1985 NBA All-Star Game [proxy]

The 35th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 10, 1985, at the Hoosier Dome^[1] in Indianapolis. The Saturday events such as the Slam Dunk Contest and other side events were held at the Market Square Arena, home of the Indiana Pacers.

The West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars, 140–129. The MVP was Ralph Sampson of the Houston Rockets, with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

K. C. Jones, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics, coached the East team. Pat Riley, head coach of the Western Conference leader Los Angeles Lakers, coached the West team.

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PTS
Starters
Adrian Dantley, Utah Jazz	23	2	6	6	6	2	1	10
Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets	29	10	15	4	6	10	1	24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers	23	5	10	1	2	6	1	11
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers	31	7	14	7	8	5	15	21
George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs	25	10	12	3	4	3	1	23
Reserves
Alex English, Denver Nuggets	14	0	3	0	0	2	1	0
Norm Nixon, Los Angeles Clippers	19	5	7	1	2	2	8	11
Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns	15	7	8	2	2	5	0	16
Rolando Blackman, Dallas Mavericks	23	7	14	1	2	3	2	15
Jack Sikma, Seattle SuperSonics	12	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
Calvin Natt, Denver Nuggets	11	1	3	1	2	3	1	3
Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets	15	2	2	2	6	5	1	6
Totals	240	56	96	28	40	48	32	140

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PTS
Starters
Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers	23	5	15	2	2	4	3	12
Larry Bird, Boston Celtics	31	8	16	5	6	8	2	21
Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers	33	2	10	3	6	12	1	7
Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons	25	9	14	1	1	2	5	22
Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls	22	2	9	3	4	6	2	7
Reserves
Micheal Ray Richardson, New Jersey Nets	13	2	8	1	2	2	1	5
Robert Parish, Boston Celtics	10	2	5	0	0	6	1	4
Bernard King, New York Knicks	22	6	10	1	2	7	1	13
Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks	22	1	5	6	6	5	4	8
Terry Cummings, Milwaukee Bucks	16	7	17	3	4	7	0	17
Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics	12	3	7	2	2	6	3	8
Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Pistons	11	2	4	1	2	3	1	5
Jeff Ruland, Washington Bullets (injured)
Totals	240	49	120	28	37	68	24	129

Halftime— Tied, 68–68
Third Quarter— West, 97–92

This event returned after a successful run from 1984; here the East was represented by the likes of Earl Monroe, Pete Maravich, Zelmo Beaty, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Rick Barry, Tom Heinsohn, Nate Thurmond, George Yardley, Bob Davies and Bob Pettit.
The West was represented by the likes of Roger Brown, John Havlicek, Mel Daniels, Tom Van Arsdale, Dick Van Arsdale, Oscar Robertson, Walt Bellamy, Connie Hawkins, Dave Bing, Bob Cousy and Red Kerr.

The Slam Dunk Contest was held on February 9, 1985, at the Market Square Arena.

Indicates the champion

#	P	Player	Team	First Round				Semifinals				Finals
#	P	Player	Team	1	2	3	T	1	2	3	T	1	2	3	T
1	F	Dominique Wilkins	Atlanta Hawks	47	49	49	145	48	45	47	140	47	50	50	147
2	G/F	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	44	42	42	130	45	47	50	142	43	44	49	136
3	G	Terence Stansbury	Indiana Pacers	46	50	34	130	49	48	39	136	DNQ
4	F	Julius Erving	Philadelphia 76ers	Bye^[a]			—	43	44	45	132
5	F	Larry Nance	Phoenix Suns	Bye^[a]			—	42	47	42	131
6	G	Darrell Griffith	Utah Jazz	38	42	46	126	DNQ
7	F	Orlando Woolridge	Chicago Bulls	40	43	41	124
8	G/F	Clyde Drexler	Portland Trail Blazers	39	39	44	122

^ ^a ^b Erving and Nance received first-round byes as they were the finalists from the previous year.

^ Montieth, Mark (June 7, 2011). "'84 Olympic exhibition was a key moment | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

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