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Ford: Can NBA All-Star Game be saved?

A rather remarkable thing happened on Jan. 23, 1973, in old Chicago Stadium when the NBA held an All-Star Game and one of the teams failed to score 100 points. In fact, the West squad didn't even score 90 that day, losing 104-84 despite possessing a starting lineup of Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Sidney Wicks, Spencer Haywood, and Tiny Archibald.

The bench wasn't bad, either.

Maybe the final score wasn't considered remarkable at the time - just the product of guys lofting shots in an exhibition with only moderate interest in their destination - but a team hasn't been held to fewer than 100 points in the 44 All-Star Games and 88 opportunities since.