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| Date | February 3, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Spectrum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dave Bing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,511 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Mendy Rudolph | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 NBA All Star Game, also known as the 26th Annual NBA All Star Game, was an exhibition basketball game played on February 3, 1976, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia 76ers. It was the third NBA All-Star game to be held at Philadelphia—following the 1960 (hosted by the Philadelphia Warriors) and 1970 games—and the second hosted by the 76ers, which hosted its first in 1961 as the Syracuse Nationals. It also marked the final All-Star Game held at the Spectrum. It was also the final NBA All-Star Game played on a weekday, being played on a Tuesday, before the NBA switching All-Star games to a Sunday game the following season, as well as the final one before the ABA–NBA merger. Philadelphia hosted three of the major four league All-Star Games (the NFL's Pro Bowl in New Orleans was the exception) in honor of the Bicenntenial.
The East All-Stars beat the West All-Stars 123–109. Dave Bing of the Washington Bullets was named the Most Valuable Player.
Coaches
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Tom Heinsohn, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Al Attles, head coach of the Western Conference leader Golden State Warriors, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars.
Roster
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Elvin Hayes, WAS | 31 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Bob McAdoo, BUF | 29 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| Dave Bing, WAS | 26 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Dave Cowens, BOS | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 21 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Doug Collins, PHI | 20 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| George McGinnis, PHI | 19 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Walt Frazier, NY | 19 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jo Jo White, BOS | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Randy Smith, BUF | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich, HOU | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Drew, ATL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 240 | 52 | 107 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 123 |
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA | 36 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| Nate Archibald, KC | 30 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Rick Barry, GS | 28 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| Bob Dandridge, MIL | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Fred Brown, SEA | 24 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Scott Wedman, KC | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Brian Winters, MIL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamaal Wilkes, GS | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Norm Van Lier, CHI | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Smith, GS | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Alvan Adams, PHO | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curtis Rowe, DET | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 240 | 46 | 103 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 109 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 28 | 17 | 38 | 40 | 123 |
| West | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 109 |
- Halftime— West, 50–45
- Third Quarter— East, 83–80
- Officials: Paul Mihalak and Darell Garretson
- Attendance: 17,511
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 249. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1976 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.