1989 NBA All-Star Game

1989 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 31 28 37 38 134 West 47 40 24 32 143
Date	February 12, 1989
Arena	MVP	Karl Malone (West)
National anthem	Natalie Cole
Attendance	44,735
Network	CBS (All-Star Game) TBS (All-Star Saturday)
Announcers	Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown Bob Neal and Rick Barry (All-Star Saturday)
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The 39th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was held at

The east was composed of

The game set a new NBA All-Star attendance record. Neither Magic Johnson nor Larry Bird played, though both were still active in the NBA. Johnson was selected, but sat out due to injuries and was replaced by Abdul-Jabbar. Though he only scored 4 points, the game ended with Abdul-Jabbar hitting the final shot of the game, a sky hook.

The game featured a rap by rap group Ultramagnetic MCs that named each all-star and each coach. The rap was broadcast immediately before the start of the game.

The coaches were Lenny Wilkens for the East and Pat Riley for the West.

Rosters

• ^DNP Magic Johnson was unable to play due to injury. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was selected as his replacement.
• ^ST Western Conference head coach Pat Riley chose John Stockton to start in place of the injured Johnson.

Score by periods

• Halftime— West, 87-59
• Third Quarter— West, 111-96
• Officials:
  Hugh Evans, Dick Bavetta, and Bill Saar
• Attendance: 44,735 (NBA All-Star Record)

• This 6th straight edition featuring the East from the likes of
  Tiny Archibald, Oscar Robertson, Jamaal Wilkes, Zelmo Beaty, Hot Rod Hundley, and Tom McMillen
  .
• The West featured the likes of Calvin Murphy, Mike Newlin, Don Chaney, Earl Monroe, Lucious Jackson, Clifford Ray, Rick Barry, Elvin Hayes, Rudy Tomjanovich, and Dan Issel.

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