1987 NBA All-Star Game

The 37th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 8, 1987 at Seattle's Kingdome. Seattle SuperSonics power forward Tom Chambers was the game's MVP.

The Eastern Conference team consisted of the Washington Bullets' Moses Malone and Jeff Malone, the Philadelphia 76ers' Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks and Charles Barkley, the Boston Celtics' Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, the Detroit Pistons' Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer, the Atlanta Hawks' Dominique Wilkins and the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan.

In addition to game MVP Tom Chambers, the Western Conference team featured the Los Angeles Lakers' Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Golden State Warriors' Sleepy Floyd and Joe Barry Carroll, the Dallas Mavericks' Rolando Blackman and Mark Aguirre, the San Antonio Spurs' Alvin Robertson, the Phoenix Suns' Walter Davis, the Denver Nuggets' Alex English and the Houston Rockets' Akeem Olajuwon. Houston's Ralph Sampson was selected but unable to play due to injury.

The coach of the Eastern team was Boston's K.C. Jones. The coach of the Western team was the Lakers' Pat Riley.

Rosters

**Eastern Conference All-Stars**
Pos.	Player	Team	Appearance
Starters
G	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	3rd
F	Dominique Wilkins	Atlanta Hawks	2nd
F	Julius Erving	Philadelphia 76ers	11th
F	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	8th
C	Moses Malone	Washington Bullets	10th
Reserves
F	Kevin McHale	Boston Celtics	3rd
G	Isiah Thomas	Detroit Pistons	6th
F	Charles Barkley	Philadelphia 76ers	1st
G	Jeff Malone	Washington Bullets	2nd
C	Bill Laimbeer	Detroit Pistons	4th
C	Robert Parish	Boston Celtics	7th
G	Maurice Cheeks	Philadelphia 76ers	3rd
Head coach: K. C. Jones (Boston Celtics)

**Western Conference All-Stars**
Pos.	Player	Team	Appearance
Starters
G	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	8th
G	Alvin Robertson	San Antonio Spurs	2nd
F	James Worthy	Los Angeles Lakers	2nd
F	Tom Chambers	Seattle SuperSonics	1st
C	Akeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	3rd
Reserves
C	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	17th
G	Rolando Blackman	Dallas Mavericks	3rd
G	Sleepy Floyd	Golden State Warriors	1st
C	Joe Barry Carroll	Golden State Warriors	1st
F	Mark Aguirre	Dallas Mavericks	2nd
G/F	Walter Davis	Phoenix Suns	6th
F	Alex English	Denver Nuggets	6th
F	Ralph Sampson^DNP	Houston Rockets	4th
Head coach: Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers)

^DNP Ralph Sampson was unable to play due to injury. Tom Chambers was selected as his replacement.

Score by Periods

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
West	29	41	30	40	14	154
East	33	32	42	33	9	149

Halftime— West, 70-65
Third Quarter— East, 107-100
Officials: Jess Kersey and Hue Hollins
Attendance: 34,275.

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