The 35th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 10, 1985, at the Hoosier Dome in

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. The coaches were

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(Boston Celtics) for the East, and

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(Los Angeles Lakers) for the West. The MVP was

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, Houston (29 minutes, 24 points, 10 rebounds).

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Score by periods

*Halftime— Tied, 68-68 *Third Quarter— West, 97-92

Slam Dunk Contest

The 1985 NBA

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is widely heralded as one of the greatest dunk contests of all time. It featured two of the highest flyers of the time,

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and

Dominique Wilkins Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, a seven-time All ...

. The other participants of the contest included

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, Julius Erving,

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Larry Nance Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward from Clemson University, Nance played 13 seasons (1981–1994) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoen ...

Terence Stansbury Terence David Stansbury (born February 27, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the shooting guard position. College career Stansbury, a graduate of Newark High School, played ...

, and

Orlando Woolridge Orlando Vernada Woolridge (December 16, 1959 – May 31, 2012) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1994. He was known for his scoring ability, especially on slam dunks ...

. Both Nance and Erving had first round byes due to their finishing first and second in the previous year's contest.

First round

The first round was highlighted with the only perfect score of 50 for the round by Terence Stansbury. The judges gave him a perfect score on a 360 statue of liberty dunk. The other two highs from the round were two 49's both performed by Dominique Wilkins. Clyde Drexler 122, Darrell Griffith 126, and Orlando Woolridge 124 were eliminated after the first round. Michael Jordan 130, Terence Stansbury 130, and Dominique Wilkins 145 all advanced.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals only had one perfect score of 50 and it was scored by Michael Jordan on his last dunk when he jumped from the free throw line and slammed it home with one hand. Both Terence Stansbury and Dominique Wilkins each scored a 49 in this round. The two that advanced to the finals were Michael Jordan 142 and Dominique Wilkins 140. Julius Erving 132, Larry Nance 131, and Terence Stansbury 136 were all eliminated.

Finals

In the final round Dominique Wilkins scored two 50s. On the first Wilkins bounced off the backboard and reversed it home with two hands. On the second he performed a huge two hand windmill dunk that sealed the victory for him. The final scores were Michael Jordan 136 and Dominique Wilkins 147. This was the first of many battles for slam dunk supremacy fought between Jordan and Wilkins, with round one going to Wilkins.

References

External links

1985 NBA All Star Game Box Score

{{NBA on ABC

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