1954 NBA All-Star Game

1954 NBA All-Star Game
1234OTTotal
East 282017191498
West 25192317993
DateThursday, January 21, 1954
ArenaMadison Square Garden (III)
CityNew York City
MVPBob Cousy
Attendance16,487
NetworkWPIX
NBA All-Star Game
< 1953 1955 >

The 1954 NBA All Star Game was the fourth NBA All-Star Game held on January 21, 1954, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, home of the New York Knicks. Joe Lapchick of the Knicks coached the Eastern Division and John Kundla of the Minneapolis Lakers coached the Western Division, as the Knicks and Lakers had led their respective divisions entering the game. The attendance was 16,487.

The Eastern Division held an 84–82 edge with only seconds remaining in the game. Then, George Mikan of the Lakers was fouled. Mikan proceeded to make both foul shots, which sent the game into overtime.

In the extra period, Eastern Division's Bob Cousy scored 10 points to secure a 98–93 victory. The Western Division's Jim Pollard, the game's high scorer with 23 points, had been named game's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in a vote taken before regulation time had run out. However, another ballot was taken and Cousy was finally named the game MVP.

The 1954 All-Star Game, despite going into overtime, was the last All-Star Game in which neither side reached 100 points.[1]

Roster

Eastern Division

Legend
Starter MVP  MIN  Minutes played
 FG  Field goals  FGA  Field goal attempts  FT  Free throws  FTA  Free throw attempts
 REB  Rebounds  AST  Assists  PF  Personal fouls  PTS  Points
Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 34 6 15 8 8 11 4 1 20
Ray Felix Baltimore Bullets 32 4 8 5 5 11 1 4 13
Ed Macauley Boston Celtics 25 4 11 5 6 1 3 2 13
Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 24 1 3 4 6 12 1 1 6
Dick McGuire New York Knicks 24 2 5 0 0 4 2 1 4
Bill Sharman Boston Celtics 30 6 9 2 4 2 3 3 14
Carl Braun New York Knicks 29 4 8 1 1 4 2 3 9
Harry Gallatin New York Knicks 28 0 2 5 6 18 3 0 5
Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 20 2 9 2 4 7 2 1 6
Paul Seymour Syracuse Nationals 19 2 6 4 4 1 3 2 8
Totals 265 31 76 36 44 71 24 18 98

Western Division

Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS
Jim Pollard Minneapolis Lakers 41 10 22 3 5 3 3 3 23
Bobby Wanzer Rochester Royals 36 5 13 2 3 2 6 6 12
George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 31 6 18 6 8 9 1 5 18
Mel Hutchins Fort Wayne Pistons 31 1 8 1 2 4 2 5 3
Slater Martin Minneapolis Lakers 23 1 5 0 0 0 3 3 2
Bob Davies Rochester Royals 31 8 16 2 3 5 5 4 18
Larry Foust Fort Wayne Pistons 27 1 9 1 1 15 0 1 3
Arnie Risen Rochester Royals 20 4 10 0 1 7 0 5 8
Andy Phillip Fort Wayne Pistons 19 1 4 0 1 3 3 1 2
Don Sunderlage Milwaukee Hawks 6 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4
Jack Molinas[a] Fort Wayne Pistons suspended – replaced by Andy Phillip
Totals 265 38 107 17 26 48 24 34 93
Notes
  1. ^ Jack Molinas was suspended and ultimately banned from the NBA for life after 32 games into his playing career for betting on games while playing college basketball at Columbia University.

References

General
  • "1954 All-Star Game recap". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 17, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  • "1954 All-Star Game Boxscore". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  • "1954 All-Star Game: East 98, West 93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  • "1954 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
Specific

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