- 1976 ABA All-Star Game
GAME 9: at
McNichols Arena ,Denver, Colorado , January 27, 1976MVP: David Thompson,
Denver Nuggets Coaches:
* All-Stars:Kevin Loughery ,New York Nets
* Denver: Larry Brown, Denver NuggetsIn the 1976 ABA All Star Game, the league abandoned the usual East vs. West format it used from the 1967-68 season onward and instead had the league's first place team at the All Star break face off against a team of ABA All Stars. At the All Star break the
Denver Nuggets were in first place, which was convenient as the Nuggets had also been selected to host the game inMcNichols Arena . (The Nuggets went on to finish the regular season in first place at 60-24 (.714), but after beating theKentucky Colonels 4 games to 3 in the ABA Semifinals the Nuggets lost in the1976 ABA Finals to theNew York Nets , 4 games to 2.) [ [http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1976Playoffs.html Remember the ABA: 1975-76 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results ] ]Pre-game entertainment was provided by
Glen Campbell andCharlie Rich . [http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAAllStarGames/AllStar.html Remember the ABA: American Basketball Association All-Star Games ] ]Halftime of the All Star Game saw the first-ever
Slam Dunk Contest , which was won byJulius Erving of theNew York Nets (who took off from the free throw line for his dunk) over David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets,Artis Gilmore of theKentucky Colonels ,George Gervin of theSan Antonio Spurs andLarry Kenon of the Spurs. [ [http://www.nba.com/allstar2005/dunkcontest_76.html The One That Started It All ] ] . TheNBA later adopted the Slam Dunk Contest as part of its All Star Game starting in 1984 (also hosted by the Denver Nuggets).Denver's 52 fourth quarter points was a record for an ABA All Star Game and capped a ferocious comeback win.
core by Periods
*Halftime — All-Stars, 56-55
*Third Quarter — All-Stars, 97-92
*Officials:Norm Drucker andEd Middleton
*Attendance: 10,449.References
*cite book | title = The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia, | publisher = Villard Books | date = 1994 | pages = p. 260 | isbn = 0-679-43293-8
External links
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAAllStarGames/AllStar.html ABA All Star Game at RemembertheABA.com]
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