1957 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | Tuesday, January 15, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Boston Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Boston | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Cousy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 11,178 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | WPIX | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Wolff, Sonny Hertzberg and Jack McCarthy (in the studio) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 NBA All Star Game was the seventh NBA All-Star Game. It was held on January 15, 1957, at the Boston Garden in Boston, home of the Boston Celtics. This was the third All-Star Game to be held in Boston.
The coaches were the Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the Rochester Royals' Bobby Wanzer for the West, as both the Celtics and the Royals had led their respective divisions prior to the game. With the score 43–39 in favor of the West and with time running out in the first half, the East's Bill Sharman attempted to throw a long pass to Bob Cousy. Instead, the play resulted in him making a remarkable 70-foot (21 m) shot to end the first half, narrowing the West's lead by just two. The East eventually came back and won the game 109–97. Bob Cousy was named the Most Valuable Player.
Roster
| Legend | |||||||
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| 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 |
Eastern Division
Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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| Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 28 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 26 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Harry Gallatin | New York Knicks | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 23 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Carl Braun | New York Knicks | 24 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Tom Heinsohn | Boston Celtics | 23 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Nathaniel Clifton | New York Knicks | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Jack George | Philadelphia Warriors | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 240 | 47 | 112 | 15 | 18 | 68 | 25 | 16 | 109 |
Western Division
Head Coach: Bobby Wanzer, Rochester Royals
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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| Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 31 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 31 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| Slater Martin | St. Louis Hawks | 31 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 25 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Dick Garmaker | Minneapolis Lakers | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Mel Hutchins | Fort Wayne Pistons | 26 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Richie Regan | Rochester Royals | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Macauley | St. Louis Hawks | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Twyman | Rochester Royals | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis Lakers | Did not play due to injury | ||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 42 | 111 | 13 | 22 | 66 | 19 | 12 | 97 | |
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 243. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1957 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.