1965 NBA All-Star Game

1965 NBA All-Star Game
1234Total
West 27343032123
East 36393217124
DateJanuary 13, 1965
ArenaSt. Louis Arena
CitySt. Louis
MVPJerry Lucas
Attendance16,713
NetworkSNI
AnnouncersHarry Caray and Bill Sharman
NBA All-Star Game
< 1964 1966 >

The 15th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 13, 1965, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Hawks. This was the third time the All-Star game was held at St. Louis, after hosting it in 1958 and in 1962.

The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East, and the San Francisco Warriors' Alex Hannum for the West, as both teams had led their respective divisions. The East narrowly won the game 124–123. Jerry Lucas was named the Most Valuable Player, after logging 25 points and 10 rebounds for the East.

Alex Hannum and Red Auerbach were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

Western Division

Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Jerry West, LAL 40 8 16 4 6 5 6 2 20
Bob Pettit, STL 34 5 14 3 5 12 0 4 13
Wilt Chamberlain, SFW 31 9 15 2 8 16 1 4 20
Elgin Baylor, LAL 27 5 13 8 8 7 0 4 18
Gus Johnson, BAL 25 7 13 11 13 8 2 2 25
Terry Dischinger, DET 24 2 8 1 2 5 1 4 5
Lenny Wilkens, STL 20 2 6 4 4 3 3 3 8
Walt Bellamy, BAL 17 4 5 4 4 5 1 3 12
Don Ohl, BAL 12 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 2
Nate Thurmond, SFW 10 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0
Totals 240 42 93 39 52 66 15 28 123

Eastern Division

Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Oscar Robertson, CIN 40 8 18 12 13 6 8 5 28
Jerry Lucas, CIN 35 12 19 1 1 10 1 2 25
Bill Russell, BOS 33 7 12 3 9 13 5 6 17
Willis Reed, NYK 25 3 11 1 2 5 1 2 7
Sam Jones, BOS 24 2 12 2 2 5 3 2 6
Hal Greer, PHI 21 5 11 3 4 4 1 2 13
Wayne Embry, CIN 19 5 10 1 1 4 0 5 11
Johnny Green, NYK 17 3 4 2 3 0 0 6 8
Luke Jackson, PHI 15 2 5 1 2 1 1 4 5
Larry Costello, PHI 11 2 7 0 0 1 2 2 4
Tom Heinsohn, BOS (injured)
Totals 240 49 109 26 37 49 22 36 124

Score by periods

Score by periods: 1 2 3 4 Final
West 27 34 30 32 123
East 36 39 32 17 124
  • Halftime— East, 75–61
  • Third Quarter— East, 107–91
  • Officials: Mendy Rudolph and Joe Gushue
  • Attendance: 16,713.

References

  • The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
  • basketball-reference.com. "1965 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.