1979 NBA All-Star Game

1979 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 36442430 134
East 27314031 129
DateFebruary 4, 1979
ArenaPontiac Silverdome
CityPontiac
MVPDavid Thompson
Attendance31,745
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersBrent Musburger, Steve Jones and John Havlicek
NBA All-Star Game
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The 1979 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 4, 1979, at the Pontiac Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan.

This was the first All-Star Game where no members from Boston Celtics or New York Knicks had been selected as All-Stars.

In addition, this was the first All-Star game held in a football or baseball dome as opposed to a traditional basketball arena; the Detroit Pistons were playing at the Pontiac Silverdome at that time.

The Western All-Stars defeated the Eastern All-Stars, 134–129. The MVP of the game was David Thompson, who scored 25 points. The game was officiated by John Vanak, Jack Madden, and Hugh Evans.