Index
NBA All Star Game
1971-SAN DIEGO

Kareem Abdul Jabbar (in that moment known as Lew Alcindor) with a short shot and an additional free throw with 48 seconds left, gave the triumph to the West.
The MVP was Lenny Wilkens, who made 21 points in 20 minutes (8-11 FG and 5-5 FT). He led West in a key 14-1.
In 1971, Lenny Wilkens was the player-trainer in the Seattle SuperSonics.
  DATE: 12 January 1971
  RESULT: East 107- West 108
  MVP: Lenny Wilkens
  BEST PLAYERS: EAST Willis Reed and Lou Hudson 14 points, Willis Reed 13 rebounds, Walt Frazier 5 assists.
                              WEST Lenny Wilkens 21 points, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 rebounds, Jerry West 9 assists.
  PUBLIC: 14378 spectators.
  COACHES: Red Holzman (East) and Larry Costello (West).

BOXSCORE
EAST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Billy Cunningham Philadelphia
19
2
8
1
2
4
3
5
John Havlicek Boston
24
6
12
0
2
3
2
12
Willis Reed New York
27
5
16
4
6
13
1
14
Earl Monroe Baltimore
18
3
9
0
0
5
2
6
Walt Frazier New York
26
3
9
0
0
6
5
6
Johnny Green Cincinnati
7
2
3
0
1
2
0
4
Dave DeBusschere New York
19
4
7
0
0
7
3
8
Lou Hudson Atlanta
17
6
13
2
3
3
1
14
Gus Johnson Baltimore
23
5
12
2
2
4
2
12
John Johnson Cleveland
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Bob Kauffman Buffalo
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Wes Unseld Baltimore
21
4
9
0
0
10
2
8
Tom Van Arsdale Cincinnati
11
4
8
0
2
2
1
8
Jo Jo White Boston
22
5
10
0
0
9
2
10
 
TOTALS
240
49
118
9
18
68
25
107

WEST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Connie Hawkins Phoenix
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jerry Lucas San Francisco
29
5
9
2
2
9
4
12
Kareem-Abdul Jabbar Milwauke
30
8
16
3
4
14
1
19
Dave Bing Detroit
19
2
7
0
0
2
2
4
Jerry West Los Angeles
20
2
4
1
3
1
9
5
Elvin Hayes San Diego
19
4
13
2
3
4
2
10
Bob Love Chicago
21
6
12
4
5
4
0
16
Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles
18
1
1
0
0
8
5
2
Jeff Mullins San Francisco
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Geoff Petrie Portland
5
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
Oscar Robertson Milwauke
24
2
6
1
3
2
2
5
Dick Van Arsdale Phoenix
12
2
4
0
1
5
3
4
Chet Walker Chicago
19
3
9
4
5
3
1
10
Lenny Wilkens Seattle
20
8
11
5
5
1
1
21
 
TOTALS
240
43
95
22
31
53
31
108

Score By Periods
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Totals
East
26
34
23
24
107
West
30
32
20
26
108