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{{Short description|Exhibition basketball game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game
| name            = 1978 NBA All-Star Game
| image           = 
| visitor         = [[Western Conference (NBA)|West]]
| home            = '''[[Eastern Conference (NBA)|East]]'''
| visitor_total   = 125
| home_total      = 133
| visitor_qtr1    = 39
| visitor_qtr2    = 27
| visitor_qtr3    = 34
| visitor_qtr4    = 25
| home_qtr1       = 28
| home_qtr2       = 29
| home_qtr3       = 35
| home_qtr4       = 41
| date            = February 5, 1978
| arena           = [[Omni Coliseum]]
| city            = [[Atlanta]]
| referee         = {{unbulleted list
  |[[Jake O'Donnell]]
  |Jim Capers
  }}
| attendance      = 15,491
| MVP             = [[Randy Smith (basketball)|Randy Smith]]
| anthem          = 
| halftime        = 
| network         = [[NBA on CBS|CBS]]
| announcers      = [[Brent Musburger]] and [[Keith Erickson]]
| west_pattern_b  =
| west_body       =
| west_shorts     =
| east_pattern_b  =
| east_body       =
| east_shorts     =
| prev_year       = [[1977 NBA All-Star Game|1977]]
| next_year       = [[1979 NBA All-Star Game|1979]]
}}

The '''1978 NBA All-Star Game''' was an [[exhibition game|exhibition]] [[basketball]] game which was played on February 5, 1978, at the [[Omni Coliseum]] in [[Atlanta]]. The [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the game was [[Randy Smith (basketball)|Randy Smith]], who scored 27 points. The game was officiated by [[Jake O'Donnell]] and [[Jim Capers]].

==Coaches==
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| image1 = Jack Ramsay (2).jpeg
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| image2 = Billy Cunningham 65-72.JPG
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| footer = [[Jack Ramsay]] and [[Billy Cunningham]] were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.
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[[Billy Cunningham]], head coach of the [[Philadelphia 76ers]], qualified as the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars. [[Jack Ramsay]], head coach of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], qualified as the head coach of the Western All-Stars. 

==Roster==
===Western Conference===
 {| cellpadding=5
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|'''Player, Team'''|| '''MIN'''||'''FGM'''||'''FGA'''||'''FTM'''||'''FTA'''||'''REB'''||'''AST'''||'''BLK'''||'''PFS'''||'''PTS'''
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| [[David Thompson (basketball)|David Thompson]], [[Denver Nuggets|DEN]]  || 35 || 10 || 16 ||  2 || 4 || 3 || 3 ||  0 || 4 || 22
|-
|| [[Maurice Lucas]], [[Portland Trail Blazers|POR]]  || 33 || 6 || 13 ||  0 || 0 || 13 || 4 ||  0 || 2 || 12
|-
|| [[Bill Walton]], POR  || 31 || 6 || 14 ||  3 || 3 || 10 || 2 ||  2 || 3 || 15
|-
|| [[Rick Barry]], [[Golden State Warriors|GSW]]  || 30 || 7 || 17 ||  1 || 1 || 4 || 5 ||  0 || 6 || 15
|-
|| [[Paul Westphal]], [[Phoenix Suns|PHO]]  || 24 || 9 || 14 ||  2 || 5 || 0 || 5 ||  1 || 4 || 20
|-
|| [[Lionel Hollins]], POR  || 23 || 3 || 8 ||  4 || 5 || 0 || 8 ||  0 || 2 || 10
|-
|| [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)|Bobby Jones]], DEN  || 18 || 1 || 3 ||  0 || 0 || 6 || 2 ||  1 || 4 || 2
|-
|| [[Walter Davis (basketball)|Walter Davis]], PHO  || 15 || 3 || 6 ||  4 || 4 || 1 || 6 ||  0 || 1 || 10
|-
|| [[Brian Winters]], [[Milwaukee Bucks|MIL]]  || 14 || 4 || 7 ||  0 || 0 || 4 || 1 ||  0 || 2 || 8
|-
|| [[Artis Gilmore]], [[Chicago Bulls|CHI]]  || 13 || 2 || 4 ||  6 || 8 || 2 || 0 ||  2 || 1 || 10
|-
|| [[Bob Lanier]], [[Detroit Pistons|DET]]  || 4 || 0 || 0 ||  1 || 2 || 2 || 0 ||  0 || 0 || 1
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 51 || 102 ||  23 || 32 || 45 || 36 ||  6 || 29 || 125
|-
|}

===Eastern Conference===
{| cellpadding=5
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|'''Player, Team'''|| '''MIN'''||'''FGM'''||'''FGA'''||'''FTM'''||'''FTA'''||'''REB'''||'''AST'''||'''BLK'''||'''PFS'''||'''PTS'''
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| [[Randy Smith (basketball)|Randy Smith]], [[Buffalo Braves|BUF]]  || 29 || 11 || 14 ||  5 || 6 || 7 || 6 ||  0 || 5 || 27
|-
|| [[Dave Cowens]], [[Boston Celtics|BOS]]  || 28 || 7 || 9 ||  0 || 0 || 14 || 5 ||  0 || 5 || 14
|-
|| [[Julius Erving]], [[Philadelphia 76ers|PHI]]  || 27 || 3 || 14 ||  10 || 12 || 8 || 3 ||  1 || 1 || 16
|-
|| [[Doug Collins (basketball)|Doug Collins]], PHI  || 27 || 3 || 8 ||  8 || 11 || 5 || 8 ||  0 || 3 || 14
|-
|| [[Truck Robinson]], [[Utah Jazz|NOJ]]  || 24 || 3 || 7 ||  1 || 2 || 6 || 1 ||  0 || 2 || 7
|-
|| [[John Havlicek]], BOS  || 22 || 5 || 8 ||  0 || 0 || 3 || 1 ||  0 || 2 || 10
|-
|| [[Larry Kenon]], [[San Antonio Spurs|SAS]]  || 20 || 8 || 15 ||  0 || 0 || 4 || 0 ||  0 || 0 || 16
|-
|| [[Bob McAdoo]], [[New York Knicks|NYK]]  || 20 || 7 || 14 ||  0 || 0 || 4 || 0 ||  0 || 2 || 14
|-
|| [[George Gervin]], SAS  || 18 || 4 || 11 ||  1 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||  1 || 2 || 9
|-
|| [[Moses Malone]], HOU  || 14 || 1 || 1 ||  2 || 4 || 4 || 1 ||  0 || 1 || 4
|-
|| [[Elvin Hayes]], [[Washington Wizards|WSB]]  || 11 || 1 || 7 ||  0 || 0 || 4 || 0 ||  0 || 4 || 2
|-
|| [[Pete Maravich]], NOJ (injured)
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 53 || 108 ||  27 || 38 || 61 || 26 ||  2 || 27 || 133
|-
|}

==Score by periods==
{| cellpadding=5
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|'''Score by periods:'''|| '''1'''||'''2'''||'''3'''||'''4'''||'''Final'''
|-
|| West || 39 || 27 || 34 || 25 || 125
|-
|| East || 28 || 29 || 35 || 41 || 133
|-
|}

== References ==
*{{cite book | title = The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia | publisher =  Villard Books | date = 1994 | page = 250 | isbn = 0-679-43293-0}}
*{{cite web | last = basketball-reference.com | title = 1978 NBA All-Star Game | url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1978.html | access-date = 2008-07-17| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080802135954/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1978.html| archive-date= 2 August 2008 | url-status= live}}

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