The 1968 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on January 23, 1968, at the Madison Square Garden (MSG III) in New York City, the home of the New York Knicks. It was originally intended to be held at the newer Madison Square Garden (MSG IV), but was moved to the older MSG due to delays on the construction of the new arena. This marked the third and final time the arena hosted the game before it was permanently closed the following month.[1]
The coaches were the Philadelphia 76ers' Alex Hannum for the East and the San Francisco Warriors' Richie Guerin for the West, as both the 76ers and the Warriors had led their respective divisions prior to the game. The game was officiated by Mendy Rudolph and Don Murphy. It had a recorded attendance of 18,422. The East won the game 144–124. Hal Greer was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Teams
Western Division
| Player, Team |
MIN |
FGM |
FGA |
FTM |
FTA |
REB |
AST |
PF |
PTS
|
| Jerry West, LAL |
32 |
7 |
17 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
17
|
| Zelmo Beaty, STL |
30 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
6
|
| Elgin Baylor, LAL |
27 |
8 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
22
|
| Lenny Wilkens, STL |
22 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
14
|
| Bill Bridges, STL |
21 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
15
|
| Walt Hazzard, SEA |
20 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
9
|
| Rudy LaRusso, SFW |
19 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6
|
| Bob Boozer, CHI |
19 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4
|
| Clyde Lee, SFW |
18 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
6
|
| Archie Clark, LAL |
15 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
17
|
| Don Kojis, SDR |
10 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
| Jim King, SFW |
7 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
| Nate Thurmond, SFW (injured)
|
| Totals |
240 |
47 |
110 |
30 |
42 |
61 |
23 |
29 |
124
|
Eastern Division
| Player, Team |
MIN |
FGM |
FGA |
FTM |
FTA |
REB |
AST |
PF |
PTS
|
| Willis Reed, NYK |
25 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
16
|
| Wilt Chamberlain, PHI |
25 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
7
|
| Bill Russell, BOS |
23 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
4
|
| John Havlicek, BOS |
22 |
9 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
26
|
| Oscar Robertson, CIN |
22 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
18
|
| Dick Barnett, NYK |
22 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
15
|
| Jerry Lucas, CIN |
21 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
16
|
| Dave Bing, DET |
20 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
9
|
| Hal Greer, PHI |
17 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
21
|
| Gus Johnson, BAL |
16 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
7
|
| Sam Jones, BOS |
15 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5
|
| Dave DeBusschere, DET |
12 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0
|
| Totals |
240 |
58 |
99 |
28 |
42 |
53 |
40 |
27 |
144
|
Score by periods
| Score by periods: |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final
|
| West |
25 |
34 |
32 |
33 |
124
|
| East |
37 |
27 |
37 |
43 |
144
|
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 246. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1968 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
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