1984 NBA All-Star Game

The 34th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 29, 1984, at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. The East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars. 154–145. Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons was named the MVP of the game. As of 2024, this is the most recent NBA All-Star Game played during the month of January.

1984 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 OT Total East 32 30 37 33 22 154 West 40 36 31 25 13 145
Date	January 29, 1984
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
City	Denver
MVP	Isiah Thomas
National anthem	The Temptations
Attendance	17,500
Network	CBS ESPN (All-Star Saturday)
Announcers	Dick Stockton, Tom Heinsohn (CBS) Roger Twibell, Greg Gumbel, Dick Vitale, and John Andariese (ESPN)
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Rosters

Eastern Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Appearance
Coach
HC	K.C. Jones	Boston Celtics	1st
Starters
PG	Isiah Thomas	Detroit Pistons	3rd
SG	Sidney Moncrief	Milwaukee Bucks	3rd
SF	Julius Erving	Philadelphia 76ers	8th
PF	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	5th
C	Moses MaloneDNP	Philadelphia 76ers	7th
Reserves
SF	Bernard King	New York Knicks	2nd
C/PF	Bill Laimbeer	Detroit Pistons	2nd
SF/SG	Kelly Tripucka	Detroit Pistons	2nd
C/PF	Jeff Ruland	Washington Bullets	1st
PF	Kevin McHale	Boston Celtics	1st
SG	Andrew Toney	Philadelphia 76ers	2nd
SG/PG	Otis Birdsong	New Jersey Nets	4th
C	Robert ParishST	Boston Celtics	4th

Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Appearance
Coach
HC	Frank Layden	Utah Jazz	1st
Starters
PG	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	4th
SG	George Gervin	San Antonio Spurs	8th
SF	Alex English	Denver Nuggets	3rd
PF	Adrian Dantley	Utah Jazz	4th
C	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	14th
Reserves
SF	Mark Aguirre	Dallas Mavericks	1st
PF/C	Ralph Sampson	Houston Rockets	1st
SF/SG	Jim Paxson	Portland Trail Blazers	2nd
C/PF	Jack Sikma	Seattle SuperSonics	6th
SF	Kiki Vandeweghe	Denver Nuggets	2nd
PG	Rickey Green	Utah Jazz	1st
SF/SG	Walter Davis	Phoenix Suns	5th

• DNP^ Moses Malone was unable to participate due to injury. Bill Laimbeer was named as his replacement.
• ST^ Eastern Conference head coach K.C. Jones chose Robert Parish to start in place of the injured Malone.

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Score by quarter

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
East	32	30	37	33	22	154
West	40	36	31	25	13	145

• Halftime— West, 76–62
• Third Quarter— West, 107–99

Slam Dunk Contest

Larry Nance of the Phoenix Suns won the first NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

NBA All-Star Legends Game

1984 also saw the return of the Legends Game after a 20-year absence.

• In the East squad it featured the likes of Pete Maravich, Oscar Robertson, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Dave DeBusschere, Nate Thurmond, Zelmo Beaty, Wes Unseld, Bill Sharman, Tom Heinsohn and Dick McGuire.
• In the West squad it featured the likes of Rick Barry, Lou Hudson, Earl Monroe, Hal Greer, Bob Pettit, Jerry West, Connie Hawkins, Dolph Schayes, Johnny "Red" Kerr, and Dave Bing.