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| Date | February 13, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | MECCA Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Milwaukee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Julius Erving | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,938 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Billy Cunningham | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 13, 1977, at MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, home of the Milwaukee Bucks. This was the 27th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and the first to be played after the ABA-NBA merger.[1] It was the first time the NBA All-Star Game was played on a Sunday afternoon after the previous 26 games had been played in the evening.[2]
The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 125–124. Julius Erving, in his first NBA All-Star Game, was awarded the Most Valuable Player trophy by league commissioner Larry O'Brien, becoming only the second player to win the award despite losing.[3]