Randy Smith played for the then Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) ans won the 1978 All star game MVP beating out such stars as David Thompson (22 points) and Paul Westphal (20 points).
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The 1978 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 5, 1978, at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Coaches: East: Billy Cunningham, West: Jack Ramsay.
- Officials: Jake O’Donnell and Jim Capers
- MVP: Randy Smith
- Attendance: 15,491
Teams
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| David Thompson, DEN | 35 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| Maurice Lucas, POR | 33 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Bill Walton, POR | 31 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Rick Barry, GSW | 30 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Paul Westphal, PHO | 24 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Lionel Hollins, POR | 23 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Bobby Jones, DEN | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Walter Davis, PHO | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Brian Winters, MIL | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Artis Gilmore, CHI | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Bob Lanier, DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 240 | 51 | 102 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 125 |
Eastern Conference[edit]
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | BLK | PFS | PTS |
| Randy Smith, BUF | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| Dave Cowens, BOS | 28 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Julius Erving, PHI | 27 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Doug Collins, PHI | 27 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Truck Robinson, NOJ | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Larry Kenon, SAS | 20 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Bob McAdoo, NYK | 20 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| George Gervin, SAS | 18 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Moses Malone, HOU | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Elvin Hayes, WSB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Pete Maravich, NOJ (injured) | ||||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 53 | 108 | 27 | 38 | 61 | 26 | 2 | 27 | 133 |
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