1972 NBA All-Star Game

• Coaches: Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics and Bill Sharman, Los Angeles Lakers
• MVP: Jerry West, Los Angeles
• Hometown favorite Jerry West hit a last second 20-foot jump shot to break the tie and win the game for the West.
• Dave Cowens, a future MVP and Hall of Famer, made his All-Star debut in this game. Center Bob Lanier, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992, made his debut in this All-Star Game, too. The Rockets, which relocated from San Diego to Houston before the 1971-72 season, had their first Houston-era All-Star in Elvin Hayes.

  Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Score by periods

• Halftime— East, 64–54
• Third Quarter— West, 87–84
• Officials: Darell Garretson and Manny Sokol.
• Attendance: 17,214.