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Date | February 9, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Arena | Reunion Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
City | Dallas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Isiah Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Willie Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 16,573 | ||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS (All-Star Game) TBS (All-Star Saturday) | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn Bob Neal and Rick Barry (All-Star Saturday) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 36th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 9, 1986, at Reunion Arena in Dallas. The coaches were K.C. Jones for the East, and Pat Riley for the West. The most valuable player was Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons, who recorded 30 points, 10 assists and five steals.[1]