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| Date | February 12, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Astrodome The Summit (All-Star Saturday) | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Houston | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Karl Malone (West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Natalie Cole | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 44,735 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The39th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was held atHouston on February 12, 1989.Karl Malone was named theNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP).
The east was composed ofMark Jackson,Kevin McHale,Michael Jordan,Patrick Ewing,Moses Malone,Charles Barkley,Isiah Thomas,Dominique Wilkins,Mark Price,Terry Cummings,Larry Nance andBrad Daugherty.
The west was led by the Utah Jazz trio ofKarl Malone,John Stockton andMark Eaton; the Lakers'James Worthy,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Clyde Drexler,Alex English,Chris Mullin,Akeem Olajuwon,Tom Chambers,Dale Ellis andKevin Duckworth.[1]
The game set a new NBA All-Star attendance record. NeitherMagic Johnson norLarry Bird played, though both were still active in the NBA. Johnson was selected, but sat out due to injuries and was replaced by Abdul-Jabbar. Though he only scored 4 points, the game ended with Abdul-Jabbar hitting the final shot of the game, asky hook.
The game featured a rap by rap groupUltramagnetic MCs that named each all-star and each coach. The rap was broadcast immediately before the start of the game.
The coaches wereLenny Wilkens for the East andPat Riley for the West.
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 31 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 134 |
| West | 47 | 40 | 24 | 32 | 143 |