NBA ALL STAR VOTING RESULTS 1981 – RICHFIELD Robert Parish (Bos), Bobby Jones (Phi), Micheal Ray Richardson (NY), Mike Mitchell (Cle), Leonard Robinson (Pho), Jamaal Wilkes (Lal) and Otis Birdsong (KC) played as reserves despite not being listed in the Top 5 voting result for their positions.Larry Bird (Bos), not listed in the Top 5 forwards, started the game because Dan Roundfield was injured .Since 1975, the NBA All-Star selections have been left to the fans who vote to determine the starting five for each team. NBA coaches complete the rosters. Until 1974, the starters per team and three bench players were chosen by sport writers and sport casters. Until 1973, each NBA team had to be represented with at least 1 player and a maximum of 3 players.
S=Starter R=Reserve WEST GUARDS TM VOTES Paul Westphal SEA S 250,840 George Gervin SA S 209,549 Darrell Griffith UTA 138,481 David Thompson DEN 126,257 Dennis Johnson PHO R 123,287 FORWARDS TM VOTES Adrian Dantley UTA S 256,837 Walter Davis PHO S 172,479 Alex English DEN 169,466 Robert Reid HOU 143,240 Scott Wedman KC 128,832 CENTERS TM VOTES Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL S 265,200 Jack Sikma SEA R 224,047 Moses Malone HOU R 136,014 EAST GUARDS TM VOTES Eddie Johnson ATL S 258,862 Reggie Theus CHI S 237,209 Nate Archibald BOS R 164,234 Brian Winters MIL 153,602 Maurice Cheeks PHI 153,262 FORWARDS TM VOTES Julius Erving PHI S 304,600 Dan Roundfield ATL 253,710 John Drew ATL 221,470 Marques Johnson MIL R 216,801 David Greenwood CHI 199,607 CENTERS TM VOTES Artis Gilmore CHI S 240,191 Tree Rollins ATL 235,974 Bob Lanier MIL 148,470