The 1978 NBA All-Star Game was an
exhibition basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
game which was played on February 5, 1978, at the
Omni Coliseum in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
.
*Coaches: East:
Billy Cunningham
William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the ''Kangaroo Kid'' for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the ...
, West:
Jack Ramsay.
*Officials:
Jake O'Donnell and
Jim Capers
*MVP:
Randy Smith
*Attendance: 15,491
Teams
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
Score by periods
References
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Events in Atlanta
National Basketball Association All-Star Game
All-Star
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