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Date | January 31, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
City | East Rutherford | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Larry Bird | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 20,149 | ||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dick Stockton and Bill Russell | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on January 31, 1982, at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the 32nd edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1981–82 NBA season. The coaches were Bill Fitch for the East, and Pat Riley for the West. Larry Bird was named the game's MVP for his 4th quarter heroics during crunch time.