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| Date | January 23, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Chicago Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dave Cowens | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,527 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel and Bill Russell | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 23rd NBA All-Star Basketball Game was an exhibition basketball game played on January 23, 1973, at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. This was the first NBA All-Star Game to be held in Chicago.
The East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars 104–84, with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics winning the Most Valuable Player award. Cowens scored 15 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and dished 1 assist. This was the last All-Star Game in which a team scored fewer than 100 points.
Coaches
Bill Sharman, head coach of the Western Conference leader Los Angeles Lakers, was named as coach for the Western All-Stars. Tom Heinsohn, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics, was named as coach for the Eastern All-Stars. This marks the second straight year that Sharman and Heinsohn have coached at the All-Star Game.
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Dave Cowens, BOS | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Walt Frazier, NYK | 26 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Dave DeBusschere, NYK | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Lenny Wilkens, CLE | 24 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 22 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Pete Maravich, ATL | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Jo Jo White, BOS | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Elvin Hayes, BAL | 16 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bill Bradley, NYK | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wes Unseld, BAL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Marin, HOU | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Hudson, ATL | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Kauffman, BUF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| John Block, PHI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 240 | 47 | 113 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 24 | 16 | 104 |
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Nate Archibald, KCO | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Sidney Wicks, POR | 24 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Spencer Haywood, SEA | 22 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, LAL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry West, LAL | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Bing, DET | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chet Walker, CHI | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gail Goodrich, LAL | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nate Thurmond, GSW | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Charlie Scott, PHO | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lanier, DET | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Bob Love, CHI | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Dandridge, MIL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Connie Hawkins, PHO | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, MIL (DNP) | |||||||||
| Rick Barry, GSW (injured) | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 33 | 88 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 19 | 21 | 84 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 27 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 104 |
| West | 27 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 84 |
- Halftime— East, 50–45
- Third Quarter— East, 76–65
- Officials: Richie Powers and Jake O'Donnell
- Attendance: 17,527.
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 248. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1973 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2008.