1964 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | January 14, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Boston Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Boston | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Oscar Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 13,464 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | SNI | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marty Glickman and Carl Braun (first half) Buddy Blattner and Ed Macauley (second half) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 14th Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on January 14, 1964, at the Boston Garden in Boston, the home of the Boston Celtics.[1]
The East won the game 111–107. Oscar Robertson was named the Most Valuable Player with 26 points and 8 assists, both game highs, as well as 14 rebounds.
In addition to the game, the NBA Old-Timers Game was held on the same day, before it entered a 20-year hiatus.
Historical significance
The game was notable for the threat of a strike by the players, who refused to play just before the game unless the owners agreed to recognize the players' union, occurring amidst a historic blizzard. The owners agreed primarily because it was the first All-Star Game to be televised and if it were not played due to strike it would have been embarrassing at a time when the NBA was still attempting to gain national exposure. The NBA did not have a national TV contract at the time, but ABC agreed to televise the All-Star game and consider a contract for continuing coverage. They made it clear that if the All-Star Game was not played, ABC would drop its interest completely. This led directly to many rights and freedoms not previously extended to professional basketball players.[2]
Coaches
The coaches were the Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the Los Angeles Lakers' Fred Schaus for the West, as their respective teams led their respective divisions entering the game. This was the third straight All-Star Game with Auerbach and Schaus as coaches.
Eastern Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Oscar Robertson, CIN | 42 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| Bill Russell, BOS | 42 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Jerry Lucas, CIN | 36 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Sam Jones, BOS | 27 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Wayne Embry, CIN | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Tom Heinsohn, BOS | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Hal Greer, PHI | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Len Chappell, NYK | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Chet Walker, PHI | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Gola, NYK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 240 | 46 | 108 | 19 | 27 | 61 | 21 | 27 | 111 |
Western Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Jerry West, LAL | 42 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, SFW | 37 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Bob Pettit, STL | 36 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Elgin Baylor, LAL | 29 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Walt Bellamy, BAL | 23 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Guy Rodgers, SFW | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Don Ohl, DET | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Lenny Wilkens, STL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Terry Dischinger, BAL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Bailey Howell, DET | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 240 | 37 | 102 | 33 | 46 | 64 | 16 | 22 | 107 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 25 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 111 |
| West | 22 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 107 |
- Halftime— East, 59–49
- Third Quarter— East, 86–77
- Officials: Sid Borgia and Mendy Rudolph
- Attendance: 13,464.
NBA Old-Timers Games
The second NBA Old-Timers Game, which consist of teams of retired NBA players, was held. After which, it entered a hiatus until it was restored in 1984. The Eastern Old Timers beat the Western Old Timers, 50–46.
References
- ^ Rabinal, Sergio (August 30, 2020). "The origins of the NBPA and the long road to the 1964 NBA All-Star Game boycott". The Sporting News. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
- ^ Goldaper, Sam (January 20, 1988). "N.B.A. Union Hints at Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1964 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.