Exhibition basketball game
The 1976 NBA All Star Game was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia , on February 3, 1976. Philadelphia hosted three of the major four league All-Star games in honor of the Bicenntenial.
Dave Bing was the MVP.
It was also the final NBA All-Star Game played on a weekday, before switching to a Sunday game the following season , as well as the final one before the ABA-NBA merger .
Tom Heinsohn , head coach of the Boston Celtics , qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Al Attles , head coach of the Golden State Warriors , qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars.
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST BLK PFS PTS
Elvin Hayes , WAS 31
6
14
0
2
10
1
0
5
12
Bob McAdoo , BUF 29
10
14
2
4
7
1
0
5
22
Dave Bing , WAS26
7
11
2
2
3
4
0
1
16
Dave Cowens , BOS 23
6
13
4
5
16
1
0
3
16
John Havlicek , BOS21
3
10
3
3
2
2
0
0
9
Doug Collins , PHI 20
5
10
2
2
6
3
0
3
12
George McGinnis , PHI19
4
9
2
4
7
2
0
2
10
Walt Frazier , NY 19
2
7
4
4
2
3
0
0
8
Jo Jo White , BOS16
3
7
0
0
1
1
0
1
6
Randy Smith , BUF15
4
7
0
0
1
3
1
0
8
Rudy Tomjanovich , HOU 12
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
John Drew , ATL 9
1
3
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
Totals
240
52
107
19
26
61
21
1
24
123
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST BLK PFS PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , LA 36
9
16
4
4
15
3
3
3
22
Nate Archibald , KC 30
5
13
3
3
5
7
0
0
13
Rick Barry , GS 28
6
15
5
5
4
2
0
5
17
Bob Dandridge , MIL 27
5
10
0
0
6
0
0
4
10
Fred Brown , SEA 24
7
13
0
0
0
1
0
3
14
Scott Wedman , KC20
4
5
0
0
6
2
0
2
8
Brian Winters , MIL16
1
5
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
Jamaal Wilkes , GS14
3
9
2
2
4
2
0
0
8
Norm Van Lier , CHI 14
1
4
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
Phil Smith , GS12
3
7
1
4
1
0
0
1
7
Alvan Adams , PHO 11
2
4
0
0
3
0
0
1
4
Curtis Rowe , DET 8
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
Totals
240
46
103
17
22
49
18
4
25
109
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
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