and reversed it home with two hands. On the second he performed a huge two hand windmill dunk that sealed the victory for him. The final scores were Michael Jordan 136 and Dominique Wilkins 147. This was the first of many battles for slam dunk supremacy fought between Jordan and Wilkins, with round one going to Wilkins.

References

  1. Montieth, Mark (June 7, 2011). "'84 Olympic exhibition was a key moment | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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