1973 ABA All-Star Game
Encyclopedia
GAME 6: at the Salt Palace
, Salt Lake City, Utah
, February 6, 1973
MVP: Warren Jabali
, Denver Rockets
Coaches: East:
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||STL||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|| Willie Wise
, UTS || 37 || 11 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 26
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|| Jimmy Jones
, UTS || 36 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 14
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|| George McGinnis
, IND || 34 || 10 || 15 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6 || 15 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 23
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|| Mel Daniels
, IND || 33 || 8 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 12 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 25
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|| Warren Jabali
, DNR || 31 || 7 || 12 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 16
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|| Chuck Williams
, SDC || 16 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5
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|| Zelmo Beaty
, UTS || 15 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 6
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|| Rich Jones
, DLC || 14 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
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|| Ralph Simpson
, DNR || 13 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6
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|| Stew Johnson
, SDC || 11 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
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|| Totals || 240 || 50 || 102 || 1 || 4 || 22 || 33 || 53 || 24 || 7 || 5 || 22 || 123
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|}
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||STL||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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|| Artis Gilmore
, KEN || 31 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 8 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 10
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|| Julius Erving
, VIR || 30 || 8 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 8 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 22
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|| Dan Issel
, KEN || 29 || 6 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14
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|| Bill Melchionni
, NYN || 24 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
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|| Mack Calvin
, CAR || 23 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 13
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|| Louie Dampier
, KEN || 23 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 10
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|| Joe Caldwell
, CAR || 23 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 7
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|| George Thompson
, MMT || 22 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10
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|| Billy Cunningham
, CAR || 20 || 9 || 12 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 18
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|| Billy Paultz
, NYN || 15 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3
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|| Totals || 240 || 43 || 95 || 0 || 2 || 25 || 31 || 56 || 24 || 4 || 4 || 29 || 111
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|}
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Score by Periods:|| 1||2||3||4||Final
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|| West || 28 || 24 || 32 || 39 || 123
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|| East || 28 || 37 || 27 || 19 || 111
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|}
Salt Palace
This article describes a large building in Utah. A one-story building made of locally mined salt blocks in Grand Saline, Texas is also called the "Salt Palace"....
, Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, February 6, 1973
MVP: Warren Jabali
Warren Jabali
Warren Jabali is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association from 1968 to 1975.-Early career:...
, Denver Rockets
Coaches: East:
- Larry BrownLarry Brown (basketball)Lawrence Harvey "Larry" Brown is an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats....
, Carolina CougarsCarolina CougarsCarolina Cougars was a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from late 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967. The Mavericks moved to North Carolina in late 1969 after two unsuccessful... - West: LaDell AndersenLaDell AndersenLaDell Andersen is a former professional and collegiate basketball coach.- Career :Andersen attended Utah State University, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was an All-Skyline Conference and an honorable mention All-American basketball player in 1951...
, Utah StarsUtah StarsThe Utah Stars was an American Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround.-History:...
Western Conference
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||STL||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| Willie Wise
Willie Wise
Willie M. Wise is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Drake University, Wise earned a spot on the American Basketball Association's Los Angeles Stars as a walk-on in 1969...
, UTS || 37 || 11 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 26
|-
|| Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones (basketball)
James "Jimmy" Jones is an American former professional basketball player who was a six-time All-Star in the American Basketball Association .A 6'4" guard/forward, Jones attended Grambling State University....
, UTS || 36 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 14
|-
|| George McGinnis
George McGinnis
George F. McGinnis is a retired American professional basketball player, most notably with the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association . He was drafted into the ABA from Indiana University in 1971...
, IND || 34 || 10 || 15 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6 || 15 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 23
|-
|| Mel Daniels
Mel Daniels
Melvin Joe Daniels is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6' 9" center, he played for the University of New Mexico Lobo men's basketball team from 1964-67...
, IND || 33 || 8 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 12 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 25
|-
|| Warren Jabali
Warren Jabali
Warren Jabali is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association from 1968 to 1975.-Early career:...
, DNR || 31 || 7 || 12 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 16
|-
|| Chuck Williams
Chuck Williams (basketball)
Edward "Chuck" Williams is a retired American basketball player who competed in both the National Basketball Association and the rival American Basketball Association...
, SDC || 16 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5
|-
|| Zelmo Beaty
Zelmo Beaty
Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty is a former American basketball player.A 6'9" center from Prairie View A&M, Beaty was selected with the third pick of the 1962 National Basketball Association Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Beaty was named to the inaugural NBA All-Rookie Team in 1963, and played a total of...
, UTS || 15 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 6
|-
|| Rich Jones
Rich Jones (basketball)
Richard Wesley "House" Jones is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis, Jones played seven seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas/Texas Chaparrals, the San Antonio Spurs, and the New York Nets...
, DLC || 14 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
|| Ralph Simpson
Ralph Simpson
Ralph Derek Simpson is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the ABA and NBA from 1970 to 1980....
, DNR || 13 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6
|-
|| Stew Johnson
Stew Johnson
Stewart "Stew" Johnson is a former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward/center from Murray State University, Johnson was selected by the New York Knicks in the third round of the 1966 NBA Draft...
, SDC || 11 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 50 || 102 || 1 || 4 || 22 || 33 || 53 || 24 || 7 || 5 || 22 || 123
|-
|}
Eastern Conference
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||3PM||3PA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||STL||BLK||PFS||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| Artis Gilmore
Artis Gilmore
Artis Gilmore is a retired American Hall of Fame basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association...
, KEN || 31 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 8 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 10
|-
|| Julius Erving
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II , commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim....
, VIR || 30 || 8 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 8 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 22
|-
|| Dan Issel
Dan Issel
Daniel Paul Issel is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player and coach.-Collegiate playing career:...
, KEN || 29 || 6 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14
|-
|| Bill Melchionni
Bill Melchionni
William P. "Bill" Melchionni is a former NBA and ABA player.Melchionni was a wispy guard from Bishop Eustace Prep who was a collegiate star in the mid-1960s at Villanova University and was the Most Valuable Player in the 1966 NIT...
, NYN || 24 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-
|| Mack Calvin
Mack Calvin
Mack Calvin is an American former basketball player.-College career:A 6'0" point guard from Long Beach City College and the University of Southern California, Calvin was a 14th-round draft pick of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 1969.In his final college season, Calvin and his Trojans defeated the...
, CAR || 23 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 13
|-
|| Louie Dampier
Louie Dampier
Louis "Louie" Dampier is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6-foot-tall guard, Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American Basketball Association , all with the Kentucky Colonels...
, KEN || 23 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 10
|-
|| Joe Caldwell
Joe Caldwell
Joe Louis Caldwell is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent 6 seasons in the NBA and 5 seasons in the now-defunct ABA, and he was one of the few players to be an All-Star in both leagues...
, CAR || 23 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 7
|-
|| George Thompson
George Thompson (basketball)
George "Tip" Thompson is a former professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard, he attended Erasmus Hall High School from which he graduated in 1965...
, MMT || 22 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10
|-
|| Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham
William John "Billy" Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid.- Beginnings :...
, CAR || 20 || 9 || 12 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 18
|-
|| Billy Paultz
Billy Paultz
William Edward "Bill" Paultz is a retired American professional basketball player.Paultz played college basketball at Saint John's University and was selected in the seventh round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets and by the Virginia Squires in the 1970 ABA Draft. Paultz opted to...
, NYN || 15 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 43 || 95 || 0 || 2 || 25 || 31 || 56 || 24 || 4 || 4 || 29 || 111
|-
|}
Score by Periods
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Score by Periods:|| 1||2||3||4||Final
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|| West || 28 || 24 || 32 || 39 || 123
|-
|| East || 28 || 37 || 27 || 19 || 111
|-
|}
- Halftime — East, 65-52
- Third Quarter — East, 92-84
- Officials: Norm DruckerNorm DruckerNorm Drucker was a major influence in professional basketball officiating for over thirty-five years.He refereed in the National Basketball Association from 1953 to 1969...
and Ed Middleton - Attendance: 12,556.