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. 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.
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 |
Roster
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.
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