The 1980 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 3, 1980, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, home of the Washington Bullets. This was the second NBA All-Star Game hosted by the Bullets (now Washington Wizards) franchise, following the 1969 game in Baltimore. It was the only All-Star Game held in Landover to date, as the team moved to the Washington, D.C. proper in 1997.
The Eastern All-Stars defeated the Western All-Stars, 144–136. The MVP of the game was George Gervin, who scored 34 points for the Eastern All-Stars.
Coaches
Billy Cunningham, head coach of Philadelphia 76ers, qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. Lenny Wilkens, head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars. Both the 76ers and SuperSonics led their respective conferences as of the January cut-off.[1]
Team rosters
- Notes
Italics indicates leading vote-getters per conference.
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Marques Johnson, MIL | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Adrian Dantley, UTA | 30 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA | 30 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Jack Sikma, SEA | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Paul Westphal, PHO | 27 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| Magic Johnson, LA | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Walter Davis, PHO | 23 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Lloyd Free, SD | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Dennis Johnson, SEA | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Kermit Washington, POR | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Otis Birdsong, KC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Wedman, KC (injured) | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 265 | 53 | 114 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 136 |
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| George Gervin, SA | 40 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| Eddie Johnson, ATL | 32 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Moses Malone, HOU | 31 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Elvin Hayes, WAS | 29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Dan Roundfield, ATL | 27 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Larry Bird, BOS | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Nate Archibald, BOS | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 20 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| John Drew, ATL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Bill Cartwright, NY | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson, NY | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Cowens, BOS (injured) | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 265 | 58 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 44 | 62 | 34 | 9 | 30 | 144 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final |
| West | 37 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 8 | 136 |
| East | 28 | 36 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 144 |
- Officials: Joe Gushue and Ed T. Rush
- Attendance: 19,035.
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 250. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1980 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
- ↑ "1979-80 NBA Standings by Date". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2026.