1976 ABA All-Star Game
The 1976 ABA All Star Game was the ninth and final
New York Nets, 4 games to 2.)[3]
The 12 All-Stars originally selected included the Nuggets' David Thompson, Bobby Jones, and Ralph Simpson. Coaches replaced them on the all-star squad with Maurice Lucas of Kentucky, Larry Kenon of the San Antonio Spurs , and Don Buse of the Indiana Pacers.[2]
Pre-game entertainment was provided by Glen Campbell and Charlie Rich.[4]
Halftime of the All Star Game saw the first-ever
its All-Star Game events
starting in 1984 (also hosted by the Denver Nuggets).
Denver's 52 fourth quarter points was a record for an ABA All-Star Game and capped a 144–138 comeback win.[4] It was the highest-scoring game in ABA All-Star history. Thompson was named the MVP.[1]
This was the final ABA All Star Game, due to the
ABA-NBA merger
in June 1976.
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Denver | 32 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 144 |
| All-Stars | 31 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 138 |
All-Stars
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Brian Taylor, NYA | 29 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Artis Gilmore, KEN | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Julius Erving, NYA | 25 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| James Silas, SAA | 23 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Billy Knight, INA | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Billy Paultz, SAA | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Larry Kenon, SAA | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Ron Boone, SSL | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| George Gervin, SAA | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Maurice Lucas, KEN | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Buse, INA | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Marvin Barnes, SSL | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Team Totals | 240 | 56 | 104 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 51 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 138 |
Denver
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Ralph Simpson, DEN | 37 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| David Thompson, DEN | 34 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| Dan Issel, DEN | 31 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Bobby Jones, DEN | 29 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Claude Terry, DEN | 25 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Chuck Williams, DEN | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Byron Beck, DEN | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Gus Gerard, DEN | 17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Monte Towe, DEN | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roger Brown, DEN | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| James Foster, DEN | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 240 | 52 | 112 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 50 | 55 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 144 |
- Halftime — All-Stars, 56-55
- Third Quarter — All-Stars, 97-92
- Officials: Ed Middleton
- Attendance: 17,798.
References
- ^ .
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Remember the ABA: 1975-76 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Remember the ABA: American Basketball Association All-Star Games Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dr. J dunks
- ^ The One That Started It All
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 260. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1976 ABA All-Star Game". Retrieved September 11, 2013.
