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The fourth American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played January 23, 1971 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina before an audience at 14,407. Al Bianchi of the Virginia Squires coached the East, with Bill Sharman of the Utah Stars coached the West.
Results
Rick Barry scored four points in the final 49 seconds as the East overcame an 18-point third-quarter deficit. Mel Daniels of the Indiana Pacers was named MVP after scoring 29 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| West | 29 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 122 |
| East | 33 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 126 |
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Mel Daniels, IND | 30 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| Roger Brown, IND | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Donnie Freeman, TEX | 27 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Jimmy Jones, MMP | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Zelmo Beaty, UTS | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Bob Netolicky, IND | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Jones, MMP | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Wendell Ladner, MMP | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Glen Combs, UTS | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Red Robbins, UTS | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Julius Keye, DNR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Boone, UTS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 240 | 47 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 43 | 54 | 20 | 122 |
Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Dan Issel, KEN | 34 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Joe Caldwell, CAR | 32 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| John Brisker, PTC | 27 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 15 |
| Bill Melchionni, NYN | 24 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Cincinnatus Powell, KEN | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Charlie Scott, VIR | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Mack Calvin, FLO | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Larry Jones, FLO | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Rick Barry, NYN | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Mike Lewis, PTC | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| George Carter, VIR | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Neil Johnson, VIR | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 47 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 48 | 65 | 19 | 126 |
- Halftime — West, 69–59
- Third Quarter — West, 97–92
- Officials: Norm Drucker and Joe Gushue
- Attendance: 14,407
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 240. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 259. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1970 ABA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
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