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1976 NBA All-Star recap

Playing his final NBA All-Star Game, Dave Bing is named MVP.

From NBA.com Staff

September 13, 2021 1:13 PM

EAST 123, WEST 109, at The Spectrum (Philadelphia)

ATTENDANCE: 17,511

MVP: Dave Bing, Washington Bullets

One of the most efficient, court-savvy guards in NBA history, Dave Bing was making his final All-Star Game appearance in 1976. Though others had better scoring nights than Bing did, it was he who emerged as the MVP as the East won 123-109 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Representing the Washington Bullets for the first time in his career after nine seasons in Detroit, Bing had 16 points and four assists. Bob McAdoo, the NBA’s reigning MVP, finished with an East-best 22 points and Dave Cowens had 16 points and 16 rebounds off the bench.

Bing wasn’t the only All-Star representing a new team at the All-Star Game. Most notably, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in his first All-Star Game as a member of the L.A. Lakers, a team he’d represent in his next 12 All-Star Games. Brian Winters of the Bucks — one of the players whom Milwaukee acquired in its deal for Abdul-Jabbar — started alongside Abdul-Jabbar in 1976. Jamaal Wilkes, a teammate of Abdul-Jabbar’s during the Lakers’ run in the 1980s, made his All-Star debut as a member of the Warriors.

Walt Frazier, MVP of the 1975 All-Star Game, finished with eight points and three assists in what was his final All-Star Game.