1971 NBA ALL STAR GAME SAN DIEGO:
WEST 108 – EAST 107
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) with a short shot and an additional free throw with 48 seconds left leaded the way for the West to win this NBA All-Star Game spectacle.
- The MVP was Lenny Wilkens, who made 21 points in 20 minutes (8-11 FG and 5-5 FT). He led West in a key 14-1 stretch.
- In 1971, Lenny Wilkens (33 years) was the player-coach in the Seattle SuperSonics, and became the oldest MVP in All-Star history at the time.
- In 1998, Michael Jordan replaced him nine days short of his 35th birthday.
- MVP: Lenny Wilkens (West)
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